{"id":319475,"date":"2024-05-16T08:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=319475"},"modified":"2024-05-16T20:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T19:35:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-16-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 16, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-319482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/paris-iranian-resistance-activism-15052024-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Resurrects Controversial Internet Bill Putting VPN Usage At Risk<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-310628 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tech-radar-logo-e1691782402849.png\" alt=\"tech radar logo\" width=\"225\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tech-radar-logo-e1691782402849.png 225w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tech-radar-logo-e1691782402849-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran has just resurrected a controversial Internet bill aimed at tightening authorities&#8217; control over the Internet.\u00a0Previously halted in 2022, the proposed Cyberspace Protection Bill seeks to significantly change what content Iranians can access online. Although the details of the provisions aren&#8217;t clear at the time of writing, it&#8217;s believed that the bill could ultimately make it even &#8220;harder&#8221; for Iranians to use the\u00a0<a class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/vpn\/best-vpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/vpn\/best-vpn\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"1131678904470663470\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-label=\"best VPN\" data-component-tracked=\"1\">best VPN<\/a>\u00a0services to bypass further restrictions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest hawk-processed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" data-widget-id=\"d3c6786c-ddcd-4cc5-8496-f5aee049797e\" data-result=\"missing\"><\/aside>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it becomes law, she told me, the proposed Cyberspace Protection Bill will considerably extend the government&#8217;s ability to restrict the national digital space. It could\u00a0<strong>disrupt access to international services<\/strong>, ultimately affecting citizens&#8217; ability to connect to the global internet. Worse still, she went on to explain, it also\u00a0<strong>threatens net neutrality<\/strong>\u00a0by allowing authorities to control online content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/cyber-security\/iran-resurrects-controversial-internet-bill-putting-vpn-usage-at-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 11:00 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Zealand Announces New Sanctions Over Russia&#8217;s War Against Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307847 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"kyiv independent logo (1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/kyiv-independent-logo-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Zealand announced on May 16 a new package of sanctions against 28 individuals and 14 entities over their support for Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The restrictions target actors purportedly involved in the transfer of North Korean arms to Russia for use against Ukraine and Iranian actors providing military assistance to Moscow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Russia is directly supported by its military-industrial complex in its illegal aggression against Ukraine, attacking its sovereignty and territorial integrity,&#8221; New Zealand&#8217;s Foreign Minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/new-zealand-expands-sanctions-against-russia\/r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Winston Peters<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/new-zealand-expands-sanctions-against-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Executed Political Prisoner Khosrow Besharat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319480 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Khosrow-Besharat-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Khosrow-Besharat-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Khosrow-Besharat-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian regime authorities in Ghezel Hesar prison executed Sunni\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-execution-of-sunni-political-prisoner-khosrow-besharat-after-15-years-of-imprisonment\/\">political prisoner Khosrow Besharat<\/a> on May 15, after 15 years of prison and torture in Iran\u2019s prisons. He had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for execution two weeks ago. He was hanged despite warnings and calls. Khosrow Besharat was arrested in Urmia in December 2009 along with six other people. They were transferred to the Urmia Intelligence Department, where they were subjected to brutal torture to extract forced confessions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In March 2016, Mohammad Moghiseh, a criminal judge renowned for his human rights abuses, sentenced him to death. In June 2018, Abolghassem Salavati, another notorious judge, confirmed their death sentence. Both Moghiseh and Salavati have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for their human rights abuses and their role in executing dissidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-regime-executed-political-prisoner-khosrow-besharat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Massoumeh Nassaji, 62, Refuses Food and Medicine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319481 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Massoumeh-Nassaji-hunger-strike-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Massoumeh-Nassaji-hunger-strike-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Massoumeh-Nassaji-hunger-strike-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, May 11, political prisoner Massoumeh Nassaji (Farah), started a hunger strike, refusing food, water, and medicine, to draw attention to the authorities\u2019 failure to address her demands. Her situation has become increasingly dire, prompting concern from human rights advocates and legal experts.\u00a0Massoumeh Nassaji, 62 years old, suffers from asthma and depends on an oxygen machine. She has been incarcerated despite receiving a certificate of intolerance for imprisonment. The judicial and security authorities have consistently rejected her request for release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Moghimi, a lawyer, expressed alarm over Ms. Nassaji\u2019s condition. He emphasized that her life is at risk due to the refusal to release her. Despite the forensics\u2019 approval of her plea to avoid further punishment, Nassaji remains in Evin prison. In protest, she has embarked on a dry food and medicine strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2024\/05\/14\/massoumeh-nassaji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mullahs\u2019 Repression: Fueling Iran\u2019s Mass Exodus<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319478 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-Brain-Drain-Crisis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-Brain-Drain-Crisis.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Iran-Brain-Drain-Crisis-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the major social and cultural crises in Iran is the impact of ideological totalitarianism and political repression under the mullahs\u2019 regime, leading to a significant increase in immigration and brain drain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This issue has become so severe in recent years that some experts warn of \u201cthe danger of Iran becoming empty of elites, specialists, and doctors.\u201d This crisis extends beyond professionals and affects various segments of the population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The economic, social, and cultural burdens resulting from this situation are products of the ruling class\u2019s policies. This class prioritizes religious-political interests, maintaining dominance, power, and wealth over the well-being of the Iranian people, even the most deprived classes. To uphold this preference and dominance, the regime has committed military crimes, political repression, and perpetuated poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-mullahs-repression-fueling-irans-mass-exodus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Social Security Organization Cuts Insurance for Hundreds of Thousands of Construction Workers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313126 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction-workers.jpg\" alt=\"construction workers\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction-workers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/construction-workers-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas Shiri, an inspector from the Construction Workers Union, dismissed the claim of insuring 70,000 construction workers as false and criticized the Social Security Organization, saying that if the insurance of workers is true, they should \u201cprovide us with documents and evidence!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run ILNA news agency, in response to the recent denial by the Social Security Organization regarding the termination of government-paid insurance for \u201c300,000 to 400,000 construction workers,\u201d Shiri said that since this organization inspects construction workers twice a year, how come \u201cdespite these inspections, there were 300,000 to 400,000 fictitious workers whose insurance should be terminated?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/51185-iran-social-security-organization-cuts-insurance-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-construction-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Facing Infant Formula Scarcity Again<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-313062 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"iran baby formula\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iran-baby-formula.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian media have reported a new increase in the price of infant formula and announced that this trend has led to an increase in the price of infant formula in the market and its scarcity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a report, the state-run Eghtesadonline website quoted a citizen as saying, \u201cIn March, I bought two packages of infant formula for 830,000 rials (approximately $1.38), but now I have to pay almost this amount for one infant formula.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state TV news agency, IRIB News, also wrote in a report that from time to time we witness an increase in the price of infant formula or its scarcity in the market, which \u201ccontradicts the population\u2019s youth plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/life-in-iran\/51188-iran-facing-infant-formula-scarcity-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rising Tensions: Jordan Seizes Iranian-Supplied Weapons Destined for Hamas<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319479 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iraq-security-forces-PMO-hash-al-shaabi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iraq-security-forces-PMO-hash-al-shaabi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iraq-security-forces-PMO-hash-al-shaabi-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\">Jordan thwarted a weapons smuggling attempt by a militia supported by an unnamed country in late March, according to an official source. The seized cache included Kalashnikovs and Katyusha rockets, reportedly sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a Muslim Brotherhood cell in Jordan connected to Hamas. \u00a0two Jordanian sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The arrests took place in late March, amidst heightened Middle Eastern tensions, particularly between American-backed Israel and Hamas in Gaza.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plot aimed to destabilize Jordan, a country strategically important due to its borders with Israel, Syria, and Iraq, and its hosting of a US military base. Most smuggled arms were destined for the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but some were meant for use within Jordan by the Brotherhood cell allied with Hamas. The smugglers employed a method of hiding weapons in pits, documented via GPS and photographs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/rising-tensions-jordan-seizes-iranian-weapon-202\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geneva\u2014May 13, 2024: Iranian Resistance Supporters Rally Against Policy of Appeasing Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&amp;#039; regime.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nMFShnIMmOw\" 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%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMFShnIMmOw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT57S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-14T14:52:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nMFShnIMmOw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&#039; regime.<\/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\/nMFShnIMmOw\" 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%2FnMFShnIMmOw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: MEK supporters rally against the appeasement policy with the mullahs&amp;#039; regime.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Geneva, May 13, 2024: Coinciding with the UN Disarmament Commission (UNODA), freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters rallied in front of the UN headquarters. They called for an end to appeasement with the mullahs&#039; regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Geneva, Switzerland\u2014May 13, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Coinciding with the United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNODA) session, supporters of the Iranian Resistance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a>) rallied in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva. They protested against policies of appeasing Iran\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2024\/05\/geneva-may-13-2024-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-against-policy-of-appeasing-irans-regime\/59192\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toronto, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;May 11, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0bOm96tZWRA\" 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%2F0bOm96tZWRA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0bOm96tZWRA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-12T19:32:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0bOm96tZWRA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0bOm96tZWRA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Toronto, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution.<\/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\/0bOm96tZWRA\" 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%2F0bOm96tZWRA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto, Canada&mdash;May 11, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024: Freedom loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Toronto, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a rally to express solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. They also protested against the increasing wave of executions by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/05\/toronto-canada-may-11-2024-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iranian-revolution\/59160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;May 11, 2024:MEK Supporters in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_J1B_AL2qxzk\" 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%2FJ1B_AL2qxzk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J1B_AL2qxzk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-05-12T19:33:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_J1B_AL2qxzk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJ1B_AL2qxzk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Vancouver, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024:MEK Supporters in Support of the Iranian Revolution.<\/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\/J1B_AL2qxzk\" 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%2FJ1B_AL2qxzk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Vancouver, Canada&mdash;May 11, 2024:MEK Supporters in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Vancouver, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024: Freedom loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vancouver, Canada\u2014May 11, 2024:<\/strong>\u00a0Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) organized a rally to express solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. They also protested against the increasing wave of executions by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/05\/vancouver-canada-may-11-2024-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-iranian-revolution\/59179\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Also, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-15-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 15, 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:30 PM Iran Resurrects Controversial Internet Bill Putting VPN Usage At Risk Iran has just resurrected a controversial Internet bill [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":319482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-319475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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