{"id":307884,"date":"2023-05-30T07:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=307884"},"modified":"2023-05-30T21:56:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T20:56:33","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-30-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-30-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 30, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-307891\" title=\"iranian retirees protest 29052023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023.jpg\" alt=\"iranian retirees protest 29052023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/iranian-retirees-protest-29052023-696x425.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><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian President Hacked as Group Claims Data Shows Expanded Security Around Nuclear Site<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228776 alignleft\" title=\"Fox-News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png\" alt=\"Fox-News\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News.png 151w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Fox-News-60x60.png 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian dissident hackers have allegedly claimed they penetrated the servers of the office of the Islamic Republic of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-govt-cuts-social-media-internet-services-president-raisi-addresses-un-amid-widespread-protests\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s President Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, revealing on Monday highly sensitive data about an increased security zone around the underground nuclear facility Fordow, northeast of the holy city of Qom.\u00a0The hacktivist group, Rise to Overthrow, claimed as part of the trove of documents secured that the head of security for Iran\u2019s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Facility wrote there is a need for &#8220;around 149 Hectares of national provincial lands of Qom&#8221; for Fordow due to &#8220;increasing threats by foreign agents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fox News Digital viewed a number of the documents leaked by Rise to Overthrow in connection with the Islamic Republic\u2019s reportedly illegal atomic program.\u00a0According to Iran experts, Theran is moving at pace to develop nuclear weapons, including the development earlier this year of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/iran-enriched-uranium-nuclear-deal-un-watchdog\">near-weapons-grade uranium<\/a>\u00a0that can be used for atomic bomb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iranian-president-hacked-group-claims-data-shows-expanded-security-around-nuclear-site\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM CET<\/span><\/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;\">Tuesday, May 30, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, May 30, protests and demonstrations erupted in various cities across Iran. People from different social backgrounds took to the streets to voice their grievances against the regime.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 30 &#8211; Semirom, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>More footage of local storeowners are on strike today protesting the regime&#39;s unjust accusations against two political prisoners whose brother was killed by regime forces during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M7TYu6E0l0\">pic.twitter.com\/M7TYu6E0l0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663516858249773062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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 city of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663516858249773062?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Semirom<\/a> in Isfahan Province, central Iran, local storeowners went on strike to protest the unjust accusations made by the regime against two political prisoners. The regime\u2019s security forces have killed the brother of these prisoners during Iran\u2019s recent nationwide protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nabi Akram Hospital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663514341247975426\" rel=\"noopener\">in Asaluyeh<\/a>, situated in southern Iran, witnessed a protest gathering where a significant number of hospital staff expressed their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 30 &#8211; Asaluyeh, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A large number of the personnel working at the Nabi Akram Hospital held a protest gathering to follow up on their demands. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LnVJOmX3P\">pic.twitter.com\/8LnVJOmX3P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663514341247975426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663591099208962049\" rel=\"noopener\">In Hashtrud<\/a>, East Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran, official oil workers, and firefighters held gatherings on Tuesday to protest authorities&#8217; refusal to acknowledge their rights, even when based on the country&#8217;s own laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Official oil workers in the city of Hashtrud and fire fighters in southern Iran are protesting the regime&#39;s refusal to acknowledge their rights even based on their own laws.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAyc77sBjh\">pic.twitter.com\/NAyc77sBjh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663591099208962049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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\/1663511824900423680\" rel=\"noopener\">Qods City<\/a> of Tehran Province, regime authorities deployed oppressive security units outside the Islamic Azad University on Tuesday, as they intensify their crackdown on universities throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663518116188499970\" rel=\"noopener\">Khajeh Nasir Toosi University<\/a> in Tehran, students staged a protest against oppressive measures imposed by the dean of the Electrical Engineering\u00a0College. Local activists reported that the head of security had even physically assaulted several students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners from the copper industry rallied outside the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663513083287879683?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Presidential Office in Tehran<\/a> on Tuesday, demanding the independence of the Pension Fund of the National Iranian Copper Industries Institute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 30 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the country&#39;s copper industry rallied outside the Presidential Office demanding the independence of the Pension Fund of National Iranian Copper Industries Institute.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/koCHCfV4hh\">pic.twitter.com\/koCHCfV4hh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663513083287879683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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 Tabriz <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663594871784083457?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">Imamieh district<\/a>, regime municipality agents violently attacked local street vendors, using electric shockers and pepper spray against these impoverished individuals who have no other means to make a living.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 30 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Regime municipality agents attacked local street vendors in the city&#39;s Imamieh district. The agents used electric shockers and pepper spray against the poor street vendors who have no other means to make ends meet.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/537TSkp3P2\">pic.twitter.com\/537TSkp3P2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663594871784083457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663583550883364869?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">In Mehrestan<\/a>,\u00a0Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province in southeast Iran, local residents faced difficulties in acquiring cooking and heating gas due to the regime&#8217;s corruption and incompetence. Long queues of discontented citizens and tensions increased as local officials remained unresponsive and failed to respond to the crowd.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mehrestan, Sistan &amp; Baluchestan Province, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Locals having trouble procuring cooking\/heating gas due to the regime&#39;s corruption and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>Reminder:<br \/>Iran has the world&#39;s second largest natural gas reserves.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Ze8HT7SCX\">pic.twitter.com\/3Ze8HT7SCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1663583550883364869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 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;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ukraine Approves Sanctions Against Russian Ally Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-265546 size-medium\" title=\"kyiv post logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-300x150.png\" alt=\"kyiv-post-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kyiv-post-logo.png 318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kyiv&#8217;s parliament on Monday, May 29, approved a sanctions package against Russia&#8217;s ally Iran, accused of sending weapons to Moscow during its more than year-long invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0The package was approved by parliament one day after Ukraine said Russia used Iranian Shahed drones in the largest UAV attack on the capital since the beginning of the invasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The resolution synchronizes Ukrainian sanctions with the actions of the entire civilized world on the path to the complete isolation of Iran,&#8221; the Ukrainian parliament said on its website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/17676\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi Met With a Delegation of Women From the Belgian Parliament<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307886 size-medium\" title=\"delegation women parliamentarians from Belgium 1024x683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"delegation women parliamentarians from Belgium 1024x683\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-Belgium-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, May 23, 2023,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0held a meeting and discussions at her residence in Brussels with a delegation of women parliamentarians from Belgium. The delegation included Ms.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.n-va.be\/wie-is-wie\/kathleen-depoorter\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathleen Depoorter<\/a>, a member of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.belgium.be\/en\/about_belgium\/government\/federal_authorities\/federal_parliament\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Parliament of Belgium<\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parlementfrancophone.brussels\/deputes\/latifa-ait-baala\" rel=\"noopener\">Latifa A\u00eft Baala<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parlementfrancophone.brussels\/deputes\/schepmans-francoise\" rel=\"noopener\">Fran\u00e7oise Schepmans<\/a>, representatives from the Brussels Parliament.\u00a0In this meeting, the developments in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0were discussed, which included the struggles of Iranian women against the repressive and misogynistic dictatorship of the mullahs over the past four decades. The extensive presence, pioneering role, and leadership of women within the ranks of the Resistance movement were highlighted, along with the remarkable participation of Iranian women and girls at the forefront of recent uprisings, particularly the 2022-2023\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/november-spring-democratic-revolution-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran protests<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/delegation-women-parliamentarians-from-belgium\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi Meets With Meps in Brussels<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307887 size-medium\" title=\"meetings with MEPs in Brussels Europe 1024x576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"meetings with MEPs in Brussels Europe 1024x576\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/meetings-with-MEPs-in-Brussels-Europe-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, May 23, 2023,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0held a meeting with Ms.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/197840\/RASA_JUKNEVICIENE\/home\" rel=\"noopener\">Rasa Juknevi\u010dien\u0117<\/a>, Lithuanian MEP and Vice-Chairwoman of the European People\u2019s Party Group, along with Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/fr\/124704\/STANISLAV_POLCAK\/home\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanislav Pol\u010d\u00e1k<\/a>, Czech MEP, and Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/38420\/CRISTIAN-SILVIU_BUSOI\/home\" rel=\"noopener\">Cristian-Silviu Bu\u015foi<\/a>, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, at her residence in Brussels. The discussions primarily revolved around the situation in Iran and the status of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/november-spring-democratic-revolution-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian people\u2019s resistance and uprisings<\/a>.\u00a0Ms. Rasa Juknevi\u010dien\u0117, who previously served as Lithuania\u2019s Minister of Defense in 2012 and as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in 2018, currently holds a position in the European Parliament\u2019s Subcommittee on Defense and Security. During her meeting with Maryam Rajavi, she expressed her familiarity with the dictatorship and emphasized that the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/portal\/en\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>European Parliament<\/strong><\/a>, as a pillar of European democracy, should consider the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/interim-session-of-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(<strong>NCRI<\/strong>) as a strong and viable alternative to the Iranian dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/meetings-with-meps-in-brussels-europe\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Retirees and Workers Launch New Protests Across the Country<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307888 size-medium\" title=\"Telecom industry retirees protesting in Marivan northwest Iran May 29 2023 696x381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Telecom-industry-retirees-protesting-in-Marivan-northwest-Iran-May-29-2023-696x381-1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Telecom industry retirees protesting in Marivan northwest Iran May 29 2023 696x381\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Telecom-industry-retirees-protesting-in-Marivan-northwest-Iran-May-29-2023-696x381-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Telecom-industry-retirees-protesting-in-Marivan-northwest-Iran-May-29-2023-696x381-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Telecom-industry-retirees-protesting-in-Marivan-northwest-Iran-May-29-2023-696x381-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising is witnessing its 256<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day on Monday following a day of protests by retirees in several cities demanding their rights and voicing their grave concerns about the country\u2019s escalating economic calamities. Workers of different factories and companies have also been protesting paycheck delays and many being laid off from work. These protests inside Iran are coupled with members of the Iranian Diaspora in cities of Europe, Canada, and Australia protesting Belgium\u2019s appeasement vis-\u00e0-vis Iran\u2019s regime that led to last Friday\u2019s prisoner swap and the release of Tehran\u2019s convicted diplomat-terrorist Assadollah Assadi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-retirees-and-workers-launch-new-protests-across-the-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Dissidents Take Over High-Security Servers of Regime Presidency<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307889 size-medium\" title=\"Iranian dissidents take over high security servers of regime presidency May 29 2023 696x392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-dissidents-take-over-high-security-servers-of-regime-presidency-May-29-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian dissidents take over high security servers of regime presidency May 29 2023 696x392\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-dissidents-take-over-high-security-servers-of-regime-presidency-May-29-2023-696x392-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-dissidents-take-over-high-security-servers-of-regime-presidency-May-29-2023-696x392-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iranian-dissidents-take-over-high-security-servers-of-regime-presidency-May-29-2023-696x392-1.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of Iranian dissidents, self-described as \u201cGhyamSarnegouni\u201d (meaning \u201cRise to Overthrow\u201d in Farsi), has claimed responsibility for taking control of and defacing several Iranian presidency-linked websites on Monday. The dissidents have taken down these heavily protected websites, replacing images of Iranian regime Supreme Leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ali-khamenei-the-supreme-leader-of-irans-regime\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0and President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/who-is-ebrahim-raisi-the-iranian-regimes-new-chief-of-judiciary\/\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>\u00a0with those of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/massoud-rajavi-biography\/\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, the Leader\u00a0Iranian Resistance, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/about\/biography\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">NCRI<\/a>). Other websites showed images of Khamenei and Raisi crossed out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-dissidents-take-over-high-security-servers-of-regime-presidency\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three Women Political Prisoners Sentenced to 5 to 10 Years in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307890 size-medium\" title=\"Political prisoner Zeinab Hamrang min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Political-prisoner-Zeinab-Hamrang-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Political prisoner Zeinab Hamrang min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Political-prisoner-Zeinab-Hamrang-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Political-prisoner-Zeinab-Hamrang-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Political-prisoner-Zeinab-Hamrang-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Political-prisoner-Zeinab-Hamrang-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced three women political prisoners to 5 to 10 years in prison. On Sunday, May 28, 2023, the prison sentences were\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranhrs.org\/%d9%85%d8%ad%da%a9%d9%88%d9%85%db%8c%d8%aa-%d8%b3%d9%87-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c-%d8%b3%db%8c%d8%a7%d8%b3%db%8c-%d8%b2%d9%86-%d8%a8%d9%87-%db%b5-%d8%aa%d8%a7-%db%b1%db%b0-%d8%b3%d8%a7\/\" rel=\"noopener\">communicated<\/a> to the three women political prisoners, Zeinab Hamrang, Shiva Esmaeili, and Soodabeh Fakharzadeh. The trial of the three women political prisoners was held on May 14, 2023, in the absence of their lawyers.\u00a0Political prisoner Zeinab Hamrang, 58, was sentenced to 5 years in prison on charges of \u201cassembly and collusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms. Shiva Esmaeili, 58, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges including \u201cassembly and collusion.\u201d And Ms. Soodabeh Fakharzadeh, 65, was sentenced to 5 years in prison on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/05\/29\/three-women-political\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Endless Tragedy of Executions and Suppression in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307885 size-medium\" title=\"Iran Executions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Executions\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Iran-Executions.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a deeply distressing manifestation of cruelty and indifference towards human life, the Iranian regime has once more cast a gloomy shadow over Iran, tainted by the blood of the innocent. Last week the regime killed in an unjust and cruel manner three young men despite all the domestic and international protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saeed Yaghoubi, Majid Khazemi, and Saleh Mirhashemi met their undeserved destiny at the hands of a regime that thrived on terror, promotes extremism, and thrives on violence since it came to power in 1979.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/the-endless-tragedy-of-executions-and-suppression-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Behind the Scenes of Filtering in Iran in 2023<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307892 size-medium\" title=\"Behind the Scenes of Filtering in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Filtering-in-Iran-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Behind the Scenes of Filtering in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Filtering-in-Iran-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Filtering-in-Iran-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Filtering-in-Iran-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Filtering-in-Iran.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The market for social media filtering networks in Iran has flourished, although it has burdened the Iranian people while bringing enormous profits of 50 trillion tomans to the ruling clerical government.\u00a0At first glance, it may seem exaggerated to suggest that the clerical government is more interested in the economic benefits of internet and social media filtering than its security and political motives. However, a closer look at the occasional data disclosed by various government agents through media outlets reveals that this claim is not baseless.\u00a0Such statements have not been uncommon in recent months and years, but this time, they are based on the remarks of Jalal Rashidi Kouchi, a member of the Iranian government\u2019s parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/behind-the-scenes-of-filtering-in-iran-in-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm\u2014\u2014May 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Stockholm&mdash;May 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for...\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NHZc4wLe5LQ\" 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%2FNHZc4wLe5LQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHZc4wLe5LQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M2S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-29T19:47:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NHZc4wLe5LQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNHZc4wLe5LQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Stockholm\u2014May 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for...<\/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\/NHZc4wLe5LQ\" 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%2FNHZc4wLe5LQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Stockholm&mdash;May 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for...\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Stockholm\u2014May 29, 2023: MEK Supporters Rallied in Front of the Swedish Court, Seeking Justice for the 1988 Massacre Victims Stockholm, Sweden\u2014May 29, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians, and supporters of the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally on the eleventh session of the appeal trial of the executioner Hamid Noury in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the 1988 massacre.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Stockholm, Sweden\u2014May 29, 2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-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 on the eleventh session of the appeal trial of the executioner\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-stockholm-trial-begins-of-hamid-noury-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Hamid Noury<\/a>\u00a0in front of the court. They are seeking justice for more than 30,000 martyrs of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">1988 massacre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/05\/stockholm-may-29-2023-mek-supporters-rallied-in-front-of-the-swedish-court-seeking-justice-for-the-1988-massacre-victims\/46037\/\" 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-29-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 29,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CET Iranian President Hacked as Group Claims Data Shows Expanded Security Around Nuclear Site Iranian dissident hackers have [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":307891,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-307884","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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