{"id":329080,"date":"2025-03-01T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T07:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329080"},"modified":"2025-03-01T10:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T09:12:53","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329086\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Melbourne, Australia, held a bookstand on February 28, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/australia-iranian-resistance-activism-28022025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Melbourne, Australia, held a bookstand on February 28, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lebanon Seizes $2.5 Million Bound for Hezbollah, Sources Say<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) &#8211; Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the sources said it was the first time such a seizure had been made. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The detainee and the seized funds will be handed over to the investigation division at the General Directorate of General Security,&#8221; Lebanon&#8217;s finance ministry said in a statement, without making a reference to Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/lebanon-seizes-25-million-bound-hezbollah-sources-say-2025-02-28\/\" 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: 8:00 AM CET<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Youth Resist Regime\u2019s Brutal Executions with Fiery Operations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The theocratic regime ruling Iran continues to try to preserve its rule through executions and suppression of the youth, with 17 executions on February 19 and 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 24, 2025, Iran\u2019s rebellious youth, chanting the slogan \u201cNo to executions,\u201d responded to the regime\u2019s 17 executions and the 854 executions during Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s presidency with 15 operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Executions backfire against Iran&amp;#039;s regime\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_QVi4cQc4UUg\" 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%2FQVi4cQc4UUg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVi4cQc4UUg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-01-27T12:35:20Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_QVi4cQc4UUg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQVi4cQc4UUg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Executions backfire against Iran&#039;s 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\/QVi4cQc4UUg\" 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%2FQVi4cQc4UUg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Executions backfire against Iran&amp;#039;s regime\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The rebellious youth of Iran gave a fiery response to the wave of executions by the regime and its judiciary, which executed 14 prisoners from January 22 to January 24. They targeted the regime&#039;s centers of oppression and corruption, including Basij and IRGC bases, centers of plunder and financial corruption, and symbols representing the regime&#039;s icons and leaders. *** 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 this round of operations, while setting fire to the images of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and supreme leader Ali Khamenei and regime symbols in various cities, the rebellious youth also struck at the regime\u2019s Basij bases, centers of fundamentalism and crime, and suppression centers as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-youth-resist-regimes-brutal-executions-with-fiery-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Accelerates Nuclear Program Despite Mounting Pressures<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53831 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-300x180.png\" alt=\"The Iranian regime has installed dozens of advanced centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment, the United Nations' atomic watchdog disclosed Monday, a revelation representing just the latest in a series of provocative breaches of the 2015 nuclear deal by the mullahs' regime.\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000-696x418.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IAEA_Iran_latest_nuclear_deal_breach_is_installation_of_more_than_30_new_centrifuges_1000.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While Iran and its regional proxies face conflicts on multiple fronts, the regime continues to channel significant resources into advancing its nuclear ambitions. A recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reveals that Tehran is rapidly progressing toward the production of near-weapons-grade uranium, raising serious international concerns.\u00a0According to the United Nations\u2019 nuclear watchdog, Iran now possesses over 272 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60 percent. This marks an alarming increase of nearly 93 kilograms since the IAEA\u2019s previous report in November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe significantly increased production and accumulation of highly enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear weapon state to produce such nuclear material, is of serious concern,\u201d the IAEA stated in its report. Experts warn that if Iran further enriches its current stockpile to 90 percent\u2014the threshold for weapons-grade material\u2014it could be sufficient for up to six nuclear bombs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/nuclear\/iran-accelerates-nuclear-program-despite-mounting-pressures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rising Cost of Food in Iran: A Growing Crisis for Families<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-318229 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Iran-food-prices-supermarket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Iran-food-prices-supermarket.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Iran-food-prices-supermarket-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The relentless inflation in Iran has pushed the cost of essential food items to unprecedented levels, making it increasingly difficult for families to afford even the most basic necessities. Today, the minimum food expenses for a family of four surpass the average wages of most Iranian workers, exacerbating the financial strain on households.\u00a0Global standards indicate that adults between the ages of 18 and 60 require between 2,000 and 3,000 calories per day to meet their basic nutritional needs. Achieving this intake necessitates three meals a day, including at least one hot meal. However, skyrocketing food prices in Iran have made even a minimal diet unaffordable for a significant portion of the population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/the-rising-cost-of-food-in-iran-a-growing-crisis-for-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Economic Crisis Deepens Amid Internal Power Struggles and U.S. Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-324213 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-press-conference-e1726672424268-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the U.S. government\u2019s renewed maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian regime, Iran\u2019s financial situation is deteriorating rapidly. As the regime loses more sources of revenue, its budget deficit has surged to an estimated one trillion tomans. This worsening crisis has sparked new disputes among regime officials, who fear the social consequences of the country\u2019s dire economic conditions.\u00a0The latest sign of internal discord emerged on the evening of Wednesday, February 26, during a televised debate attended by four members of the regime\u2019s parliament. The discussion revolved around the potential impeachment of Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati. The session quickly devolved into shouting and accusations as officials attempted to shift blame for the country\u2019s economic chaos and escalating poverty without addressing the root causes of the crisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-economic-crisis-deepens-amid-internal-power-struggles-and-u-s-sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Annual Report 2025: A Year of Resistance and Struggle for Women\u2019s Rights in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329083 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Annual-Report-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Annual-Report-2025.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Annual-Report-2025-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As International Women\u2019s Day approaches, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/womens-committee-of-iran-ncri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI Women\u2019s Committee<\/a>\u00a0proudly presents its Annual Report 2025, offering a comprehensive review of the past year\u2019s pivotal events. The report sheds light on the ongoing struggle of women in Iran, documenting their unrelenting fight for freedom, democracy, and equality in the face of systemic repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report, introduced by a poignant foreword from Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the Committee, paints a vivid picture of women\u2019s unyielding pursuit of freedom in the face of brutal repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/02\/28\/annual-report-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mina Soltani, Justice-seeking Mother, Sentenced to Prison and Fined<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-324384 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mina-Soltani-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mina-Soltani-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mina-Soltani-Iran-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mina Soltani Zareh, the justice-seeking mother of Shahriar Mohammadi, one of the victims of the 2022 nationwide protests in Iran, has been sentenced to eight months in prison and a monetary fine by the Iranian judiciary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The verdict issued by Branch 101 of the Criminal Court 2 of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bukan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bukan<\/a>\u00a0convicts Mina Soltani on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and \u201cappearing in public without hijab\u201d, resulting in a sentence of eight months in prison and a fine of one million tomans. The ruling was verbally communicated to her lawyers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/02\/28\/mina-soltani-justice-seeking-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Struggles with Theft and Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Struggles-with-Theft-and-Poverty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Struggles-with-Theft-and-Poverty.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Iran-Struggles-with-Theft-and-Poverty-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The debate over the link between poverty and violent muggings in Iran has intensified following reports of several citizens being killed by robbers. Some legal experts are calling for harsher penalties in the law, while some observers blame the Iranian regime for the worsening economic crisis.\u00a0In a report on Thursday, February 27, Didbaniran website, citing \u201cavailable statistics,\u201d emphasized that \u201cin recent years, due to worsening economic problems and poverty, muggings and thefts have increased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report identifies poverty, economic inequality, unemployment, and mental health issues stemming from these crises as \u201cthe main reasons for crimes such as\u00a0violent muggings.\u201d It also references incidents of mugging in public places and highways, including an \u201carmed robbery on Sadr Expressway\u201d and the killing of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/53481-university-students-in-iran-condemn-regime-for-murder-of-amir-mohammad-khaleqi\/\">Amir Mohammad Khaleqi<\/a>, a young university student in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/53568-iran-struggles-with-theft-and-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Increase in Executions in Iran: 36 Executions in a Week<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329085 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Increase-in-executions-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Increase-in-executions-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Increase-in-executions-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since February 19, 2025, the Islamic Republic of Iran has executed at least 36 prisoners. This statistic translates to an average of four executions per day or one execution every six hours. The sharp increase in executions has raised widespread concerns among human rights activists and international organizations.\u00a0In recent days, several prisoners have been hanged in various prisons across Iran. Some of these cases include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Execution of Two Prisoners in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At dawn on Thursday, February 27, 2025, two prisoners named Morteza Jafari (Amouchi), 38, from Homayounshahr, and Javad Mohammadhani were executed. Both had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/02\/28\/increase-in-executions-in-iran-36-executions-in-a-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Mohammad Hossein Mohabizadeh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329081 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Hossein-Mohabizadeh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Hossein-Mohabizadeh.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Hossein-Mohabizadeh-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohammad Hossein Mohabizadeh, a 43-year-old political prisoner, was arrested on December 10, 2024, after being summoned to the Enforcement Branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Joveyn County. He was then transferred to Sabzevar Prison to serve his sentence. According to court rulings, Mohabizadeh was sentenced to a total of 24 months in prison by the Revolutionary Court and the Criminal Court on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the regime\u201d and \u201cinsulting Khomeini.\u201d Additionally, in a separate case, the Joveyn County Criminal Court sentenced him to two years in prison for \u201cinsulting religious sanctities,\u201d a ruling later upheld by Branch 35 of the Khorasan Razavi Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/02\/28\/political-prisoner-mohammad-hossein-mohabizadeh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh\u2019s Letter: Stand Against Every Death Sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-261875 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sakineh-Parvaneh-in-Vakilabad-Prison-min.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh, a native of Quchan, was arrested by security forces in Tehran on March 6, 2024. She had previously been released from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on February 15, 2023, after serving four years in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2020, she was sentenced to five years in prison and a two-year ban on political activities on charges of \u201cmembership in anti-regime groups.\u201d Additionally, she was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison by Branch 5 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mansouri, on charges of \u201cinsulting Khamenei,\u201d \u201cpropaganda against the regime,\u201d and \u201ccollaboration with foreign media.\u201d This trial was conducted without her right to a chosen lawyer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/02\/28\/political-prisoner-sakineh-parvanehs-letter-stand-against-every-death-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Parviz Sabeti: The Torturer Pursued by His Victims<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329082 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Parviz-Sabeti-the-notorious-former-deputy-director-of-SAVAK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Parviz-Sabeti-the-notorious-former-deputy-director-of-SAVAK.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Parviz-Sabeti-the-notorious-former-deputy-director-of-SAVAK-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports published in Persian-language media, Parviz Sabeti, the former head of SAVAK under the Shah, is being pursued by three former prisoners who were subjected to torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plaintiffs\u2019 lawsuit states that Sabeti planned, supervised, and supported their arrest and torture. The lawsuit emphasizes that Sabeti is recognized as the architect of institutionalized torture in Iran and the public use of forced confessions obtained through torture\u2014practices that he developed and that are now widely used by the clerical regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The complaint describes Sabeti as one of the \u201cmost powerful and terrifying men\u201d of the Shah\u2019s regime, who has maintained ongoing connections with individuals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/parviz-sabeti-the-torturer-pursued-by-his-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Switzerland, Bern: MEK Supporters Protest Death Sentences for PMOI Political Prisoners and Demand Their Release<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters in Bern Protest Death Sentences and Demand Free Political Prisoners - Feb 27, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0mr64uVgLiE\" 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%2F0mr64uVgLiE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0mr64uVgLiE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-28T07:52:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0mr64uVgLiE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0mr64uVgLiE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters in Bern Protest Death Sentences and Demand Free Political Prisoners - Feb 27, 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\/0mr64uVgLiE\" 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%2F0mr64uVgLiE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters in Bern Protest Death Sentences and Demand Free Political Prisoners - Feb 27, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Switzerland, Bern \u2013 February 27, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition to condemn the death sentences of political prisoners affiliated with the group, particularly Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who face imminent execution. Protesters also called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Switzerland, Bern \u2013 February 27, 2025:\u00a0<\/strong>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>) held an exhibition to condemn the\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>\u00a0of political prisoners affiliated with the group, particularly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">Behrouz Ehsani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, who face imminent execution. Protesters also called for the immediate release of all political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/02\/switzerland-bern-mek-supporters-protest-death-sentences-for-pmoi-political-prisoners-and-demand-their-release\/71085\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, February 25, 2025: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Gothenburg, Feb 25, 2025:MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uKSAG8CGvsw\" 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%2FuKSAG8CGvsw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKSAG8CGvsw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-28T06:54:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uKSAG8CGvsw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuKSAG8CGvsw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Gothenburg, Feb 25, 2025:MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&#039; Campaign<\/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\/uKSAG8CGvsw\" 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%2FuKSAG8CGvsw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Gothenburg, Feb 25, 2025:MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the &amp;#039;No to Executions Tuesdays&amp;#039; Campaign\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden - February 25, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign, marking the twenty-second consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime\u2019s continued executions in its prisons. The twenty-second week of the gathering in Gothenburg coincided with the 57th week of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign. This week marked the 57th consecutive Tuesday of strikes by political prisoners in 37 prisons across the country, as they commemorated their unified struggle against state-led executions. Supporters of the Iranian Resistance protested the death sentences imposed on political prisoners associated with the PMOI , particularly Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who face imminent execution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 February 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 a rally in solidarity with the\u00a0<em data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-tuesdays\/\" rel=\"\">No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign<\/a><\/em>, marking the twenty-second consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime\u2019s continued executions in its prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/02\/gothenburg-february-25-2025-mek-supporters-rally-in-support-of-the-no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign\/71057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Winchester Exhibition by Academics in Exile: Supporting Iranian Political Prisoners at Risk of Execution<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Winchester Exhibition: Supporting Iranian Political Prisoners at Risk of Execution - Feb 25, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL__JxrqJRI104\" 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%2F_JxrqJRI104%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_JxrqJRI104\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-28T07:32:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte__JxrqJRI104\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_JxrqJRI104%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Winchester Exhibition: Supporting Iranian Political Prisoners at Risk of Execution - Feb 25, 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\/_JxrqJRI104\" 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%2F_JxrqJRI104%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Winchester Exhibition: Supporting Iranian Political Prisoners at Risk of Execution - Feb 25, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Winchester, England - February 25, 2025: Members of the Academics in Exile Association, who support the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), organized a book exhibition to condemn human rights violations in Iran. The event highlighted the critical situation, particularly the plight of political prisoners facing death sentences, such as Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who face imminent execution. They called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held by the mullahs&#039; regime.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Winchester, England \u2013 February 25-26, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Members of the Academics in Exile Association, who support 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 book exhibition to condemn human rights violations in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/02\/winchester-exhibition-by-academics-in-exile-supporting-iranian-political-prisoners-at-risk-of-execution\/71069\/\" 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-february-28-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 28<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET Lebanon Seizes $2.5 Million Bound for Hezbollah, Sources Say BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) &ndash; Lebanon seized $2.5 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":329086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-329080","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 v27.3 - 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