{"id":307818,"date":"2023-05-27T06:43:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T05:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307818"},"modified":"2023-05-27T21:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:37:52","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307819\" title=\"iranian resistance protesting assadi release (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian resistance protesting assadi release (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-resistance-protesting-assadi-release-1-696x391.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: 8:30 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;\">Saturday, May 27, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday. Workers of the Makush Steel <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662496385218801667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1662496385218801667%7Ctwgr%5E1fb59da4e1c9e43c6352a8c32556c78983b3cb62%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.mojahedin.org%2Fnews%2Firans-protests-continue-with-baluchis-relentless-anti-regime-rallies%2F\" rel=\"noopener\">Company in Bandar Abbas<\/a>, the provincial capital of Hormozgan province in southern Iran, rallied outside the provincial governor\u2019s office, demanding their rights, including delayed paychecks and pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Bandar Abbas, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Makush Steel Company were rallying outside provincial governor&#39;s office demanding their rights.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/servyt0VXq\">pic.twitter.com\/servyt0VXq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662496385218801667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 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;\">Also on Saturday,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662497642276958212\" rel=\"noopener\">railway workers in northwest Iran<\/a>\u202fwent on strike, demanding their rights, especially their delayed paychecks and pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Railway workers are on strike demanding their rights, especially their delayed paychecks and pensions. Activists are also reporting similar strikes in the cities of Kerman, Qom, Takestan, and Miyane.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranNationwideStrikes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranNationwideStrikes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tFnVmkSHY7\">pic.twitter.com\/tFnVmkSHY7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662497642276958212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 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;\">Following the prison swap between Belgium and the Iranian regime that saw the release of Tehran\u2019s convicted terrorist diplomat Assadollah Assadi released from prison and returned to Iran, freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the Iranian opposition Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), have been rallying on Friday and Saturday in several cities across Europe to condemn this heinous act of appeasement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These rallies were seen in Brussels outside the Belgian Foreign Ministry and Prime Ministry\u2019s office. Iranians also gathered in front of Belgium\u2019s embassies\u00a0and public places in \u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662149097313255438\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662171747402252288\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662173003038474241\" rel=\"noopener\">Berlin<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662500158611783682\" rel=\"noopener\">Munich<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662141545397760000\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockholm<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662368044637728770?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Oslo<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662170735891329026\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hague<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662139064529858560\" rel=\"noopener\">Bern<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662505192087224321\" rel=\"noopener\">Geneva<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662150353608114176\" rel=\"noopener\">Halle<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662503933313531911\" rel=\"noopener\">Bremen<\/a>\u202f, and\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662146578889736193\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamburg<\/a>\u202fin Germany,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662510224811409419\" rel=\"noopener\">Vienna<\/a>,\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662511483430010885\" rel=\"noopener\">Aarhus<\/a>, among other cities to condemn this succumbing to Iranian regime\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These demonstrators reminded Europe and the West that their failed appeasement policy vis-\u00e0-vis Tehran will only embolden the mullahs\u2019 regime as the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism into further belligerence, including plotting terrorist attacks and expanding its infamous hostage diplomacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Aarhus, Denmark<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 Friday&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppeasementInvitesTerrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppeasementInvitesTerrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wWaUSBgYy4\">pic.twitter.com\/wWaUSBgYy4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662511483430010885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Vienna, Austria<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 Friday&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppeasementInvitesTerrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppeasementInvitesTerrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TKTgfGlW7W\">pic.twitter.com\/TKTgfGlW7W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662510224811409419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Bremen, 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 Friday&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppeasementInvitesTerrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppeasementInvitesTerrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fbF4Vme1tO\">pic.twitter.com\/fbF4Vme1tO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662503933313531911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 27 &#8211; Geneva, 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 and protesting Friday&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppeasementInvitesTerrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppeasementInvitesTerrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2Appeasement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2Appeasement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCn7dzIDBK\">pic.twitter.com\/aCn7dzIDBK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oz828jKPKM\">pic.twitter.com\/oz828jKPKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662505192087224321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; The Hague, The Netherlands<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\/2Ub5fIludv\">pic.twitter.com\/2Ub5fIludv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662170735891329026?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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Oslo, Norway<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 Friday&#39;s prison swap with Tehran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AppeasementInvitesTerrorism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AppeasementInvitesTerrorism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2MullahsBlackmail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2MullahsBlackmail<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HostageDiplomacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HostageDiplomacy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NUi706SpUl\">pic.twitter.com\/NUi706SpUl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rZImTTNbG\">pic.twitter.com\/5rZImTTNbG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662368044637728770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 26 &#8211; Paris, France<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\/jYwUVvmUrK\">pic.twitter.com\/jYwUVvmUrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1662171747402252288?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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vandecasteele Release Criticised as \u2018Shameful Ransom\u2019 by Iranian Opposition<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-231249 size-medium\" title=\"Brussels-Times-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo-300x51.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels-Times-Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo-150x26.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo-696x118.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Brussels-Times-Logo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Belgian government has been criticised for paying a &#8220;shameful ransom&#8221; in swapping Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat convicted for plotting a terrorist attack, to secure the release of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele.\u00a0As confirmed by Iran&#8217;s Foreign Affairs Minister Amir-Abdollahian, Assadi has been released from Belgian prison, having been previously detained on terrorism charges. His release was a pre-requisite for Vandecasteele&#8217;s release, who had been arrested in Iran on false charges of espionage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assadi&#8217;s release has been heavily criticised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an organisation that represents exiled Iranian dissidents. The diplomat had been arrested after his plan of carrying out a terror attack on an Iranian opposition group in France was foiled in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselstimes.com\/523319\/vandecasteele-release-criticised-as-shameful-ransom-by-iranian-opposition\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fmr. Dutch PM Balkenende Joins Call To Put Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Terrorism List<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307778 size-medium\" title=\"NL times logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-300x29.png\" alt=\"NL times logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-1024x99.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-768x74.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-1536x149.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-150x15.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-696x67.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-1392x135.png 1392w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo-1068x103.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NL-times-logo.png 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over 100 prominent politicians, including former Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, have signed a letter calling the European Union to put the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) on its terrorism list. The letter was drawn up by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, which presents itself as Iranian opposition abroad. It was signed by former Prime Ministers, Presidents, and other politicians,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nos.nl\/artikel\/2476406-oud-premiers-en-presidenten-in-brief-aan-eu-zet-iraanse-garde-op-terreurlijst\">NOS<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter, addressed to the European Union, United States President Joe Biden, the United Kingdom, and Canada, calls for solidarity with the Iranian people and a tougher approach against the IRGC. This elite corps is more powerful than the Iranian army and has regularly cracked down on protests in recent months. The signatories accuse the international community of \u201cdecades of silence that have fueled a culture of impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other signatories include former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, and former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. Former presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Romano Prodi of the European Commission also signed, as did three Nobel Prize winners, former president Manual Santos of Colombia, Costa Rican activist \u00d3scar Arias S\u00e1nchez, and Polish trade union leader Lech Walesa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2023\/05\/25\/fmr-dutch-pm-balkenende-joins-call-put-iranian-revolutionary-guard-terrorism-list\" 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;\">Former Pms Harper, Campbell Back Letter Calling on Trudeau, Biden To Act Against Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307823 size-medium\" title=\"True North Logo transparent (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/True-North-Logo-transparent-1-300x95.png\" alt=\"True North Logo transparent (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/True-North-Logo-transparent-1-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/True-North-Logo-transparent-1-150x47.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/True-North-Logo-transparent-1.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Canadian prime ministers Stephen Harper and Kim Campbell are among more than 100 world leaders who\u2019ve signed a letter calling for democratic reform in Iran and efforts to hold\u00a0\u201cregime officials accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter, sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden, and European Council President Charles Michel, was signed by 109 former heads of government and state, including former British prime minister Liz Truss and former American vice-president Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe believe it is time to hold the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran to account for its crimes,\u201d the letter says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tnc.news\/2023\/05\/26\/former-pms-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How MEK\u2019s Founders Defied the Shah\u2019s Regime and Inspired Iran\u2019s Freedom Movement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307822 size-medium\" title=\"MEK founders execution May 25 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MEK-founders-execution-May-25-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"MEK founders execution May 25 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MEK-founders-execution-May-25-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MEK-founders-execution-May-25-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/MEK-founders-execution-May-25-1.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week marked the 51st anniversary of the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/founders-of-the-mojahedin-mohammad-hanifnejad\/\">Mohammad Hanifnejad<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/founders-of-the-mojahedin-saeid-mohsen\/\">Saeid Mohsen<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/founders-of-the-mojahedin-asghar-badizadegan\/\">Ali Asghar Badizadegan<\/a>, the founders of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). These courageous individuals, whose crime was to desire freedom in their country, were executed by the Shah regime on May 25, 1972, after months of resistance under brutal torture.\u00a0Hanifnejad, Mohsen, and Badizadegan founded the PMOI\/MEK on September 6, 1965, amidst an era fraught with relentless repression against dissidents and political activists. Iran\u2019s despotic ruler, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ruthlessly compelled all opposition groups and movements to cower in silence and subservience. Under the iron grip of his savage secret police, the SAVAK, Pahlavi imposed a draconian regime, leaving no room for dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-meks-founders-defied-the-shahs-regime-and-inspired-irans-freedom-movement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Farzaneh Zilabi, a Lawyer, Sentenced to 1.5 Years Behind Bars<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307821 size-medium\" title=\"Farzaneh Zilabi min 1 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farzaneh-Zilabi-min-1-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Farzaneh Zilabi min 1 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farzaneh-Zilabi-min-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farzaneh-Zilabi-min-1-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farzaneh-Zilabi-min-1-1-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Farzaneh-Zilabi-min-1-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Farzaneh Zilabi, an\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/09\/15\/defense-lawyer-farzaneh-zilabi-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">attorney at law<\/a>, has been handed a verdict by the 4th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz, resulting in a one-year and six-month prison sentence. The charges against Farzaneh Zilabi include \u201canti-regime propaganda\u201d and \u201cinsulting the leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Farzaneh Zilabi did not personally attend the court hearing, her defense brief was submitted, and one of her lawyers was present during the proceedings.\u00a0Similarly, the case of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/04\/16\/massoumeh-ahmadi-oppression\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sara Nasseri<\/a>, a 41-year-old resident of Mashhad, adds to the growing alarm regarding human rights abuses. Nasseri was arrested during the nationwide uprising on December 6, 2022, and after spending 20 days in the Intelligence Department\u2019s detention center, she was transferred to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad<\/a>. Despite five and a half months since her arrest, Nasseri remains detained without trial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/26\/farzaneh-zilabi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How Is Inflation Making Lives Harder for Iranians- Part 3<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307820 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Inflation 3 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Inflation 3 (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Inflation-3-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High and volatile inflation has been persistent in Iran, leading to rising poverty levels and social tensions. For average Iranians, inflation means that everyday items, such as food and other necessities, become more expensive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, the country has faced significant inflation challenges, with average inflation rates reaching as high as 45.2% over a 12-month period. State media are now talking about inflation rates as high as 70%.\u00a0The underlying factors of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/how-is-inflation-making-lives-harder-for-iranians-part-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a>\u00a0in Iran include persistent budget deficits, reliance on a single-product economy, perversive state corruption and embezzlement, the deterioration of economic infrastructure, and the lack of an independent private sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/how-is-inflation-making-lives-harder-for-iranians-part-3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/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-26-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 26,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET Iran Protests at a Glance Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Saturday, May [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-307818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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