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Iran News in Brief – October 15, 2020

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Online Parliamentary conference by British MPs and Irish politicians – Thursday 15 October 2020

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST

British Conference To Echo

Several Recent Calls for More Assertive Policy on Iran

Today, a number of British and Irish lawmakers will be taking part in an online conference intended to highlight the persistent threat of terrorism stemming from Iran. It will be the latest in a series of events organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran to challenge mainstream Iran policy in both Europe and the United States.

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Surpasses 122,300

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The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 458 cities had exceeded 122,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 29,201, Khorasan Razavi 9,200, Khuzestan 7,838, Isfahan 6,399, Lorestan 5,328, Qom 5,225, East Azerbaijan 4,323, West Azerbaijan 3,372, Alborz 3,348, Hamedan 3,228, Kermanshah 2,668, Kerman 1,875, Bushehr 1,470, Ardabil 1,426, and Ilam 1,009.

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Iranian activists claim regime has hidden nuclear facility

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Activists have exposed Iran’s secret production of nuclear weapons. They said details of the nuclear site will be revealed at a press conference on Friday. (Shutterstock)

Ali Safavi, a member of Iran’s parliament in exile, said on Wednesday that Iran has built a nuclear weapons site that it has been hiding from the rest of the world in violation of international law.

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Human rights in Iran is a sick joke

By Struan Stevenson – Oct. 14 (UPI) — When the secretary-general of the Iranian Judiciary’s High Council on Human Rights claims that the theocratic regime’s human rights “achievements” must be presented to the world, then we know that comedy and farce are not dead in the Islamic Republic.

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Iran Opposition Online Event: An Effective Iran Policy

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)-US Office hosted an online conference discussing what is the most effective policy on the regime ruling Iran.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)-US Office hosted an online conference discussing what is the most effective policy on the regime ruling Iran.

The most effective policy vis-a-vis the regime ruling Iran was the topic of an importantonline event held by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on Wednesday, October 14, with prestigious American dignitaries taking part and weighing in on this developing topic.

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Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020

Iran news in brief, October 15, 2020

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?

Thursday, October 15, 2020, marks the 334th 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

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