{"id":328015,"date":"2025-01-27T07:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328015"},"modified":"2025-01-27T07:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T06:33:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-328018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iranian-resistance-activism-jan-2025-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" 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: 7:30 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Political Prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Face Imminent Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324226 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PMOI-supporters-Behrouz-Ehsani-and-Mehdi-Hassani.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PMOI-supporters-Behrouz-Ehsani-and-Mehdi-Hassani.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PMOI-supporters-Behrouz-Ehsani-and-Mehdi-Hassani-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the morning of January 26, 2025, Iranian regime authorities forcibly transferred political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani from Wards 4 and 8 of Evin Prison to Ghezel Hesar Prison without prior notice. Both prisoners have been sentenced to death in sham trials and such transfers are usually the precursor of carrying out the sentence of death row prisoners.\u00a0Following the news, inmates in Ward 4 of Evin Prison gathered in protest, chanting slogans against the regime, including \u201cThis is the final message; if you execute, there will be an uprising,\u201d \u201cDeath to the dictator,\u201d \u201cBy the blood of our comrades, we stand to the end,\u201d and \u201cI will kill the one who killed my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The death sentences for Ehsani and Hassani were initially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/resistance\/irans-regime-sentences-two-pmoi-supporters-to-death\/\">issued on September 16, 2024<\/a>, by the criminal judge Iman Afshari, head of Branch 26 of the regime\u2019s so-called \u201cRevolutionary Court\u201d in Tehran. The charges included \u201crebellion against the state, enmity against God, spreading corruption on earth, membership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), collecting classified information, conspiracy against national security, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Faces Infighting over Negotiations With The U.S.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323775 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Khamenei-and-Pezeshkian-cabinet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Khamenei-and-Pezeshkian-cabinet.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Khamenei-and-Pezeshkian-cabinet-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The debate over negotiations with the United States flared up again within Iran\u2019s regime, and a day after regime president Masoud Pezeshkian made remarks in Ahvaz, on January 25, the Friday prayer pulpits of the regime erupted in controversy.\u00a0On Thursday, January 24, Pezeshkian said at a meeting in Ahvaz: \u201cI believe we should talk to the world with the language of peace, the language of greetings, not by picking fights with everyone.\u201d He then brought up the \u201cgreatness\u201d of China to mask the regime\u2019s humiliation, adding: \u201cChina, with all its greatness, faces numerous threats from the U.S., yet it still cooperates with them because it seeks to maximize its benefits in the world it lives in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following day, after this negotiation-leaning comment by the regime\u2019s president, the representatives of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei coordinated a fierce backlash during Friday prayers in many cities, sharply criticizing him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irans-regime-faces-infighting-over-negotiations-with-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Activities of PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Highlight Growing Anti-Regime Sentiment in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-317853 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Activities-of-PMOI-Resistance-Units-in-Zahedan.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Resistance Units affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) conducted anti-regime activities in Zahedan, the capital of Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, on Friday, January 24. These efforts are part of a broader campaign aimed at rejecting all forms of dictatorship, whether under the Shah or the mullahs and emphasizing the people\u2019s determination to achieve freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a city that has become a symbol of defiance, the Resistance Units amplified their calls for an end to the regime\u2019s tyranny. They used slogans and public demonstrations to reiterate their commitment to the democratic revolution underway in Iran. The slogans highlight the unity between the people and the resistance and their shared goal of uprooting the ruling theocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/activities-of-pmoi-resistance-units-in-zahedan-highlight-growing-anti-regime-sentiment-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Weekly Protests Roundup: Educators Attacked by Security Forces, Retirees Continue to Shout for Their Rights<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Weekly Iran Protests: Security Forces Attack Retired Educators\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_K4mUjySxmW0\" 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%2FK4mUjySxmW0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K4mUjySxmW0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-25T21:04:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_K4mUjySxmW0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FK4mUjySxmW0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Weekly Iran Protests: Security Forces Attack Retired Educators<\/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\/K4mUjySxmW0\" 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%2FK4mUjySxmW0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Iran Protests: Security Forces Attack Retired Educators\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In the past week, Iran witnessed powerful protests as thousands took to the streets, denouncing corruption, theft, and oppression. Citizens across the country demanded justice and basic rights, chanting, \u201cOur rights will only be achieved on the streets.\u201d Highlights include: - Retirees in Isfahan and Kermanshah demanding unpaid wages and justice. - Tehran educators standing firm despite police brutality. - Chooka Wood Factory workers protesting unpaid wages. - SMA patients and families demanding life-saving medication. - Arak residents rallying against severe air pollution. These protests reflect the Iranian people&#039;s resilience in their fight for justice and freedom. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past week, Iran has witnessed a surge in protests across various cities, with citizens voicing their anger and frustration over a wide range of issues, including government corruption, economic hardships, and social injustices. The widespread demonstrations highlight growing dissatisfaction among Iranians as they demand their rights and push back against the regime\u2019s oppressive policies. Below is a recap of key events from the week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-weekly-protests-roundup-educators-attacked-by-security-forces-retirees-continue-to-shout-for-their-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Claims of Progress Contradicted by Iran\u2019s Harsh Economic Realities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-327945 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iran-ali-khamenei-speech-22012025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his latest speech, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei once again claimed that the country is progressing. He urged media outlets to publicize this supposed progress. However, these statements stand in stark contrast to the worsening economic realities faced by ordinary Iranians.\u00a0While Khamenei insists on promoting a narrative of prosperity, the nation is plunging deeper into poverty. For the majority of Iranians, claims of progress ring hollow when their purchasing power erodes daily, and they struggle to afford basic necessities. True economic growth and development manifest through improvements in people\u2019s livelihoods. When citizens have the financial means to fill their shopping baskets and provide for their families, then discussions of progress are meaningful. Conversely, if people\u2019s tables are emptier than ever, such claims amount to mere propaganda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/khameneis-claims-of-progress-contradicted-by-irans-harsh-economic-realities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Misallocation of Funds: Iran\u2019s Oil Ministry Criticized for Mosque Construction Spending<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-318551 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-mosque-contruction.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran regime\u2019s\u00a0<em>Jomhouri-e Eslami<\/em>\u00a0newspaper has revealed that the Ministry of Oil has allocated 287 billion tomans over the past three years for the construction of nine mosques in various cities across the country. This report has sparked widespread criticism regarding the ministry\u2019s priorities and its spending under the guise of \u201csocial responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a piece published on Saturday, January 25, titled\u00a0<em>\u201cWhat Does Building a Mosque Have to Do with the Ministry of Oil?\u201d<\/em> the newspaper disclosed that more than 50 trillion tomans from the ministry\u2019s budget had been earmarked for social responsibility initiatives in the last three years. However, the article highlights a glaring issue: there is no transparent mechanism to account for how these funds are spent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/misallocation-of-funds-irans-oil-ministry-criticized-for-mosque-construction-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rising Prices of Potatoes and Appliances in Iran Due to Supply and Exchange Issues<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257920 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500-1068x678.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-borqhan-savojbolagh-e1650181304500.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A month after the establishment of the commercial foreign exchange market, the exchange rate allocated for the import of non-essential goods has reached approximately 664,000 rials per dollar. These changes, due to the rising cost of imports, have caused a 5% to 20% increase in the prices of household appliances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the dollar\u2019s price in the open market stands at approximately 840,000 rials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run Etemad Online newspaper, this change in the exchange rate over the past month has caused a roughly 22% increase in the cost of the dollar for importers. Producers and sellers of household appliances have also factored this increase into their product prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/53231-rising-prices-of-potatoes-and-appliances-in-iran-due-to-supply-and-exchange-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Decline in Rice Production and Rising Prices in Iran Amid Inflation Growth and Public Protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-257803 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618-696x410.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/iran-tabriz-grand-market-e1649921691618.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The import of rice from March 21 to December 21, 2024, has decreased by approximately 20%, while the Ministry of Agriculture has claimed that with the production of 2.7 million tons of rice this year, the country\u2019s need for imports has reduced.\u00a0According to the state-run Tasnim News Agency, Shayegan Adibi introduced as an agricultural expert and the former \u201crice project manager\u201d at the Ministry of Agriculture, stated that according to the latest official report by the ministry, the area under rice cultivation in 2023 was announced to be approximately 700,000 hectares. Including re-cultivation and ratoon harvests, this figure reached 790,000 hectares.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/53227-decline-in-rice-production-and-rising-prices-in-iran-amid-inflation-growth-and-public-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Corruption, Abuse, and Injustice in Ghezel Hesar Prison Highlight Systemic Failures<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328017 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IranHRM-12-corruption-in-Qezel-Hesar-prison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IranHRM-12-corruption-in-Qezel-Hesar-prison.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IranHRM-12-corruption-in-Qezel-Hesar-prison-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ghezel Hesar Prison, located near Karaj, holds nearly 17,000 inmates, making it the largest prison in the Middle East. However, beyond its overcrowded conditions lies a deeper crisis involving systemic corruption and abuse within its administration. Ghezel Hesar operates as a self-contained city due to its size, forcing inmates to depend entirely on the prison\u2019s Welfare Foundation (Bonyad Ta\u2019avon) for basic necessities. This organization holds a monopoly over the supply of food, water, medicine, clothing, and other essentials. However, reports reveal that these items are sold at exorbitant prices and are often of poor quality, leaving prisoners with no alternative but to accept the exploitation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/01\/26\/corruption-abuse-and-injustice-in-qezel-hesar-prison-highlight-systemic-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ships Carrying Rocket Fuel Ingredients Depart from China to Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-222976 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-ships-cannot-unload-and-remain-waiting-in-Chinese-ports-\u2013-File-photo-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Iran\u2019s-ships-cannot-unload-and-remain-waiting-in-Chinese-ports-\u2013-File-photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-ships-cannot-unload-and-remain-waiting-in-Chinese-ports-\u2013-File-photo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran\u2019s-ships-cannot-unload-and-remain-waiting-in-Chinese-ports-\u2013-File-photo.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, January 22, 2025,\u00a0<em>The Financial Times<\/em>\u00a0reported that Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has acquired 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate from China, a key component in producing rocket fuel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the report, this amount of sodium perchlorate can yield 1,300 tons of fuel, sufficient for 260 medium-range missiles. Sodium perchlorate is a critical ingredient in solid rocket propellants, particularly for ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The newspaper stated that two Iranian ships transported the material last Tuesday from Daishan Island in China to Bandar Abbas, a port city in southern Iran. These ships are expected to reach Iranian waters within three weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/ships-carrying-rocket-fuel-ingredients-depart-fro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne by MEK Supporters Condemn Human Rights Violations and Highlight Iran\u2019s Struggle for Freedom<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Exhibition in Sydney by MEK Supporters Condemns Human Rights Violations - January 23, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2mWeQB6iaco\" 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%2F2mWeQB6iaco%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2mWeQB6iaco\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT23S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-26T11:18:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2mWeQB6iaco\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2mWeQB6iaco%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Exhibition in Sydney by MEK Supporters Condemns Human Rights Violations - January 23, 2025<\/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\/2mWeQB6iaco\" 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%2F2mWeQB6iaco%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition in Sydney by MEK Supporters Condemns Human Rights Violations - January 23, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Australia, Sydney \u2013 January 23, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime&#039;s ongoing crimes against its citizens and to express solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution. This event also condemned the regime\u2019s use of death sentences against political prisoners, including those associated with the\u00a0PMOI.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Australia \u2013 January 23-24, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) held exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing crimes against its citizens and to express solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>. These events also condemned the regime\u2019s use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/12\/urgent-action-required-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran\/67727\/\" rel=\"\">death sentences<\/a>\u00a0against political prisoners, including those associated with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/01\/exhibitions-in-sydney-and-melbourne-by-mek-supporters-condemn-human-rights-violations-and-highlight-irans-struggle-for-freedom\/69656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhibition in Bucharest Condemns Iran\u2019s Regime Executions and Expresses Support for the Iranian Revolution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Exhibition in Bucharest Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Regime Executions &amp;amp; Expresses Support for Iran Revolution.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2XT8VkZvfgo\" 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%2F2XT8VkZvfgo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2XT8VkZvfgo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-26T11:02:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2XT8VkZvfgo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2XT8VkZvfgo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Exhibition in Bucharest Condemns Iran\u2019s Regime Executions &amp; Expresses Support for Iran 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\/2XT8VkZvfgo\" 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%2F2XT8VkZvfgo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Exhibition in Bucharest Condemns Iran&rsquo;s Regime Executions &amp;amp; Expresses Support for Iran Revolution.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bucharest, Romania \u2013 January 25, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to show solidarity with the Iranian Revolution and to condemn the Iranian regime&#039;s escalating executions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bucharest, Romania \u2013 January 25, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Supporters 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>) held an exhibition to show solidarity with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>\u00a0and to condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/01\/exhibition-in-bucharest-condemns-irans-regime-executions-and-expresses-support-for-the-iranian-revolution\/69658\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-26-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 26<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET Iranian Political Prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Face Imminent Execution On the morning of January 26, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":328018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-328015","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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