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ُThe US Secretary of State
Pompeo discusses the Iranian regime’s denial of basic economic rights to the Iranian people
.@SecPompeo discusses the Iranian regime's denial of basic economic rights to the Iranian people, status as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism, and continued theft of wealth from the nation. pic.twitter.com/85HH6LY26R
— Department of State (@StateDept) October 1, 2020
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Iran’s IRGC Reacts To Calls For Its Dissolve
These days, Iran has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak and there has not been a day without warnings and concerns over the beginning of a third Covid-19 wave. Deputy Health Minister Iraq Harirchi has described the situation as a “stormy ocean” with enormous ebbs and flows.
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Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report – September 2020
September saw the third wave of the coronavirus sweeping across Iran. The scale of the disaster is such that the regime is no longer able to deny it. The Iranian regime’s deputy Minister of Health asserted: “The situation we have is beyond the wave. We are engulfed in a stormy sea. It is meaningless to speak of different color zones. The entire country is in the red zone.”
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Iran’s state-run media warn about possible nationwide protests
In recent days, many state-run media have warned for the explosive state of Iran’s society a repeat of the November 2019 major protests. Hossein Nouraninejad, a journalist affiliated with the so-called reformist current, told the daily Etemad on Wednesday: “[The November protests] are not over. Now and then, the wounds of those catastrophic days reopen and burn the soul of society.” Nouraninejad added, “The last incident was the suicide of Amir Hossein Moradi’s father, who was one of the arrested of those days… The result of the revolts was the announcement of the high and unexpected number of dead and wounded, which showed the extent of violent protests.”
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The detention order for environmental activist Faranak Jamshidi extended for the third time
#Iran
Detention order for the #EsnvironmentalActivist Faranak Jamshidi EXTENDED for a 3RD TIME!Respect Iranian ppl's struggle to #FreeIran so they may set up a modern judicial system, abolish mullahs' sharia, & establish an independent judiciary. https://t.co/8KO9BT2WH7 pic.twitter.com/2uPUaCCZod
— Women's Committee NCRI (@womenncri) October 1, 2020
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Mina Rad, poetess and writer from Lorestan, sent to Qarchak Prison
Mina Rad is from the city of Doroud in Lorestan Province, western Iran. The Lor poetess and writer was summoned to the media and culture court on July 4, 2020. The court tried her on the charge of “propaganda against the state” and sentenced her to two months in prison and a suspended sentence of 8 months in jail. The Revision Court upheld her sentence on August 23, 2020. She was transferred to Qarchak Prison on September 24, 2020.
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UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Surpasses 113,500
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Thursday, October 1, 2020, that the number of Coronavirus fatalities in 450 cities exceeded 113,500. The number of victims in Khorasan Razavi is 8,429, Khuzestan 7,383, Isfahan 5,614, Mazandaran 5,392, Lorestan 5,018, Gilan 4,581, East Azerbaijan 3,838, Golestan 3,331, Fars 3,056, Hamedan 3,015, West Azerbaijan 2,967, Kurdistan 2,096, North Khorasan 2,009, Kerman 1,753, Hormozgan 1,540, Yazd 1,521, Qazvin 1,054, Zanjan 1,068, Ilam 948, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 812, and South Khorasan 799.
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Iran: Recurring Uprisings Expose Tehran’s Twisted Priorities and Tenuous Hold on Power
Iranian regime’s officials have been fearful of recurring uprisings since the spontaneous emergence of a nationwide protest movement in the final days of 2017. Their fears were quickly compounded by the people’s resilience in the face of harsh government crackdowns. Although thousands of arrests and dozens of killings led to the initial uprising being fractured before the end of 2018, it also sparked a series of more local anti-government demonstrations that the opposition leader Mrs. Maryam Rajavi referred to as “a year full of uprisings.”
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Iran State Media Express Fear of Protests Amid International and Domestic Crises
A glance at the regime’s state media reports on Tuesday and Wednesday confirms how the mullahs are grappling with fear of another uprising, amid their international isolation and social crises.
These media outlets have common issues such as expressing concern about the prospects for regional developments against the regime, the rapid rise in prices and the devaluation of the national currency, and the infightings over more share of power, especially in light of the mullahs’ sham parliamentary election.
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Iran news in brief, October 2, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Friday, October 2, 2020, marks the 321st day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:
Number of uprising cities: 191
Number of martyrs: At least 1500
Number of injured: More than 4,000
Number of detainees: More than 12,000
Read more: Latest News in Brief – October 1, 2020
