BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, JUNE 18, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A year ago, today, in a political circus known as “elections”, massively boycotted by the Iranian people, with the lowest turnout ever, even with hugely inflated official tallies, the regime’s Supreme Leader …
The Growing Popularity of “Death to Raisi” Slogan in Iran Protests Read More
The United Nations must hold Raisi, the henchman of the 1988 Massacre, accountable and investigate the massacre of protesters during the November 2019 uprising, and the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane By Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), originally published …
By Mansoureh Galestan, originally published in NCR-Iran.org, December 7, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Friends of a Free Iran (FoFI) in the European Parliament released a statement announcing that “On the eve of World Human Rights Day 100 MEPs, including 14 former ministers, including foreign …
By Ted Poe, Former U.S. Representative, Originally published in Newsweek, November 30, 2021 Negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Monday despite an uptick in the Islamic Republic’s malign activities. Earlier this month, Iranian forces seized an oil tanker in …
Despite Nuclear Talks, Iran Is Still Far from Moderation Read More
By Mahmoud Hakamian, Originally published in NCRI-Iran.org, 18th November 2021 “We told them about the problems of the ward, such as lack of warm water and hygiene issues, Abbasi [Noury] said, ‘Go and thank God that you are alive,” Hassan Ashrafian testified on Thursday during Hamid Noury’s trial. Thursday marked …
Iran 1988 Massacre: Hassan Ashrafian Testifies at Noury’s Trial Read More
By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 16th November 2021 Tuesday marked the thirty-ninth session of Hamid Noury’s trial, and an Iranian prison official was charged with participation in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Noury was in Gohardasht prison at the time of the massacre. In 2019, he was incarcerated in Sweden. …
Iran 1988 Massacre: Testimony of Mahmoud Royaei at Hamid Noury’s Trial in Albania Read More
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in in NCR-Iran.org, 15th November 2021 Monday marked the thirty-eighth session of Hamid Noury’s trial, and an Iranian prison official was charged with participation in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Noury was in Gohardasht prison at the time of the massacre. Almost thirty years …
Iran 1988 Massacre: Akbar Samadi’s Testimony at Hamid Noury’s Trial Read More
By Mohammad Sadat Khansari, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 13th November 2021 A Lebanese national and a former senior Iranian diplomat at the regime’s embassy in Oslo have been accused of involvement in the assassination of a Norwegian publisher. The news is another grim reminder of the dangers posed by Tehran’s network of espionage …
Iran’s Diplomat Charged With Assassination in Norway Read More
By Mansoureh Galestan, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 13th November 2021 The 37th session in the trial of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury took place in Albania on Friday. It was the third session held in the Balkan country, as part of a trial that is …
Trial of Former Prison Official in Albania and Shocking Testimonies of MEK Members Read More
By Shamsi Saadati, Originally published in NCR-Iran.org, 12th November 2021 On Friday, the third session of Hamid Noury’s trial in Albania was held. Noury is an Iranian prison official who had participated in the 1988 massacre of prisoners. Today, Asghar Mehdizadeh, one of the plaintiffs, testified in the District Court …
Iran: Asghar Mehdizadeh, the Survivor of the 1988 Massacre Testifies in Hamid Noury Trial Read More