{"id":340851,"date":"2025-12-26T07:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T06:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=340851"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T07:26:47","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 26, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_340859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340859\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340859 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Hold Exhibition in Sydney Demanding an End to Executions and the Release of Political Prisoners\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sydney-Dec-18-8-e1766733569146-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranians hold an exhibition in Sydney, Australia, demanding an end to executions and the release of political prisoners<\/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: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political Prisoner Ehsan Rostami Faces Execution as Iran\u2019s Regime Ramps Up Crackdown on Dissidents<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340861 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Ehsan-Rostami-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Ehsan-Rostami-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Iranian-political-prisoner-Ehsan-Rostami-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary has formally charged 36-year-old sociologist and publisher Ehsan Rostami with \u201cBaghi\u201d (rebellion), a charge that carries the death penalty, marking a dangerous escalation in Tehran\u2019s war against political dissent. On December 10, 2025, the fifth branch of the Evin Prosecutor\u2019s Office issued the indictment, accusing Rostami of collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). Following the hearing, authorities transferred him to solitary confinement, raising urgent concerns about his imminent execution. Rostami, a graduate of Allameh Tabatabaei University and director of Samandar Publishing, is a recognized cultural figure active in philosophy and socio-political movements. He was arrested on August 20, 2025, alongside his cousin Ramin Rostami, during raids in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/political-prisoner-ehsan-rostami-faces-execution-as-irans-regime-ramps-up-crackdown-on-dissidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Supporters in Italy Mark 100th \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d and Call for End to Executions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Supporters in Italy Mark 100th &ldquo;No to Execution Tuesday&rdquo; and Call for End to Executions - Dec 23\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_6UzAWu2SUf0\" 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%2F6UzAWu2SUf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6UzAWu2SUf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-12-25T07:17:46Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_6UzAWu2SUf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F6UzAWu2SUf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Supporters in Italy Mark 100th \u201cNo to Execution Tuesday\u201d and Call for End to Executions - Dec 23<\/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\/6UzAWu2SUf0\" 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%2F6UzAWu2SUf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Supporters in Italy Mark 100th &ldquo;No to Execution Tuesday&rdquo; and Call for End to Executions - Dec 23\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Italy \u2013 December 23, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) marked the 100th consecutive week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign, which highlights the situation in 55 prisons across Iran. They gathered holding images of political prisoners facing imminent execution and protested the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italy \u2013 December 23, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) marked the 100th consecutive week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign, which highlights the situation in 55 prisons across Iran. They gathered holding images of political prisoners facing imminent execution and protested the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/12\/mek-supporters-in-italy-mark-100th-no-to-execution-tuesdays-and-call-for-end-to-executions\/82054\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians in Gothenburg Mark 100 Weeks of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians in Gothenburg Mark 100 Weeks of &ldquo;No to Execution Tuesdays&rdquo; Campaign in Iran&ndash;Dec 23 - 1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GfSbe3CFMaI\" 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%2FGfSbe3CFMaI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfSbe3CFMaI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT49S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-12-24T18:49:21Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GfSbe3CFMaI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGfSbe3CFMaI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians in Gothenburg Mark 100 Weeks of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d Campaign in Iran\u2013Dec 23 - 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\/GfSbe3CFMaI\" 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%2FGfSbe3CFMaI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians in Gothenburg Mark 100 Weeks of &ldquo;No to Execution Tuesdays&rdquo; Campaign in Iran&ndash;Dec 23 - 1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 December 23, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 65th consecutive week of local participation in the global \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression. This week\u2019s rally also coincided with the\u00a0100th consecutive week\u00a0of protests by political prisoners in 55 prisons across Iran, reflecting a growing resistance movement and underscoring the urgent need for international attention and action.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gothenburg, Sweden \u2013 December 23, 2025 \u2013 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to mark the 65th consecutive week of local participation in the global \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign. The movement protests the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and systematic repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/12\/iranians-in-gothenburg-mark-100-weeks-of-no-to-execution-tuesdays-campaign-in-iran\/82033\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arak Central Prison: A Structural Pattern of Human Rights Violations<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-238503 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Arak-Central-Prison\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Arak-Central-Prison.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arak Central Prison is one of the principal detention facilities in Iran\u2019s Markazi Province and plays a central role in the regional judicial and enforcement system. However, consistent field reports and testimonies from released prisoners indicate that conditions in this prison go beyond isolated administrative failures and reflect a structural pattern of human rights violations. This report is based on corroborated field information, testimonies of released detainees, and human rights analysis. It does not claim any official mandate, but aims to provide accurate and reliable documentation suitable for international human rights audiences. Arak Central Prison is located in the northern part of the city of Arak, along Nedamatgah Street. The complex is surrounded by high concrete walls, multiple layers of barbed wire, guard towers positioned at regular intervals, and permanent surveillance systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/12\/25\/arak-central-prison-a-structural-pattern-of-human-rights-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About 4,000 Iranian Children with Autism Have Abandoned Treatment Due To Financial Difficulties<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-311661 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Children\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Iranian-Children.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saeedeh Saleh-Ghaffari, the CEO of the Iran Autism Association, announced that about four thousand children with autism in the country have halted their treatment process due to families\u2019 financial inability and the lack of effective insurance coverage for treatment and rehabilitation costs. She added that about five thousand children are also not receiving rehabilitation services. On Wednesday, December 24, Saleh-Ghaffari, in a meeting criticizing the performance of insurance companies, said that many families with autistic children are forced to personally pay all the heavy costs of treatment and rehabilitation, because insurance providers do not fully and consistently cover these services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/iran\/56477-about-4000-iranian-children-with-autism-have-abandoned-treatment-due-to-financial-difficulties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Regime Shifts Budget Burden to the Public as Fuel Hikes Loom and Hezbollah Funding Continues<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-325699 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline-696x395.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-fuel-gasoline.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New plans for quarterly gasoline price increases emerge amid reports of nearly $1 billion in fresh financial support from Iran\u2019s regime to Hezbollah. As reports emerge of Iran\u2019s regime agreeing to provide nearly $1 billion in new financial assistance to Hezbollah in Lebanon, fresh evidence suggests that the cost of chronic budget deficits and costly foreign interventions is once again being transferred directly onto the shoulders of the Iranian public. At a time when Iran\u2019s economy is grappling with runaway inflation, a historic collapse of the national currency, and the rapid expansion of poverty, Iran\u2019s regime is moving forward with a mechanism described as a \u201cseasonal gasoline price increase.\u201d The policy would allow fuel prices to rise every three months, delivering repeated shocks to household livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-regime-shifts-budget-burden-to-the-public-as-fuel-hikes-loom-and-hezbollah-funding-continues\/\" 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-december-25-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET Political Prisoner Ehsan Rostami Faces Execution as Iran&rsquo;s Regime Ramps Up Crackdown on Dissidents The Iranian regime&rsquo;s [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":340859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-340851","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 v27.4 - 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