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Amsterdam rally marks 2022 uprising anniversary and backs ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’
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Iraq Fails to Win US Approval to Import Turkmen Gas Via Iran
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Iraq’s attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under U.S. pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for alternatives to keep the lights on.
Oil-rich Iraq has struggled to provide its citizens with power since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, forcing many to rely on expensive private generators, causing economic hardship and sparking social unrest.
Hussain Saad, a 43-year-old owner of a butcher shop in the Kasra neighbourhood of Baghdad, is struggling to protect his livelihood and keep his meat from spoiling in the scorching heat.
Cruz Seeks to Bar Sanctioned Iranian Officials from US Ahead of UN Assembly
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is seeking to bar sanctioned Iranian officials from entering the U.S. ahead of the United Nations General Assembly debate slated for next week.
Cruz introduced the Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions (SEVER) Act on Thursday, which would prohibit Iranian officials from entering the U.S. as representatives to the U.N. if they are sanctioned for backing or were appointed by the office of the Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“The Iranian regime and the corrupt officials who run it are responsible for the murder, injury, and kidnapping of thousands of Americans,” Cruz said in a statement. “The Ayatollah means it when he chants ‘Death to America,’ and the United States has developed and imposed sanctions to counter the threats posed by him and those directly around him.”
Iran’s Sinking Cities: How IRGC Corruption and Regime Negligence Are Engineering a National Catastrophe
While the clerical regime in Tehran distracts the world with its foreign policy and domestic repression, the very ground beneath Iran’s cities is collapsing. In Isfahan, a jewel of Iranian civilization, the crisis has become so acute that one of the regime’s own officials has declared it is no longer a “silent earthquake” but an “erupted volcano” that is “swallowing a civilization.” This is not a natural disaster. It is a man-made catastrophe, meticulously engineered by the greed of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the criminal negligence of a regime that has proven it will sacrifice the nation’s future for its own survival and profit.
Somayyeh Rashidi Nears Death After Months-long Delay in Hospital Transfer
Somayyeh Rashidi, a 42-year-old political prisoner held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, was transferred on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to Mofatteh Hospital following severe seizures and a critical deterioration in her condition. Her transfer took place after several months of delay, and her health is now described as life-threatening. Doctors have stated that her level of consciousness has dropped to five, and they have lost hope of saving her. Somayyeh Rashidi has long struggled with physical health problems and periodic psychological disorders while in prison. However, instead of providing appropriate medical care, prison authorities have accused her of malingering, prescribing only sedatives and psychiatric drugs. This neglect has further worsened her condition.
Hamburg, Sept 17, 2025: Iranians Rally on 3rd Anniversary of 2022 Uprising
Hamburg, Germany — September 17, 2025: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in Hamburg. The event marked the third anniversary of the 2022 nationwide uprising and showed solidarity with the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and a democratic republic.
Germany, Sept 17, 2025: Iranians in Düsseldorf and Essen Rally on 3rd Anniversary of 2022 Uprising
Germany — September 17, 2025: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized rallies in Düsseldorf and Essen. MEK supporters marked the third anniversary of the 2022 nationwide uprising and showed solidarity with the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and a democratic republic.
Amsterdam Rally Marks 2022 Uprising Anniversary and Backs ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’
Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 16, 2025 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered at Dam Square in Amsterdam to mark the third anniversary of the 2022 nationwide uprising in Iran and to stand in solidarity with the campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays.”
Winterthur, Sept 16, 2025: Photo Exhibit Highlights Iran Uprising and Human Rights Violations
Winterthur, Switzerland – September 16, 2025 — Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) staged a photo exhibition in Winterthur to denounce the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights violations, spotlighting a recent surge in death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
Iran’s Expanding Prison Protest Movement against Executions
The “Tuesdays Against Executions” campaign, launched on 28 January 2024 in Qezel Hesar Prison, has become the largest and most persistent protest of political prisoners against the execution-driven policy of the ruling regime in Iran. This report provides a concise account of 86 weeks of hunger strikes across 52 prisons, highlighting the origins, expansion, and the legal, social, human, and international dimensions of this movement. The movement began after the executions of Mohammad Ghobadlou and Farhad Salimi. One week later, political prisoners in Ward 4 of Qezel Hesar went on hunger strike, choosing Tuesday as their symbolic day of protest—because the regime typically transfers death-row prisoners to solitary confinement on Monday nights and executes them at dawn on Tuesdays. What began in Qezel Hesar quickly spread to other facilities, including Evin, the women’s ward of Evin, Karaj Central, Tabriz, Mashhad, and Saqqez. Within less than two years, the campaign had expanded to 52 prisons, becoming one of the widest-reaching collective protests in the history of Iran’s prisons.
The Rise in Stationery Prices Ahead of the New School Year in Iran
Reports from media outlets in Iran indicate an unprecedented surge in stationery prices ahead of the new school year. The state-run ILNA news agency wrote on Tuesday, September 16: “The high cost of stationery, the rise in uniform prices, and mandatory payments during registration have caused complaints from students’ parents.” The agency quoted parents of students saying: “The increase in stationery prices is so severe that purchasing basic school supplies is no longer easily possible.” A mother of a student in West Azerbaijan province told the agency: “Last year, with 10 million rials (about $10), we could buy a bag, notebooks, and stationery, but this year, even with 20 million rials (about $20), I cannot meet all my child’s needs.”
Lake Urmia’s Disappearance Exposes Four Decades of Regime Mismanagement
Once the world’s second-largest saltwater lake, Lake Urmia has vanished, leaving behind a salt flat that symbolizes corruption, failed policies, and an unfolding humanitarian disaster in northwestern Iran. Once the world’s second-largest saltwater lake, Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran has completely dried up, turning into a barren salt flat and exposing one of the most catastrophic environmental failures in the Middle East. NASA satellite images confirm the disappearance of what was once a vital ecosystem, now reduced to lifeless salt plains stretching across former shorelines. The death of Lake Urmia is not a natural disaster but the direct result of the Iranian regime’s structural corruption and chronic mismanagement over the past 46 years. More than 40 dams on rivers feeding the lake, viaduct construction, and the expansion of water-intensive crops accelerated its decline.