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On January 11, an international conference on the future of Iran brought together distinguished political and military figures such as Gen. James Jones and Gen. Keith Kellogg from Us in Paris, where they highlighted the urgent need for a shift in global policy toward the Iranian regime. The gathering was held in the Iranian resistance headquarter near Paris where NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi resides. They underscored the importance of the Iranian Resistance and its role as a viable democratic alternative to the ruling theocracy. https://tinyurl.com/2spjc245

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On Friday, January 10, a female prisoner named Fatemeh Lotfi-42- set herself on fire in Langarud Prison, Qom, in protest against her prolonged uncertainty and lack of resolution regarding her case. Instead of transferring her to a burn center, prison officials sent her to a psychiatric hospital. After just one day and without receiving any proper treatment, she was returned to prison and confined to solitary confinement. https://tinyurl.com/mr9d8ayf

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On the evening of Saturday, January 11, Farzaneh Bijanipour, a prisoner held in Ward 6 of Qarchak Prison, passed away due to the prison doctor’s refusal to provide adequate medical care. Prison authorities prevented her transfer to external medical facilities. The NCRI Women’s Committee called again on international human rights bodies and organizations to dispatch an independent mission to inspect Khamenei’s prisons in Iran and interview the prisoners, especially the female political prisoners. https://tinyurl.com/ya5d6efd

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Reports indicate that political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has been denied in-person visits with her husband since her transfer to Qarchak Prison and continues to be held in solitary confinement. Hossein Taj, the lawyer representing Maryam Akbari Monfared, stated, “My client, after completing her 15-year prison sentence without a single day of furlough, was transferred from exile in the Prison of Semnan to Qarchak Prison to serve an additional two-year sentence. He added, “Although her husband obtained a court order from the prosecutor’s office permitting visitation, prison officials claim that an inquiry to the Civil Registry failed to verify their marital status. As a result, they denied the request for an in-person meeting...” https://tinyurl.com/2swmarum

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On Jan. 8, a group of male and female political prisoners detained in Evin, Ghezel Hesar (Karaj), Lakan (Rasht), and Greater Tehran prisons has issued an open letter urging international organizations and institutions to use their full capacity to take effective action to halt the execution of three political prisoners: Pakhshan Azizi, Mehdi Hassani, and Behrouz Ehsani. As such the letter says: We, a group of political prisoners from Evin, Ghezel Hesar, Lakan, and Greater Tehran prisons, unequivocally condemn the death penalty as a form of state-sponsored murder and call for the complete abolition of this inhumane and reactionary practice. https://tinyurl.com/3adnbru4