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Latest News in Brief – April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020: Latest News
April 28, 2020: Latest News

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UPDATE: 5:45 PM CEST

Four anesthesiologists have died of Covid-19

as death toll continues to rise

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Dr. Mahmoud Irvani (right), passed away on April 26, from COVID19. He was an anesthesiologist at Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari Hospital. He was much liked by his colleagues for his patience, cheerfulness, and diligence.

A health official, said that four anesthesiologists have died recently at Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari Hospital.

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST

Covid-19 Cases on the Rise in Northwest Iran Prison

The coronavirus outbreak in Ardabil prison has endangered the lives of prisoners.
A prisoner held at Ardebil Prison who was suspected of having contracted Covid-19 was taken to the city’s Khomeini Hospital on Wednesday, April 22. Two days earlier, the inmate had been taken to the prison’s clinic with Covid-19 symptoms. But he was only checked for fever and received a few common febrile medications. He was then directly returned to the ward where other inmates are being held.
On Monday, April 20, another prisoner from ward 14, also suspected of having the virus was taken to the hospital due to his deteriorating condition.

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UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST

Protests reported in Tehran and other cities across Iran

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People from all walks of life are reported to be holding protest rallies in numerous cities throughout Iran despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic crisis.

In Tehran, a group of drivers of the regime’s Khomeini International Airport parked their vehicles and held rallies outside the leasing company and the bank that provided the loans for their vehicles, demanding their monthly lease payments be postponed due to the current recession in the country’s airports and the decreasing number of flights and air travels.

It is worth noting that the drivers in this airport are not supported by the taxi drivers’ company and are under the supervision of the Road & Construction Ministry. They do not enjoy unemployment insurance, special fuel rations, or other such privileges provided for other similar workers.

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST

Maryam Rajavi: The mullahs are enemies of Iran and Islam and cannot escape from the quagmire of disease and death with which they have afflicted the Iranian people

Maryam Rajavi’s speech on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200 in 301 Cities

Over 36,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources
Over 36,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources

Local officials warn of critical state of provinces, but Rouhani orders Health Ministry to declare 127 cities virus free

Unemployed workers sell their meager savings to make ends meet

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announced on Monday, April 27, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities have passed 36,200 in 301 cities across Iran. The number of victims in Tehran is 6,060, Kermanshah 930, Lorestan 835, Semnan 660, Kurdistan 615, Yazd 590, Central 525, Bushehr 360, and Ilam 261.

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST

The Iranian regime knows no limits in using COVID-19 for torturing political

The hard conditions of the political prisoners add to the concern over the horrific statistics of Iran’s COVID-19 crisis.
A high number of prisoners in Evin, Fashafuyeh, Ghezel Hasar, Tabriz, Kermanshah and Urmia prisons have been affected.
While the virus is spreading, hygienic provisions and equipment, such as gloves, masks, and disinfectants are not available.
None of the infected prisoners have been quarantined or isolated either.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK)’s network Obtained 3 documents from within the regime dated March 14 to April 9, 2020, from the National Emergency Organization.
Documents shows that 2 prisoners & a prison guards have been infected to COVID-19 in Evin and Fashafuyeh.

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Iran news in brief, April 28, 2020

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 36,200 in 301 Cities
Iran: Posting Messages of Iranian Resistance Leadership in Different Cities
100,000 Unemployed in Three Northern Iran Provinces

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, marks the 166th 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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