{"id":320577,"date":"2024-06-17T07:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T06:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=320577"},"modified":"2024-06-17T20:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T19:31:02","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-june-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-june-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 June 17, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 9:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n

A Month of Shame and Humiliation as the West Seeks to Appease the Iranian Mullahs<\/h3>\n

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It has been a month of shame and humiliation for the West. First, the UN General Assembly held a memorial service to honor \u2018The Butcher of Tehran\u2019 \u2013 Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran who was killed in a helicopter crash on May 19. Raisi was a bloodstained executioner who boasted of his involvement in the hanging of over 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, mostly members or supporters of the Iranian democratic opposition movement the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK). For the UN, as the last bastion of the struggle to end human rights abuse and the last redoubt of fighting crimes against humanity, to commemorate such a monster was the ultimate disgrace.<\/p>\n

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The Release of Hamid Noury Gives Iran\u2019s Regime A Carte Blanche for Crimes Against Humanity<\/h3>\n

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The release of Hamid Noury, one of the executioners of the 1988 massacre, from a Swedish prison is as reprehensible and contrary to recognized human rights and international humanitarian principles as it is indefensible with any excuse or legal cover. It is akin to the Nuremberg Trials freeing Holocaust criminals or operators of Hitler\u2019s crematoriums with praise, returning them to normal life, and even sending them to places where their accomplices would welcome them with flowers.<\/p>\n

Hamid Noury, also known as \u201cHamid Abbasi,\u201d is an executioner who was promoted from guard to assistant prosecutor due to his active participation in the abuse and torture of prisoners. This criminal operated in Gohardasht and Evin prisons, working under the criminal prosecutor Mohammad Moghiseh (Nasserian). During the 1988 massacre of prisoners, Noury transferred prisoners to the \u201cdeath corridor\u201d after their death sentences were issued by the Death Commission members, Hossein-Ali Nayyeri, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, and Ebrahim Raisi.<\/p>\n

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Global Outrage over The Release of Convicted Criminal Hamid Noury<\/h3>\n

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On Saturday, Hamid Noury, one of the executioners of the 1988 massacre who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden, was returned to Iran in a disgraceful prisoner-swap deal with the hostage-taking regime of the mullahs. This allows him to continue his crimes against the people and freedom seekers of Iran along with other executioners of this regime.<\/p>\n

This action is a betrayal of human rights and an encouragement of crimes against humanity, terrorism, and hostage-taking. It assures the criminal regime ruling Iran that if its terrorists and executioners like Asadollah Asadi and Hamid Noury are caught by justice in other countries, it can retrieve them through hostage-taking leverage.<\/p>\n

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Political Prisoners in Evin Prison: Nasim Gholami Simiyari and Others Detained Without Trial<\/h3>\n

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Nearly 400 days have passed since Nasim Gholami Simiyari was arrested and detained. She remains in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison with her legal status still uncertain. Despite being arraigned three times on charges including \u201cassembly and collusion against national security,\u201d \u201cpropaganda against the state,\u201d and \u201cBagh-ye\u201d (armed insurgency),\u00a0she has yet to face trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Two other political prisoners, Varisha Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi, are also facing charges of \u201cBagh-ye\u201d and have been held without trial. Ms. Moradi has been imprisoned for almost 330 days, while Ms. Azizi has been detained for approximately 320 days. All three women continue to endure prolonged detention without resolution.<\/p>\n

Ms. Moradi suffers from several ailments, including joint and back pain, and is barely able to walk. She has also experienced severe weight loss since her arrest. In the last three months, she has been sent to the hospital outside the prison twice due to her illness, but she received no specialized treatment; hospital doctors only conducted examinations.<\/p>\n

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The Soaring Cost of Basic Necessities in Iran: A Growing Crisis<\/h3>\n

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In recent times, the escalating cost of basic food items has cast a shadow over the lives of Iran\u2019s populace, particularly impacting the low-income sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe price of 100 grams of salt is 450,000 tomans! This means that one kilogram of salt costs 4.5 million tomans, which is more than half the monthly salary of an official worker. For example, the price of olive oil reached one million tomans last year!\u201d<\/p>\n

The situation remained critical until the regime\u2019s missile attack on Israel, which caused prices to soar even further.<\/p>\n

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Sweden Returns Hamid Noury, a Convict Sentenced to Life Imprisonment, to Iran<\/h3>\n

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Iran and Sweden, with Oman\u2019s mediation, exchanged several imprisoned citizens, resulting in the release of Hamid Noury, a former deputy prosecutor, in exchange for the release of\u00a0Johan Floderus<\/a> and Saeed Azizi, two Swedish hostages held by Iran\u2019s regime. Noury was then sent to Tehran.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, June 15, after his release and arrival in Iran, Hamid Noury emphasized that he is \u201cHamid Abbasi,\u201d a pseudonym he used as a deputy prosecutor at Gohardasht Prison during the executions of political prisoners in 1988<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few hours earlier, the deputy for international affairs of the Iranian judiciary announced that\u00a0Hamid Noury<\/a>, who had been tried and imprisoned in Sweden, was released and would return to Iran.<\/p>\n

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General McKenzie\u2019s \u201cThe Melting Point\u201d: The Story Behind Soleimani\u2019s Death<\/h3>\n

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When a US contractor was killed in a strike on December 27, 2019, by the Iranian-supported forces In Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against the militia in Iraq and across the border in Syria. President Trump said Iran would pay \u201ca big price\u201d for the storming of the US embassy in Baghdad a couple of days before that. Nobody could have imagined it would be such a big price \u2013 probably not even the Iranian officials. Trump then authorized the drone strike against Maj. Gen. Soleimani was hit along with a senior Iraqi militia leader as he was being driven out of Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of Friday, January 3, 2020, a convoy of off-road vehicles departed from Baghdad airport. Among them was General Qassem Soleimani, who had been instrumental in Iranian foreign policy since the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US and its allies. He was the head of the Quds Force, the external branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. He was widely considered the second most influential figure in the Iranian regime and the architect of Iran\u2019s Middle East strategy. Under different circumstances, his death alone would have been a significant event. An Iranian politician said Maj. Gen. Soleimani\u2019s body was identified by the ring he wore.<\/p>\n

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MEK Supporters Rallies in European Cities to Denounce Sweden-Mullahs Deal for Release of 1988 Massacre Executioner Hamid Noury<\/h3>\n
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