{"id":323346,"date":"2024-08-19T06:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T05:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323346"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:41:32","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-323350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/switzerland-geneva-iranian-resistance-rally-17082024-696x392.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;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Openai Deactivates Chatgpt Accounts Linked To Iranian Disinformation Operation<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255485 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/axios-vector-logo-300x167.png\" alt=\"axios-vector-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OpenAI\u00a0<a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/disrupting-a-covert-iranian-influence-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"said\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/disrupting-a-covert-iranian-influence-operation\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"6605500e-9db6-4fc1-9076-88437349e976\" data-vars-headline=\"OpenAI deactivates ChatGPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation operation\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">said<\/a>\u00a0Friday it deactivated a cluster of ChatGPT accounts this week that were using the AI chatbot to craft fake news articles and social media comments as part of an Iranian\u00a0<a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/10\/ai-misinformation-response-measures\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"disinformation campaign\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/10\/ai-misinformation-response-measures\" data-vars-content-id=\"6605500e-9db6-4fc1-9076-88437349e976\" data-vars-headline=\"OpenAI deactivates ChatGPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation operation\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">disinformation campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why it matters:\u00a0<\/strong>Nation-state adversaries have already shown a vested interest in disrupting the 2024 U.S. elections \u2014 and experts fear AI tools\u00a0<a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/02\/14\/state-hackers-ai-chatbot-use\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"like ChatGPT\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/02\/14\/state-hackers-ai-chatbot-use\" data-vars-content-id=\"6605500e-9db6-4fc1-9076-88437349e976\" data-vars-headline=\"OpenAI deactivates ChatGPT accounts linked to Iranian disinformation operation\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">like ChatGPT<\/a>\u00a0could speed up their ability to craft disinformation.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>This is the first operation OpenAI has spotted and removed that focuses on the U.S. elections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>State of play<\/strong>: OpenAI identified, removed, and banned an unspecified number of ChatGPT accounts this week that were using the tool to create content about the U.S. presidential elections and other topics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/16\/openai-iran-disinformation-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 7:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nurses Continue Their Strikes and Protests as The Regime Ignores Their Demands<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323349 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nurses-protests-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nurses-protests-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Nurses-protests-in-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nurses in cities across Iran have been on strike for 10 days, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Videos posted on social media show nurses continuing these protests in different cities, including several hospitals in Mashhad, Jahrom, and Yasuj. Protesters were chanting slogans such as, \u201cWe will not go anywhere until we get our rights!\u201d In previous similar protests were held in dozens of cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These protests continue under circumstances where, according to reports, striking nurses have been \u201cthreatened with dismissal and the formation of security cases through numerous calls from security forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports, it has been more than 10 days since the start of the nurses\u2019 strikes in several cities, particularly in Shiraz, and the scope of these strikes is expanding daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/nurses-continue-their-strikes-and-protests-as-the-regime-ignores-their-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Economic Challenges: A Bleak Outlook for Employment and Prosperity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323348 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iran-employment-crisis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iran-employment-crisis.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Iran-employment-crisis-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent report published by Etemad newspaper on August 17, Hassan Taei, the former vice president of development, entrepreneurship, and employment at Iran\u2019s Ministry of Labor, painted a concerning picture of Iran\u2019s economic future. His insights shed light on the significant challenges facing the country\u2019s job market and overall prosperity.\u00a0Taei emphasized that for Iran to achieve a relatively prosperous society, its labor force would need to more than double, increasing from the current 26 million to 55 million people. However, he described this goal as \u201cimpossible\u201d given the country\u2019s economic stagnation since 2004.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAn economy that hasn\u2019t managed to grow by an average of 1 percent since 2004 cannot create a million job opportunities,\u201d Taei stated. He explained that creating a million jobs would require generating 300 new positions daily, a feat he deems unfeasible for Iran\u2019s current economic situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-economic-challenges-a-bleak-outlook-for-employment-and-prosperity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Nurses\u2019 Exodus: A Crisis in Healthcare<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257332 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-tired-nurses-300x168.webp\" alt=\"iran-tired-nurses\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-tired-nurses-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-tired-nurses-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iran-tired-nurses.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s healthcare system is facing a critical challenge as nurses across the country engage in strikes and protests, demanding better working conditions and fair compensation. The ongoing demonstrations, which began on August 5 and continued until August 17, highlight the deep-rooted issues plaguing the nursing profession in Iran.\u00a0For months, nurses have been voicing their concerns over their legal status and inadequate nursing tariffs. The situation has become so dire that thousands of nurses are leaving Iran annually, prompting authorities to warn of potential patient fatalities due to severe staffing shortages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The grievances of Iranian nurses are multifaceted. They protest against extended work shifts, low salaries, and mandatory overtime. These challenging conditions have contributed to a significant brain drain in Iran\u2019s healthcare sector, with the country struggling to retain skilled medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iranian-nurses-exodus-a-crisis-in-healthcare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four Male Prisoners and Two Female Prisoners Were Secretly Executed at The Central Prison in Qazvin<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323347 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6executed_Mid_HRM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6executed_Mid_HRM.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/6executed_Mid_HRM-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports received by the Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM), six prisoners were secretly executed at the central prison in Qazvin in August 2024. The exact date of the executions is under investigation.\u00a0According to a reliable source, six prisoners were executed in the current calendar month at the central prison in Qazvin, with the identities of four of them confirmed. The identities of the male prisoners: Vahid Ebrahimzadeh, Vahid Soltanabadi, Amir Hossein Bagherieh, and Hamid Behmazek have been verified by this source. The identities of the two female prisoners have not been confirmed at the time of this news release and are under investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2024\/08\/18\/four-male-prisoners-and-two-female-prisoners-were-secretly-executed-at-the-central-prison-in-qazvin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters Rally at UN Geneva to Protest Executions, Honor 1988 Massacre Martyrs, and Commemorate Reza Rasaei<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Geneva, Aug 16: Rally to Protest Executions, Honor 1988 Massacre Victims &amp;amp; Commemorate Reza Rasaei.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_EBCDQp8lw4o\" 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%2FEBCDQp8lw4o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBCDQp8lw4o\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10M58S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-18T08:33:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_EBCDQp8lw4o\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEBCDQp8lw4o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Geneva, Aug 16: Rally to Protest Executions, Honor 1988 Massacre Victims &amp; Commemorate Reza Rasaei.<\/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\/EBCDQp8lw4o\" 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%2FEBCDQp8lw4o%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Geneva, Aug 16: Rally to Protest Executions, Honor 1988 Massacre Victims &amp;amp; Commemorate Reza Rasaei.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Geneva, Switzerland\u2014August 16, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and MEK supporters held a rally in front of the UN headquarters to protest the mullahs&#039; regime, condemn the wave of brutal executions in Iran, and commemorate Reza Rasaei. On the eve of the 36th anniversary of the 1988 massacre, supporters of the Iranian resistance in Geneva honored the memory of 30,000 political prisoners who were executed in prisons across Iran by the mullahs\u2019 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\u2014August 16, 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 in front of the UN headquarters to protest the increasing wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime. They also called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held in the prisons of the mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran and expressed their solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2024\/08\/mek-supporters-rally-at-un-geneva-to-protest-executions-honor-1988-massacre-martyrs-and-commemorate-reza-rasaei\/63517\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ghwdi-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-79\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-5 juice:lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"021343c5-849d-41db-b2d5-31bb8cd41642\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-18-2024\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 18<\/strong><strong>, 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST Openai Deactivates Chatgpt Accounts Linked To Iranian Disinformation Operation OpenAI&nbsp;said&nbsp;Friday it deactivated a cluster of ChatGPT accounts [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":323350,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-323346","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 v27.4 - 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