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Iran News in Brief – August 21, 2021

Hamideh Taati
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UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST

Iranian Instagram Users Warn of Rubinio App

Iranian Instagram users warned that the Rubino application has transferred all the information of Instagram users in Iran to Rubino without their permission or notice, which is a violation of all copyright and privacy laws. Rubino is part of the Rubika application and one of the substitutes of popular foreign applications like Instagram in Iran. The developer of the application is called Tosca Business Development Company, which owns the exclusive rights to all commercial advertisements from the state media. Among the shareholders of Tosca is Hamrah-e-Awal Company, which is a subset of Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam or EIKO.

UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST

A Nation Plagued by Frustration and Fatigue

Every day, 2,000 families are losing loved ones to the pandemic, and every day thousands of new families are mourning. Additionally, more people are forced to rush to vaccination centers where due to the lack of proper management and the use of invalid vaccines, more and more people are infected and fall victim to the Coronavirus. Masses of sick and tired people have become a usual sight across Iran.

Saturday Protests in Iran

In different parts of the country, despite the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has reached its peak, Iranian workers risked their health and took to the streets to protest against the unfair conditions of the work environment and unpaid wages.

UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST

Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Releases its Report

Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, released his latest report on the subject, which he is scheduled to present at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council, on Friday, August 20th. The report addresses a variety of issues, including the critical situation during the pandemic, the issuance of death sentences, and the government’s impunity for human rights abuses in the country. According to the report, journalists and individuals calling for a boycott of the election were detained or harassed by security forces.

The rapporteur reiterated the lack of accountability of individuals and institutions that have violated the rights of Iranian citizens, such as the crackdown in November 1998 and the downing of the PS752 Ukrainian aircraft. Compensation to the families of these people can in no way replace the serious prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators. In his report, Javaid Rehman also criticizes the Iranian regime’s approach when dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST

Internet in Iran is Among the Most Limited in the World

OOKLA Global Statistics Office recently released a global ranking of countries based on Internet speed and Internet bandwidth. According to this report, Iran is ranked 79th, which is among the countries with very low internet speeds. In this ranking, countries such as Congo, Togo and Venezuela ranked higher than Iran. Currently, the Iranian regime is trying to slow down the internet and restrict its bandwidth in order to prevent active social communication which it considers a potential threat in the current inflamed society.

UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST

 Iran: Over 374,300 deaths, more hospitals reaching capacity limits

Over 374,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as of Friday afternoon local time, August 20. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 100,810, around a fourth of the actual figure.

The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 88,166 in Tehran, 25,135 in Razavi Khorasan, 24,910 in Isfahan, 23,236 in Khuzestan, 14,550 in Mazandaran, 13,248 in West Azerbaijan, 13,152 in Fars, 12,535 in Gilan, 11,130 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 10,928 in Alborz, 10,680 in Qom, 9558 in Kerman, 8940 in Golestan, 6698 in Kermanshah, 6518 in Yazd, 6475 in Hormozgan, 4999 in North Khorasan, 4595 in Ardabil, 4174 in Qazvin, 3733 in Ilam, and 3446 in South Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.

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Humanitarian Crisis in Iran Leaves Society on the Verge of Breaking Point

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) reported on August 19 that the rising cases of coronavirus in Iran, along with skyrocketing food prices and a high number of job losses are leaving millions of Iranian citizens unable to provide for their families and feed them, leading to cases of malnutrition. The secretary from the Tehran Food Union gave the percentages of the food price inflation since March of this year. The price of sugar has had a 90 percent increase, oil is up 35 percent, rice is at a 30 percent increase and the price of beans and other items has risen 20 percent.

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The Trial of Hamid Nouri Is Giving the World a Window Into the 1988 Massacre

The historic trial of Hamid Nouri, an Iranian regime torturer, in Sweden is now in its second week. Nouri is being tried for his role in the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 Iranian political prisoners, most of whom were members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

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Why Khamenei’s Plan To Contain Iran’s Angry Population With COVID-19 Has Backfired

The Iranian regime refused to buy credible COVID-19 vaccines because its Supreme Leader, Khamenei, banned them in January when world leaders were struggling to procure vaccines to safeguard their citizens against the deadly virus and normalize lives. An Iranian MP said yesterday that the regime refused to buy foreign vaccines because they were working on home-grown vaccines. This is while their COVIran Barekat vaccine, one of 10 the regime is supposedly making, is still undergoing phase III trials. However, the vaccine has been approved for emergency use and the regime has administered 1 million doses among Iranians. Iranians’ reports on social media platforms show that the vaccine has practically no efficacy against the delta variant, which has infected and killed thousands in the worst-hit middle eastern country.

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Political Prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi Critically Ill in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary

Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi is critically ill said a fellow inmate who is on temporary leave until August 22. Hossein Qashqaii, a social media activist, who is serving two years in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary for his activities on social media, has been on temporary leave from prison. He has made revelations about prison conditions in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary despite the risks he would encounter upon return to jail.

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Read more: Iran News in Brief – August 20, 2021 

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