{"id":213509,"date":"2020-02-15T19:43:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T19:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=213509"},"modified":"2023-01-22T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T10:05:14","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; February 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213510\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Latest-News-Feb-15\" class=\"wp-image-213510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest-News-Feb-15.jpg\" alt=\"February 15, 2020: Latest News\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest-News-Feb-15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest-News-Feb-15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest-News-Feb-15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Latest-News-Feb-15-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 15, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>IRAN NEWS IN BRIEF, FEBRUARY 15, 2020<\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Mullahs\u2019 Criminal Seminary Targeted in Kouhdasht Simultaneous with the Election Farce.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Gilan Protest the Iranian Regime\u2019s Lack of Response to Snowstorm Disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Female Political Prisoner Remains in Limbo Despite Passage of a Month.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 15, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Dqkix5QKf3g\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDqkix5QKf3g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dqkix5QKf3g\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M59S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-15T11:15:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Dqkix5QKf3g\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDqkix5QKf3g%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 15, 2020<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Dqkix5QKf3g\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDqkix5QKf3g%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 15, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 15, 2020 Iran: Mullahs\u2019 Criminal Seminary Targeted in Kouhdasht Simultaneous with the Election Farce On Thursday on the eve of the farce parliamentary election of the Iranian regime, the mullahs\u2019 criminal seminary in Khoudasht, near Tehran, was targeted by defiant youth. This seminary and the mullahs working there played an important role in the suppression of the people of the city, especially during the November 2019 uprising. Simultaneously, defiant youth torched images of the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and the eliminated terror master Qassem Soleimani in different parts of Tehran, and in the cities of Karaj, Neyshabour, Najaf-Abad, Bidokht and Parandak. Residents of Gilan Protest the Iranian Regime\u2019s Lack of Response to Snowstorm Disaster Protests erupted in different cities of Gilan province, northern Iran, after the government failed to prevent and respond to snowstorm that have caused a crisis across the province. At least eight people were killed, and hundreds injured after a wave of cold weather and heavy snow hit the province. Five people died in an avalanche and two more were buried in snow. Several people have been reported missing. More than 200,000 people are suffering from electricity outage and several major roads and highways have been blocked by the heavy snowfall. Telephone lines have also been cut off and water pipes have frozen. The people of the area are faced with a serious shortage of potable water. Yet regime authorities have not taken any action. Iran: Female Political Prisoner Remains in Limbo Despite Passage of a Month Despite passage of one month after her apprehension, political prisoner Mary Mohammadi remains in limbo in Qarchak Prison of Varamin. Mary Mohammadi was arrested on January 12, in the protests against the downing of a Ukrainian passenger airliner by the IRGC anti-aircraft missiles. Protesters expressing sympathy with the families of the victims were badly brutalized by security forces in and around Tehran\u2019s Azadi Square. Ms. Mohammadi was initially held in Tehran\u2019s Vozara Detention Center. After her interrogations started, she was taken to the detention center\u2019s yard and forced to sit down on the ground in front of the toilets in the freezing cold weather. Then, three agents started interrogating her. They gave her papers containing 30 questions she had to answer, but she said she would not do so in the absence of her lawyer. For 24 hours after her arrest, they did not give any food to Ms. Mohammadi.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2><strong>IRAN PROTESTS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Taxi drivers of Seiro Safar Co, who work for Tehran&#8217;s Khomeini International Airport, went on strike today outside the company headquarters in Tehran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taxi drivers of Seiro Safar Co, who work for Tehran&#39;s Khomeini International Airport, went on strike today outside the company headquarters in Tehran. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qedn5ZTFkL\">pic.twitter.com\/qedn5ZTFkL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1228683458823606272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iranian youth and supporters of the long-standing Opposition Movement, NCRI is out rallying in the Netherlands as they approach ever close to \u00a0Free Iran 2020<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaturdayMorning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaturdayMorning<\/a> <br \/>What&#39;s going on in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amsterdam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amsterdam<\/a> <br \/>Iranian youth and supporters of the long standing Opposition Movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a> are out rallying in Netherlands as they approach ever close to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDC0JHSOIt\">https:\/\/t.co\/NDC0JHSOIt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1228686267459801091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>IRAN MEDIA: \u201cNO TO ELECTIONS\u201d SIGNS SEEN IN VARIOUS MARCHES; THIS IS DANGEROUS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Reports of Iranians intending to boycott the upcoming elections are reaching a climax that even the regime\u2019s own die-hard factions are publicly discussing this subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> media: \u201cNo to elections\u201d signs seen in various marches; this is dangerous<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Reports of Iranians intending to boycott the upcoming elections are reaching a climax that even the regime\u2019s own die-hard factions are publicly discussing this subject.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5fei49O0Dt\">https:\/\/t.co\/5fei49O0Dt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1228369317248372738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MARYAM RAJAVI THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE NCRI WROTE ON TWITTER:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The more than 1,500 martyrs of the November uprising, the injured and the detainees, the tortured, and the 120,000 people who sacrificed their lives for freedom before them, all champion the same message, and that are:<\/p>\n<p>Free Iran 2020\u00a0 Boycott Iran Sham Elections<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The more than 1,500 martyrs of the November uprising, the injured and the detainees, the tortured, and the 120,000 people who sacrificed their lives for freedom before them, all champion the same message, and that is:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sti9BqTOa4\">pic.twitter.com\/Sti9BqTOa4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1228254578115739654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>IRAN\u2019S SHAM ELECTION NEWS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Infighting over a greater share of power has left 5 injured.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on reports from the regime\u2019s media outlets, the infighting over who will have a greater share of power in the upcoming \u201cparliamentary election\u201d led to 5 of the Basiji thugs injured during an attack by rivals to their office, on the first day of their one week campaign before the \u201celection\u201d. The attackers had used knives and had injured 5 who were working at the rival\u2019s office, while 2 were transferred to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Similar cases of infighting and even using live ammunition have been reported in other areas, such as in Pol-Dokhtar in West Iran.<\/p>\n<h3>PEOPLE ATTACK A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN REGIME\u2019S PARLIAMENT WITH SNOWBALLS<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Picture1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-213515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture1\" width=\"400\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The angry people of Shanderman (Northern Iran) attacked a member of the regime\u2019s parliament when he tried to visit the district three days after a snowstorm that had caused severe damage to the area, report local MEK sources.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, February 13, 2020, protesting the inaction and carelessness of local authorities during the heavy snowstorm in the northern region of the country, the angry people of Shanderman district in the province of Gilan, attacked the regime&#8217;s MP with snowballs, forcing him to leave the town.<\/p>\n<h3>PROTEST GATHERING IN THE NORTHERN CITY OF LAHIJAN<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Picture2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-213518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"Picture2\" width=\"232\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-166x300.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MEK network inside Iran is reporting many cases of protests against the long term power disconnection, due to a snowstorm in Northern Iran, and the lack of management of the emergency services for the people of the region.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, a group of people held a protest gathering before the Power Dept.&#8217;s building in Lahijan, (a major city in Northern Iran) objecting to the regime\u2019s inaction.<\/p>\n<p>A citizen protesting the unbearable conditions due to the heavy snow and low temperatures, complained: &#8220;there are no sufficient facilities in Lahijan and Rasht, (the capital of Gilan). There is not enough water and electricity here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Only one out of every four bakeries is working and we are here to protest this situation,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h3>ANGRY FARMERS HOLD A GATHERING<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Picture3\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-213519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"Picture3\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, February 13th, 2020, a group of farmers in South-Roudbar, Southern Province of Kerman, held a gathering before the governorate building, protesting the high cost of producing their crops and lack of any support from the local government.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of production severely reduces their profit and they are unable to make a living. To show their desperation, the angry farmers dumped their products in front of the governorate\u2019s office and run over their products with their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, February 15, 2020, marks the 93rd day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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 href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\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:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27388-latest-news-in-brief-february-14-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest News in Brief- February 14, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS. 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