THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.
IRAN PROTESTS:
In Fear of People’s Unrest in Election
Yesterday, the state-run Fars news agency reported that more than 280,000 police will be on alert on the election day. Some “60000 police are on alert particularly for countering any anti-security movement,” said the Deputy of Law Enforcement Force of the Iranian regime.
On February 21, 2020, the deputy of Law Enforcement Force in the Province of Semnan said that in other to secure the election a combination of Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Basij, a paramilitary organization affiliated to the IRGC, have been used.
Locals say that about 70 anti-tank vehicles and 300 security motorbikes have arrived in Lordegan, a small town in south-west Iran, ahead of the elections, suggesting state fear of the outcome.
Tensions have been simmering in the county after regime authorities caused an HIV crisis in October, inflicting hundreds of residents with the deadly virus.
Lordegan
A long convoy of armored vehicles entering Lordegan in the early hours of the parliamentary election
Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, Lordegan (Charmahal and Bakhtiary province), February 21, 2020—A long procession of armored vehicles entering the city in the early hours of the morning.
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Corona Virus Spreads in Iran
While the Iranian regime tries to hide the real figure of affected people by the Corona virus, news from Iran indicates that the number of affected and deceased persons is increasing.
The NCRI stated that the residents of Qom put the number of deaths at 12 and those infected at more than 200.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s Health Ministry has ordered canceling all flights to Iran. Earlier, Iraq had already cancelled all flights to Iran.
February 21 – Washington:
Freedom-loving Iranians and PMOI/MEK supporters rallying in support of boycotting the mullahs’ sham elections and regime change in Iran by the people of Iran.
February 21 – Washington
Freedom-loving Iranians & PMOI/MEK supporters rallying in support of boycotting the mullahs’ sham elections & regime change in #Iran by the people of Iran.#BoycottIranShamElections#MyVoteRegimeChangepic.twitter.com/HNSTgwFhRy— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 21, 2020
February 21 – London:
Freedom-loving Iranians and PMOI/MEK supporters rallying in support of the Iranian people boycotting the regime’s sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections.
February 21 – London
Freedom-loving Iranians & PMOI/MEK supporters rallying in support of the Iranian people boycotting the regime’s sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections.#Iran#MyVoteRegimeChange pic.twitter.com/pKXUfpdTb2— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 21, 2020
February 21 – The Hague:
Freedom-loving Iranians and PMOI/MEK supporters rally outside the mullahs’ embassy, protesting the regime’s human rights violations, killing of over 1,500 protesters during the Nov 2019 uprising and sham parliamentary elections.
February 21 – The Hague
Freedom-loving Iranians & PMOI/MEK supporters rally outside the mullahs’ embassy, protesting the regime’s human rights violations, killing of over 1,500 protesters during the Nov 2019 uprising & sham parliamentary elections.#Iran pic.twitter.com/U2emV9a5l1— People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 21, 2020
Supporters of MEK, rally in Paris, in solidarity with the Iranian people who Boycott Iran Sham Elections.
The signs they are holding reads: My Vote Regime Change.
Supporters of #MEK, rally in #Paris, in solidarity with the #Iranian people who #BoycottIranShamElections.
The signs they are holding reads: #MyVoteRegimeChange pic.twitter.com/KnLhWhxAVo— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 21, 2020
#MEK supporters rally in solidarity with @Maryam_Rajavi‘s call to #BoycottIranShamElections. MEK fans gathered to express their anger over #Iran‘s oppressive regime stressing on #IranRegimeChange as the only solution to #FreeIran.#MyVoteRegimeChange pic.twitter.com/ujjXe5k5ho
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 21, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Friday, February 21, 2020, marks the 99th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 724 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- February 20 2020
