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Revolution is in the air with Iran’s economy in free fall
Oct. 19 (UPI) — Sixty million Iranians, 75% of the population, are living below the international poverty line. The grinding privation and penury has driven people to sell their livers, kidneys and even their corneas for cash. Sick organ traders are exploiting the poor to rake in huge profits.
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Livestock farmers protest outside the Judiciary
Oct. 19- Tehran, #Iran
Livestock farmers gathered outside the Judiciary to protest the lack of feed and other problems/They say they're going bankrupt because of the regime's mismanagement/regime imports meat from Brazil and does not support them. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/P8mierKXh4— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 19, 2020
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Serish Abad Municipality workers protest
Serish Abad (Iranian Kurdistan) Municipality workers gathered today again for the 6th consecutive day to demand at least 5 months of their unpaid wages.
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UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST
Fox News: Jack Keane on the expiration of a UN arms embargo on Iran
Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane weighs in on the expiration of a UN arms embargo on Iran that banned the country from purchasing foreign weapons including fighter jets.
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Iran ready to weaponise nuclear programme at secret site developed BEFORE Trump quit deal
IRAN has built a secret site in which to weaponise its nuclear programme. The revelation puts further pressure on European states – including Britain – to reconsider their support of the failed nuclear deal.
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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 126,300
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on October 18, 2020, that the number of Coronavirus fatalities in 458 cities exceeded 126,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 30,311, Khorasan Razavi 9,465, Isfahan 6,599, Mazandaran 5,702, East Azerbaijan 4,478, West Azerbaijan 3,558, Alborz 3,468, Hamedan 3,343, Fars 3,311, Kermanshah 2,763, Kurdistan 2,251, North Khorasan 2,154, Kerman 1,948, Yazd 1,801, Hormozgan 1,630, Ardabil 1,448, Ilam 1,039, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 962, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 879.
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Iran Media Warning of Uprising to Come
Even Iran’s state-run media are warning of possible protests now, given the horrific state of the economy because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the mullahs’ mismanagement.
On Tuesday, the state-run Sharq daily warned of protests over rising coronavirus infections caused by the regime’s dire policies.
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These 3 nurses all passed away from COVID-19 in Tehran’s Khomeini Hospital and in Gilan
These 3 nurses all passed away from #COVID19 in Tehran's Khomeini Hospital and in Gilan, N #Iran during the past 6 months.
The regime has little to nothing to prevent infections and deaths.
COVID19 fatalities to date: 126,000+ in 458 cities. pic.twitter.com/Y1GAwvfdce— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 18, 2020
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Homeless “cardboard sleepers” on the rise in Iran
The Karaj Welfare Organization official said, “cardboard sleepers”, homeless people who sleep on cardboard boxes, had increased in Karaj, sister city to Tehran.
According to the state-run YJC News Agency, Alireza Fatahpour, the Head of the Karaj Welfare Organization said economic problems were the most important reason behind the increase of “cardboard sleepers” in the past decade.
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Workers of the Hamidieh Municipality marched on the streets today to demand their unpaid wages
Ahvaz, SW #Iran
Workers of the Hamidieh Municipality marched on the streets today to demand their unpaid wages. They say they have 15 months of unpaid wages. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/YnoVbs6m9v— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 18, 2020
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Iran news in brief, October 19, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Monday, October 19, 2020, marks the 338th 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 18, 2020
