{"id":307782,"date":"2023-05-26T06:54:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T05:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307782"},"modified":"2023-05-26T20:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:05:06","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-26-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-26-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 26, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307785\" title=\"iranian resistance rally brussels may 23, 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance rally brussels may 23, 2023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-rally-brussels-may-23-2023-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Protests at a Glance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friday, May 26, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people of\u00a0Zahedan, the capital of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662048432188534785?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province<\/a> in southeast Iran,\u00a0once again <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662126454417530881?s=20\">took to the streets on Friday<\/a>, May 26, in a new round of anti-regime <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662050962809450496?s=20\">protests and demonstrations<\/a>. These courageous people have continued their weekly protests\u00a0despite the regime\u2019s intense crackdown against their community.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>People in the capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province took to the streets began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the IRGC!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Down with Khamenei!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0m67bxRcS\">pic.twitter.com\/v0m67bxRcS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662048432188534785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their slogans were:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662049690379239425?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">I will kill those<\/a> who killed my brother!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with Khamenei!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the dictator!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662053465152176129?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Down with the oppressor<\/a>, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>People in the capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province took to the streets began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Down with the oppressor, be it the Shah or [Khamenei]!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AxT9Ur6nRK\">pic.twitter.com\/AxT9Ur6nRK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662053465152176129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662047174111248386?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Political prisoners<\/a> must be released!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDown with the IRGC!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662052207251058688?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Down with the state<\/a> of executions!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662055981885411329?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">This is the last message<\/a>: the entire system is our target!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662068564986327041?s=20\">Khamenei is a murderer<\/a>! His rule is illegitimate!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Khamenei, have some shame! Let go of the country!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662054723900375041?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Basij and IRGC,<\/a> you are our ISIS!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>People in the capital of Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province took to the streets began chanting anti-regime slogans, including:<br \/>&quot;Basij and IRGC, you are our ISIS!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qdWyzqtND0\">pic.twitter.com\/qdWyzqtND0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662054723900375041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile in Europe, as news broke out that the Belgian government has violated <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/the-release-of-the-bomber-terrorist-diplomat-15-years-before-the-end-of-his-sentence-encourages-terrorism-and-betrays-human-rights-by-violating-the-ruling-of-the-constitutional-court\/\" rel=\"noopener\">i<u>ts Judicial System\u2019s decree<\/u><\/a> by releasing the convicted terrorist diplomat Asadollah Assadi and sending him back to Iran, supporters of the Iranian Resistance in various European cities took immediate action. They organized rallies and protested a treacherous deal that will further embolden the most active state sponsor of global terrorism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Halle, Germany<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition MEK supporters rallying and protesting today&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6XCccCQYJx\">pic.twitter.com\/6XCccCQYJx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662150353608114176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holding boards and images of the martyrs of the uprising, Iranians in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662150353608114176?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Halle, Germany<\/a>, condemned the so-called prisoner swap between Brussels and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elsewhere in Germany, in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662146578889736193?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">city of Hamburg<\/a>, Iranians protested the release of Asadollah Asadi and called on Europe to stop the failed appeasement policy vis-a-vis the terrorist regime in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Hamburg, Germany<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition MEK supporters rallying and protesting today&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6VLeMlIYA\">pic.twitter.com\/A6VLeMlIYA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662146578889736193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the United Kingdom, Iranian Resistance supporters gathered in front of the Belgian embassy in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662149097313255438?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a> and protested what they described as a systemic bowing to terrorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; London, England<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition MEK supporters rallying outside Belgian Embassy protesting today&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExePzvGa8o\">pic.twitter.com\/ExePzvGa8o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPuqahHVYg\">pic.twitter.com\/xPuqahHVYg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662149097313255438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662141545397760000?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Swedish capital, Stockholm<\/a>, a place where another Iranian official is spending jail time for crimes against humanity, supporters of the NCRI gathered in front of the Belgian embassy to censure the latest move by the de Croo government.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Stockholm, Sweden<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition MEK supporters rallying outside Belgian Embassy protesting today&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VkTFW0N7pu\">pic.twitter.com\/VkTFW0N7pu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBdfuUA5LB\">pic.twitter.com\/gBdfuUA5LB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662141545397760000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662139064529858560?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Bern, Switzerland<\/a>, Iranians demonstrated outside Belgian Embassy protesting the repetition of the failed and inhuman policy of kneeling down to state terrorism.\u00a0The protesters warned that impunity for terrorism will further endanger innocent people on European soil and beyond.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Bern, Switzerland<br \/>Freedom-loving Iranians and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition MEK supporters rallying outside Belgian Embassy protesting today&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0RrDtay9NQ\">pic.twitter.com\/0RrDtay9NQ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SdwpSxhnU7\">pic.twitter.com\/SdwpSxhnU7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662139064529858560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exiled Iran Opposition Accuses Belgium of \u2018Shameful Ransom to Hostage-Taking&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AFP &#8211; An exiled Iranian opposition group Friday accused Belgium of paying a &#8220;shameful&#8221; ransom for hostage-taking after Tehran freed aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted by a Belgian court of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The release of the terrorist&#8230; is a shameful ransom to terrorism and hostage-taking. This will embolden the religious fascism ruling Iran to continue its crimes,&#8221; the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was jailed in Belgium over a 2018 plot to bomb an NCRI opposition rally outside Paris. He is now heading back to Tehran after the exchange brokered by Oman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/exiled-iran-opposition-accuses-belgium-of-shameful-ransom-to-hostage-taking-3a143b3b\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Opposition Condemns Assadi\u2019s Release: \u2018Shameful Concession&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307807 size-medium alignleft\" title=\"Logo De Standaard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logo-De-Standaard-300x37.png\" alt=\"Logo De Standaard\" width=\"300\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logo-De-Standaard-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logo-De-Standaard-150x18.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logo-De-Standaard.png 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian opposition says it strongly condemns the release of Iran&#8217;s sham diplomat Assadollah Assadi. This is contrary to the ruling of the Constitutional Court, according to the National Council of Iranian Resistance in Belgium (NCRI).\u00a0In a response to Belga on Friday, she said that she was not aware of the transfer of Assadi to Iran via the Sultanate of Oman. &#8220;The release of this terrorist diplomat comes at a time when the Constitutional Court had clearly stated in its ruling that the Belgian government should inform the victims before handing over the convicts so that they have the opportunity to return to court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCRI also talks about &#8220;an embarrassing concession to blackmail for terrorism and hostage-taking, in clear violation of the court order.&#8221; &#8220;This will encourage religious fascism, which rules Iran, to continue its crimes in the areas of domestic repression and regional and international terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.standaard.be\/cnt\/dmf20230526_94372050\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Opposition Condemns Assadi\u2019s Release: \u2018A Shameful Ransom for Terrorism\u2019<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307808 size-medium\" title=\"480px 7sur7logo (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/480px-7sur7logo-1-300x203.png\" alt=\"480px 7sur7logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/480px-7sur7logo-1-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/480px-7sur7logo-1-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/480px-7sur7logo-1.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After suspending it, the Constitutional Court finally validated in March that the treaty on the transfer of sentenced persons concluded between Iran and Belgium. It had, however, required the Belgian authorities to inform the civil parties of Mr. Assadi&#8217;s release in order to enable them to appeal. However, the latter, contacted by the Belga Agency, ensure that they have not been informed of the transfer of Mr. Assadi to Iran via the Sultanate of Oman. &#8220;Encouraging terrorism and betraying human rights by violating the decision of the Constitutional Court&#8221; was the title of the statement sent after the announcement. &#8220;The release of this diplomat-terrorist comes as the Constitutional Court had made it clear in its ruling that the Belgian government must inform the victims before transferring the convicts so that they have the opportunity to return to court,&#8221; the NCRI said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.7sur7.be\/monde\/lopposition-iranienne-condamne-la-liberation-dassadi-une-rancon-honteuse-pour-le-terrorisme~a546547a\/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) Advises British Nationals Against All Travel to Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265624 size-medium\" title=\"UK-Gov-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UK-Gov-logo-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"UK-Gov-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">British and British-Iranian dual nationals are at significant risk of arbitrary arrest, questioning or detention in Iran. Holding a British passport can be reason enough for the Iranian authorities to target you. If you are detained in Iran, you could face months or years in prison.\u00a0Our ability to provide consular assistance is extremely limited. In an emergency \u2013 such as a serious deterioration in the security situation \u2013 it is extremely unlikely the British government will be able to evacuate you or provide assistance on the ground in Iran. If you are a British national already resident in Iran, you should carefully consider your presence there and the risks you are taking by remaining.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Iranian People Are Ready To Overthrow the Regime\u201d, Opposition Leader Tells MEPs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305914 size-medium\" title=\"eure reporter logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png\" alt=\"eure reporter logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo-150x29.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/eure-reporter-logo.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Maryam Rajavi, has urged MEPs to support a much tougher stance by the EU and its member states against the theocratic regime in Tehran. She said the people of her country had risen against religious fascism and she criticised European inaction in response to the executions of protesters, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi returned to the European Parliament four years after her last visit, a period that has seen a massive growth in popular resistance to the rule of the mullahs in lran. She is now President-elect of the preeminent opposition body, the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Her struggle has lasted a lifetime, since she took part in student protests against the dictatorial rule of the last Shah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eureporter.co\/world\/iran\/2023\/05\/24\/the-iranian-people-are-ready-to-overthrow-the-regime-opposition-leader-tells-meps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">France Says Iran Ballistic Test Worrying in Light of Nuclear Escalation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) &#8211; France on Thursday accused Iran of violating a U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal after it carried out a long-range ballistic missile test, which Paris said was worrying given &#8220;uninterrupted escalation&#8221; of Tehran&#8217;s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">Iran successfully test-launched a ballistic missile with a potential 2,000-km range on Thursday, state media said, the latest in ballistic missile tests and satellite launches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">&#8220;These activities are all the more worrying in the context of the continuing escalation of Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme&#8221;, French foreign ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre told reporters at a daily briefing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/france-says-iran-ballistic-test-worrying-light-nuclear-escalation-2023-05-25\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conference at the European Parliament \u2013 Iran: Prospects for Change and EU Policy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307786 size-medium\" title=\"European Parliament EP Vice Presidents Free Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"European Parliament EP Vice Presidents Free Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran-696x446.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/European-Parliament-EP-Vice-Presidents-Free-Iran.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s speech at the European Parliament meeting on May 24: &#8220;I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet with you, representatives of the European nations, who have courageously supported the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom and democracy. As I speak to you today, the Iranian regime has started a new and unprecedented wave of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/abolition-of-iran-death-penalty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">executions<\/a>. One hundred and sixteen prisoners have been executed since the beginning of May. It means one execution every 5 hours. Three young protesters, who had been detained and tortured for months in Isfahan, were executed last Friday. The regime uses executions to create an atmosphere of terror and prevent an uprising. Despite massive repression, however, people protested these brutal executions in Tehran and various other cities.\u00a0Unfortunately, we are witnessing a lack of action from the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/index_en\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>European Union<\/strong><\/a> and its member states.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/european-parliament-eu-policy-iran-prospects-executions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Popular Protests Continue as Truckers Expand Nationwide Strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307787 size-medium\" title=\"Trucker drivers in Isfahan central Iran continue their strike as part of a nationwide initiative May 24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trucker-drivers-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-continue-their-strike-as-part-of-a-nationwide-initiative-May-24-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Trucker drivers in Isfahan central Iran continue their strike as part of a nationwide initiative May 24\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trucker-drivers-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-continue-their-strike-as-part-of-a-nationwide-initiative-May-24-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trucker-drivers-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-continue-their-strike-as-part-of-a-nationwide-initiative-May-24-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trucker-drivers-in-Isfahan-central-Iran-continue-their-strike-as-part-of-a-nationwide-initiative-May-24.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 252<sup>nd<\/sup> day on Thursday as people from different sectors of society in various cities are continuing their anti-regime protests. The country\u2019s nosediving economy, thanks to the mullahs\u2019 corrupt and\/or destructive policies, or lack of any policies at all, is pushing more and more people into poverty. The country\u2019s truck drivers, who are also barely making ends meet, are expanding their nationwide strike into the fourth day today as their demands have been falling on deaf ears among the mullahs\u2019 incompetent and crooked regime. People throughout Iran continue to specifically hold the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Khamenei<\/a> responsible for their miseries, while also condemning the oppressive Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/a-look-at-irans-revolutionary-guards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC<\/a>) and paramilitary Basij units, alongside other security units that are on the ground suppressing the peaceful demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-iran-protests-truckers-nationwide-strike\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soada Khadirzadeh and Infant Daughter Re-Arrested Shortly After Temporary Release<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307783 size-medium\" title=\"Soada Khadirzadeh re arrested with her child min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soada-Khadirzadeh-re-arrested-with-her-child-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Soada Khadirzadeh re arrested with her child min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soada-Khadirzadeh-re-arrested-with-her-child-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soada-Khadirzadeh-re-arrested-with-her-child-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soada-Khadirzadeh-re-arrested-with-her-child-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soada-Khadirzadeh-re-arrested-with-her-child-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agents of the Intelligence Department of Piranshahr re-arrested Soada Khadirzadeh and her one-year-old daughter on Friday, May 19, 2023, only several hours after she left prison on temporary leave.\u00a0Soada Khadirzadeh is a Kurdish political prisoner imprisoned in the women\u2019s ward of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Prison of Urmia<\/a>.\u00a0Ms. Khadirzadeh was arrested while she had received leave in the evening of the previous day, Thursday, May 18, and arrived at a relative\u2019s house in Piranshahr from\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urmia\" rel=\"noopener\">Urmia<\/a>.\u00a0According to an informed source, Soada Khadirzadeh and her daughter, Ala, were returned to the women\u2019s ward of Urmia Central Prison after 48 hours of imprisonment at the detention center of the Intelligence Department of Piranshahr.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/25\/soada-khadirzadeh-daughter-re-arrested\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Workers Face Rising Rent and Unattainable Mortgages<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307788 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Homelessness\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Homelessness\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Homelessness.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Statistics show that Tehran is the most challenging capital city worldwide for purchasing a house. The cost of an average house in Tehran is estimated to be equivalent to 158 years of wages for individuals in lower-income occupations. In comparison, the corresponding figure for Muscat is less than five years, Islamabad approximately 47.8 years, Seoul around 30.4 years, and Lisbon roughly 30.2 years.\u00a0The plight of workers has taken an even more tragic turn, as they now encounter excruciating challenges even when attempting to rent a house. Housing has transformed into a monstrous issue within the country, while the officials residing in opulent palaces remain indifferent to this critical situation. Furthermore, the surge in prices of basic goods has endangered the ability of disadvantaged workers to have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-unstable-state-of-irans-education-system\/\">children<\/a>\u00a0and establish families, compounding their struggles even further.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/irans-workers-face-rising-rent-and-unattainable-mortgages\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Call To Save Abbas (Mojahed) Kourkouri, Facing the Threat of Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307789 size-medium\" title=\"HRM Mojahed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HRM-Mojahed-300x150.webp\" alt=\"HRM Mojahed\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HRM-Mojahed-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HRM-Mojahed-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HRM-Mojahed-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HRM-Mojahed.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas Kourkouri, also known as Mojahed, was born on May 2, 1983, and is from Izeh. His father\u2019s name is Abolghasem. He has six sisters and is unmarried. The Iranian judiciary has charged him with Moharebeh (waging war on God) and sentenced him to death.\u00a0On December 20, 2022, Counter Intelligence forces, armed with heavy weapons, attacked the village of Par Surakh near Izeh, where Mojahed and his friends were staying. During this attack, Hossein Saeedi and Mahmoud Ahmadi were killed, and Mojahed Kourkouri was arrested.\u00a0Official Iranian media released a video of this attack entitled \u201cThe Operation of Arresting Kian Pirfalak\u2019s Murderers.\u201d They claimed these individuals had opened fire at the Pirfalk family\u2019s car and carried out terrorist operations in Izeh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/05\/25\/call-to-save-abbas-mojahed-kourkouri-facing-the-threat-of-execution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Child Marriage as a Form of Violence Against Children in Iran in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307784 size-medium\" title=\"child mariage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/child-mariage-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"child mariage\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/child-mariage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/child-mariage-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/child-mariage-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/child-mariage.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In many developed and industrialized nations, the concept of child marriage (young girls, aged 13 to 16, marrying significantly older men) is viewed as unethical, unacceptable, and illegal. However, child marriage continues to be a prevalent issue in Iran, violating the individual and human rights of children and exposing them to numerous physical, psychological, and social challenges. The United Nations (UN) recognized all individuals under 18 as children by approving the \u201cConvention on the Rights of the Child\u201d in 1989. The\u00a0UN Committee\u00a0on the Rights of the Child urges governments to raise the\u00a0legal marriage age\u00a0to 18 if it falls below this threshold in their respective countries. Despite Iran conditionally signing the convention in 1994, it openly violates many provisions due to conflicts with the so-called \u201cIslamic laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/child-marriage-as-a-form-of-violence-in-iran-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brussels\u2014May 24, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied and Expressed Their Support for a Free and Democratic Iran \u2018With Maryam Rajavi\u2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Brussels, European Parliament&mdash;May 24, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_paQvcctafF8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FpaQvcctafF8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paQvcctafF8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-25T06:02:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_paQvcctafF8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FpaQvcctafF8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Brussels, European Parliament\u2014May 24, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/paQvcctafF8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FpaQvcctafF8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels, European Parliament&mdash;May 24, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Brussels, European Parliament\u2014May 24, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rallied and Expressed Their Support for a Free and Democratic Iran &#039;With Maryam Rajavi&#039; MEPs Greeted Maryam Rajavi Warmly as She Entered the Eu Parliament.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Brussels, European Parliament\u2014May 24, 2023:\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) held a rally in front of the European Parliament to express their support for a free and democratic Iran \u2018With\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u2018. They also express their solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iranian Revolution.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2023\/05\/brussels-may-24-2023-mek-supporters-rallied-and-expressed-their-support-for-a-free-and-democratic-iran-with-maryam-rajavi\/45922\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Policy Podcast\u2014Dowlat Nowrouzi: European Lawmakers Support Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Dowlat Nowrouzi: European Lawmakers Support Iran Protests | Iran Policy Podcast #6\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_gDUgSjWggNk\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgDUgSjWggNk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDUgSjWggNk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT30M7S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-23T13:00:26Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_gDUgSjWggNk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgDUgSjWggNk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Dowlat Nowrouzi: European Lawmakers Support Iran Protests | Iran Policy Podcast #6<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gDUgSjWggNk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgDUgSjWggNk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Dowlat Nowrouzi: European Lawmakers Support Iran Protests | Iran Policy Podcast #6\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In recent weeks, legislators from several European countries have voiced their support for the Iranian people\u2019s uprising against the ruling regime and their desire to live in a secular and democratic republic. This growing wave of support happens against the backdrop of growing repression in Iran and efforts by the regime to stifle protests by ratcheting up executions. Joining us on this episode of the Iran Policy Podcast is Ms. Dowlat Nowruzi, the representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in the UK. Ms. Nowruzi will help us understand the significance of these statements and how they tie in with the ongoing efforts of the Iranian Resistance inside Iran and across the globe.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-25-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 25,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Friday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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