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Iran’s nationwide uprising marked its 206th day on Monday April 10, 2023. The uprising has spread in 282 cities across Iran with 750 people dead and 30,000 detainees. The names and identities of 675 people killed by the regime have been announced by the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK, People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. 

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Fariba Zandekarimi, a freedom-loving teacher, was arrested by the intelligence department of Sanandaj after being summoned for questioning. The arrest occurred on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, and was followed by a raid on her home, although the exact reasons for her detention remain unclear. Despite efforts by her family to gain information on her whereabouts, no further details have emerged. Fariba Zandekarimi, 35, is a contract teacher employed by the Education Department of Sanandaj and known for her activism in support of freedom. https://tinyurl.com/ysr5d7rt

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On Sunday, April 9, multiple schools in Iran were targeted by chemical attacks, resulting in the hospitalization of dozens of students. Six girls’ schools in Saqqez, including Meraj, Taleghani, and Somayyeh, were affected, with at least 47 students being taken to the hospital. Tragically, twenty of them are reported to be in severe condition. The attacks have sparked outrage and protests in Saqqez, with students and their families taking to the streets to demand justice. They lit fires and chanted “Death to Khamenei” in a display of anger towards the Iranian regime’s handling of the situation. In response, State Security Force’s special units were deployed in the streets and opened fire on people in the Shahnaz district. https://tinyurl.com/y35aa8w6

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Sakineh Parvaneh, a Kurdish citizen from Quchan, was re-arrested on Tuesday, April 4, after being summoned to Mashhad’s General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office. This is the second time she has been arrested in less than a month for undisclosed reasons. Kurdish political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh was serving the fourth year of her sentence when she was released from Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad-Iran on February 15, 2023. She was arrested on March 7, 2023, and released after four days. According to reports on social media, the IRGC confiscated all of Sakineh Parvaneh’s registration documents about four years ago and to date, they have not been returned to her. https://tinyurl.com/bddx6ym3