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Gender segregation extends to kindergartens in Iran October 8, 2019   in   Women's News Mixing little boys and girls in  kindergartens  is “enmity to religion.” By this, Habibollah John-Nessari, acting commander of the State Security Force Special Units, advocated gender segregation even in kindergartens. Jan-Nessari described mixing of  little girls  and boys in kindergartens as “enmity to religion,” and declared, “Why is it that today, in the kindergartens of the capital, our mothers and sisters put the hand of a 5-year-old girl in the hand of a boy, and under the excuse of having a party, they play music and have the kids dance together? We must know that today the enemy has targeted our religion.” (The state-run Aftabnews.ir – October 2, 2019) A few days earlier, Massoudi Farid, a Welfare Organization deputy, had made the announcement that if it is reported and proven that there are mixed-gender...

Latest update on female political prisoners in Evin, Qarchak prisons Latest update on female political prisoners in Evin, Qarchak prisons October 8, 2019   in   Women's News Yasaman Aryani , one of the female political prisoners incarcerated in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, has been transferred to the IRGC-Intelligence ward 2A since October 5, 2019. She is serving her 16-year sentence. Her family was only informed of the fact when they went to visit her. In another event, two female political prisoners Atefeh Rangriz and Sepideh Qolian held a sit-in at the notorious Qarchak Prison in Varamin advocating for two common prisoners there, Soqra Eftekhari and Akram Bayrami. The two are kept in solitary confinement under harsh conditions. Ms. Rangriz and Ms. Qolian declared that they will go on a hunger strike if their demand is not met. Farangis Mazloumi , who has been held in solitary confinement at Ward 209 of Evin Prison for more than three mon...

Protests reported in three different cities of Iran Reporting by PMOI/MEK Iran, October 7, 2019 —Employees of the Azarab factory in the city of Arak, western Iran, held a gathering again on Monday, October 7, protesting not receiving their  delayed paychecks  and the status of stockholders remaining in limbo. In response, Iranian regime officials dispatched anti-riot units who resorted to attacking and firing tear gas into the workers’ peaceful protests. The vicious units of the mullahs’ regime, desperate to prevent the protest from expanding across the city, stormed into the  Azarab factory  parking lot and prevented the personnel from entering their facilities. To prevent any further demonstrations, state security forces took measures to surround the area where the 1,000 Azarab workers were protesting. Numerous scenes of Azarab factory employees’ protest gathering being met with attacks by anti-riot units and firing tear gas – Arak, western ...

MEK Resistance Units put up images of Maryam Rajavi in various cities Activities of PMOI-MEK Resistance Units in Iran- A poster of the President-elect Maryam Rajavi, hung from an overpass in Mashhad Reporting by PMOI/MEK Iran, October 8, 2019 —As regime authorities expand their nationwide crackdown against the Iranian people and especially target any voice of protests and dissent, members of “ Resistance Units ,” supporters of the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ), are continuing their anti-regime campaign across the country by putting up images of Iranian opposition President  Maryam Rajavi , head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) coalition. Various large posters were placed in different locations of Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad, three of Iran’s major cities. Furthermore, according to an  NCRI statement , defiant youths across the country set fire to icons of the Iranian regime and various sites affilia...

Iranian security forces kill protester in Lordegan Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Last week, protests erupted in Iran's Charmahal and Bakhtiary province after it became known that  300 residents of a village were infected with HIV virus  as a result of health ministry officials using contaminated syringes. the protests continued throughout the week and  resulted in clashes  between the locals of the Lordegan county, the center of the AIDS outbreak, and security forces who had been dispatched to quell protests. People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) @Mojahedineng Locals in the village of Chenar Mahmoud in Lordegan, southern # Iran , protesting regime authorities' unhealthy practices resulting in the spread of AIDS among at least 300 people. 83 6:23 PM - Oct 2, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 94 people are talking about this Outraged by the regime's...