{"id":330163,"date":"2025-04-06T08:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330163"},"modified":"2025-04-06T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:58:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 6, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330166\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025.jpg\" alt=\"ITMC workers protest job insecurity outside the company headquarters on April 5, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ITMC-workers-protest-05042025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ITMC workers protest job insecurity outside the company headquarters on April 5, 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;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yemen Houthi Rebels Say US Strikes Kill 2; Trump\u2019s Bombing Video Suggests Higher Overall Death Toll<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/houthis\">Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels<\/a>, the group said Sunday, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strikes in Saada killed two people and wounded nine others, with footage aired by the Houthis\u2019 al-Masirah satellite news channel showing a strike collapsing what appeared to be a two-story building. The Iranian-backed Houthis aired no footage from inside the building, which they described as a solar power shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The intense campaign of airstrikes in Yemen under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Trump<\/a>\u00a0targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Mideast waters stemming from the Israel-Hamas war\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthi-rebels-us-strikes-iran-447f4abb39cc12c7f2f5596f0e33407b\">has killed at least 69 people<\/a>, according to casualty figures released by the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthis-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-87ca0be8a841ce3e939d65ee72d2c021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Defy Regime Oppression with Messages of Uprising<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bold act of defiance amidst severe repression, PMOI Resistance Units in the city of Zahedan carried out a daring campaign by distributing and posting large-scale leaflets and banners containing revolutionary slogans across public areas and near Friday prayers gatherings. This action directly challenged the tight security grip imposed by the Iranian regime, particularly in the marginalized and heavily monitored region of Sistan and Baluchestan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan defy regime oppression with messages of uprising <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7nNjKaaLpU\">https:\/\/t.co\/7nNjKaaLpU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1908581001166541120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the intense security measures and surveillance, the Resistance Units succeeded in spreading their message to the public with powerful and direct slogans that reflect the collective consciousness and revolutionary resolve of the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/pmoi-resistance-units-in-zahedan-defy-regime-oppression-with-messages-of-uprising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mullah&#8217;s Demonization Campaign Laid Bare<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268650 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s fundamentalist Shia mullahs hate many things. They hate Israel, they hate America. They hate Saudi Arabia. But most of all, they hate the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), their main democratic opposition movement, whom they describe as \u2018monofin\u2019 or \u2018hypocrites\u2019. Over 46 years since they hijacked the 1979 revolution and seized power, the mullahs have single-handedly murdered tens of thousands of MEK members and supporters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1988, in one of the worst atrocities in Iranian history, they massacred over 30,000 in the course of a few months, based on a fatwa decreed by the psychopathic Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Islamic Republic\u2019s constitution declares that support for the MEK amounts to \u201cwaging war against God\u201d and carries the mandatory death penalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/struanstevenson\/2025\/04\/06\/the-mullahs-demonization-campaign-laid-bare-n2655047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">IRGC\u2019s Water Mafia under Fire as Isfahan\u2019s Farmers Demand Their Rightful Share<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-330130 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Farmers in Isfahan, central Iran, continued their protest for water rights on April 4, 2025\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-isfahan-farmers-protest-04042025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 3 and 4, 2025, exasperated farmers in Isfahan, deprived of their necessary water rights during the planting season, took to the streets in dense crowds to reclaim their water share and the Zayandeh Rud river, plundered by the regime and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They chanted slogans such as \u201cZayandeh Rud\u2019s water is our undeniable right,\u201d \u201cLet Isfahan breathe, give back Zayandeh Rud!\u201d and shouted: \u201cIf the river doesn\u2019t flow, Isfahan will face judgment day.\u201d \u201cWe will take our water rights, even if we die,\u201d \u201cWe have seen no justice, only heard lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the preceding days, scenes of the regime\u2019s repressive forces trying to quell the farmers\u2019 protests turned into confrontations due to the farmers\u2019 resistance. Images of the regime\u2019s well-equipped special forces fleeing from the onslaught of the protesting farmers circulated widely on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/irgcs-water-mafia-under-fire-as-isfahans-farmers-demand-their-rightful-share\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Assassination Attempt on Mehregan Namavar, Writer and Civil Activist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330167 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mehregan-Namavar-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mehregan-Namavar-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mehregan-Namavar-Iran-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mehregan Namavar, a writer, poet, and civil activist from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dehdasht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dehdasht<\/a>, in Iran\u2019s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, was severely injured in an apparent assassination attempt carried out by plainclothes agents on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">38-year-old writer was violently attacked near the \u201cSalamat Road\u201d area, in a region known as \u201cLabak Valley.\u201d The assault was carried out by three individuals \u2014 two men and a woman wearing a headscarf and face mask \u2014 who reportedly chased Namavar\u2019s car, forced it to stop, and physically assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a result of the attack, Ms. Namavar sustained serious injuries to her eyes, face, and legs. Her current condition is reported as critical. \u00a0Eyewitnesses stated that the assailants confiscated her mobile phone following the beating. The attackers were reportedly traveling in a white Peugeot with four occupants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/04\/05\/assassination-attempt-on-mehregan-namavar\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran\u2019s Regime Obstructed Lebanese Reconciliation for Years<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-327672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hezbollah-supporters-lebanon-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coinciding with the visit of Morgan Ortagus, Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs, to Lebanon and her meetings with Lebanese officials, Sami Gemayel, leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, declared that the disarmament of Hezbollah is no longer open for discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 5, Gemayel told Lebanon\u2019s LBCI television channel that the presence of weapons outside government control violates the constitution, the rule of law, and the principle of equality among citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that national reconciliation must not become a cover for the continuation of this situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/53872-syria-hezbollah-and-irans-regime-obstructed-lebanese-reconciliation-for-years\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Report on the Situation of Political Prisoners Sentenced to Death in Iran \u2013 Part 9<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330165 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IranHRM-Political-prisoners-on-death-row8-Ali-Akbar-Shahrokh-Daneshvarkar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IranHRM-Political-prisoners-on-death-row8-Ali-Akbar-Shahrokh-Daneshvarkar.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IranHRM-Political-prisoners-on-death-row8-Ali-Akbar-Shahrokh-Daneshvarkar-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoners in Iran languish under the weight of death sentences, torture, and unjust trials\u2014individuals whose voices have been silenced within the cold, dark cells of Evin Prison. Ali-Akbar (Shahrokh) Daneshvarkar, one such prisoner, alongside five others, was sentenced to death in December 2024 (December 1, 2024). These individuals are victims of a system that has replaced justice with coerced confessions extracted under torture and sham trials. Reports from human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, indicate that these sentences are not only a flagrant violation of human rights but also part of an escalating wave of executions aimed at suppressing political dissent in Iran. This report narrates the story of Shahrokh and his fellow prisoners, serving as a desperate call to save their lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/04\/05\/report-on-the-situation-of-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-part-9\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Heidelberg, April 4, 2025: MEK Supporters Host Exhibition to Denounce Human Rights Violations in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Heidelberg, April 4: MEK Supporters Host Exhibition to Denounce Human Rights Violations in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_eNNO3y_T_Qw\" 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%2FeNNO3y_T_Qw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eNNO3y_T_Qw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-05T09:27:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_eNNO3y_T_Qw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FeNNO3y_T_Qw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Heidelberg, April 4: MEK Supporters Host Exhibition to Denounce Human Rights Violations in Iran<\/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\/eNNO3y_T_Qw\" 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%2FeNNO3y_T_Qw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Heidelberg, April 4: MEK Supporters Host Exhibition to Denounce Human Rights Violations in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Heidelberg, Germany \u2013 April 4, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized an exhibition to highlight the Iranian regime\u2019s worsening human rights violations and to show solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"261\"><strong>Heidelberg, Germany \u2013 April 4, 2025 \u2013<\/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>) organized an exhibition to highlight the Iranian regime\u2019s worsening human rights violations and to show solidarity with the ongoing\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 href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/heidelberg-april-4-2025-mek-supporters-host-exhibition-to-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-iran\/72079\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">MEK Supporters Hold Protest Exhibition in Bern Highlighting Iran\u2019s Human Rights Violations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters Hold Protest Exhibition in Bern Highlighting Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Violations - April 3\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_CkV8OwKyii4\" 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%2FCkV8OwKyii4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkV8OwKyii4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M36S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-04T15:35:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_CkV8OwKyii4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCkV8OwKyii4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters Hold Protest Exhibition in Bern Highlighting Iran\u2019s Human Rights Violations - April 3<\/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\/CkV8OwKyii4\" 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%2FCkV8OwKyii4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters Hold Protest Exhibition in Bern Highlighting Iran&rsquo;s Human Rights Violations - April 3\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bern, Switzerland \u2013 April 3, 2025: Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held an exhibition in Bern to denounce the death sentences handed down to Iranian political prisoners, particularly Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who are reportedly facing imminent execution. Demonstrators called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Iran and voiced strong opposition to the regime\u2019s ongoing repression.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"727\"><strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"458\">Bern, Switzerland \u2013 April 3, 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 in Bern to denounce 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>\u00a0handed down to Iranian political prisoners, 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 are reportedly facing imminent execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/mek-supporters-hold-protest-exhibition-in-bern-highlighting-irans-human-rights-violations\/72035\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Melbourne Rally Highlights Iranian Regime\u2019s Human Rights Violations, Calls for International Action<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"854\"><strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"488\">Melbourne, Australia \u2013 April 4, 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 in Melbourne to raise awareness about the escalating human rights violations perpetrated by the Iranian regime. The event served as a powerful show of solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Revolution<\/a>, placing particular emphasis on the surge in executions of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Melbourne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Melbourne<\/a> Rally Highlights Iranian Regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRightsViolations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRightsViolations<\/a>, Calls for International Action<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mw3VL18usT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mw3VL18usT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1908435905326493941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"1088\">The exhibition revealed the brutal realities faced by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a> members and other political detainees, many of whom face the unjust\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 sentence<\/a>. Among them are\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>, both at imminent risk of execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/melbourne-rally-highlights-iranian-regimes-human-rights-violations-calls-for-international-action\/72048\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"555\">Berlin Exhibition by MEK Supporters Exposes Iran\u2019s Human Rights Violations<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Berlin, April 4, 2025: MEK Supporters&amp;#039; Exhibition Sheds Light on Human Rights Violations in Iran - 2\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_bAPAZBeV2mU\" 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%2FbAPAZBeV2mU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bAPAZBeV2mU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-05T07:54:32Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bAPAZBeV2mU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbAPAZBeV2mU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Berlin, April 4, 2025: MEK Supporters&#039; Exhibition Sheds Light on Human Rights Violations in Iran - 2<\/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\/bAPAZBeV2mU\" 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%2FbAPAZBeV2mU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Berlin, April 4, 2025: MEK Supporters&amp;#039; Exhibition Sheds Light on Human Rights Violations in Iran - 2\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Berlin, Germany \u2013 April 4, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized an exhibition to spotlight ongoing human rights violations in Iran. The event drew attention to the country\u2019s alarming human rights situation, particularly the condition of political prisoners who face death sentences.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"968\"><strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"668\">Berlin, Germany \u2013 April 4, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 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 an exhibition to spotlight ongoing human rights violations in Iran. The event drew attention to the country\u2019s alarming human rights situation, particularly the condition of political prisoners who face\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>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/berlin-exhibition-by-mek-supporters-exposes-irans-human-rights-violations\/72065\/\" 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-april-5-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 April 5<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST Yemen Houthi Rebels Say US Strikes Kill 2; 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