{"id":334908,"date":"2025-07-30T07:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T06:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334908"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:19:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-30-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 30, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334910\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-334910 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protest at London\u2019s Downing Street Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/London-July-28-pic-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians protest outside London&#8217;s 10 Downing Street over executions of PMOI\/MEK members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani<\/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: 11:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rajavi Says \u2018Regime Change in Iran Must Come from the People\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334295 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/agi.it-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/agi.it-logo.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/agi.it-logo-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neither religious dictatorship nor foreign military intervention: Iran must follow a third path, a regime change driven by its own people. This was the proposal made by Maryam Rajavi during her speech at a conference organized in the Italian Chamber of Deputies by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which she leads. The event came at a tense moment for Iranian dissidents, following the execution just days ago of two political prisoners affiliated with the MEK, an act Rajavi condemned as \u201ca horrendous crime.\u201d At least 14 more dissidents are reportedly facing imminent execution in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe \u2018third way\u2019 embodies the blood and suffering of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle against two forms of dictatorship: monarchic and theocratic,\u201d Rajavi said, rejecting any notion of a return to rule by the shahs. She emphasized that a democratic alternative exists and can ensure an orderly transition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speakers at the conference, held in the Sala della Regina at Montecitorio, included former European Council President Charles Michel, Senate European Affairs Committee Chair Giulio Terzi, former White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan Linda Chavez, and members of Parliament Lucio Malan, Naike Gruppioni, and Lorenzo Cesa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agi.it\/estero\/news\/2025-07-30\/leader-dissidenza-iran-cambio-regime-parta-dal-popolo-32527545\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"96\">Rajavi Welcomed at the Chamber, Michel Says \u2018Dictatorship in Iran Weaker and More Dangerous\u2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran, La presidente del CNRI Maryam Rajavi accolta da cori fuori la Camera: &amp;quot;Benvenuta&amp;quot;\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_BV3wCPHbGOg\" 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%2FBV3wCPHbGOg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BV3wCPHbGOg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-30T16:16:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_BV3wCPHbGOg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBV3wCPHbGOg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran, La presidente del CNRI Maryam Rajavi accolta da cori fuori la Camera: &quot;Benvenuta&quot;<\/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\/BV3wCPHbGOg\" 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%2FBV3wCPHbGOg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, La presidente del CNRI Maryam Rajavi accolta da cori fuori la Camera: &amp;quot;Benvenuta&amp;quot;\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran, La presidente del CNRI Maryam Rajavi accolta da cori fuori la Camera: &quot;Benvenuta&quot; Presente all&#039;evento alla Camera anche Charles Michel: &quot;Il regime \u00e8 debole, ma pericoloso e brutale&quot; Mondo (Roma). La presidente del Consiglio Nazionale della Rivoluzione Iraniana, Maryam Rajavi, \u00e8 tornata nuovamente a Roma per partecipare ad una due giorni di eventi dove si discuter\u00e0 del futuro dell&#039;Iran. L&#039;ultima volta che la donna venne nella capitale italiana era il 2023 ed anche in quella occasione ebbe modo di illustrare la situazione in cui versava l&#039;Iran, ottenendo il sostegno ufficiale delle Camere al suo piano in 10 punti per l&#039;instaurazione di una democrazia moderna e non nucleare in Iran. Un documento che continua a promuovere in giro per il mondo e che prevede inoltre il riconoscimento dei diritti umani a donne e minoranze, ma anche una netta separazione tra Stato e religione. La leader dei Mujahiddin del Popolo iraniano nel pomeriggio di oggi \u00e8 cos\u00ec intervenuta ad un evento tenutosi nella Sala della Regina alla Camera. Un&#039;iniziativa fortemente voluta dal senatore di FdI ed ex ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi Sant&#039;Agata, e che ha chiamato a raccolta i sostenitori della presidente del CNRI. Uomini e donne residenti a Roma che vivono lontano dal loro paese da pi\u00f9 di 40 anni e che hanno atteso sotto il sole l&#039;arrivo della donna. Maryam Rajavi \u00e8 stata accolta fuori la Camera da cori e striscioni che riportavano per iscritto &quot;Benvenuta Maryam&quot;. Un momento di colore per la leader che ha salutato coloro che l&#039;aspettavano, prima di salire nella sala. La moglie di Massoud Rajavi ha quindi avuto modo di confrontarsi con la politica italiana sul futuro dell&#039;Iran. Un territorio che, stando le parole della prescindente del CNRI, &quot;\u00e8 sull&#039;orlo del precipizio&quot;. Il regime di Teheran sembrerebbe, quindi, essere alle strette anche grazie all&#039;aumento di consenso dei Mujahiddin del Popolo su tutto il territorio iraniano. All&#039;iniziativa ha partecipato anche l&#039;ex presidente del Consiglio Europeo, Charles Michel. &quot;\u00c8 un grande piacere essere oggi con voi, cari amici dell&#039;Iran, cari amici dell&#039;Iran libero&quot;, ha esordito Michel dal palco. &quot;Ci incontriamo oggi a Roma in un momento eccezionale perch\u00e9 la dittatura \u00e8 probabilmente pi\u00f9 debole che mai - ha continuato -. Proprio perch\u00e9 \u00e8 pi\u00f9 debole, diventa, ancora una volta, pi\u00f9 pericolosa e pi\u00f9 brutale&quot;. L&#039;ex Primo ministro del Belgio ha poi sottolineato che il regime di Khamenei ha incrementato vertiginosamente le uccisioni degli oppositori politici sul territorio iraniano. &quot;Solo il mese scorso, 81 prigionieri sono stati giustiziati. Il 130% in pi\u00f9 rispetto a giugno dell&#039;anno scorso - ha continuato -. Questa non \u00e8 solo una statistica crudele, perch\u00e9 dietro ogni numero c&#039;\u00e8 una vita ingiustamente strappata e una famiglia e una comunit\u00e0, tutte separate&quot;. (Davide Di Carlo\/alanews) Trascrizione generata automaticamente tagliata di Andina Villa Maria Maria qui in italian\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"720\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Rome, 30 July 2025 \u2013 The President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi, returned to Rome for a two-day series of events focused on the future of Iran. Her previous visit to the Italian capital took place in 2023, when she presented her ten-point plan for establishing a modern, non-nuclear democracy in Iran, gaining significant backing from the Italian Parliament. This year, the Iranian opposition leader was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the Chamber of Deputies, chanting slogans and holding banners in a strong display of solidarity from the Iranian community living in Rome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"720\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanews.it\/esteri\/rajavi-accolta-alla-camera-michel-dittatura-in-iran-piu-debole-e-pericolosa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Gruppioni (FDI) Says \u2018We Stand with Maryam Rajavi for a Free and Democratic Country at Last\u2019<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-334849 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/agenparl-logo-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(AGENPARL) \u2013 Wed 30 July 2025 \u2013 \u201cWe are here today in the Chamber of Deputies, in the Sala della Regina, to ask a fundamental question: what future is possible for Iran? It is also necessary to reflect on the responsibilities of democratic institutions that have supported and listened to those fighting for rights, justice, and democracy. Maryam Rajavi, here with us today, is a woman democratically elected to lead the National Council of Resistance of Iran. With determination and without resorting to violence, she carries forward a struggle for the defense of fundamental rights. We stand by her side to promote a process of peace, freedom, and security for Iran and its people. As a woman and as a member of the Republic\u2019s parliament, I cannot remain indifferent to all this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agenparl.eu\/2025\/07\/30\/iran-gruppioni-fdi-noi-con-maryam-rajavi-per-un-paese-finalmente-libero-e-democratico\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: The Shadow of a Massacre<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334936 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/focus-on-africa-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/focus-on-africa-logo.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/focus-on-africa-logo-150x33.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the morning of July 26, in almost complete silence from the international community, the Iranian regime executed 69-year-old Behrouz Ehsani and 47-year-old Mehdi Hassani. These two dissidents had been the focus of numerous activist campaigns for their release. The executions, carried out within hours of each other, have raised serious concerns about a dramatic escalation of repression in the country, with concrete fears of an imminent massacre of detainees, especially political prisoners. This appears to be a form of revenge unfolding in the silence of international media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Back in March, Behrouz Ehsani, a Resistance for Freedom activist, had made a heartfelt appeal: \u201cTo my Iranian compatriots, to international organizations, and to human rights institutions: act against executions in Iran today, because tomorrow will be too late. The people who seek freedom and a democratic republic do not deserve execution.\u201d Mehdi Hassani, executed alongside Ehsani, also tried to make his voice heard, writing to human rights organizations in February to denounce the torture he had endured and to declare his innocence. Unfortunately, their voices were not enough to stem the tide of repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusonafrica.info\/iran-the-shadow-of-a-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"87\">Iran, Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Charge in Italy: \u201cThis is the Moment to Overthrow the Regime\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334934 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dire_logo_2018_R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dire_logo_2018_R.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/dire_logo_2018_R-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"536\">ROME \u2013 \u201cThe clerical regime is on the brink of collapse, and as young people increasingly rally behind the People\u2019s Mojahedin (the National Liberation Army of Iran, ed.), the regime responds with executions on charges of meetings and conspiracies against its security. All Iranians are ready to unite to destabilize the regime\u2019s security and overthrow it: if this is considered a crime, Iranians are honored to commit it\u2014and we stand with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"1077\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Maryam Rajavi, the elected president of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), once again calls on the Iranian people to rise up, this time speaking from a symbolic stronghold of Western democracy\u2014the Italian Parliament. Rajavi has returned to Rome following her July 2023 visit, during which both chambers of Parliament formally endorsed her ten-point plan for establishing a modern, non-nuclear democracy in Iran, one that guarantees human rights for women and minorities and ensures a clear separation of religion and state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dire.it\/30-07-2025\/1171301-iran-la-carica-di-maryam-rajavi-in-italia-questo-e-il-momento-di-abbattere-il-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Youth Attacks Regime Targets in Response to Execution of Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran&amp;#039;s Regime Executes Mehdi Hassani (\u0645\u0647\u062f\u06cc \u062d\u0633\u0646\u06cc)and Behrouz Ehsani (\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06cc)\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NtaffQ-Gkbc\" 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%2FNtaffQ-Gkbc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtaffQ-Gkbc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M12S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-27T12:03:35Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NtaffQ-Gkbc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FNtaffQ-Gkbc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran&#039;s Regime Executes Mehdi Hassani (\u0645\u0647\u062f\u06cc \u062d\u0633\u0646\u06cc)and Behrouz Ehsani (\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06cc)<\/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\/NtaffQ-Gkbc\" 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%2FNtaffQ-Gkbc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran&amp;#039;s Regime Executes Mehdi Hassani (\u0645\u0647\u062f\u06cc \u062d\u0633\u0646\u06cc)and Behrouz Ehsani (\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06cc)\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On July 27, 2025, the Iranian regime committed another heinous crime, executing two political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani (\u0628\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0627\u062d\u0633\u0627\u0646\u06cc), 69, and Mehdi Hassani (\u0645\u0647\u062f\u06cc \u062d\u0633\u0646\u06cc), a 48-year-old father of three. This wasn&#039;t justice. It was a calculated act of terror by a regime terrified of its own people. Their only &quot;crime&quot; was membership in the main opposition, the PMOI, and dreaming of a free Iran. Their legal process was a horrifying sham from start to finish. Both men were brutally tortured in the notorious Ward 209 of Evin Prison. Their death sentences were handed down by a judge infamous for crushing dissent. When their lawyers appealed, the Supreme Court rejected their requests for a retrial without even bothering to look at the case files. This entire process was a travesty. International human rights bodies, including Amnesty International and UN experts, had condemned the sentences and demanded they be stopped. But the regime ignored the world&#039;s pleas. Why? Because this is not about law. It&#039;s about fear. Since July 2024, under the so-called &quot;moderate&quot; president Masoud Pezeshkian, the regime has executed over 1,400 people. The regime is desperately trying to terrorize the public to prevent another uprising, and it sees the organized opposition as the primary threat to his rule. But this brutality will fail. As Behrouz Ehsani defiantly said in a letter from prison, he was ready to &quot;sacrifice his life for the cause of the liberation of the Iranian people.&quot; Their sacrifice will only fuel the flames of resistance. The world must act. The lives of other political prisoners hang in the balance. The international community must move beyond words and take concrete action to hold the perpetrators of these murders accountable and save the lives of political prisoners. *** 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 a calculated act of state terror designed to intimidate a restless nation, the clerical regime executed political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani on July 27, 2025. The executions were intended as a grim warning to the growing movement of Iranian youth who gravitate toward the Resistance. But the regime\u2019s henchmen miscalculated. Instead of sowing fear, they reaped a whirlwind of defiance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Within 24 hours, the silence the regime hoped to impose was shattered by the roar of flames as Iran\u2019s Rebellious Youth demonstrated that the response to brutality is not submission, but fiery wrath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-youth-attacks-regime-targets-in-response-to-execution-of-political-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retired Teacher Transferred to Solitary After Protesting Prison Conditions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCRI-Women-Massoumeh-Asgari-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCRI-Women-Massoumeh-Asgari-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/NCRI-Women-Massoumeh-Asgari-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday July 27, 2025, two political prisoners, Massoumeh Asgari, a retired teacher, and Massoumeh Nassaji (Farah), were sent to solitary confinement in Qarchak Prison (in Varamin, located southeast of Tehran) after protesting inhumane conditions inside the facility. The two women had raised objections to the prison\u2019s dire hygiene, poor nutrition, and ongoing threats from prison officials. Their transfer to solitary was a punitive measure ordered by prison authorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, July 27, a group of women political prisoners in Qarchak Prison held a protest ceremony condemning the sudden executions of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/28\/female-political-prisoners-in-qarchak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two political prisoners<\/a>, Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani, in Ghezel Hesar Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"994\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/29\/retired-teacher-transferred-to-solitary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sara Gowhari, an Afghan Student, Transferred to Torbat-e Jam prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334361 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-Sara-Gowhari.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-Sara-Gowhari.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-Sara-Gowhari-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sara Gowhari, an Afghan student at University of Tehran was transferred from Intelligence Ministry\u2019s detention center in Mashhad to Torbat-e Jam Prison. Sara Gowhari, a 29-year-old Afghan citizen and sociology student at the University of Tehran, has been transferred from the Intelligence Ministry\u2019s detention center in Mashhad to Torbat-e Jam Prison.\u00a0Her lawyer, Reza Shafakhah, announced in a statement: \u201cMy client contacted me from Torbat-e Jam Prison and informed me that she was recently transferred from solitary confinement in the Intelligence Ministry\u2019s detention center in Mashhad to this prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The case against this 29-year-old student, on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state,\u201d is currently under investigation by the Prosecutor\u2019s Office in the city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taybad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taybad<\/a>\u00a0(a city in North-Eastern Iran in Khorasan Razavi Province).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/07\/29\/afghan-student29-moveto-torbat-e-jam-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second Day of Protest at London\u2019s Downing Street Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Second Day of Protest at London&rsquo;s Downing Street Over Execution of MEK Members - July 28, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_tkRYB3C9sfk\" 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%2FtkRYB3C9sfk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tkRYB3C9sfk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-29T07:15:09Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_tkRYB3C9sfk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FtkRYB3C9sfk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Second Day of Protest at London\u2019s Downing Street Over Execution of MEK Members - July 28, 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\/tkRYB3C9sfk\" 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%2FtkRYB3C9sfk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Second Day of Protest at London&rsquo;s Downing Street Over Execution of MEK Members - July 28, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"London, UK \u2014 July 28, 2025 For the second consecutive day, freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the UK Prime Minister\u2019s office at 10 Downing Street in London, expressing outrage over the recent execution of two political prisoners\u2014Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\u2014both members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the second consecutive day, freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the UK Prime Minister\u2019s office at 10 Downing Street in London, expressing outrage over the recent execution of two political prisoners\u2014Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\u2014both members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/07\/second-day-of-protest-at-londons-downing-street-over-execution-of-mek-members-mehdi-hassani-and-behrouz-ehsani\/76833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oslo Protest Continues Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"July 28: Oslo Protest Continues Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani - 1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_wbfy6VAgtyk\" 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%2Fwbfy6VAgtyk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbfy6VAgtyk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-07-29T06:53:14Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_wbfy6VAgtyk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fwbfy6VAgtyk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">July 28: Oslo Protest Continues Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani - 1<\/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\/wbfy6VAgtyk\" 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%2Fwbfy6VAgtyk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"July 28: Oslo Protest Continues Over Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani - 1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Second Day of Protest in Oslo After Execution of MEK Members Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani Oslo, Norway \u2014 July 28, 2025 For the second consecutive day, freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in Oslo, voicing outrage over the recent execution of two political prisoners\u2014Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\u2014both members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). Protesters held up photos of the victims and chanted: \u201cThe regime\u2019s atrocities must stop\u2014global silence fuels their crimes!\u201d The demonstration was a clear call to the international community to break its silence and take firm action. Protesters urged:\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the second consecutive day, freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the Iranian regime\u2019s embassy in Oslo, voicing outrage over the recent execution of two political prisoners\u2014Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani\u2014both members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/07\/oslo-protest-continues-over-execution-of-mek-members-mehdi-hassani-and-behrouz-ehsani\/76814\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ongoing Repression of Imprisoned Iranian Students: New Court Session for Ali Younesi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220362 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Imprisoned Elite Student Has Contracted COVID-19, International Community Must Intervene\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi-760x420.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Ali-Younesi.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, July 28, a new court session was held for Ali Younesi, a top student from Sharif University of Technology, as part of a renewed case against him. This session followed an initial hearing on July 20 targeting him and fellow student Amirhossein Moradi, where both were once again prosecuted on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the regime\u201d\u2014this time in Younesi\u2019s absence.\u00a0Younesi was absent from the first session due to the unknown location of his detention. His absence and the complete lack of information about his condition deepened the concerns of his family and Iran\u2019s academic community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ali Younesi\u2019s sister, Aida Younesi, wrote the following on her X (formerly Twitter) account:\u00a0\u201cAfter three months of waiting and not knowing, my mother was finally able to see Ali. They brought him from Qom Prison to the Revolutionary Court. From the day Ali was abducted from Ward 4 of Evin and taken to solitary confinement, to after the bombing and his transfer to Greater Tehran Prison, and finally his exile to Qom Prison, my parents have spent every moment in anxiety and silence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/human-rights\/54948-ongoing-repression-of-imprisoned-iranian-students-new-court-session-for-ali-younesi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Systematic Human Rights Violations and a Threat to Saeed Masouri\u2019s Life After 25 Years of Imprisonment<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-326391 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Political-prisoner-Saeed-Masouri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Political-prisoner-Saeed-Masouri.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Political-prisoner-Saeed-Masouri-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the morning of Sunday, July 27, Saeed Masouri\u2014the longest-held political prisoner in Iran\u2019s regime prisons\u2014was suddenly exiled from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj to Zahedan Prison, one of the most deprived and dangerous facilities in the country, without any legal warrant. His family has described the move as \u201cpunitive and deliberate\u201d and voiced grave concern for his life and well-being.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to reports from inside the prison, the transfer was carried out in the early morning hours without prior notice, by security agents who presented no judicial documentation. A similar attempt in previous weeks had failed due to Masouri\u2019s resistance and support from his fellow inmates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/human-rights\/54945-systematic-human-rights-violations-and-a-threat-to-saeed-masouris-life-after-25-years-of-imprisonment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Economy on the Brink: A Systemic Crisis Deepens Amid Sanctions, Mismanagement, and Stagflation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-330684 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"An abandoned industrial machine inside the shuttered Ray Cement Factory\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory-696x390.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Iran-abandoned-industrial-machine-Ray-Cement-Factory.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In recent years, Iran\u2019s economy has descended into a complex, multi-layered crisis. What was once a manageable set of economic challenges has evolved into a deep structural collapse affecting nearly every pillar of production, trade, and supply. From severe energy imbalances and intensifying international sanctions to erratic domestic policymaking and entrenched stagflation, the economic landscape in Iran reveals a nation caught in a tightening spiral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the most critical threats to Iran\u2019s industrial base is a growing energy crisis, particularly in the supply of electricity and gas. Frequent blackouts and severe restrictions have disrupted factory operations, leading to surging production costs and widespread halts in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-economy-on-the-brink-a-systemic-crisis-deepens-amid-sanctions-mismanagement-and-stagflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hezbollah\u2019s Financial Crisis Deepens as Iranian Regime Supply Routes Collapse<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><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;\">The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah is facing a deepening financial crisis, driven by regional isolation and mounting restrictions on its funding pipelines. According to a report by Al Arabiya, the group has been forced to implement sweeping austerity measures following the disruption of land and air routes used to channel money and arms from Iran.\u00a0Citing Lebanese analyst Marwan Al-Amin, the report highlights how the closure of the land corridor between Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon \u2014 coupled with a ban on Iranian aircraft landing in Beirut since February \u2014 has severely curtailed the group\u2019s ability to finance its operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a striking admission of its financial troubles, Hezbollah has informed the families of its deceased combatants \u2014 including those killed in wars against Israel, the Syrian conflict, and recent clashes \u2014 that it will no longer fund their children\u2019s education at private universities. The move, described as unprecedented, signals the erosion of the group\u2019s decades-long system of rewards aimed at securing loyalty among its supporters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"885\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/middle-east\/hezbollahs-financial-crisis-deepens-as-iranian-regime-supply-routes-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\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-july-29-2025\/\"><strong>Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 29, 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 PM CEST Rajavi Says &lsquo;Regime Change in Iran Must Come from the People&rsquo; Neither religious dictatorship nor foreign military [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":334910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-334908","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 v27.5 - 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