Tayyebeh Nazari, the grief-stricken mother of late activist lawyer Maryam Arvin, revealed the heartrending truth surrounding her daughter’s untimely death through an Instagram post on May 29, 2023. She alleged that Maryam, an illustrious lawyer known for her altruistic services, was killed due to a drug injection while in prison.
Iran is witnessing an escalating wave of civil protests, with Iranians from various backgrounds hitting the streets, spurred by economic hardships and the rising frequency of executions by the mullahs’ regime.
Over the past month, at least 144 executions have been carried out, including 33 in the last ten days alone, according to data from the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Iran’s state-run newspapers have recently underscored the nation’s burgeoning crisis, spotlighting the harsh realities confronted by citizens, a restive society, and the government’s fear of another uprising.
Amidst unrealistic claims about Iran’s economy from regime officials, state-run Etemad daily voiced concerns over the escalating poverty on May 28, hinting that this situation could fuel migration and rebellion, especially if it stems from governmental and societal deficiencies.
In an alarming development, the Omani government, acting as an intermediary, announced a contentious prisoner exchange between Belgium and Iran on Friday.
The deal resulted in the release of Assadollah Assadi, a convicted Iranian diplomat known for his involvement in terrorism. This move was instantly criticized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an Iranian opposition coalition.
On Sunday, May 28, Khamenei’s henchmen carried out the executions of two individuals in separate prisons.
Monireh Nouri Kia, a female prisoner, was hanged in Mashhad prison, while Abdulrahman Mozafari, an elderly Kurd compatiot, was executed in Sanandaj prison after enduring 17 years of imprisonment. Similarly, on Saturday, May 27, Abdullah Totazehi, a fellow Baluch, met the same fate in Garmsar prison, along with Mohammad Amin Valinia in Khorram-Abad prison.
As the Persian Year of 1401 came to an end in mid-March 2023, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi presented a rosy picture of the country’s fiscal health, confidently stating that his government had avoided any budget deficit.
In stark contrast to his assertion, figures indicated a staggering deficit of 4.6 quadrillion rials ($8.8 billion) for the 2022-2023 budget year.Experts were taken aback by the unprecedented size of the deficit. However, Rahim Mombeini, the Deputy Head of the Planning and Budget Organization, revealed on May 21 that the actual deficit was considerably higher, at approximately 7.9 quadrillion rials.
The nationwide Iran uprising endures with an unprecedented resolve, demonstrating an organized and tenacious movement. Despite the regime’s escalating brutality, its inability to quell what protestors call a ‘revolution’ cements the movement’s resilience.
This steadfastness, mirroring uniform slogans, inventive strategies, and formidable defiance, owes largely to the systematic efforts of the Resistance Units linked with the main organized opposition, the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The regime’s growing desperate and alarmist rhetoric against the MEK emphasizes the organization’s expanding influence, especially among the youth and women.
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.
Recently leaked documents from Iran’s Foreign Ministry have exposed an extensive campaign by the country’s regime to discredit the opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
The campaign reportedly led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its terrorist Quds Force involves spreading false information about MEK’s activities.
People from various backgrounds and regions in Iran participated in protest rallies on Saturday, responding to a new wave of executions carried out by the Iranian government.
Demonstrations were held by farmers in Markazi Province, students at Tehran’s Khajeh Nasir Toosi University, and workers at a natural gas site in Isfahan Province, among others.
