{"id":331389,"date":"2025-05-11T08:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331389"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T18:34:06","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 11, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331393\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a photo exhibition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 10, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/amsterdam-iranian-resistance-activism-10052025-e1746948909331-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held a photo exhibition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 10, 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: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Dissident Group Reveals Secret \u2018Rainbow\u2019 Nuclear Site Built to Boost Missile Reach<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-301242 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/breitbart-logo-e1746988422935.jpg\" alt=\"breitbart logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is developing \u201cboosted\u201d nuclear warheads at a secret military site disguised as a chemical plant, according to intelligence presented by Iranian dissident group NCRI, which accuses Tehran of expanding its nuclear arsenal with hydrogen bomb capability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Thursday, senior officials with the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held a press conference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/ncri-reveals-secret-rainbow-tritium-facility-for-nuclear-missile-warheads\/\">exposing<\/a>\u00a0a clandestine Iranian nuclear weapons facility \u2014 known internally as the \u201cRainbow Site\u201d \u2014 allegedly aimed at manufacturing enhanced nuclear warheads and hydrogen bombs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to NCRI disclosures, the site \u2014 officially masked as a chemical plant operated by Diba Energy Sina \u2014 spans nearly 2,500 acres in the Eyvanaki region southeast of Tehran. The base, the group claims, is part of a larger secret program run by Iran\u2019s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which operates under the authority of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2025\/05\/11\/iranian-dissident-group-reveals-secret-rainbow-nuclear-site-built-to-boost-missile-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"121\">U.S. Congressman Warns Against Iran\u2019s Expanding Drone Threat in Capitol Hill Event<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"533\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com\/press-releases\/uani-displays-iranian-shahed-136-drone-on-capitol-hill-speaker-johnson-and-lawmakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an event hosted<\/a> by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) on Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Mike Lawler raised alarm over the growing threat posed by the Iranian regime\u2019s expanding drone program and its regional network of proxy forces. For the first time, a Shahed-136 Iranian drone was publicly displayed inside Congress, symbolizing the regime\u2019s increasingly aggressive military footprint beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"875\">Lawler emphasized the strategic danger posed by Iran\u2019s drone technology, which has been used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxies in attacks against U.S. forces and allies across the Middle East and in Ukraine. He stressed the importance of vigilance and unity in confronting the IRGC and its affiliated militias.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I spoke at an important event hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UANI<\/a> on the growing threat of Iranian drone proliferation. With Iran\u2019s drones like this Shahed-136 aiding Russia\u2019s assault on Ukraine, we must remain vigilant and united in confronting the IRGC and its terror proxies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DrVNNvvFq5\">pic.twitter.com\/DrVNNvvFq5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Mike Lawler (@RepMikeLawler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeLawler\/status\/1920866180023062637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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;\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1221\">The IRGC&#8217;s Quds Force continues to arm and train proxy groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Shia militias in Iraq and Syria, using drone warfare as a central pillar of its asymmetric operations. Iran\u2019s UAV proliferation has become a key tool in destabilizing the region and projecting influence far beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1483\">Lawmakers, including Lawler, have called for strengthening U.S. defense cooperation with regional partners, increasing funding to counter these threats, and maintaining targeted sanctions on IRGC commanders and the financial entities enabling their operations.<\/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;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Denied Treatment: The Silent Torture of Political Prisoners in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331390 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Political-Prisoners.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Political-Prisoners.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NCRI-Women-Political-Prisoners-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime continues to deny sick political prisoners proper medical care, refusing both hospital transfers and medical leave, deliberately.\u00a0This slow and systematic torture has become a recognized tactic of the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee calls on the UN Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/special-procedures\/sr-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Rapporteur<\/a>, and other human rights bodies\u2014including the European Union and its member states to take urgent action to release ailing political prisoners immediately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maryam Akbari Monfared<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2024\/10\/30\/october-2024-report-maryam-akbari-qarchak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">currently imprisoned in Qarchak<\/a>, has finished serving 15 years without a single day of medical leave and suffers from severe spinal and disc damage. She faces the threat of paralysis and urgently needs specialized treatment. Her \u201ccrime\u201d? Seeking justice for her sister and three brothers, all executed in the 1980s and during the 1988 massacre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/10\/torture-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">The Gendered Face of Poverty in Iran: How Women Bear the Heaviest Burden<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325073 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Feminized-poverty-women-heads-of-household.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Feminized-poverty-women-heads-of-household.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Feminized-poverty-women-heads-of-household-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gendered Face of Poverty in Iran \u2013 In recent years, the economic crisis in Iran has deepened, with poverty now affecting over 30% of the population by the end of the Persian year 1403 (March 2025), according to official figures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, according to unofficial estimates, around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/02\/28\/annual-report-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80% of the population<\/a>\u00a0in Iran lives below the poverty line and cannot consume 2,100 calories a day; this means over 72 million people are living in poverty in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet behind this general statistic lies a harsher, more invisible truth: women in Iran are disproportionately impacted by poverty, both economically and socially, due to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2021\/04\/02\/gender-gap-in-iran-and-lack-of-access-to-equal-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">structural inequalities<\/a>, legal discrimination, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/04\/28\/situation-of-female-workers-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">systemic exclusion<\/a>\u00a0from the labor market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/05\/10\/the-gendered-face-of-poverty-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Over 500,000 Iranian Construction Workers Deprived of Insurance, Labor Activist Warns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-330266 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian workers carry injured colleagues after a fatal mine accident\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-workers-mine-incident.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"457\">Labor activist Davoud Keshvari has raised alarm over the lack of insurance coverage for more than 500,000 construction workers in Iran, calling the situation a \u201csocial disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"757\">In an interview with ILNA news agency on Friday, May 9, Keshvari said that while Iranian law mandates the allocation of insurance funds for construction workers\u2014drawn from building permit fees and coefficients in construction contracts\u2014these resources are not being used for their intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"1113\">Keshvari, who also heads the Plasterers\u2019 Association of Qom Province, stated that fewer than three percent of construction workers in Iran are currently insured. \u201cThe conditions facing these workers remain unchanged, and there is no clear plan for resolving the issue,\u201d he said. \u201cSo far, we have seen no willingness to enforce the law or uphold justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/over-500000-iranian-construction-workers-deprived-of-insurance-labor-activist-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Rising Unemployment Rate in Iran in Winter 2025<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-317614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Iran-unemployment-300x188-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Iran-unemployment-300x188-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Iran-unemployment-300x188-1-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s Statistical Center reported a rise in the unemployment rate in winter 2025 compared to autumn 2024. Critics, however, argue that due to flaws in the data collection methodology, the actual unemployment rate is significantly higher than the figures published by regime-affiliated data centers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the regime-affiliated ISNA news agency and based on the report from the Statistical Center, by the end of winter 2025, the unemployment rate among individuals aged 15 and older reached 7.8%, reflecting a 0.6% increase compared to the previous season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the published data, the unemployment rate rose in both male and female demographics. Among men, it increased from 5.9% in autumn 2024 to 6.5% in the past winter. Among women, it rose from 13.7% to 14.2% by the end of winter 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/54209-rising-unemployment-rate-in-iran-in-winter-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Mandatory Power Outages in Iran\u2019s Government Offices<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-330363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"AI-generated image depicting a darkened high-voltage power grid amid widespread electricity shortages in Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/fotor-ai-20250410141828.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson for the government of Iran\u2019s regime, the decision to shut down cooling systems in government offices has been made in order to \u201creduce electricity consumption\u201d and \u201csave energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government spokesperson announced a new directive requiring all cooling systems in government offices and public institutions to be turned off after office hours (1:00 PM).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohajerani stated on Saturday, May 10, that the decision to shut off cooling systems in government offices was made to \u201creduce electricity consumption\u201d and \u201cconserve energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/54207-mandatory-power-outages-in-irans-government-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Security and Judicial Authorities Prevent Scheduled Release of Political Prisoner Mohammad Ashtiani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331391 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Ashtiani.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Ashtiani.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Mohammad-Ashtiani-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite an official notification stating that political prisoner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fa.iran-hrm.com\/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C\/\">Mohammad Ashtiani Araki<\/a> was due to be released on January 4, 2025, Iranian security and judicial authorities have blocked his release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to informed sources, the judge of Branch 2 of the Sentence Enforcement Office at the District 12 Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Tehran issued a letter stating that Ashtiani\u2019s case has not yet been forwarded to the court for \u201cclarification regarding his sentences,\u201d and as a result, his release has been halted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A source close to the prisoner reported that Mohammad Ashtiani has been incarcerated for over seven years\u2014since 2018\u2014in Karaj Central Prison and Tehran\u2019s Great Prison, without being granted a single day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/10\/security-and-judicial-authorities-prevent-scheduled-release-of-political-prisoner-mohammad-ashtiani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Political Prisoner Salar Sedighi Hamedani Sentenced to an Additional Seven Years After Unfair Trial in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331392 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Salar-Sedighi-Hamedani.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Salar-Sedighi-Hamedani.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IranHRM-Salar-Sedighi-Hamedani-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a continuation of systematic pressure on political prisoners in Iran, political prisoner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fa.iran-hrm.com\/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B2\/\">Salar Sedighi Hamedani<\/a>\u00a0has been sentenced to an additional seven years in prison following a brief and reportedly unfair trial. This new sentence comes despite the fact that he had already been serving a 19-year prison term, seven years of which he has spent under inhumane conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports, the recent trial, presided over by Judge Sajad Dousti, lasted only a few minutes. Sedighi Hamedani was denied the right to choose his legal counsel. The new charges against him include alleged \u201cmembership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK),\u201d \u201cpropaganda against the state,\u201d and \u201cdisrupting prison security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/05\/10\/salar-sedighi-hamedani-sentenced-seven-yrs-unfair-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\">Protest in Bern Calls for Abolition of Death Sentences and Freedom for Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Protest in Bern Calls for Abolition of Death Sentences and Freedom for Iran&rsquo;s Political Prisoners\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_XAJOcDWlIFE\" 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%2FXAJOcDWlIFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAJOcDWlIFE\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M9S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-05-10T05:52:09Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_XAJOcDWlIFE\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FXAJOcDWlIFE%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Protest in Bern Calls for Abolition of Death Sentences and Freedom for Iran\u2019s Political Prisoners<\/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\/XAJOcDWlIFE\" 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%2FXAJOcDWlIFE%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Protest in Bern Calls for Abolition of Death Sentences and Freedom for Iran&rsquo;s Political Prisoners\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Bern, Switzerland \u2013 May 8, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized an exhibition in Bern to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s harsh repression, particularly the death sentences issued for political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who reportedly face imminent execution. Demonstrators called for the immediate abolition of these death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran. They condemned the regime\u2019s continued human rights abuses and expressed solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s movement for democratic change.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><strong data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"502\">Bern, Switzerland \u2013 May 8, 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 in Bern to protest the Iranian regime\u2019s harsh repression, particularly 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>\u00a0issued for political prisoners\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 reportedly face imminent execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/05\/protest-in-bern-calls-for-abolition-of-death-sentences-and-freedom-for-irans-political-prisoners\/73302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pos-content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"id__nx72q4f3058\" class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4\" aria-labelledby=\"id__ia7ptvlkyt id__7wdstwzpcuv\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-16y2uox r-1pi2tsx r-13qz1uu\">\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-10-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 10<\/strong><strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST Iranian Dissident Group Reveals Secret &lsquo;Rainbow&rsquo; Nuclear Site Built to Boost Missile Reach Iran is developing &ldquo;boosted&rdquo; [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-331389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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