{"id":310527,"date":"2023-08-08T06:52:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T05:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=310527"},"modified":"2023-08-08T19:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:09:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-310531\" title=\"iran retirees protest 07082023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023.jpg\" alt=\"iran retirees protest 07082023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-retirees-protest-07082023-696x399.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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, Tuesday, August 8, retired individuals from various cities including Kermanshah, Karaj, Ilam, Hamadan, and Kurdistan gathered in protest in front of the National Pension Fund offices. Their demonstration was in response to the lack of attention to their demands, which include equitable wage adjustments, addressing inflation and high costs of living, resolving issues with medical and supplementary insurance, and addressing the challenges of wartime veterans. This protest was part of the coordinated protest gatherings that take place every Tuesday across different provinces.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 8\u2014Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Government retirees hold rally in front of the retirement fund, demanding higher pensions according to the regime&#39;s laws and protesting high inflation, high prices, lack of health insurance.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HSzUih1Rbu\">pic.twitter.com\/HSzUih1Rbu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1688878511992320000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">August 8\u2014Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Government retirees hold protest rally, calling on the regime to implement its own laws that requires adjusting their pensions according to inflation and costs of living. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kj6wkUGsbS\">pic.twitter.com\/kj6wkUGsbS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1688946119538081792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">More footage of today&#39;s protest rally by disabled people in front of the city council in Tehran. Protesters are demanding the government to cancel the transfer of the transportation fleet for disabled people to private owners linked to the regime.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r6lYo7wgJ1\">pic.twitter.com\/r6lYo7wgJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1688944870910500865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 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\">August 8\u2014Alborz province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Government retirees hold protest rally, demanding higher pensions according to the regime&#39;s laws and protesting high inflation, high prices, lack of health insurance, and other basic needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3OjZC7ksy9\">pic.twitter.com\/3OjZC7ksy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1688879398999535617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Canada Sanctions Iranian Regime for Activities That Gravely Threaten International Peace and Security<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268299 size-medium\" title=\"government-of-canada-vector-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/government-of-canada-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"government-of-canada-vector-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Honourable M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the\u00a0<em>Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations.\u00a0<\/em>This is the 13th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime since October 2022. It builds on Canada\u2019s efforts to align with designations announced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.\u00a0Today\u2019s sanctions list 7 individuals involved in activities that gravely threaten international peace and security or that constitute gross and systemic violations of human rights in Iran. These include a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and Strategic Centre and other senior Iranian officials involved in entities that supply materials to Iran\u2019s repressive National Law Enforcement Command.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\/news\/2023\/08\/canada-sanctions-iranian-regime-for-activities-that-gravely-threaten-international-peace-and-security.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC Activities Leave Ardebil&#8217;s Baliqloochay River Completely Dry<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310548 alignleft\" title=\"iran rokna river urmia dried 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-rokna-river-urmia-dried-2.jpg\" alt=\"iran rokna river urmia dried 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-rokna-river-urmia-dried-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-rokna-river-urmia-dried-2-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-rokna-river-urmia-dried-2-150x158.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, August 8, the state-affiliated site <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rokna.net\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-95\/916613-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%82%D9%84%D9%88-%DA%86%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B4%DA%A9-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">Rokna reported<\/a>, &#8220;Field observations by Rokna correspondents reveal that the perennial &#8216;Baliqloo Chay&#8217; river in Ardebil, located in the watershed of Qareh Soo and within the larger watershed of the Aras River, has dried up completely for the first time in recent history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Environmental activists and social advocates in Ardebil have repeatedly warned about the transformation of this river into a center of pollution and disease, but unfortunately, it hasn&#8217;t received serious attention from those in charge,&#8221; the source added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Rokna, the ongoing dryness of this perennial river could not only eliminate the natural life of the river but also turn its bed into a source of dust storms in this province, potentially leading to extensive environmental repercussions in the future for the city&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This incident sheds light on the broader issue of the Iranian regime&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards&#8217; control over the country&#8217;s water resources, which has often led to mismanagement, environmental degradation, and negative impacts on local communities and ecosystems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime&#8217;s Law Enforcement Chief: 38 Personnel Killed in Recent Months<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268740 size-medium\" title=\"Radan 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmadreza Radan\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Radan-2.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with the clerical regime&#8217;s news network on August 7, Ahmadreza Radan, head of the State Security Forces stated, &#8220;Currently, 20,000 cameras are installed on police uniforms and are fortunately operational. Twelve thousand of them are offline, and eight thousand are online. For the year 1402 (March 2023- March 2024), apart from these 20,000, we have re-targeted another 8,000 cameras. In these past few months, we have had 38 martyrs. One of the reasons behind this is the escalation of our conflicts and the expansion of our mission area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime&#8217;s Repressive Agents Raid Zahedan, Demolish Homes in a Barbaric Assault<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_IRRSSXPzesA\"><div id=\"lyte_IRRSSXPzesA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIRRSSXPzesA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/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\/IRRSSXPzesA\" 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%2FIRRSSXPzesA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the early hours of Monday, August 7, the regime&#8217;s repressive agents launched a savage raid on Jihad District in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, demolishing several homes belonging to marginalized Baluchis using heavy machinery to destroy their houses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At 5 AM local time, the suppressive forces first surrounded the area with a significant number of military personnel and then proceeded to destroy the citizens&#8217; residences with multiple bulldozers. According to local accounts, security forces even forbade people from removing their belongings from their homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to this, the destruction of Baluchi citizens&#8217; homes in regions like Ab and Dayi Abad in Zahedan as well as in other cities of the province by government apparatuses has been a recurring and well-documented occurrence. On February 28, 2022, Basij and IRGC forces set fire to and destroyed the stalls of marginalized people in the Chabahar outskirts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Largest Ever UK Action Targets Putin&#8217;s Access to Foreign Military Supplies<\/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;\">Foreign Secretary announces 25 new sanctions targeting Putin\u2019s access to foreign military equipment. This includes individuals and businesses in Turkey, Dubai, Slovakia, and Switzerland who are supporting the illegal war in Ukraine. The UK is also tackling Iranian and Belarusian support for Russia\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We are also taking further action to tackle Iran and Belarus\u2019 support for Russia\u2019s military. The UK has previously imposed sanctions on Belarus for continuing to actively\u00a0facilitate\u00a0Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and has called out Iran\u2019s destabilising role in global security, including through sanctions against Iranian suppliers of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (<abbr title=\"Unmanned Aerial Vehicles\">UAVs<\/abbr>) used by Russia to target Ukrainian civilians. Today\u2019s sanctions include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Iranian individuals and entities involved in the research,\u00a0development\u00a0and production of\u00a0<abbr title=\"Unmanned Aerial Vehicles\">UAVs<\/abbr>\u00a0for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/largest-ever-uk-action-targets-putins-access-to-foreign-military-supplies\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-weight: 700 !important;\">UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Iran, Climate Change Is Becoming a Matter of Life and Death but the Tyrannical Mullahs Respond to Protests With Deadly Force \u2013 Struan Stevenson<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254718 size-medium\" title=\"scotsman-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-300x85.png\" alt=\"scotsman-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo-150x42.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scotsman-logo.png 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"Markup__ParagraphWrapper-sc-13q6ywe-0 Markup__ParagraphWrapperInews-sc-13q6ywe-1 kfcMmD gqFwNZ markup first\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Prior to the 1979 revolution,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/iran\">Iran<\/a>\u2019s population, numbering 34 million people at that time, relied on a stable water supply, sourced from millennia-old underground canals and aquifers. The Islamic revolution, hijacked by the mullahs, changed all that. The theocratic regime handed control of the nationalised water industry and over 70 percent of all other business, industrial and service sectors to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Iran now faces an ecological disaster. As the world experiences what is shaping up to be the hottest summer on record in 2023, warnings about escalating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/climate-change\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-event=\"gaEvent\" data-vars-ec=\"navigation\" data-vars-ea=\"in article - outbound\" data-vars-el=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/topic\/climate-change\">global warming<\/a>\u00a0have become even more pressing, but appear to be ignored by Tehran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/opinion\/columnists\/in-iran-climate-change-is-becoming-a-matter-of-life-and-death-but-the-tyrannical-mullahs-respond-to-protests-with-deadly-force-struan-stevenson-4245907\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Facial Recognition: Iran Uses Bosch Cameras To Check Headscarf Requirements<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310537 size-medium\" title=\"heise academy logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/heise-academy-logo-300x48.png\" alt=\"heise academy logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/heise-academy-logo-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/heise-academy-logo-150x24.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/heise-academy-logo.png 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between 2016 and 2018, Bosch delivered a total of around 8000 surveillance cameras to Iran. However, biometric software is said not to have been installed on it. In order to enforce the headscarf requirement, the Iranian government relies on surveillance of public spaces with the help of video cameras, including from Germany. According to activists, biometric facial recognition software is also involved. The authorities have expanded their control system with relevant technologies, Raha Bahreini of Amnesty International told ARD. After receiving a speeding ticket by SMS based on the evaluation of video material, many women would have to give up their car for several weeks. This was often followed by travel bans and fines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Gesichtserkennung-Iran-nutzt-Bosch-Kameras-zur-Kontrolle-der-Kopftuchpflicht-9237055.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exclusive: IOC Could Ban Iran From Olympics Over Human Rights Abuses<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310538 size-medium\" title=\"city am vector logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"city am vector logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo-696x387.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/city-am-vector-logo.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The International Olympic Committee (IOC) stands ready to ban Iranian athletes from competing at next year\u2019s Olympic Games in Paris if human rights abuses in the country continue,\u00a0<em>City A.M.<\/em> understands.\u00a0With tensions in the nation between protestors and both the government and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, athletes have been targeted by the regime. Former national wrestler Navid Afkari was executed in 2020 by the Iranian regime in relation to an alleged murder, though the defence insisted the then 27-year-old had done nothing wrong \u2013 they claim the former athlete was arrested after participating in protests against the government. Even former US President Donald Trump had called for Afkari\u2019s pardon. But the detentions have not stopped there. Former bronze medalist in youth wrestling Saman Pashaei was arrested 30 days ago without charge and boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani has been sentenced to death for his role in protests in 2020 over gas\u00a0price hikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/exclusive-ioc-could-ban-iran-from-olympics-over-human-rights-abuses\/\" 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;\">Iran: Protests Over Water Outages, Economic Woes, and Government Corruption<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310530 size-medium\" title=\"iran protests august 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-protests-august-7-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"iran protests august 7\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-protests-august-7-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-protests-august-7-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/iran-protests-august-7.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, August 6, a group of residents of the Baghmisheh district of Tabriz, northwest Iran, protested against a week-long water outage in this city by holding a protest rally in Vanak Square chanting: \u201cWe want to drink water!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The water crisis in Tabriz has entered its second week, while East Azerbaijan province is one of the watershed provinces of Iran. According to local sources, at least a dozen neighborhoods in Tabriz are facing water outages. Also, over the past three days, drinking water in Erem, Nasr and Marzdaran settlements and many areas, neighborhoods and large towns of Tabriz has been completely cut off, or the residents only had access to water at low pressure during limited hours of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-protests-over-water-outages-economic-woes-and-government-corruption\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Failure of Raisi\u2019s Two-Year Presidency<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268345 size-medium\" title=\"Raisi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Raisi\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi-696x503.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Raisi.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two years ago, around this time, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran\u2019s regime, appointed Ebrahim Raisi as his regime\u2019s president and called it a \u201ccompletely meaningful move.\u201d \u201cNew people are entering into a field with new initiatives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The goal was to unify the government to deal with resistance and uprising. But after last year\u2019s nationwide uprising, the regime\u2019s dream turned into nightmare, to the extent that many regime loyalists and the members of the Majlis (parliament) denounced the \u201cfailure of unified governance\u201d and officially requested Raisi to resign.\u00a0On May 3, the state-run Jahan-e Sanat newspaper wrote, \u201d The current government is the weakest after the [1979] revolution. With such a degrading record, no room is left any more to defend or support it, and we see no one defending this government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-failure-of-raisis-two-year-presidency\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Censorship and Control Of The Cultural Landscape Under Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-244048 size-medium\" title=\"Internet censorship in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Internet censorship in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Internet-censorship-in-Iran.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the years, Iran\u2019s cultural sphere has faced significant challenges due to the policies and actions of its regime. The Iranian government, under various administrations, has exerted stringent control over the nation\u2019s artistic and cultural landscape, leading to restrictions, censorship, and suppression of creative expression.\u00a0Under the current regime, there has been an evident tightening of control over Iran\u2019s cultural and artistic space. The Ministry of Guidance has employed hundreds of young Hezbollah forces within the ministry, raising concerns among observers about further\u00a0suppression\u00a0of creative freedoms. The government\u2019s move to enlist these personnel poses a threat to filmmakers, poets, writers, and other artists who already face political, social, and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/censorship-and-control-of-the-cultural-landscape-under-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Money Printing Soared by 83%, Liquidity by 73% during Raisi\u2019s Tenure<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-218009 size-medium\" title=\"Removing 4 zero of Iran national money\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Iran regime\u2019s Currency Scheme Betrays Desperation, Inflexibility, and Imminent Unrest\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money-696x407.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money-718x420.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Removing-4-zero-of-Iran-national-money.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran-general\/34544-iranian-officials-confess-to-the-government-s-bleak-situation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul Nasser Hemmati<\/a>, the former governor of the Iranian regime\u2019s Central Bank, stated that according to official statistics, during the initial two years of the regime\u2019s President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/49331-ebrahim-raisis-lies-about-irans-economy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>\u2018s tenure, money printing increased by 83 percent and liquidity grew by 73 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday, August 13, Hemmati tweeted, \u201cIn the [presidential] debate [of 2021], you mentioned that neutralizing sanctions requires a powerful government. I have presented growth statistics to validate your statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further stated that during Raisi\u2019s two-year presidency, the exchange rate of the dollar to the Iranian rial increased by 95 percent, the price of gold coins experienced a growth of 192 percent, and the price index surged by 114 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/49842-money-printing-soared-by-83-liquidity-73-during-raisis-tenure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">July 2023 Report: Punishing Women Defying the Compulsory Veil<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310529 size-medium\" title=\"Monthly first page July 2023 min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Monthly-first-page-July-2023-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Monthly first page July 2023 min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Monthly-first-page-July-2023-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Monthly-first-page-July-2023-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Monthly-first-page-July-2023-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Monthly-first-page-July-2023-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The month of July saw the return of the notorious Guidance Patrols, albeit without their emblems, and a heated debate on the adoption of the bill on Chastity and Hijab.\u00a0This monthly report of the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee will focus on these two issues, discussing the underlying reasons and the ensuing reactions to those measures.\u00a0To put things into perspective, one should realize that these measures are the last resort measures of a moribund regime after the 2022-2023 uprising. In each segment of the following report, we will explain why. After the murder of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, which sparked the latest round of nationwide uprisings in Iran, the morality police did not appear in the streets for a long time. The clerical regime, however, continued its repression of women and girls in various forms, including the poisoning of female students, because the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship cannot survive a day without repression, especially repression directed at women and girls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/07\/defying-the-compulsory-hijab\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran Municipality to Deploy 400 Suppressive \u2018Veil Watchers\u2019 to Clamp Down on Women<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-310528 size-medium\" title=\"The compulsory veil in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-compulsory-veil-in-Iran-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"The compulsory veil in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-compulsory-veil-in-Iran-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-compulsory-veil-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-compulsory-veil-in-Iran-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-compulsory-veil-in-Iran.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee issued a statement today, regarding the plan by Tehran Municipality to employ 400 Veil Watchers to prevent women from entering the metro station without covering their hair and handing them over to the police. The text of the statement follows:\u00a0According to a report by the state-run website Etemad Online on August 6, the clerical regime is seeking to expand an atmosphere of terror and fear by deploying 400 security forces of Tehran Municipality under the name of \u2018Veil Watchers\u2019 in the Tehran metro with a monthly salary of 120 million rials. As claimed by regime officials, the duty of these oppressive forces is to issue verbal warnings and prevent unveiled individuals from entering the metro, reporting them to the police in case of resistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/07\/tehran-municipality-veil-watchers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Rallies in Dallas, Toronto, and Vancouver, Supporting the MEK Leadership and Against the Mullahs\u2019 Regime<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters Rallies in Dallas, Toronto, &amp;amp; Vancouver, Supporting the MEK Leadership-August 5, 2023\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_EnlAyVPPiiQ\" 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%2FEnlAyVPPiiQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EnlAyVPPiiQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-08-07T19:49:43Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_EnlAyVPPiiQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEnlAyVPPiiQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters Rallies in Dallas, Toronto, &amp; Vancouver, Supporting the MEK Leadership-August 5, 2023<\/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\/EnlAyVPPiiQ\" 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%2FEnlAyVPPiiQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters Rallies in Dallas, Toronto, &amp;amp; Vancouver, Supporting the MEK Leadership-August 5, 2023\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"MEK Supporters Rallies in Dallas, Toronto, and Vancouver, Supporting the MEK Leadership and Against the Mullahs&#039; Regime - August 5, 2023 August 5, 2023: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held rallies in Dallas, Toronto, and Vancouver, and demanded the trial of Ali Khamenei (Supreme leader of the mullahs&#039; regime) for crimes against humanity, in an international court. They expressed strong support for the MEK leadership.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>August 5, 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 rallies in Dallas, Toronto, and Vancouver, and demanded the trial of Ali Khamenei (Supreme leader of the mullahs\u2019 regime) for crimes against humanity, in an international court. They expressed strong support for the MEK leadership.\u00a0They also supported the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"external\">Iran Revolution<\/a>\u00a0against the religious dictatorship ruling Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/08\/mek-supporters-rallies-in-dallas-toronto-and-vancouver-supporting-the-mek-leadership-and-against-the-mullahs-regime\/48860\/\" 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-august-7-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 7,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET Tuesday Protests in Iran Today, Tuesday, August 8, retired individuals from various cities including Kermanshah, Karaj, Ilam, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":310531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-310527","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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