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The State Security Force (SSF) spokesperson announced that foot and mobile patrols would be stationed all across Iran to carry out missions and deal with individuals who insist on breaking social norms, the state-run Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Saeed Montazerol-Mahdi, the SSF spokesman, said: Mobile and foot patrols will be stationed across the country to deal with those groups of people who insist on breaking the norms, unfortunately, without paying attention to the consequences of wearing dresses outside the norm. They will be dealt with legally and reported to the Judiciary starting today if they do not conform to the orders of the police. Montazerol-Mahdi said the measure, aimed at expanding “public security” and reinforcing the “foundations of the family,” will be accompanied by prior warnings and threats. https://tinyurl.com/5n8mc25v

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Resistant Kurdish Prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh has been detained in the Central Prison of Mashhad for four months without standing trial. The judge presiding over her case does not allow her release on bail. Sakineh Parvaneh, a Kurdish citizen from Quchan, was arrested on April 4, 2023, for the second time in one month, after being summoned to Mashhad’s General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office. She was arrested on March 7, 2023, and released after four days. https://tinyurl.com/3y8a6uv8

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Labor activist Asal Mohammadi has become the latest victim of a persistent crackdown on dissent in Iran. Labor activist Asal Mohammadi was called to Evin Prison on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, to serve her time. The 26th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Asal Mohammadi to one year, eight months in prison, and a two-year ban on membership in political and social groups. She is convicted of “propaganda against the state” and “assembly and collusion against national security.” Asal Mohammadi did not have access to a lawyer during her legal procedure and was interrogated without the presence of her lawyer, which is against the letter of the law. https://tinyurl.com/2ye5y24w

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Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the NCRI National Council of Resistance of Iran was invited to the Italian Parliament on Wed. July12 where she gave a speech. A meeting organized by the liberals of the Luigi Einaudi Foundation in Rome generated a diplomatic incident with Iran, which summoned the Italian ambassador to Tehran to protest. At the center of the meeting, and of the ongoing clash, there was Maryam Rajavi, leader of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, received with all honors by the president of the Commission for European Union policies of the Senate, the former minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, together with the secretary general of the Federation, Andrea Cangini.

Maryam Rajavi said in part in her speech: "...On behalf of the Iranian protesters striving for freedom and democracy, I would like to express my deep appreciation to the esteemed members of both chambers of the Italian Parliament and extend my heartfelt greetings to the great nation of Italy. First and foremost, allow me to express my gratitude for the declarations of the majority of members in the Italian Chamber of Representatives and the Senate who have voiced support for the Iranian people’s uprising for a democratic republic and embraced the Ten-Point Plan of the Iranian Resistance. It is noteworthy that this declaration enjoys the backing of 3,600 lawmakers, including a significant majority from the French National Assembly, both chambers of the British Parliament, the majority members of the US House of Representatives, 120 former presidents and prime ministers, and 70 Nobel laureates. Today, I stand before you to urge the Parliament, the people, and the government of Italy to adopt this rightful and principled policy, which recognizes the Iranian people’s struggle to overthrow the religious dictatorship.

The Iranian people’s uprising represents the enduring legacy of the Resistance movement, which began over four decades ago in opposition to the regime. The active participation of women in this uprising is a product of the heroic struggle of Iranian women throughout the past 40 years.

We believe that Iranian woman must choose freely and enjoy active and equal participation in the leadership of society. Iranian women have risen up not only for their own demands but also for the overthrow of the clerical regime in its entirety. Their motto is “No to compulsory veil, no to compulsory religion, and no to compulsory government.”

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The Iranian judiciary sent another woman to her death at dawn on Wednesday July 12. Fatemeh Yousefi was hanged at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj for what the authororities call "deliberate murder." https://tinyurl.com/htda27c7 Two other women were also hanged in the Central Prison of Isfahan, Dastgerd Prison, on Sunday, July 9. Monireh Siadat, 32, and Farzieh Shokrollahi were convicted to death for deliberate murder. https://tinyurl.com/yz23cw59

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Security forces arrested Zahra Saeedianju in Tehran. Zahra is the sister of Milad Saeedianju, 26, who was shot and killed by security forces on November 14, 2022, during the protests in Izeh-Iran. Milad's brother Omid and their sister Zahra were previously arrested on March 1, as they were celebrating Milad's birthday at his tomb in Izeh. They were released after some time. https://tinyurl.com/3ztejf87