{"id":312822,"date":"2023-10-24T06:30:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312822"},"modified":"2023-10-24T19:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T18:09:57","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 24, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-312824\" title=\"iran azerbaijan tabriz retirees protest 26102023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023.jpg\" alt=\"iran azerbaijan tabriz retirees protest 26102023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/iran-azerbaijan-tabriz-retirees-protest-26102023-745x420.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\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: 8:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuesday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"group final-completion w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-1715\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 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 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\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 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, October 24, gatherings of retirees from the Social Security and National Pension Organization once again assembled in protest against poor living conditions and the non-realization of their demands. These gatherings took place in Kermanshah, Hamedan, Sanandaj, and Ahvaz, in front of the governor&#8217;s office building.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 24\u2014Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally as the regime continues to ignore their demands for higher pensions 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\/P06snHp2Ln\">pic.twitter.com\/P06snHp2Ln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1716852700103549315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 retired government employees in Kermanshah.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHfdymzC8P\">pic.twitter.com\/OHfdymzC8P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1716854520167166409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 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\">October 24\u2014Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retired government employees hold protest rally in front of the provincial office of the Government Retirement Fund, demanding higher pensions 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\/2wgL6rRuTa\">pic.twitter.com\/2wgL6rRuTa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1716791708497637648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\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;\">US Congressman Kevin McCarthy Calls on Biden Administration to Confront Iranian Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview on October 21, Kevin McCarthy, the former Speaker of the United States Congress, stressed the importance of facing the clerical dictatorship in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He told MSNBC News, &#8220;The U.S. government must change its policies. When the current administration took office, Iran only had $4 billion in foreign exchange. Now, they have $70 billion. Iran only produced 400,000 barrels of oil per day when Biden took office. They now produce three million. They&#8217;re getting billions of dollars to fund terrorism around the world and you cannot stop Hamas and you cannot get American hostages back without confronting Iran. They cannot make the same mistake they did in Afghanistan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Full McCarthy: I don&rsquo;t need the speakership &lsquo;title. I&rsquo;m going to help in any way I can&rsquo;\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;start\\=424\" id=\"WYL_Q7GKSQ-yMdw\" 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%2FQ7GKSQ-yMdw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q7GKSQ-yMdw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT12M3S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-22T16:30:05Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_Q7GKSQ-yMdw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQ7GKSQ-yMdw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Full McCarthy: I don\u2019t need the speakership \u2018title. I\u2019m going to help in any way I can\u2019<\/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\/Q7GKSQ-yMdw\" 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%2FQ7GKSQ-yMdw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Full McCarthy: I don&rsquo;t need the speakership &lsquo;title. I&rsquo;m going to help in any way I can&rsquo;\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) joins Meet the Press in an exclusive interview to discuss House Republicans\u2019 speaker fight and the war in Israel. \u00bb Subscribe to NBC News: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC \u00bb Watch more NBC video: http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https:\/\/smart.link\/5d0cd9df61b80 Breaking News Alerts: https:\/\/link.nbcnews.com\/join\/5cj\/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/FollowNBC Get more of NBC News delivered to your inbox: nbcnews.com\/newsletters #KevinMcCarthy #Israel #Politics\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian-backed Proxy Groups Have Increased Attacks Against US Personnel, John Kirby Says<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312831 size-medium\" title=\"john kirby white house press briefing (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"john kirby white house press briefing (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/john-kirby-white-house-press-briefing-1.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2023\/10\/23\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-nsc-coordinator-for-strategic-communications-john-kirby-22\/\" rel=\"noopener\">White House press briefing<\/a> on October 23, United States NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said, &#8220;Over the course of the last few days, we have seen an uptick in rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups against military bases housing U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria.\u00a0 And we\u2019re deeply concerned about the potential for any significant escalation of these attacks in the days ahead. At the direction of President Biden, the Secretary of Defense has ordered the military to take steps to prepare for this to ensure that we\u2019re postured appropriately, both in terms of being able to defend our forces and respond decisively as needed.\u00a0The Secretary of Defense has directed two carrier strike groups to the region, and we are now sending more air defenses to U.S. air bases in the region. Now, we know these groups are supported by the IRGC and their regime.\u00a0 We know Iran continues to support Hamas and Hezbollah.\u00a0 And we know that Iran is closely monitoring these events and, in some cases, actively facilitating these attacks and spurring on others who may want to exploit the conflict for their own good or for that of Iran. We know Iran\u2019s goal is to maintain some level of deniability here, but we\u2019re not going to allow them to do that. We also are not going to allow any threat to our interests in the region to go unchallenged. We demonstrated last week that we have and will use the military capabilities available to us to protect and defend those interests.\u00a0 And those capabilities are getting bigger and better every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3>NCRI Women\u2019s Committee Condemns Prison Sentences Issued for Two Innocent Female Journalists in Iran<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-220998 size-medium\" title=\"English-statement-NCRI women\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/English-statement-NCRI-women-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Mullahs\u2019 Misogynous Regime Is Preparing Further Clampdown on Iran\u2019s Women and Youths Under the Pretext of Improper Veiling\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/English-statement-NCRI-women-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/English-statement-NCRI-women-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/English-statement-NCRI-women-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/English-statement-NCRI-women.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thirteen months after the imprisonment of the two journalists\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/22\/two-journalists-sentenced-25-years\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/22\/two-journalists-sentenced-25-years\/\">Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi<\/a>, the clerical regime\u2019s judiciary has pronounced judgment against them for reporting the murder and burial ceremony of Jina Amini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abolqasem_Salavati\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abolqasem_Salavati\">notorious Judge Abolghassem Salavati\u00a0<\/a>sentenced Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi to 13 and 12 years imprisonment respectively, including 7 and 6 years of imprisonment, on the absurd charge of \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/01\/niloufar-hamedi-and-elaheh-mohammadi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/08\/01\/niloufar-hamedi-and-elaheh-mohammadi\/\">collaborating with the hostile US government<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee, stressing the need for the immediate release of these two innocent female journalists, calls on the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and the Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to condemn these sentences handed down by the misogynist regime\u2019s judiciary in Iran. It also calls on them to take urgent measures for the immediate release of the said journalists and other imprisoned journalists in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/23\/female-journalists-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heavy Sentences Against Journalists; Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi Were Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312808 size-medium\" title=\"Nilufar Hamedi Elaheh Mohammadi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nilufar Hamedi Elaheh Mohammadi\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Nilufar-Hamedi-Elaheh-Mohammadi.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After 396 days of waiting, right on the birthday of Niloufar Hamedi, the Revolutionary Court announced the verdict of the preliminary trial of Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi.\u00a0Elaheh Mohammadi, a journalist of Ham Mihan newspaper and Niloufar Hamidi, a journalist of Sharq newspaper in Tehran, who both prepared a report on the death of Jina Amini, were sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Iranian judicial system. The two political prisoners are currently in Evin prison.\u00a0According to the report received by the Iran Human Rights Monitor (IranHRM), Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Abolghasem Salavati, Niloufar Hamedi was sentenced to 7 years in prison on the charge of \u201ccollaboration with the hostile government of America.\u201d She was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of \u201cgathering and colluding against the security of the country,\u201d and sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of propaganda against the Iranian regime. In total, Niloufar has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2023\/10\/23\/heavy-sentences-against-journalists-niloufar-hamedi-and-elaheh-mohammadi-were-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Disturbing Escalation of Arrests and Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-250162 size-medium\" title=\"IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IRGC-arrests-Iranians-for-anti-government-activities-in-southeastern-city-and-near-Tehran-min.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>The human rights situation in Iran has taken a deeply troubling turn in recent years, marked by a significant increase in arrests and executions. The escalating crackdown on dissent and the surging number of executions are showing no mercy.\u00a0Political activists, journalists, religious minorities, and individuals exercising their right to free speech have increasingly become targets of imprisonment, often without fair trials or legal representation. This surge in arrests is part of a broader effort to silence opposition and suppress civil liberties.\u00a0Moreover, Iran\u2019s use of capital punishment has drawn widespread condemnation from human rights organizations, as the country has one of the highest execution rates per capita in the world.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/a-disturbing-escalation-of-arrests-and-executions-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">17 Women Executed in Iran in 2023, the Last One in the Central Prison of Isfahan<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312825 size-medium\" title=\"women executed 220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-executed-220-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"women executed 220\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-executed-220-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-executed-220-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-executed-220-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/women-executed-220.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Judiciary has executed another woman. The identity of the woman executed in the Central Prison of Isfahan on Saturday, October 21, 2023, has not been obtained at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The woman, originally from Daran County, had been detained in Dowlatabad Prison. She was transferred to the Central Prison of Isfahan, also known as Dastgerd Prison, for execution. She was hanged at dawn on Saturday morning, October 21, 2023, along with a Baluch man named, Davoud Jalali.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This woman is the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/09\/07\/executions-of-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">220<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0woman to be executed<\/a>\u00a0in Iran since 2007, and the 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0woman executed in 2023, so far, according to the data compiled by the NCRI Women\u2019s Committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/24\/17-women-executed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Death of Armita Geravand; Brain Death Finalized<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-312826 size-medium\" title=\"Death of Armita Geravand\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Death of Armita Geravand\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand-840x420.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Death-of-Armita-Geravand.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state media in Iran announced the death of Armita Geravand on Sunday, October 22, 2023. After 21 days of doing nothing and keeping the young innocent woman just connected to medical devices, the Iranian regime\u2019s media finally announced the death of Armita Geravand. The devices were disconnected from her at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, and she was transferred to the morgue.\u00a0Her family has been told to be prepared for her burial. Intelligence services are putting pressure on her family with regard to the place of burial.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2023\/10\/24\/death-of-armita-geravand\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Multi-pronged Education Crisis And Its Destructive Effects<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51535 size-medium\" title=\"Iran\u2019s education system\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Irans-Education-System-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s education system\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Irans-Education-System-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Irans-Education-System-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Irans-Education-System-696x467.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Irans-Education-System.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Statistical Center of Iran, in its \u201cReport on the Social and Cultural Situation of Iran, Spring 2023,\u201d announced that in the academic year 2022-2023, over 556,000 children between the ages of 15 and 17 dropped out of high school, including 295,000 boys and 261,000 girls. This statistic does not include those who have dropped out of high school altogether. Economic deprivation and poverty are the main reasons for this situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, according to the statement by Masoumeh Najafi Pazuki, the Deputy of Elementary Education at the regime\u2019s Ministry of Education, in the current year, 160,000 individuals have not registered for elementary school and have remained out of education. Although she claims that this figure has remained constant over the past five years, the statistical report indicates an increasing trend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/life-in-iran\/50128-iran-multi-pronged-education-crisis-and-its-destructive-effects\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turku, Finland\u2014October 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Turku, Finland&mdash;October 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ZcTQ4Xlx88g\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" 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class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j2bJ2VAgqa4\" 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%2Fj2bJ2VAgqa4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto&mdash;October 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada\u2014October 21, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">Oct 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held Rallies in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution in Berlin &amp; Hamburg<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Oct 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held Rallies in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution in Berlin &amp;amp; Hamburg\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UHNUsLN1pt0\" 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%2FUHNUsLN1pt0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UHNUsLN1pt0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-10-23T07:52:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UHNUsLN1pt0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUHNUsLN1pt0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div 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Hamburg.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">Gothenburg, Sweden\u2014October 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, Sweden&mdash;October 21, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Rally in Support of the Iran Revolution\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bvbkJC1as-0\" 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%2FbvbkJC1as-0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bvbkJC1as-0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" 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