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On Wednesday May 24, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), attended a meeting in the European Parliament to discuss the uprising in Iran, the new wave of executions, and the European Union’s responsibilities. The event, titled “Perspective of Change and European Union Policy,” was organized by the Friends of Free Iran Interparliamentary Group (FOFI). Mrs. Rajavi was welcomed by the European Parliament’s Vice Presidents, joint presidents, and vice presidents of the Friends of a Free Iran Committee (FOFI) as she called for their support for the Iranian people’s uprising and the organized Resistance movement. Numerous representatives from different political groups in the European Parliament and member states attended the conference. A total of 15 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) delivered speeches expressing their endorsement of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and Mrs. Rajavi’s 10-point plan. https://tinyurl.com/3v2fb48a

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Farzaneh Zilabi, an attorney at law, has been handed a verdict by the 4th Branch of the Revolutionary Court in Ahvaz-Iran, resulting in a one-year and six-month prison sentence. The charges against Farzaneh Zilabi include “anti-regime propaganda” and “insulting the leadership.” 

Sara Nasseri, a 41-year-old resident of Mashhad, was arrested during the nationwide uprising on December 6, 2022, and after spending 20 days in the Intelligence Department’s detention center, she was transferred to Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. Despite five and a half months since her arrest, Nasseri remains detained without trial. https://tinyurl.com/3wzhseux

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Agents of the Intelligence Department of Piranshahr in Iran re-arrested Soada Khadirzadeh and her one-year-old daughter on Friday, May 19, only several hours after she left prison on temporary leave. Soada Khadirzadeh a Kurdish political prisoner was arrested by government forces in Piranshahr on October 14, 2021, and transferred to the Central Prison of Urmia on November 8, 2021. Soada Khadirazadeh is sentenced to 12 years and six months on charges of “assisting in the murder of a member of the Revolutionary Guards” and “membership in the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran.” https://tinyurl.com/kv4tzpwn

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Labor activist prisoner Nasrin Javadi in Evin prison, has been deprived of proper medical care despite her physical condition. Nasrin Javadi is 65 years old and suffers from several diseases, including osteoporosis. Despite Mrs. Javadi’s repeated medical leave requests, the relevant authorities use various excuses to prevent her from being sent to the hospital. She spent 50 days in solitary confinement. https://tinyurl.com/32vknrh2

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On Sunday, May 21, an Iranian Journalist, Vida Rabbani, was transferred from Evin prison to Tehran’s Taleghani hospital for much-needed medical treatment. Vida Rabbani is in need of an MRI test. Despite her deteriorating physical condition and the prison hospital’s recommendation for a CT scan and specialized examination, the relevant authorities staunchly opposed her transfer to an external medical facility. She was arrested for involvement in Iran protests 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4d4xd9y7

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Eight medical students in Tabriz in Iran, have been sentenced to academic suspension and exile to the cities of Ahvaz, Semnan, Kashan, Urmia, and Ardabil. These verdicts were issued after these students protested the widespread poisoning of schools during a gathering on March 7, 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2jed7dnm

 

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National Council of Resistance of Iran reported: Iran’s vicious regime hanged three arrested protesters today at dawn in Isfahan, despite a global outcry against their death sentence. Hoping to quell a restive society with these executions, the ruling theocracy found itself once again engulfed by protests. After several months of physical and psychological torture, the clerical regime hanged Saleh Mirhashmi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeed Yaqoubi. They were arrested during the nationwide uprising, which erupted in September following the state murder of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Tehran. The three victims were charged with Moharebeh, or “Waging war on God,” based on confessions obtained under torture. While the regime made much fanfare and, in sham trials, accused the trio of murdering several security forces, they were not charged with any degree of murder. https://tinyurl.com/mrxrw9fr 

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On May 14, an alarming incident unfolded within Fardis Prison known as Kachouii, in Karaj-Iran as Massoumeh Senobari, a political prisoner, resorted to a desperate act of self-harm. Massoumeh Senobari cut her wrist in protest against the escalating pressure and torture she endured. She was arrested in Karaj on December 13, 2022, and transferred to the city’s Department of Intelligence. After 40 days of interrogation, she was transferred to the women’s ward of Kachouii Prison on January 4. The kangaroo court sentenced her to a 7.5 years, citing charges of "participation in acts against the state through membership in the PMOI" and "propaganda against the state through participating in illegal gatherings, publicity campaigns, writing graffiti on walls, and distributing pictures of PMOI leaders." PMOI-People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, is the main Iranian opposition within the National Council of Resistance of Iran, NCRI. https://tinyurl.com/h8dhhamx

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Labor activist Anisha Assadollahi was sentenced to 5 years and eight months of imprisonment by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court in Iran. She's been found guilty of "assembly and collusion" and "propaganda against the state."

Maryam Derisi, a graduate student and activist, also received a sentence of 22 months and 17 days from the Fars Province Appeals Court on charges of "Insulting the leadership" and "Propaganda against the State". https://tinyurl.com/292vcct2

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The 7th branch of Evin Security Court in Iran, has summoned 11 lawyers, including 4 female lawyers, for their involvement during the protests and criticism of the adopted procedures according to the State-run Sharq Newspaper May 12. https://tinyurl.com/4bkx2kxm

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The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)May 11 announced that the Iranian Resistance strongly condemns the appointment of the religious fascism ruling Iran’s ambassador as the chair of the "Social Forum" of the UN Human Rights Council, which is scheduled to take place on November 2 and 3, 2023. This forum is supposed to "focus on the contribution of science, technology, and innovation to the promotion of human rights, including in the context of post-pandemic recovery". The NCRI statement continues: The Human Rights Council claimed that this appointment was based on "candidates nominated by regional groups," which is a clear reference to the opinion of other human rights violators and accomplices of the Iranian regime among Asian countries. This shameful appointment is taking place at a time when the Iranian regime has left behind the worst human rights record according to international authorities. The appointment of such individuals is a reward for those who commit crimes against humanity and violate human values that the modern world has made many sacrifices to achieve. The Iranian Resistance calls for the immediate cancellation of this unacceptable appointment. https://tinyurl.com/mrs8m2ev

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During protests by teachers on Tuesday May 9, in 22 cities across 14 provinces in Iran, a number of protesting teachers were arrested. Among those detained were Fatemeh Tadrisi in Tehran, Atekeh Rajabi in Mashhad, Fateh Osmani and Farzad Safikhani in Sanandaj. https://tinyurl.com/2p8radvp The security forces apprehended Mrs. Tadrisi, and later she announced her transfer to Qarchak prison in a phone call. Atekeh Rajabi has embarked on a hunger strike within the confines of the detention center. https://tinyurl.com/4spbtfpv

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Iranian regime's judiciary has sentenced Maryam Vahidian, a journalist, to 4 years in prison. Maryam had been previously pursued and imprisoned for "assembly and collusion with intent to disrupt national security." Maryam Vahidian, was reporting on workers’ issues for the ILNA news agency, when arrested in Tehran on November 27, 2022 and released from Evin prison on December 28, of that year. https://tinyurl.com/26c5huz3

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Zhina Modarres Gorji, a journalist and prominent women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, was transferred from solitary confinement to the general ward of the Sanandaj Rehabilitation and Correction Center on Tuesday, May 9, after one month of detention. Zhina was previously charged by the Sanandaj Revolutionary Court’s Branch 1 with "acting against national security by forming an illegal group and joining it" in February 2023. She had also been accused of "propaganda against the state" in the past. https://tinyurl.com/mrxb8wba

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On Thursday, May 5, project workers in the oil, gas, petrochemical, steel, power plants, and copper mines industries continued their strike for the 14th day. The strike has affected at least 113 workshops and industrial companies in 38 cities across 13 provinces in Iran. Instead of addressing the workers’ demands, the Iranian regime responded by intensifying anti-labor policies and taking action to suppress the strike. Contractors who supported the workers were arrested, and workers were fired or dismissed.

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Despite the serial poisoning of school girls in Iran, the regime officials continue to deny that any poisoning is taking place. Iran once again witnessed attacks on Wednesday, May 3, chemical attacks on girls’ school Sanandaj, on May 2, in Baneh and Kermanshah, and many other schools were targets of chemical attacks. The students of one of the schools in Kermanshah said they saw a drone dropping a smoking candle in the schoolyard. https://tinyurl.com/ycdpwzna

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The execution of a Zahedan residence in Birjand prison, Madineh Sabzevan 39 and mother of 5 children, brings the total of executions of women in Iran since 2007 to 211 cases. https://tinyurl.com/rna3c9n2

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Five female political prisoners, Fatemeh Ziaii Azad (Hoorieh), Elaheh Mohammadi, Niloufar Hamedi, Soha Mortezaii, and Zohreh Sarv were transferred from Qarchak Prison to the Evin Prison on Monday, May 1, 2023. Althoug there is no information on the reason for their transfer, it could be a signal the adoption of harsher policies towards political activities by the Iranian regime. https://tinyurl.com/mr33dtsn