According to the statement issued on Wednesday, a number of members of the network were identified and dealt a blow by the Intelligence Ministry and the IRGC Intelligence Unit.
With financial support from the US State Department and under guidance from the Freedom House and The Nonviolent Initiative for Democracy Inc. -- both located in the United States -- and directed by “one of foreign-based political elements, members of the group were networking women and planning riots through giving trainings to “elements inside and outside Iran” by holding free online courses for civil and women activists, the statement said.
The network held its last workshop at SOAS University of London in July, the statement said, adding that the workshop was held “by a reporter of a hostile media outlet” for foreign-based women activists.
In addition, the statement said, the network planned an “online confidential meeting” on the 7th and 14th of this September for a group of civil and women activists.
Based on obtained information, these workshops and meetings were aimed “at making preparations and offering guidelines to rioters inside [Iran] to revive an environment of tension and riot,” the statement concluded.
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