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UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 33,800 Deaths, April 22, 2020, 6:00 PM
NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 22, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) announced this afternoon, April 22, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 33,800 in 295 cities across Iran.
The death toll in various provinces include: 5,770 in Tehran, 3090 in Qom, 2,660 in Razavi Khorasan, 2310 in Isfahan, 1570 in Khuzestan, 1325 in Eastern Azerbaijan, 1095 in Golestan, 1075 in Western Azerbaijan, 900 in Kermanshah, 880 in Fars, 840 in Hamedan, 755 in Lorestan. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.
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UPDATE: 4:45 PM CEST
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Shocking Images from Iran Show a New Phenomenon: Underground-Dwellers
Amid the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, which has so far claimed the lives of over 33,400 people across Iran due to the regime’s inaction and cover-up, the release of a video of the life of a group of poor “underground dwellers” has shocked the society.
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UPDATE: 4:40 PM CEST
News show sanctions haven’t affected Iran coronavirus crisis
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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST
Iran coronavirus is like fire under the ashes
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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST
“For as long as the IRGC exist, the mullahs’ regime will remain in power” PMOI/MEK Resistance Units
Tehran—Maryam Rajavi: “IRGC health and financial facilities & foundations controlled by Khamenei must be put at the service of the people of Iran.”
Tehran—Maryam Rajavi: IRGC health and financial facilities & foundations controlled by Khamenei must be put at the service of the people of Iran.
Khorramabad— “The mullahs must get lost, in order to handle the coronavirus”
Qaemshahr—Massoud Rajavi: “The army of the poor must rebel and rise up.”
Shiraz— “IRGC bases must be destroyed”
Behbahan— “For as long as the IRGC’s warmongering and criminal policies exist, the mullahs’ regime will remain in power.”
Tehran—Maryam Rajavi: “The people of Iran and rebellious youth have decided to oust the IRGC and Basij.”
Tehran—Maryam Rajavi: “The people of Iran and rebellious youth have decided to oust the IRGC and Basij.”
Tehran—Hail to Rajavi and Down with Khamenei
Shiraz— “IRGC, army and government facilities must be put at the service of the people of Iran.”
Qaemshahr—Maryam Rajavi: “The people of Iran and rebellious youth have decided to oust the IRGC and Basij.”
Tehran—Massoud Rajavi: “Rebellion & fighting a hundred times more is needed to go forward.”
Tehran—Massoud Rajavi: Rebel in the fight of destiny against the coronavirus caused by the supreme leader.
Karaj— “Down with Khamenei and Hail to Rajavi”
Sabzevar—Maryam Rajavi: “After pain and sacrifices of the Iranian people, the freshness and blossoming of the spring of freedom is on the move”
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UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST
Iran, workers’ conditions, Interview with workers in Mashhad city, northeastern the country
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UPDATE: 10:10 AM CEST
Virtual Conference: Revealing Iran’s Cover Ups Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
The Ticking Clock of Uprising and Regime Change
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Virtual Conference:
Revealing #Iran’s Cover Ups Amid the #Coronavirus Crisis
The Ticking Clock of Uprising and Regime Change
Thursday April 23, 2020 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/lpAz4KgArv— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 22, 2020
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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 294 Cities Exceeds 33,400
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announced on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 294 cities across Iran has exceeded 33,400.
The number of victims in Tehran is 5,690, Qom 3050, Khorasan Razavi 2,620, Gilan 2,470, Isfahan 2,235, Mazandaran 2,190, West Azerbaijan 1,050, East Azerbaijan 1,318, Zanjan 465, and Sistan and Baluchestan 395.
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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST
Maryam Rajavi: The clerical regime must free all prisoners and stop arrests, torture and executions in Iran
It must particularly refrain from preventing national solidarity efforts and the aid provided by rebellious youth to our compatriots.
The clerical regime must free all prisoners and stop arrests, torture and executions in #Iran. It must particularly refrain from preventing national solidarity efforts and the aid provided by rebellious youth to our compatriots. #FreePoliticalPrisoners pic.twitter.com/dl5HFKrJUt
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 21, 2020
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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Thousands of workers protest low wages during Iran’s COVID-19 crisis
Thousands of Iranians workers staged gatherings to protests issues related to their wages and work conditions during Iran’s COVID-19 crisis.
A number of these gatherings by laborers in factories and industrial companies were as follows:
On Monday, railroad workers in Tehran’s Islamshahr went on strike demanding their outstanding wages. They have not received their salaries for the past four months.
Iran Merinus Factory workers in Qom held a gathering outside the factory to protest a delay in the factory contracting the workers. The factory makes wool products.
More footage of today's #IranProtests by workers of the Kerman Coal Mining Company in SE #Iran. Around 3,000 workers went on strike today to protest issues with their wages and not being given permanent work contracts. pic.twitter.com/zReBAnCzZC
— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) April 20, 2020
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Iran news in brief, April 22, 2020
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 294 Cities Exceeds 33,400
Iran: Thousands of Workers Protest Low Wages Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Iran: Regime Executes Juvenile Offender for Participating in Riot
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, marks the 160th 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- April 21, 2020