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Call For Urgent Action To Save Reza Rasaei And Habib Deris, Two Political Prisoners Facing Execution
We urge the United Nations, the UN Human Rights Council, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran to take urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners Reza Rasaei and Habib Deris who face imminent execution.
The Iranian regime’s Judiciary must also withdraw the fake and cunning execution verdict against the popular rapper Toomaj Salehi.
These verdicts represent the flip side of the regime’s strategy to clamp down on Iranian women and break out of the crisis engulfing the entirety of the regime.
Iran’s Youth Respond to Growing Wave of Repressive Measures
As the mullahs’ regime desperately continues to ramp up repressive measures, the rebellious youth of Iran are responding by increasing their attacks on the regime’s centers of repression and corruption.
Iran’s regime has engaged in a series of new repressive measures against women and girls to quell protests and hide its own setbacks and failures. In recent days, there have been many reports and videos of security forces harassing women and girls who do not comply with the regime’s misogynistic hijab rules.
Women of Resistance Units Hang Three Banners in Tehran
Brave women of Resistance Units hanged three huge banners bearing the picture and remarks of the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Maryam Rajavi, and the motto, “Women, Resistance, Freedom,” from a bridge over Imam Ali Expressway in the heart of Tehran, on April 25, 2024.
Floods In Iran Kill 5 People, Including 3 Girl Children
Storms and floods in Iran have spread to 11 provinces, including Isfahan, Tehran, South Khorasan, Semnan, Sistan and Baluchistan, Fars, Qom, Golestan, Mazandaran, Kerman, and Yazd. Fifty-four counties are still surrounded by flood waters, affecting 2,600 people.
Sistan and Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran has suffered the most damage and at least three girl children lost their lives.
As a result of floods and storms, five Baloch citizens lost their lives in Saravan, Zahedan, Fanuj, and Zarabad in southeastern Iran. State-run media said that strong winds in Zahedan caused a wall to fall on seven people, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring six others.
Iran’s Escalating Hijab Crackdown: A Growing Divide
Iran is facing a renewed wave of anger and social unrest due to the government’s intensified enforcement of mandatory hijab laws. This crackdown has sparked widespread resistance and exposed deep divisions within the Iranian regime itself.
The recent deployment of the “Mohammad Rasulullah Corps” in Tehran, known for its harsh tactics, signifies a significant escalation. Their mission – to further enforce hijab rules in public spaces like businesses, offices, and public transport – has triggered outrage amongst the Iranian people. This anger is further fueled by the violent arrests and beatings of women who choose not to wear the hijab.
The Plight of Iran’s Kolbars
Kolbar, a term used by locals in Iran’s Kurdish regions, refers to porters who risk their lives carrying smuggled goods across the border for a meager living. Driven by unemployment, desperation, and meager wages, Kolbars in these regions, particularly those in West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and Sistan and Baluchistan, resort to illegally crossing the border to transport goods. These smuggled goods, ranging from televisions and clothes to cigarettes and tires, are considered contraband and evade customs duties. Kolbars carry these heavy loads on their backs through treacherous border areas to reach border towns and villages. This dangerous job is most prevalent in the border provinces and is considered one of the most hazardous professions in Iran.
Iran Begins Spring with Shock in Food Prices
Figures in the most recent report by the Iranian regime’s Statistical Center on Inflation in March 2024 show that inflation in the food sector experienced a shock in the first month of the year.
According to an April 25 report by the regime’s Donyay-e-Eghtesad newspaper, “onions, oranges, lemons, bell peppers and pomegranates” with the highest inflation rates in a month “saw more than 10 percent increase in prices,” based on the statistical center’s report.
The newspaper also noted that infant formula and red meat were important commodities that had been hit by “more than 60 percent price growth” in a single year.
Cologne, Germany—April 24, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally in Solidarity With the Iran Revolution
Cologne, Germany—April 24, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.
MEK supporters in Cologne demanded the trial of the mullahs’ regime leaders, especially Ali Khamenei (Supreme leader of the mullahs’ regime) and the mass murderer Ebrahim Raisi for crimes against humanity, in an international court.
Paris—April 26, 2024: MEK Supporters Organized an Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution
Paris, France—April 26, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized an exhibition and book display in solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.
Langenfeld, Germany—April 25, 2024: MEK Supporters Exhibition in Solidarity With the Iranian Revolution
Langenfeld, Germany—April 25, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a book table and exhibition to express solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.