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Tweetstorm in commemoration of the November 2019 uprising
There will be a tweetstorm tonight commemorating the 1500 killed in the November protests and to honor their call for a free Iran.
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Saber Behboudi, a worker who set himself on fire in protest to being laid off, passed away
The 32-year-old worker Saber Behboudi from Ganjeh village, Iran, set himself on fire in protest to getting laid off from the Shabab Mine Company and 4 months of unemployment. Unfortunately, he passed away today from his injuries in a hospital. His plight is the direct result of the regime’s mismanagement, corruption and 41 years of misery.
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The Head of Iran’s Medical Council: “Studies show about 15% of those admitted to hospitals die from COVID-19
The Head of #Iran's Medical Council: "Studies show about 15% of those admitted to hospitals die from #COVID19, and this figure is high. This rate is 2.5% in other countries. In terms of deaths, Iran is one of the top 5 countries in the world."
Fatalities to date: 138,300+ pic.twitter.com/fTNPvdMz8Q
— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) November 1, 2020
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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Catastrophe – Fatalities Surpass 138,300 in 462 Cities
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announced on Saturday, October 31, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities has surpassed 138,300 in 462 cities across Iran. The death toll includes: 33,531 in Tehran, 10,447 in Khorasan Razavi, 7,679 in Isfahan, 5,975 in Qom, 5,888 in Lorestan, 4,857 in East Azerbaijan, 8,253 in Khuzestan, 4,062 in West Azerbaijan, 3,835 in Alborz, 3,700 in Hamedan, 3,638 in Fars, 2,973 in Kermanshah, 2,304 in North Khorasan, 2,456 in Kurdistan, 2,210 in Kerman, 2,211 in Yazd, 2,082 in Central Province, 1,300 in Zanjan, 1,139 in Ilam, 1,104 in South Khorasan, and 1,060 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
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Canadian Senator Linda Frum: “Time to list the IRGC as a terrorist entity”
Canadian citizens being threatened by agents of the Iranian Regime is indeed very serious. Time to list the #IRGC as a terrorist entity. https://t.co/P9Se6SoWCD
— Linda Frum (@LindaFrum) October 30, 2020
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Shocking Report From Inside Iran on Abysmal Prison Conditions
A recent report from a social worker in Iran has shed more light on the abysmal conditions inside Iranian jails.
The shocking report by Mr. Ali Mohammadzadeh who aids victims of addiction in prisons reveals new dimensions of the crimes committed years against inmates in the clerical regime’s dungeons, especially against death-row prisoners.
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Chabahar Governor accompanied by Police and security forces attacked Baluch locals
Chabahar, SE #Iran
The Chabahar Governor accompanied by the police and security forces attacked Baluch locals in the Golshahr neighborhood with tasers, pepper spray, and batons to demolish the homes of 8 families. Even children were attacked. pic.twitter.com/kNuwMwSufP— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 31, 2020
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Maryam Rajavi: The only way to end poverty, corruption, unemployment and disease, is overthrowing the clerical regime
The only way to end poverty, corruption, unemployment and disease, is overthrowing the clerical regime and establishing democracy and people’s sovereignty in #Iran. #FreeIran pic.twitter.com/eUtaL6fylx
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 31, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Sunday, November 1, 2020, marks the 345th 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: Iran News in Brief – October 31, 2020