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Iran News in Brief – February 6, 2023

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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET

Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 144

Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran

Monday, February 6, 2023 – 8 PM GMT + 1

Iran’s nationwide uprising marked its 144th day on Monday.

Early Monday morning protesters in Tehran and other cities across the country, including Kerman, Dezful, Zanjan, Karaj,  and Kermanshah were seen torching pro-regime propaganda billboards and posters. This is a further indication of the Iranian people’s hatred of the mullahs’ dictatorship as the regime gears up to mark the 44th anniversary of Iran’s 1979 anti-monarchical revolution, whose leadership they hijacked.

In Mashhad, northeast Iran, protesters torched the entrance of a building used by the regime to spread the mullahs’ ideology of hatred, misogyny, and fundamentalism. They also torched and destroyed pro-regime propaganda posters across the city.

In Kerman, south-central Iran, protesters torched and destroyed pro-regime propaganda posters across the city.

More farmers in Isfahan headed to the capital Tehran to voice their demands to regime officials regarding the revitalization of Zayandehrud River to provide for their lands. The regime’s security forces attacked them.

Also on Monday morning, investors in the state-owned Kerman Motor Company rallied outside the regime’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade in the Iranian capital of Tehran. They were demanding answers and their stolen money was returned.

In Ahvaz, southwest Iran, retirees and pensioners of the regime’s communications industry protested low pensions and poor economic conditions.

In Khash, southeast Iran, women held a gathering and protested against the arrest of their local religious leaders by the regime’s security forces. They also demanded an end to this crackdown by the mullahs.

At 11:00 pm local time on Sunday, a large image of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi and opposition coalition NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi was projected on a wall in Tehran’s Naziabad district.

Also last night, locals in the capital’s Narmak district and elsewhere chanted anti-regime slogans such as “Death to the dictator!,” “Death to Khamenei!,” “We will stand to the end!,” “Death to Khamenei! Damned be Khomeini!”

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET

Iran: Involvement of Iran’s Former Diplomats in Covering up the 1988 Prison Massacres

Iran’s former diplomats have played a critical role in denying and disseminating misinformation about the prison massacres of 1988, as part of a global cover-up of the mass killings orchestrated by the Iranian authorities. This cover-up not only robbed those directly affected and society at large of the right to truth, but also contributed to entrenching impunity, compounding the suffering of survivors and relatives, and facilitating the ongoing commission of the crime against humanity of enforced disappearance and other crimes under international law.

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET

Baku Says No Measures Were Taken by Iranian Police To Prevent Attack on Azerbaijani Embassy

No measures were taken by the Iranian police to neutralize the terrorist and prevent an armed attack on Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Tehran, Aykhan Hajizada, spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing on Monday, News.Az reports.

“Despite the repeated attempts by a terrorist to enter the embassy, the Iranian police has not prevented the attack,” the spokesperson said.

He noted that the terrorist, armed with the automatic rifle, pistol and “Molotov cocktail”, tried to shoot at the windows of the apartments, where family members of embassy employees were residing. “The terrorist also tried to set the car belonging to Azerbaijan’s embassy on fire. All these factors prove once again that this was a deliberate act of terror,” Hajizada added.

UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET

Iran: Shameful Anniversary Celebrations Amid Decades of Mass Killings and Cover-ups

The Iranian authorities’ refusal to acknowledge let alone ensure accountability for the 1988 prison massacres – the worst incident of secret mass killings committed since the establishment of Islamic Republic of Iran – has perpetuated cycles of crimes under international law and cover-ups designed to extinguish any form of political opposition, said Amnesty International as the Islamic Republic celebrates its 44th anniversary.

In an extended public statement “Involvement of Iran’s former diplomats in the cover-up of 1988 prison massacres”, Amnesty International commemorates the victims of the mass enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions of the 1980s, and details the critical role played by diplomatic representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran in denying the massacres, spreading misinformation and opposing an international investigation in the face of mounting credible evidence.

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET

Iran’s Protests Continue as Canadian MPs Renew Support

Cities in different parts of Iran are witnessing a constant flow of protests as people from all walks of life are voicing their opposition to the regime. This is becoming a serious dilemma at this time of the year when the mullahs seek to claim legitimacy during the days leading to the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 anti-monarchial revolution which they hijacked.

Protests in Iran have to this day expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime’s forces, according to sources of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). The names of 647 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI/MEK.

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Khoy Earthquake Victims Are Left with No Shelter in Freezing Temperatures

A week after an earthquake shook the city of Khoy in West Azerbaijan province, the people in this city are still having a hard time finding a place to overnight and victims have to bear with sub-zero temperatures along with almost no possessions or means to keep their families warm and safe.

On January 4, reporting from the Tappeh Bashi village, the center of the Khoy earthquake, the state-run news agency Khabar Online said: “Houses in this village have been extensively destroyed. A few days after the earthquake, locals are still living outside their homes due to the anxiety of more eventual aftershocks. Residents of earthquake-affected villages complain about the lack of facilities and are waiting for help.”

According to the reports received from Khoy, people are struggling with a severe shortage of bread and each package of bread in the city is sold for 100,000 Tomans. Now, absent government facilities, the people of other regions have collected aid and delivered it to the earthquake victims.

While negligence on behalf of the state continues, the lack of means for heating and the use of coal to heat the tents has already led to painful and deadly accidents. According to a state news agency, a mother and her child died inside their tent due to gas suffocation.

Also, read Iran News in Brief – February 5, 2023

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