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Hail to the protestors in Sanandaj,Kermanshah, Isfahan,Zarrinshahr,Ahwaz,

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Hail to the protestors in Sanandaj,Kermanshah, Isfahan,Zarrinshahr,Ahwaz, Shahroud,Hamedan,Mashhad,Doroud,Arak,Margheh,Yazd,Tehran and other cities who took to the streets on February 1,and chanted death to the dictator despite security forces’ being on alert. #Iran #Iranprotests 1:02 AM - 2 Feb 2018

Maryam Rajavi: We can free our occupied homeland

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Maryam Rajavi: We can free our occupied homeland In a message on December 30, 2017,  Maryam Rajavi , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, sent a message to Iranian women and men, admiring their courage. She reiterated that there is a price for freedom that every nation must pay. Here is the text of her message: Fellow courageous protesters across Iran, Brave women and men who rose up on December 28 and 29 and spread the message of freedom to Iranian cities, Hail to you and hail to our beloved cities who have risen up against poverty, hunger and unemployment, under the mullahs’ repressive occupation. Hail to Kermanshah, Hamedan, Khorramabad, Qom, Isfahan, Rasht, Sari, Qazvin, Shiraz, Ahwaz, Bojnourd, Qaemshahr, and Zahedan; Hail to Mashhad, Neyshabur, Kashmar, Quchan, Birjand, Shahrud and Yazd. You showed that despite massive repression and widespread arrests, the Iranian people’s freedom movement is simmering like amber beneath ...

MALCOLM: Sen. Frum stands tall against Iran's apologists

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. MALCOLM: Sen. Frum stands tall against Iran's apologists A handout photo provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows him (C) during visit to the earthquake-hit area of Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of Kermanshah, where he promised on November 14, 2017 that the government would move swiftly to help those left homeless by the disaster. Tens of thousands of Iranians spent a second night in the open after a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the border with Iraq, killing more than 400 people. (Handout photo/AFP/Getty Images) Handout photo/AFP/Getty Images The Islamic Republic of Iran is, without a doubt, a malign  regime. If you think that’s a controversial statement, consider the following facts. Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world, directly funding jihadist organizations, including Hezbollah, Hamas and the Taliban.  Iran has had its hand in deadly terrorist attacks against civ...

Iran: At least 450 died, 7,000 were injured and 70,000 left homeless by the powerful quake

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Women's News Iran: At least 450 died, 7,000 were injured and 70,000 left homeless by the powerful quake The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran late Sunday night, November 12, 2017, has left at least 450 people dead, 7100 injured and over 70,000 people homeless in Kermanshah Province including in Qasr-e Shirin, Islamabad, Sarpol-e Zahab, Salas Babajani and Kerend. More than 500 villages have suffered damages in the earthquake which has been described as the world’s deadliest so far this year. Water and power are out and hospitals do not have enough resources and facilities. Some 240 of the dead are from Sarpol-e Zahab. The town has only one hospital which has been demolished with all patients and hospital staff buried under the rubble. Eyewitnesses have described the situation as “disorganized.” There is not enough food, nor fuel and electricity is cut off. Many families have not been sheltered and there is fear that freezing cold could take more l...

Powerful Quake Kills Hundreds in Iran

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Powerful Quake Kills Hundreds in Iran by Jubin Katiraie An earthquake, 7.3 magnitude near the Iraq-Iran border has killed more than 400 people and sent residents escaping their homes into the night, authorities said. Iran’s western Kermanshah province bore the impact of the quake on Sunday night, with authorities saying the quake killed more than 407 people in the country and injured 6,700 up to know. The quake was centred 19 miles (31km) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measurements from the US Geological Survey. Graphic locates epicentre of 7.3-magnitude earthquake on the border of Iran and Iraq It struck at 9.48pm Iran time, just as people began retiring for the night. It could be felt on the Mediterranean coast, some 660 miles (1,000km) away. The earthquake struck 23.2km (14.4 miles) below the surface, a shallow depth that can amplify damage. Iranian social media and news agencies showed images and videos of people fleein...

Video: Powerful earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 300

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Video: Powerful earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 300 11/13/2017 11:41:31 AM A man sits outside a damaged belonging following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran Nov 13, 2017 BAGHDAD/ANKARA, Reuters, November 13, 2017  - At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. State television said more than 328 people were killed in Iran and at least 2,500 were injured. Local officials said the death toll would rise as search and rescue teams reached remote areas of Iran.  Iran-Iraq Earthquake 7.3 Magnitude Concrete Structures Had Collapsed The earthquake was felt in several western provinces of Iran but the hardest hit province was Kermanshah, which announced three days of mourning. More than 236 of the victims were in ...

NCRI's Statements Iran: Nationwide protest by education staff in 20 provinces on the occasion of International Teacher's Day

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Iran: Nationwide protest by education staff in 20 provinces on the occasion of International Teacher's Day National Council of Resistance of Iran On Thursday, October 5, on the occasion of the International Teacher's Day, at least 28 cities in 20 provinces of the country witnessed protest gatherings of the education staff. In Tehran, employed and retired education staff along with labor activists, retired workers and other retirees and families of political prisoners gathered in front of the regime's planning and budget organization. The presence of about 3000 women education staff frustrated of the mullahs’ tyranny in the gathering was impressive. The rallying slogans were: 'teacher stand up to eliminate discrimination,' 'the imprisoned teacher should be freed,' 'Never has a nation seen such injustice,' 'one less embezzlement, our problems will be resolved,' 'Fair budget, is our certain right 'and' Our ta...