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UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET
More than 4,000 people across 166 cities in Iran
have died of coronavirus, according to Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK
MP: “We are reaching the point of no return” Regime is seeking measures aimed at preventing any possible anti-government protests.
More than 4,000 people across 166 cities in Iran have died of coronavirus, according to Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.
MP: “We are reaching the point of no return”
Regime is seeking measures aimed at preventing any possible anti-government protests.#Iran#coronavirus https://t.co/ATGn7VqTOA— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 13, 2020
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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET
Iran coronavirus outbreak: How the regime went from secrecy to red alert
Reporting by PMOI/MEK
The coronavirus outbreak in Iran, and the spread of the virus to all four corners of the country, is the direct result of systematic secrecy by the Iranian regime, which has transformed the situation to a pervasive crisis.
The regime’s secrecy about the outbreak of this virus had other consequences as well, including the late action to quarantine cities and declare them as red spots.
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Iran coronavirus epidemic: More areas becoming COVID-19 hotbeds
Disturbing reports of coronavirus expanding to vast areas across the country indicate a major COVID-19 epidemic in Iran.
A citizen report from Gilan Province, northern Iran:
9 pm local time – March 11
“A TV crew of Gilan Province came to the municipality square of Rasht and they’ve brought a number of municipality workers for interviews. The workers were told to say we are here every night to sanitize various areas. However, this is far from the truth. Our house is in Rashtian Avenue of downtown Rasht. In the past three weeks they have only come twice to disinfect our areas. And they don’t provide the true number of COVID-19 deaths and cases. They’re just airing lies in state TV and radio that they’re sanitizing city streets and neighborhoods.”
Heartbreaking footage of an ill coronavirus patient in Shahab Avenue in the city of Khaf in South Khorasan Province, northeast Iran.
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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CET
Senior IRGC commander Nasser Shabani, a high-ranking official of Tehran’s Fort Tharallah, has died of coronavirus
Shabani is known for once saying Houthi militias in Yemen & the Lebanese Hezbollah “represent Iran’s depth in the region.”
#Iran
Senior IRGC commander Nasser Shabani, a high-ranking official of Tehran’s Fort Tharallah, has died of coronavirus.
Shabani is known for once saying Houthi militias in Yemen & the Lebanese Hezbollah “represent Iran’s depth in the region.”#Covid_19 https://t.co/zRSwC3fqoy— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 13, 2020
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UPDATE: 11:25 AM CET
Resistance Units assist coronavirus victims – Negar Siyah Mansouri loses life
Negar Siyah Mansouri, a member of the Resistance Units and MEK supporter, lost her life assisting those infected with the coronavirus.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced that several members of Resistance Units and MEK supporters, who had rushed to assist those infected, are among the coronavirus victims in Karaj and Sorkh-e Hessar.
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UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET
Tehran, Iran: Regime ministry is diluting 96% ethyl alcohol with water and selling it to the public as 70% ethyl alcohol at the same price
The mullahs’ regime is using the Coronavirus Pandemic to make profits while risking the lives of millions of ordinary Iranians.
March 10 – Tehran, #Iran
Regime ministry is diluting 96% ethyl alcohol with water & selling it to the public as 70% ethyl alcohol at the same price.The mullahs’ regime is using the #CoronavirusPandemic to make profits while risking the lives of millions of ordinary Iranians. pic.twitter.com/ZyuyMmpBq2
— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 13, 2020
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UPDATE: 9:45 AM CET
Iran coronavirus epidemic: 25 percent death toll
The governor in Khaf, a city in Khorasan Razavi Province, northeast Iran, has ordered the local mayor to prepare dozens of 4-meter deep graves for mass burials of coronavirus victims, according to the state-run ILNA news agency.
Dr. Khalu, head of the ICU section in Ali Ashgar Hospital of Shiraz, central Iran, has called for flags to be at half-staff. “Many officials are not aware of the conditions we are in. Please put political issues aside… There is nothing wrong in delivering true stats. Wrong is our people dying of this illness,” he said to the governor of Fars Province.
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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET
Iran: Coronavirus Casualties in 160 Cities Are at Least 3650
ISFAHAN RANKS FIRST FOR THE SPEED AT WHICH THE VIRUS IS SPREADING, AND NO CITIES IN THE PROVINCE ARE IMMUNE FROM THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
MRS. RAJAVI: IN ORDER TO PREVENT PLUNDERING, INTERNATIONAL AID SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT REGIME INTERVENTION
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced this afternoon, Thursday, March 22, that the number of Coronavirus fatalities in 160 cities is at least 3650.
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Who transmitted coronavirus to Iran?
Soon after news broke about the coronavirus epidemic in China, international airlines stopped their flights to the country But Mahan Air, run by Iran’s terrorist Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), continued its flights to China Mahan Air was previously banned by the U.S., Germany, France and Italy for acting as a transportation supporter of terrorism and involvement in the Syrian conflict. Flight tracking data shows Mahan Air is still flying to China even after the coronavirus outbreak.
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Ingrid Betancourt: Honoring the International Women’s Day in Stockholm
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UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET
Maryam Rajavi’s message to the U.S. Senate conference- March 29, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020, a conference was held the U.S. Senate entitled, “Iran Uprising: The Nation Rises for Freedom – Human Rights & Democracy in Iran.” In a video message to this conference, Maryam Rajavi said: The UN Security Council and its member States must condemn the mullahs’ regime for concealing the truth about the spread of Coronavirus and putting the lives of the people of Iran and other countries in danger. Urgent action must be taken to save the lives of prisoners in Iran, particularly political prisoners, in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. It is time for the international community to recognize the Iranian people’s struggle to overthrow the clerical regime and support their aspirations for a free and democratic republic based on universal suffrage, gender equality, separation of religion and state, and a non-nuclear Iran.
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Iran news in brief, March 13, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Friday, March 13, 2020, marks the 120th 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- March 12, 2020