{"id":213706,"date":"2020-02-28T16:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncriranlive.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=213706"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T14:40:38","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; February 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213707\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak.jpg\" alt=\"February 28: Latest News\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28: 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>Iran coronavirus outbreak: Deadly virus spreads across country, claims more lives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-20200228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 28, 2020\u2014<\/a>Iranian health ministry officials confirmed 26 deaths and 245 coronavirus infection on Thursday, while reports and evidence shows that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-covid19-20200227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">both the infection and death toll of the deadly virus outbreak in Iran is much larger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">New cases include the president of Qom\u2019s Medical University along with two of his deputies and 10 physicians and nurses. Masoumeh Ebtekar, one of Hassan Rouhani\u2019s Vice Presidents, has also tested positive for covid-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"February 2020: Iran Coronavirus outbreak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_2020-_Iran_coronavirus_outbreak.jpg\" alt=\"February 2020: Iran Coronavirus outbreak\" width=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Coronavirus has now spread to 20 provinces, according to Iranian officials. The regime canceled Friday Prayers in 23 provinces due to the coronavirus outbreak. The uncontrolled and mismanaged spread of the deadly virus has transformed Iran into an epicenter of infection in the Middle East and many countries are reporting new cases of coronavirus infection from people who have traveled there from Iran. Neighboring countries are shutting down their borders with Iran to prevent the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, February 28, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iranian Regime\u2019s Cover-up of Coronavirus Outbreak Causes Outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Federation of Iran Frames Female Ice Climber Champion.<\/p>\n<p>UN Urged to Act to Stop Secret Massacre of Detained Protesters in Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 28, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GRhKVyZhvBI\" 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%2FGRhKVyZhvBI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GRhKVyZhvBI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-02-28T10:33:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GRhKVyZhvBI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGRhKVyZhvBI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 28, 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\/GRhKVyZhvBI\" 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%2FGRhKVyZhvBI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 28, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 28, 2020 Iranian Regime\u2019s Cover-up of Coronavirus Outbreak Causes Outrage On Wednesday, Iranian regime officials confirmed 139 cases of coronavirus infection and 19 deaths. The real figures, according locals and international observers, is much higher. A woman reporting from Tehran on Tuesday said, \u201cThe situation is much worse than state media and officials are reporting\u2026 Yesterday, we were at the Yaft Abad Hospital. There were 17 deaths in that hospital in just the few hours that I was at that hospital\u2026 How can the declare the total deaths in the city to be eight?\u201d Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the World Health Organization to send nurses and doctors to Iran to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. Sports Federation of Iran Frames Female Ice Climber Champion The Sports Federation of Iran has framed Iranian female ice climber, Zeinab Kobra Mosavi, forcing her to part with her profession in the championships. Iranian ice climber Zeinab Kobra Mosavi, the silver medalist at the Asian Championships, is one of the top 10 ice climbers in Iran and the world and is currently known as one of the best ice climbers in the world. The Iranian ice climber pointed to the obstacles she faced, including her lack of support from the Sports Federation of Iran and its gendered and masculine viewpoints. UN Urged to Act to Stop Secret Massacre of Detained Protesters in Iran On the sidelines of the 44th United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva, which is being held from February 24 to March 20, five NGOs with the UN consultative status, submitted a joint statement, which was circulated amount UN member states. In this statement, several issues were raised including the nationwide Iran protests and the regime\u2019s subsequent deadly crackdown, the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, mostly members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran and the ongoing human rights violation in Iranian prisons by the clerical regime\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Officials cloaking massive damages caused from locust storms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran, February 27, 2020 &#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Following the regime\u2019s continuous lies and refusal to reveal the truth about its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26779-iran-s-regime-is-the-world-s-foremost-threat-to-peace-and-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> shooting down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-world\/27198-u-s-confirms-iran-regime-s-role-in-shooting-down-ukrainian-airplane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukrainian airliner <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/27464-iran-raises-coronavirus-estimates-but-disinformation-persists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">current coronavirus outbreak<\/a>, the Iranian people are faced with officials\u2019 denials and silence about an unprecedented locusts attack in the country\u2019s southern provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Locust storms are rendering damages in massive proportions to locals living in these areas. The mullahs\u2019 regime has constantly refused to provide any information and state media has remained completely silent in this regard, only providing bottleneck reports on this dire matter. This is yet another aspect of the mullahs\u2019 plot in order to conceal the truth prior to the regime\u2019s February 21 sham parliamentary election. Officials know the more the public are informed about their mismanagement of the status quo, the more they will boycott all events related to the regime.<\/p>\n<p>Locusts are attacking the country\u2019s Bushehr, Hormozgan, Sistance &amp; Baluchistan and Fars provinces, according to the mullahs\u2019 official IRNA news agency. The reports say this development is similar to locusts storms of 2019 in Iran in order downplay the regime\u2019s incompetence and failures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Locust storms are rendering damages in massive proportions to locals living in these areas. The mullahs\u2019 regime has constantly refused to provide information and state media remains dangerously silent.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ww7TgmkADi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ww7TgmkADi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1233131831010021376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Information published by official sources shows that the mullahs\u2019 regime was aware at least three weeks ago of the outbreak of coronavirus and had taken measures to secure its governmental institutions against this virus.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Porter women take to the mountains to feed their children in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The state-run newspapers and media in Iran headlined the significant increase in the number of porter women in the border villages in the provinces of Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan and Kermanshah.<\/p>\n<p>On January 22, 2020, the state-run asriran.ir published a report on porter women who have been forced into this job out of poverty. The report said not only men but also women were carrying heavy loads on the rough roads in the border mountains in western Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the high unemployment rate in border provinces of Iran, porter women are trying to tackle some of their economic problems with minimal income they earn by doing this difficult job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> under the corrupt rule &amp; economic mismanagement of the mullahs: Some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> women porters have to carry 30 kilograms of cargo through the mountains for four or five hours to feed their children. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FuX7Y3F7T7\">https:\/\/t.co\/FuX7Y3F7T7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI Women&#8217;s Committee (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1232999382275878913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>WHO says coronavirus entered Iran \u2018undetected,\u2019 warns outbreak could be worse than is known?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WHO says <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> entered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> \u2018undetected,\u2019 warns outbreak could be worse than is known <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nfY6sly8LL\">https:\/\/t.co\/nfY6sly8LL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1233082604582129665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Feb 27, Khayam Street, Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nMan curses and blames the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader, Khamenei for the country&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> outbreak then shows <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranians<\/a> helping an elderly man who collapsed on the street near a park. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/piUJWBQrYF\">pic.twitter.com\/piUJWBQrYF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1233102426367918081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ramin Azizifar, a nurse fighting #CoronavirusOutbreak died of COVID<\/strong><strong>\u30fc<\/strong><strong>19 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The regime continues to cover-up the scope of #COVID2019\u00a0 spread in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ramin Azizifar, a nurse fighting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronavirusOutbreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronavirusOutbreak<\/a> died of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID%E3%83%BC19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID\u30fc19<\/a><br \/>\nThe regime continues to cover-up the scope of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID2019<\/a> spread in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. It disseminates false information, &amp; refuses taking pre-emptive measures &amp; distributing medical equipment to confront the virus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UbEKnOQoq6\">pic.twitter.com\/UbEKnOQoq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1233148668905213961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>These child laborers are working on a cold winter night on the streets of Ahvaz, SW Iran despite the Coronavirus Outbreak.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a country where wealth is plundered by mullahs and used for suppression of our people and export of terrorism, children suffer most.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These child laborers are working in a cold winter night on the streets of Ahvaz, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronavirusOutbreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronavirusOutbreak<\/a><br \/>\nIn a country where wealth is plundered by mullahs and used for suppression of our ppl &amp; export of terrorism, children suffer most. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uzMaEC5wwn\">pic.twitter.com\/uzMaEC5wwn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1233132983248400385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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>Friday, February 28, 2020, marks the 106th 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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27465-latest-news-in-brief-february-27-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest News in Brief- February 27, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/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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