{"id":322724,"date":"2024-07-31T08:40:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=322724"},"modified":"2024-08-03T06:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T05:21:19","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 31, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran<\/h3>\n

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Hamas said its\u00a0political leader Ismail Haniyeh\u00a0was killed<\/a>\u00a0in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran, a major development that throws the region into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase.<\/p>\n

Israel has neither confirmed nor denied being behind Haniyeh\u2019s assassination.\u00a0<\/strong>In remarks Wednesday, a defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0vowed to keep fighting<\/a>, saying his country is \u201cready for any scenario\u201d and has delivered \u201ccrushing blows\u201d to its enemies.<\/p>\n

Haniyeh was the second figure of an Iran-backed group assassinated in the past day, following the\u00a0killing by Israel of a senior Hezbollah commander<\/a>\u00a0in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n

UN Expert Cites Genocide in Iran, Hints at World\u2019s Complacency<\/h3>\n

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The outgoing UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Prof. Javaid Rehman, issued his\u00a0final report<\/a>\u00a0on July 17, 2024, and reiterated a call for international bodies, including the UN, to hold Iranian officials accountable for \u201catrocity crimes.\u201d The landmark report emphasized the mass executions of political prisoners in the 1980s and affirmed that there are grounds to label these killings as \u201cgenocide\u201d and to prosecute them accordingly.<\/p>\n

Rehman underscored that the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), which is the country\u2019s leading pro-democracy opposition, was the main target of the 1988 massacre. Some\u00a030,000<\/a>\u00a0of its members and sympathizers were lost to the Iranian regime\u2019s gallows just between July and September 1988, according to credible reports. The report acknowledged that the evident purpose of the massacre was to destroy not just the MEK but entire communities identified by regime officials and then-Supreme Leader Khomeini as \u201cenemies of Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n

Political Prisoners Launch \u201cNo To Execution Tuesdays Campaign\u201d Amid Surge in Executions<\/h3>\n

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In a bold move against the rising tide of executions in Iran, political prisoners across 17 prisons have launched the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays Campaign,\u201d now in its 27th week. The campaign, which began with a handful of prisons, has expanded to include facilities in major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, and Tabriz, as well as smaller towns like Khoy, Naqadeh, and Saqqez.\u00a0The latest round of protests, which started on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, saw prisoners in various wards of Evin prison, Ghezel Hesar, Central Karaj, Khorramabad, and other facilities embarking on hunger strikes. The campaign has gained momentum with the recent addition of Nezam Prison in Shiraz.<\/p>\n

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An Important Milestone for Iran\u2019s Justice-Seeking Movement<\/h3>\n

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The 1979 revolution marked an end to the despotic rule of the shah in Iran and the beginning of a new chapter for the struggles of Iran\u2019s people. The people of Iran, eager to achieve freedom and liberation from the yoke of despotism, stood firm to realize the spring of freedom in Iran. But this spring soon turned into a cold autumn and winter, with all hopes fading away as the mullahs hijacked the revolution. Freedom vanished, and prisons, chains, torture, and executions spread throughout the country. Those brief moments of sweet victory were suddenly crushed by corrupt, thieving, and criminal mullahs, and poverty and misery prevailed.<\/p>\n

The climax of the brutality in the history of the mullahs\u2019 religious fascism was the massacre of more than political prisoners in 1988, most of whom were members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). The regime carried out this massacre under a fatwa by regime supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini, who made it clear that anyone who stood steadfastly in support of the PMOI should be killed.<\/p>\n

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The School Judge: Iran\u2019s Repressive Plan to Curb Student Protests<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime has unveiled an alarming plan to deploy \u201cschool judges\u201d across the country, a move that has sparked tensions and concerns among parents, teachers, and students. According to Asghar Jahangir, the spokesperson for the regime\u2019s judiciary, \u201cThe plan of the school judge is on the agenda this year in the whole country, both to identify these damages and not to allow them to pollute its environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stated purpose of this plan, according to government officials, is to \u201cmanage students\u2019 behavior.\u201d However, many perceive it as a blatant attempt to suppress the voices of students who challenge the status quo and express dissent against the regime\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Regime\u2019s Efforts to Influence U.S. Elections and Sow Discord<\/h3>\n

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In a recent assessment of the disinformation landscape leading up to the November U.S. elections, intelligence officials have highlighted Iran\u2019s ongoing efforts to stoke societal discord and potentially influence the presidential race. The Iranian regime appears to be reprising its strategy from 2020, aiming to undermine former President Donald Trump\u2019s bid to return to the White House.<\/p>\n

According to a senior official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Tehran\u2019s motivations stem from a desire to \u201cavoid an outcome they perceive would increase tensions with the United States.\u201d This statement alludes to, without explicitly stating, Iran\u2019s opposition to Trump\u2019s potential return to power.<\/p>\n

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Unyielding Spirits: The Fight for Liberation from Evin\u2019s Walls<\/h3>\n

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A group of political prisoners from the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison in Tehran sent out a statement today, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, announcing that they stand with other political prisoners in the\u00a0Tuesdays Against Executions<\/a> Campaign. Following is a translation of their statement: The regime aims to suppress and block the rebellion and uprising of a people exhausted by systematic censorship, oppression, and executions by imprisoning liberated women\u2014those free from exploitative thoughts and those who have gained the strength, power, and ability to break all barriers and shatter every chain of oppression and servitude.<\/p>\n

We, a group of female political prisoners in the\u00a0women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison<\/a>, stand shoulder to shoulder with our brothers in the dreadful prisons under the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader.<\/p>\n

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14,000 Hemophilia Patients in Iran Facing Medication Shortages<\/h3>\n

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Elnaz Yari, the director of the Hemophilia Center of Tehran Province, noted that 14,000 hemophilia\u00a0patients<\/a> are registered in the country. She emphasized the provision of medication as the primary need of these patients and stated that this center has experienced one of the most challenging periods in recent years in terms of supplying hemophilia medications.\u00a0In an interview with the regime\u2019s ISNA news agency, the director of the Hemophilia Center of Tehran Province mentioned that out of the 14,000 hemophilia patients in the country, 4,000 are in Tehran. She added that there are probably patients in the country, especially in deprived areas like Sistan and Baluchestan Province (where consanguineous marriages are common), who have not been identified yet.<\/p>\n

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Iranian President Pezeshkian Faces Global Backlash Over Ceremony Guests<\/h3>\n

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While officials of the Iranian regime attempted to present the inauguration ceremony of the 14th government\u2019s president as a \u201csymbol of power\u201d in the world, the presence of some foreign guests, including Enrique Mora, has faced criticism.<\/p>\n

Adam Bielan MEP, foreign affairs coordinator for the ECR Group, was among those who protested against the attendance of the Deputy Foreign Policy Chief of the European Union at Pezeshkian\u2019s inauguration. In a letter to Josep Borrell, he wrote, \u201cThis decision is not only misguided but stands in direct contradiction to the values and principles that the European Union purports to uphold,\u201d Bielan stated in his letter. \u201cWe expect a swift and appropriate response to ensure that our foreign policy remains consistent with our shared values and commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paris, July 30, 2024: MEK Supporters Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution<\/h3>\n
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