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Latest News in Brief – April 19, 2020

April 19, 2020: Latest News
April 19, 2020: Latest News

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UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 32,200 Deaths, April 19, 2020, 6:00 PM

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 19, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) announced this afternoon, April 19, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 32,200 in 294 cities across Iran.

Over 32,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources
Over 32,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources

The death toll in various provinces include: 5,350 in Tehran, 2.990 in Qom, 2,560 in Razavi Khorasan, 2,120 in Mazandaran, 1,390 in Khuzestan, 860 in Western Azerbaijan, 850 in Fars, 600 in Ardebil, 515 in Kurdistan, 410 in Kerman, 375 in Sistan and Baluchistan and 105 in Hormozgan .This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.

UPDATE: 5:45 PM CEST

Maryam Rajavi: The Coronavirus death toll is rising by the hour in cities across Iran as the clerical regime has abandoned millions of Iranians defenseless in the face of the deadly virus

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST

Iran coronavirus outbreak and sanctions: The regime has money for everything but not for the people

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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST

Iran Regime Covers up Coronavirus, Calls It ARDS

The actual casualties of the coronavirus in Iran are several times higher than those reported by the regime
The actual casualties of the coronavirus in Iran are several times higher than those reported by the regime

According to the reports published by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK), the coronavirus has claimed the lives of over 31,500 people as of Saturday, April 18 across Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime, with cover-up and giving false statistics, announced the death toll at less than one fifth of the real figures.

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UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST

April 17– UN experts call on the Iranian regime to immediately release prisoners

On April 17, thirteen UN human rights experts, including several rapporteurs, called on Iran to release thousands of detainees to include prisoners of conscience, human rights defenders, and dual and foreign nationals those still being held despite serious risk of COVID-19 infection.
The country has been hit hard by COVID-19, with Health Ministry officials reporting one person dies every 10 minutes from the virus.
“Some are at great risk from COVID-19 due to their age or underlying health conditions. We call on the authorities to immediately release them,” UN experts wrote to the mullahs.

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UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST

Maryam Rajavi: Today, not only the freedom of the people of Iran, but their very lives and health, and the country’s economy and existence depends on the overthrow of the clerical regime

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST

Online Conference Over Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran: European Lawmakers Support Iranian Resistance, Condemn Regime’s Inaction and Cover-Up

British MPs, German lawmakers, and Iranian communities from over 1000 locations in Europe and Canada joined an online conference over the coronavirus crisis in Iran and the regime’s fear of popular uprising. According to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), over 31,500 people have so far lost their lives due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iran.  

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 31,500 in 294 Cities

Mrs. Rajavi: Regime health officials are mimicking European countries where the death toll has decreased. The engineered figures dictated by regime’s supreme leader will not deceive anyone.

According to the MEK the coroanvirus death toll in Iran has exceeded 31,700 in 294 cities

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) announced on Saturday, April 18, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll has exceeded 31,500 in 294 cities across Iran. The number of victims in Tehran is 5,190, Khorasan Razavi 2,520, Mazandaran 2,040, Isfahan 2,210, Khuzestan 1,330, East Azerbaijan 1,120, Golestan 1,070, Kermanshah 875, West Azerbaijan 840, Lorestan 705, Semnan 510, and Qazvin 410.

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UPDATE: 9:15 AM CEST

We declared the Army to stay alert due to the coronavirus: Iranian regime’s General

After three months of denial and cover-up, Iranian regime officials are now acknowledging in the news that they knew about COVID-19 cases in Iran since January and the regime was put on alert. But the question is why did they not declare anything to the people and even held the sham parliamentary election. Habibollah Sayyari, the coordinating deputy of the army chief of staff, said, “The army predicted the spread of the disease on January 19. We learned about the spread of the disease in China by monitoring the websites of WHO, and we declared it to our forces to stay alert. And after a base was formed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces, we formed a base in the army and a base was formed in all branches of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we took our actions.”

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST

Rebellious Youth target security forces’ apparatus

Electronic Services center of the State Security Forces in Isfahan

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?

Sunday, April 19, 2020, marks the 157th 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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