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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST
State security forces (SSF) shot and beat a man in Sari, North Iran
State security forces (SSF) shot and beat a man in Sari, N #Iran, in broad daylight. Under the pretext of "security," supreme leader Ali Khamenei recently ordered his thugs to apply suffocation in society.
🩸𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬' 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫pic.twitter.com/8t1yLFsGs7— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) October 26, 2020
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Retired oil industry employees were attacked by police during a gathering
Retired oil industry employees gathered today outside the Oil Ministry in Tehran to protest the non-implementation of parliament approved orders and to express their economic woes. The gathering led to clashes and police attacked protesters injuring them.
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Three prisoners were sentenced to death following unfair trials which relied on “confessions” obtained under torture
Hossein Seilawi, Ali Khasraji & Ali Motiri were sentenced to death following unfair trials which relied on “confessions” obtained under torture. Their whereabouts were unknown since Sep. 17 when they were moved from Sheiban Prison. #freepoliticalprisoners pic.twitter.com/pVZb2kWVWB
— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) October 26, 2020
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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Fatalities in 460 Cities Exceeds 131,700
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced this afternoon, Saturday, October 24, 2020, that the number of Coronavirus fatalities in 460 cities had exceeded 131,700. The number of victims in Tehran is 31,751, Khorasan Razavi 9,892, Isfahan 7,172, Lorestan 5,678, East Azerbaijan 4,656, Hamedan 3,545, West Azerbaijan 3,773, Alborz 3,653, Sistan and Baluchestan 3,571,Fars 3,451, Kermanshah 2,833, Kurdistan 2,366, Kerman 2,050, Yazd 1,981, Bushehr 1,567, Qazvin 1,322, Ilam 1,089, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,012, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 964.
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Maryam Rajavi: The Brutal Torture and Murder of a Young Man in Iran Shows the Viciousness of a Regime That Can Only Rule Thru Execution, Torture, and Repression
The international community must condemn this crime.
State Security Force (SSF) should be blacklisted.
Dealing with and appeasing with this regime is an affront to human rights and democratic principles.
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In memory of Mehdi Nekoui, who was killed by the state security forces for taking part in November 2019 protests
In memory of 20-year-old law student Mehdi Nekoui, who was shot & killed by the state security forces for taking part in November 2019 protests in Moaliabad district of Shiraz.
He may be gone, but his memory lives in us, in everyone striving for a free #Iran #آبان_خونین pic.twitter.com/GwqKqiSIYQ— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) October 25, 2020
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Mohsen MinBashi, 37, was identified as the man who was shot and killed by the Iran regime’s security forces on October 22
Oct. 22 – Esfarayen, NE #Iran
Another video of systematic #PoliceBrutality in Iran. Voice says the man was shot.
Police continue to beat the man after they shoot him down. Reports indicate that the detainee died.This is not an isolated incident. pic.twitter.com/5b6hRIeT1T
— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 25, 2020
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Prison guards lash four prisoners in front of other inmates
Prison guards lashed four prisoners in Karaj Central Prison near Iran’s capital Tehran.
According to Javeneha website, the four prisoners, all under 30 years of age, were flogged on Wednesday, October 21. Two of the prisoners were identified as Behrouz Momeni and Mohsen Torkashvand who were accused of theft and sentenced to flogging. It is not clear why the other two prisoners were lashed.
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Iran news in brief, October 26, 2020
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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?
Monday, October 26, 2020, marks the 339th 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 25, 2020