{"id":213697,"date":"2020-02-29T15:50:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T15:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncriranlive.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=213697"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T14:27:18","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; February 29, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213694\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus.jpg\" alt=\"February 29: Latest News\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus-696x458.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 29: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Urgent call to action to save the lives of three detained protesters facing execution<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-urgent-save-lives-detained-protesters-facing-execution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Iranian Resistance calls<\/a> on the United Nations Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, and all other relevant UN bodies, as well as all human rights organizations to take urgent action to save the lives of three protesters detained following the November 2019\u00a0<strong>uprising<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #111111\">Maryam Rajavi: We declare IWD 2020, the day of Women Martyred in the Iran Uprising in November 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-declare-iwd-2020-day-women-martyred-iran-uprising-november-stockholm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Message to the gathering of Iranians in Stockholm\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Women are a force for change \u2013 Support for Iranian women\u2019s rebellion for democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We declare IWD 2020, the day of Women Martyred in the Iran Uprising in November 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We declare <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2020<\/a>, the day of Women Martyred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Uprising in November 2019 \u2013 Message to the gathering of Iranians in Stockholm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenForce4Change?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenForce4Change<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0HpR6fzusV\">https:\/\/t.co\/0HpR6fzusV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gUPHrfdTOo\">pic.twitter.com\/gUPHrfdTOo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1233751322081492993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What do we really mean when we speak of the critical role played by our courageous sisters and daughters in the uprising in November? Why did they take to the streets? Why did they sacrifice their lives?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What do we really mean when we speak of the critical role played by our courageous sisters and daughters in the uprising in November? Why did they take to the streets? Why did they sacrifice their lives? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenForce4Change?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenForce4Change<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MGsqASge6d\">pic.twitter.com\/MGsqASge6d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1233754477884211202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I call on the World Health Organization to document all the facts and figures on the extent of the\u00a0 Coronavirus in\u00a0 Iran and put it at the disposal of the public and relevant international organizations to save the lives of the people of Iran and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>I hail the resistance of our courageous sisters and daughters in the ranks of Resistance Units. I hail the admirable perseverance of our female political prisoners. And I call on you, my dear sisters, to expand your efforts in support of the uprisings and Resistance Units.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hail the resistance of our courageous sisters and daughters in the ranks of Resistance Units. I hail the admirable perseverance of our female political prisoners. And I call on you, my dear sisters, to expand your efforts in support of the uprisings and Resistance Units <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lpz48O7AKO\">pic.twitter.com\/lpz48O7AKO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1233758134080020485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, February 29, 2020 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Three Young Men Sentenced to Death for Participating in Iran Protests.<\/p>\n<p>Alarming Situation of Iranian Prisons Amid COVID-19 Outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Officials Covering Massive Damages Caused from Locust Storms.<\/p>\n<p>Floods Spread to 14 Provinces Across Iran, Leave Behind Massive Damage.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Over 300 fatalities as a result of Coronavirus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Regime\u2019s cover-up, deception causing the spread of catastrophe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27475-over-300-fatalities-as-a-result-of-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Based on reports<\/a> from inside Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced that the number of those who have lost their lives due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) exceeds 300. In Qom at least 114, in Tehran 30, in Kashan 22, in Isfahan 21, in Rasht 18, and in Arak 12 people have died so far. The virus has spread to all 31 provinces.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">Moreover, in Mashhad, Kermanshah, Karaj, Lahijan, Semnan, Bandar Abbas, Yazd, Ilam, Yassouj, Khorramabad, Neyshabour, Hamedan, Homayounshahr, Najafabad, and many other large and small towns several residents have lost their lives. Nevertheless, by engaging in cover-up and deception, the clerical regime continues to claim that 34 have died and 388 have contracted the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus-_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_-_Outbreak_coronavirus-_over_300_fatalities_as_a_result_of_coronavirus.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More than 300 people have died of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, says opposition PMOI\/MEK citing sources inside Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian MP Bahram Parsaei: &#8220;I went to all drug stores from north to south of Tehran. Not one was selling hand sterilizing gels, masks, rubbing alcohol or gloves.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcri9vLMGK\">pic.twitter.com\/bcri9vLMGK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1233643693623529472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Iranian regime\u2019s inaction, secrecy on devastating floods<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-floods-secrecy-inaction-20200228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2020<\/a>\u2014Heavy rainfalls in 14 provinces is the latest disaster following the coronavirus outbreak across Iran, earthquakes in the northwest and south-central Iran, and a locust invasion in the country\u2019s southern provinces. All of this has brought further suffering and tiredness for the poor people of Iran. Each of these disasters is multiplied under the suppressive and corrupt mullahs\u2019 dictatorship and It increases the people\u2019s difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>According to state-run media, roads to hundreds of cities and villages are blocked, and electricity and drinking water are cut off in many other areas. The city gas feed in some districts is completely out of service.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Southern_Iran_ravaged_by_damaging_flash_floodsFebruary_2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Southern_Iran_ravaged_by_damaging_flash_floodsFebruary_2020.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran MP: number of graves show \u201calarming\u201d number of COVID-19 deaths<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The deception and lies by the Iranian regime in announcing the real number of COVID-19 deaths revealed even by the regime&#8217;s officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI plead with (officials) to announce the real numbers to the people. Unfortunately, they have continuously covered-up the numbers. Read more:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iran MP: number of graves show \u201calarming\u201d number of COVID-19 deaths<br \/>\n\u201cI plead with (officials) to announce the real numbers to the people. Unfortunately, they have continuously covered-up the numbers. Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbYE8zK0zL\">https:\/\/t.co\/vbYE8zK0zL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1233421211163447296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>******<\/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 29, 2020, marks the 107th 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 755 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: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27471-latest-news-in-brief-february-28-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- February 28, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/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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