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Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking at a conference in Paris, France at the NCRI base, on January 9, praised the Iranian Resistance as a powerful force capable of shaping the future of a free Iran. In his remarks, Pompeo described the regime’s current state as dire and its leadership as incapable of meeting the needs of the Iranian people. “The Ayatollah has no prayer, no hope, no dream even of delivering prosperity to the Iranian people. He is no longer even capable of defending those who are willing to risk their lives for him and for his autocratic regime,” the former US Secretary of States said. Reflecting on the Iranian economy and political climate, Pompeo added, “The Iranian economy came to a virtual shutdown, a standstill. It couldn’t provide enough fuel, gasoline, heat, simple things for the people, ordinary people’s lives.” He attributed the regime’s failures to its focus on sustaining proxy forces and radical theology rather than addressing the needs of its citizens. Pompeo also underscored the resilience of the Iranian Resistance, noting, “Iran will be free, but only by those who have sacrificed for decades, who have paid the highest price, who have withstood massacres and imprisonments. It can only be freed by you.”
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The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran-NCRI in an annoucment strongly condemned the confirmation of the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, by the Iranian regime’s Supreme Court. It urgeed the United Nations, its relevant bodies, especially the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, and all organizations defending human and women’s rights to take immediate action to save Pakshan’s life and secure her immediate release. Women's committee of the NCRI added: The misogynistic regime holds the world record for the execution of women, having executed 34 women in the past year alone.
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Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh has been deprived of her right to phone calls with her family for more than four months since September 2024. This restriction was enforced following an official directive issued and implemented by a judge. This punitive measure was imposed after Sakineh Parvaneh, in May 2024, staged a hunger strike in protest of the dire conditions and in solidarity with families who lost their children during the 2022 protests. Her deprivation of phone calls began on September 14, 2024, and remains in effect to this day.
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On Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Ghazaaleh Hodoodi, a 27-year-old mother of an 11-year-old daughter, was doused with gasoline and set on fire by a man whose proposal of marriage she had declined. Despite efforts to save her, she died two days later in the hospital, having suffered burns over 60% of her body. Ghazaaleh was originally from a village in Qorveh County in Iran's Kurdistan province. Two years ago, she divorced her X, secured custody of her daughter, and started a tailoring business in Sanandaj to support her small family. Her attacker, Sirvan Sa’adpanah, was a neighbor near her shop. He had harassed her repeatedly, pressuring her to marry him despite her firm rejections. Unmoved by her refusal, he sought to coerce her through social and family connections. Further investigation revealed that Sirvan Sa’adpanah’s father was a member of the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Sirvan himself is also affiliated with the IRGC.
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Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner held in Fardis Prison (aka Kachouii) in Karaj- Iran, is suffering from severe gastrointestinal and dental problems. Despite repeated requests for medical attention over the past year, prison authorities have consistently denied her treatment. A source close to her family has revealed that prison doctors merely prescribe syrup for her gastrointestinal issues, which is insufficient given her condition. Her requests for dental care have also been repeatedly ignored.
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Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa, a dentist originally from Abadan and residing in Tehran-Iran, was violently arrested by Iranian security forces on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at her home. Without presenting any judicial warrant, the agents forcibly detained her, subjecting her to physical assault before transferring her to an undisclosed location.
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Ghazal Marzban 41, a Christian convert imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been sentenced by the Iranian regime's judiciary to six months in prison and 74 lashes for “failure to observe mandatory hijab.” She is from Lasht-e Nesha, Gilan Province, Northern Iran and was convicted by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. Her charges include “propaganda against the state” and “appearing in public without observing the hijab.”
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