{"id":211730,"date":"2020-02-12T13:14:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=211730"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T14:09:02","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-12-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-12-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief- February 12, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Iranian Regime Kills a Political Prisoner Under Torture - Iranian People Boycotted the Anniversary of the Regime\u2019s Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest_News_12_Feb.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief February 12, 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>The Iranian Regime Kills a Political Prisoner Under Torture &#8211; Iranian People Boycotted the Anniversary of the Regime\u2019s Foundation<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/component\/contact\/contact\/5?Itemid=490\">Hamideh Taati<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a012 February 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>IRAN PROTESTS<\/h2>\n<p>Iran: Revolutionary Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Tehran\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-resistance\/27374-iran-revolutionary-prosecutor-s-office-in-tehran-s-7th-district-targeted\" rel=\"noopener\">Targeted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran Resorts to Mass Arrests of Opponents on Eve of 1979 Revolution Anniversary<\/p>\n<p>A Hotel, Two Restaurants Sealed off for Allowing Customers to Dance<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>IRAN\u00a0NEWS IN BRIEF<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>THE IRANIAN REGIME KILLS A POLITICAL PRISONER USING SEVERE TORTURE IN IRAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On February 9th, 2020, Mehran Alipoor, 25, a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27331-iran-protests-iranian-regime-s-judiciary-uses-drugs-to-break-detained-young-protesters?highlight=WyJwb2xpdGljYWwiLCIncG9saXRpY2FsIiwicG9saXRpY2FsJyIsIidwb2xpdGljYWwnIiwicHJpc29uZXIiLCJwcmlzb25lcidzIiwiJ3ByaXNvbmVyIiwicHJpc29uZXInLiIsInBvbGl0aWNhbCBwcmlzb25lciJd\" rel=\"noopener\">political prisoner<\/a>, died in a hospital in Isfahan due to skull, nose, and abdominal trauma. Mehran had been arrested by the Iranian suppressive agents in Isfahan for taking part in the Iranian protest, mid-November 2019. He has been subjected to severe torture since then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">According to reports received by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s main opposition group,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a>,the Iranian regime&#39;s interrogators&amp;torturers have transferred many of the wounded out of hospitals to prison and put them under torture.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAllProtesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeAllProtesters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopIranBloodshed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopIranBloodshed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Internet4Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Internet4Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u8QnEqNx6v\">https:\/\/t.co\/u8QnEqNx6v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1211761576363143168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are still well over 12,000 protesters detained, who are currently experiencing daily torture and abuse in the Iranian prisons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The_Iranian_Regime_Kills_a_Political_Prisoner_Using_Severe_Torture_in_Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The_Iranian_Regime_Kills_a_Political_Prisoner_Using_Severe_Torture_in_Iran.jpg\" alt=\"The_Iranian_Regime_Kills_a_Political_Prisoner_Using_Severe_Torture_in_Iran\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO SNOW STORM IN NORTHERN IRAN.<\/h3>\n<p>According\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/eight-die-in-northern-iran-snowstorms-as-regime-fails-to-aid-locals\/\">to Iran News Wire<\/a>, eight people died due to snowstorms in Iran\u2019s northern provinces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0reports\u00a0carried by Iran\u2019s state-run media said that in the northern province of Gilan, five people were killed from an avalanche in Roudbar, one person died after falling off a rooftop and another person died after the roof of his\/her home caved in. At least 78 people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>An eight-person died today in Khalkhal, northwestern Iran because he\/she did not have access to medical treatment.&#8221; reports Iran News Wire.<\/p>\n<p>According to the same report, more than 250,000 people do not have power in Gilan, and Water has also been cut off in many parts of the northern province as a result of the snowstorms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My condolences to families of those who perished in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gilan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gilan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I urge the youth to help those affected by snow. By wasting our nation\u2019s wealth on warmongering, nuclear &amp; missile projects, mullahs have rendered our compatriots defenseless at times of such incidents.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1227620790482460673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>IRANIAN PEOPLE BOYCOTTED THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE REGIME\u2019S FOUNDATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On the anniversary of the foundation of the Iranian regime on February 11th, 1979, the Iranian regime held a series of rallies in different cities; but, as it had been predicted, most Iranian people boycotted the carnivals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reports from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> network indicate an overwhelming boycott of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>-ian regime&#39;s anniversary of its foundation. This is despite all military, schools and universities and government institutes and their families&#39; mandatory participation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kh3xPMLxHU\">pic.twitter.com\/kh3xPMLxHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1227176755259224076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK network\u00a0<\/a>reported that the regime was not even able to bring its own forces to the streets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reports from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> network indicate an overwhelming boycott of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>-ian regime&#39;s anniversary of its foundation. This is despite all military, schools and universities and government institutes and their families&#39; mandatory participation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kh3xPMLxHU\">pic.twitter.com\/kh3xPMLxHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1227176755259224076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The regime had promised the workers of the Mobarake Steel Compound in Isfahan that they would receive extra money if they participated in the rally.<\/p>\n<p>In the Eastern city of Zahedan, the Southern city of Qeshm, the Central city of Yazd, the Capital of Chaharmohal and Bakhtiari Province, Shahrekurd, the Eastern city of Urmia and in many other cities, only small groups of people actually showed up to the rallies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_1.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_1\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_2.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_2\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_3.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian_People_Boycotted_the_Anniversary_of_the_Regimes_Foundation_3\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>UKRAINE PUSHES TO HAVE THE BLACK BOXES TRANSFERRED FROM IRAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27198-u-s-confirms-iran-regime-s-role-in-shooting-down-ukrainian-airplane\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a>\u00a0Foreign Minister, Vadym Prystaiko, is pushing Iran to send the black box recorders (from the downed Ukrainian airliner) to Ukraine or another country so the last series of communications can be downloaded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New evidence proves Iranian authorities lied about shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yapHFOjm5\">https:\/\/t.co\/0yapHFOjm5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1224793575386304512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRetrieval of the black box and cooperation with Tehran has been a very difficult issue from the beginning, but we will try to keep the message focused on recovering the data,\u201d Prystaiko told the Foreign Press Association in Rome on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian plane, with 176 people on board, was shot down by two\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26779-iran-s-regime-is-the-world-s-foremost-threat-to-peace-and-security\" rel=\"noopener\">IRGC\u00a0<\/a>missiles on January 8th, killing all passengers and crew on board. The Iranian regime first lied about the issue and blamed technical problems for the downing of the plane, but later on, after information was published on the Internet, was forced to admit that the IRGC had shot down the plane. The Iranian regime has since refused to send the two black boxes abroad, in fear of further revelations that could prove the intentional shooting down of the plane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>THE U.S. WARNS AGAINST THE IRANIAN REGIME\u2019S CONTINUED MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p>Following the Iranian regime\u2019s recent failed attempt to launch a satellite, the United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned Iran against the illegal missile development program continued by the regime under the guise of launching a satellite.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seeking a publicity stunt prior to the 41st anniversary of Iran\u2019s 1979 anti-monarchial revolution, the mullahs\u2019 regime has failed for a fifth time to launch a satellite into the Earth\u2019s orbit.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SP8aeU5NmY\">https:\/\/t.co\/SP8aeU5NmY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1226984336273969152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. has warned that the satellite launch \u2014 that Iran claims was intended to gather geographic imagery and data \u2014 was part of a larger effort to further a nuclear program and has expressed concerns that the long-range ballistic missile technology used to launch the satellites could be linked to nuclear development,\u201d reported the Washington Times on Tuesday, February 11th, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Pompeo announced: \u201cthe world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism should not be allowed to develop and test ballistic missiles.\u201d \u201cThis common-sense standard must be restored by the international community,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sunday\u2019s failed Iranian space launch is just another in a series of failures by the regime. The Iranian people are tired of the regime\u2019s colossal waste of money prioritizing adventurism rather than providing for the needs of the Iranian people at home. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDExGhxp2L\">pic.twitter.com\/NDExGhxp2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDeptSpox\/status\/1227239707182092288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>THE US VIRTUAL EMBASSY IN IRAN -\u201cIRANIANS DESERVE A FUTURE THAT REFLECTS THEIR GLORIOUS PAST\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In a tweet on the occasion of the anniversary of the anti-monarchy revolution, the Twitter account for the U.S. Virtual Embassy in Iran, @USADarFarsi, slammed the Iranian regime\u2019s empty and slack show and wrote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past 41 years since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian regime has been responsible for a reign of terror, corruption, repression, hostage-taking, nuclear ambitions, the launching of missiles, and 41 years of intimidation of its citizens and neighbors. The Iranian people deserve a future that reflects their glorious past.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062f\u0631 \u06f4\u06f1 \u0633\u0627\u0644\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u0632 \u0622\u063a\u0627\u0632 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0646\u0642\u0644\u0627\u0628_\u0627\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u06cc<\/a> \u0645\u06cc\u06af\u0630\u0631\u062f\u060c \u0631\u0698\u06cc\u0645 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> \u0641\u0642\u0637 \u062a\u0631\u0648\u0631\u060c \u0641\u0633\u0627\u062f\u060c \u0633\u0631\u06a9\u0648\u0628\u060c \u06af\u0631\u0648\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc\u060c \u062c\u0627\u0647 \u0637\u0644\u0628\u06cc \u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0647\u0633\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u06cc\u060c \u0634\u0644\u06cc\u06a9 \u0645\u0648\u0634\u06a9 \u0648 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%DB%B4%DB%B1_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%AC%D9%81%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u06f4\u06f1_\u0633\u0627\u0644_\u062c\u0641\u0627<\/a> \u0628\u0631\u0627\u06cc \u0634\u0647\u0631\u0648\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0647\u0645\u0633\u0627\u06cc\u06af\u0627\u0646\u0634 \u0627\u06cc\u062c\u0627\u062f \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0633\u062a. \u0645\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0627\u06cc\u0642 \u0622\u06cc\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u06cc \u0647\u0633\u062a\u0646\u062f \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0634\u0623\u0646 \u06af\u0630\u0634\u062a\u0647 \u06cc \u0628\u0627 \u0634\u06a9\u0648\u0647\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0634\u062f. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OohfndM0Ya\">pic.twitter.com\/OohfndM0Ya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USAbehFarsi (@USABehFarsi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USABehFarsi\/status\/1227352863585849346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>******<\/p>\n<h3><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Friday, February 7, 2020, marks the 85th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 724 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-resistance\/27367-iran-directorate-of-tactical-training-complex-of-the-regime-s-seminaries-in-isfahan-province-targeted\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran: Directorate of Tactical Training Complex of the Regime\u2019s Seminaries in Isfahan Province Targeted<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian Regime Kills a Political Prisoner Under Torture &ndash; Iranian People Boycotted the Anniversary of the Regime&rsquo;s Foundation Written by&nbsp;Hamideh Taati&nbsp;on&nbsp;12 February 2020. 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