{"id":311897,"date":"2023-09-20T07:23:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T06:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=311897"},"modified":"2023-09-21T20:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:39:03","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-311918\" title=\"Iranian's protest in NYC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranians-protest-in-NYC.gif\" alt=\"Iranian's protest in NYC\" width=\"1000\" height=\"496\" \/><\/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: 1:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wednesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\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]\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-469\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\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 max-w-full\">\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>On Wednesday, September 20, retired individuals associated with the Social Security of Shush, Khuzestan Province, held a protest in front of their city&#8217;s local parliamentary representative. They were expressing their dissatisfaction with the substandard living conditions and the insufficient response to their demands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More photos of today&#39;s protest rally by retirees in Shush <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7iCNNEDik2\">pic.twitter.com\/7iCNNEDik2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1704458350757294154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 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;\">Judge Conducts Interrogations and Issues New Judgments for Women Prisoners Post-Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-263999 size-medium\" title=\"Qarchak_women's_prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"Qarchak_womens_prison\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison-696x383.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Qarchak_womens_prison.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports from inside Iran, following the women prisoners&#8217; revolt in Qarchak Varamin Prison protesting the deplorable conditions and lack of responsiveness to the prisoners&#8217; demands on September 16, some of these women have become subject to retrial and punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the sources, the notorious Judge Mohammadreza Amouzad is stationed in this prison and is interrogating and issuing judgments for these women. There is no information available yet about the details of the judgments issued by Amouzad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other reports from Qarchak prison indicate that more than 350 new inmates were transferred to this prison on September 16, the anniversary of the 2022 uprising.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presence of Iran&#8217;s President at U.N. Leads to Protests in NYC<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, September 19, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/presence-of-irans-president-at-u-n-leads-to-protests-in-nyc\/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News reported<\/a> on the demonstrations by Iranians and supporters of the Iranian Resistance in New York, protesting against Ebrahim Raisi&#8217;s presence and speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In an interview with CBS, Alireza Jafarzadeh, the Deputy Representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in the United States stressed Raisi&#8217;s direct involvement in the mass execution of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 and the ongoing suppression of the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe id=\"cbsNewsVideo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/video\/presence-of-irans-president-at-u-n-leads-to-protests-in-nyc\/\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Outrage as Iran President Prepares To Address Un: \u2018Wants To Kill American Citizens&#8217;<\/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=\"Qarchak_womens_prison\" 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\" \/>Following the killing of hundreds\u00a0of protesters by the Iranian regime, outrage is accompanying potential Senate action to ban future U.N. visits by Iran President Ebrahim Raisi who sponsored planned assassinations\u00a0of American citizens. Raisi arrived in New York City on Monday and is expected to speak Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Soona Samsami, the representative in the U.S. for the Washington office of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-claims-have-hard-drives-recent-raid-opposition-group-compound-europe\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>, whose organization has planned a large Tuesday protest, told Fox New Digital, &#8220;At a time when the Iranian people are courageously taking to the streets, demanding the overthrow of the ruling theocratic regime, it is shameful for [the] United Nations to offer its platform to Ebrahim Raisi, whose transgressions are punctuated by his role on the notorious &#8216;death commission,&#8217; which executed 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 following a fatwa targeting supporters of the main Iranian opposition group, the MEK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/outrage-iran-president-prepares-address-un-wants-to-kill-american-citizens\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters Condemn Iran Prisoner Swap as Raisi Speaks To United Nations in New York<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-230384 size-medium\" title=\"Independent-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg\" alt=\"Independent-30112020\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020-150x21.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Independent-30112020.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protesters chanted slogans in\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/new-york\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a>\u00a0outside the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday as both US President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/joe-biden\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a>\u2019s President\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ebrahim-raisi\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> were set to address the gathering of world leaders.\u00a0While demonstrations against Iran and calls for the arrest of its leaders for violations of human rights law are not uncommon around the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/un\" rel=\"noopener\">UN<\/a> meetings in New York, the US government has long held the position that the visiting heads of various authoritarian regimes should be allowed to address the UN without fear of arrest by US law enforcement.\u00a0The president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Maryam Rajavi, said in a statement that the UN\u2019s member-states should accept the view that Iran\u2019s government is illegitimate, and recognise the right of protesters within the country to topple it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/raisi-protest-new-york-un-iran-b2414667.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, US Urge Iran to Fully Cooperate With IAEA<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) &#8211; Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the U.S. renewed calls for Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the countries said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The statement came after a meeting of the GCC Arab foreign ministers, the U.S. Secretary of State and GCC Secretary-General in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Iran barred multiple International IAEA&#8217;s inspectors assigned to oversee Tehran&#8217;s atomic activities in a move described by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, as &#8220;disproportionate and unprecedented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/raisi-protest-new-york-un-iran-b2414667.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Message to the Iranian Demonstration in New York<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-311901 size-medium\" title=\"Message to UN Rally 1024x683 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Message to UN Rally 1024x683 maryam rajavi\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Message-to-UN-Rally-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s speech: &#8220;Fellow compatriots, and courageous supporters of the Iranian Resistance.\u00a0Distinguished dignitaries and honorable friends of the Iranian Resistance in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In unison and in step with you and the arisen people all over Iran, we send our warmest greetings to the architects of the uprisings.\u00a0We salute all the women and men who protested and staged strikes on the anniversary of the 2022-2023 uprising.\u00a0We salute the brave young people who paid the price of arrest and imprisonment and also salute the protesting teenagers and youths martyred after being shot by the criminals under Khamenei\u2019s command.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/new-york-rally-prosecute-raisi-now\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resistance Units Mark the Anniversary of Iran\u2019s 2022 Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-311898 size-medium\" title=\"resistance units activities iran uprising anniversary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resistance-units-activities-iran-uprising-anniversary-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"resistance units activities iran uprising anniversary\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resistance-units-activities-iran-uprising-anniversary-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resistance-units-activities-iran-uprising-anniversary-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resistance-units-activities-iran-uprising-anniversary.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the anniversary of Iran\u2019s uprising, while the regime had taken extreme measures to prevent any kind of protest rally, the brave Resistance Units carried out anti-regime activities in dozens of cities to keep the flame of the uprising alive. Resistance Units are a network of PMOI activists inside Iran. They have played a major role in organizing protests and preventing the regime from establishing an environment of fear.\u00a0The Resistance Units made their presence felt in more than 40 cities. On September 15, the eve of the anniversary of the uprising, Resistance Units in Zahedan, southeast Iran, carried out anti-regime activities. One of the Resistance Unit members held a placard that read, \u201cWe will not compromise with the mullahs or the shah on the blood of martyrs of Zahedan\u2019s bloody Friday.\u201d During the bloody Friday, which happened on Friday, September 30, 2022, security forces in Zahedan opened fire on peaceful protesters in Zahedan, killing more than 100 people, including more than a dozen children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/resistance-units-mark-the-anniversary-of-irans-2022-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">One Year After the Uprising: Iran\u2019s Democratic Revolution Marches On<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-311834 size-medium\" title=\"iran security forces september 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran security forces september 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/iran-security-forces-september-2023.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has been one year since the historic uprising of 2022 shook Iran to its core. What started as women bravely protesting oppressive hijab laws quickly grew into a nationwide call for freedom and democracy.\u00a0While the regime brutally cracked down on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-the-balance-is-shifting-away-from-the-regime-toward-the-people\/\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a>, killing hundreds, the spirit of the uprising could not be extinguished. Today, the flames of revolution continue to burn brighter than ever within Iranian society. Fueled by worsening economic conditions, rampant corruption, and human rights abuses, the Iranian people\u2019s desire for democratic change has only intensified over the past year. Their vision remains clear\u2014to overcome four decades of dictatorship and establish a democratic republic.\u00a0The conditions that sparked the 2022 protests have deteriorated significantly. Runaway inflation has pushed the price of basic goods like food and medicine out of reach for many Iranians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/one-year-after-the-uprising-irans-democratic-revolution-marches-on\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Where Is Yekta Dodangeh, the 14-Year-Old Teenager?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-311899 size-medium\" title=\"yekta dodangeh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yekta-dodangeh-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"yekta dodangeh\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yekta-dodangeh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yekta-dodangeh-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yekta-dodangeh-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yekta-dodangeh.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the evening of Saturday, September 16, 2023, Yekta Dodangeh, a 14-year-old teenager residing in Tehran, was detained by government forces on the first anniversary of the passing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini. Currently, there is still no information available about her fate.\u00a0According to the report received by Iran Human Rights Monitor (IranHRM), Yekta Dodangeh was detained in Tehran on September 16, after being pursued and chased by government forces. Her family remains unaware of her fate. Yekta was arrested near Azadi Square. In a brief phone call with his family, she said, \u201cThe authorities are after me, but I managed to escape.\u201d This was Yekta\u2019s last contact, after which her phone has been inaccessible. Since Yekta Dodangeh\u2019s arrest, this teenager has had no further communication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/09\/19\/where-is-yekta-dodangeh-the-14-year-old-teenager\/\" 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-september-19-2023\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 19,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET Wednesday Protests in Iran On Wednesday, September 20, retired individuals associated with the Social Security of Shush, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":311918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-311897","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 v27.4 - 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