{"id":213820,"date":"2020-02-21T06:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T06:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncriranlive.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=213820"},"modified":"2023-01-22T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T16:47:48","slug":"latest-news-on-iran-february-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-on-iran-february-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News on Iran \u2013 February 21, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213821\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"February_21-_Latest_News\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_21-_Latest_News.jpg\" alt=\"February 21: Latest News\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_21-_Latest_News.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_21-_Latest_News-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_21-_Latest_News-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/February_21-_Latest_News-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 21: 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<h2><strong>IRAN PROTESTS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Fear<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">P<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">eople<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">U<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">nrest in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Election<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yesterday, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tate-run Fars<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0news agency<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0reported that more than 280<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">000 police\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">will be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on alert on <a href=\"ncri-statements\/iran-resistance\/27429-reports-from-thousands-of-polling-stations-show-widespread-boycott-of-sham-election\">the election<\/a> day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Some\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c60000 police are on alert particularly for countering any anti-security movement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d said the Deputy of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Law Enforcement Force of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Iranian regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">On February 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, 2020, the deputy of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Law Enforcement Force in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Province of Semnan said that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in other to secure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the election a combination of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and Basij, a paramilitary organization affiliated to the IRGC,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0been used.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Local<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0say<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0about 70<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0anti-tank vehicles and 300 security motorbikes\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">arrived<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Lordegan, a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">small town<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in south-west Iran,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ahead of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">elections, suggesting state fear of the outcome.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tensions have been simmering\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0county after regime authorities caused an\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/lordegan-hiv-aids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">HIV crisis\u202fin October<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, inflicting hundreds of residents with the deadly virus.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lordegan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Lordegan.jpg\" alt=\"Lordegan\" width=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW165400898 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165400898 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">Lordegan<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW165400898 BCX7\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">A long convoy of armored vehicles entering Lordegan in the early hours of the parliamentary election<\/h3>\n<p>Reporting by<a href=\"pmoi-mek\"> PMOI\/MEK<\/a><br \/>\nIran, Lordegan (Charmahal and Bakhtiary province), February 21, 2020\u2014A long procession of armored vehicles entering the city in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW165400898 BCX7\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">***<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW165400898 BCX7\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW246241439 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">Corona<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW246241439 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">\u00a0V<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW246241439 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">irus\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW246241439 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">Spreads<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW246241439 BCX7\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">\u00a0in Iran<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW246241439 BCX7\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Iranian regime tries to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the real figure of affected\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">people<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Corona<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">virus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, new<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">indicates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that the number of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ffected and deceased\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">persons\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increasing.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NCRI\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ated that the residents of Qom put the number of deaths at 12 and those infected at more than 200.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Meanwhile<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kuwait<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Health\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ministry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">order<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">canceling all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">flight<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to Iran.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earlier<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iraq\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">already<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cancelled all flights\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Corona Virus Spreads in Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Corona_Virus.jpg\" alt=\"Corona Virus Spreads in Iran\" width=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 21 &#8211; Washington:<\/strong><br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians and PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying in support of boycotting the mullahs&#8217; sham elections and regime change in Iran by the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">February 21 &#8211; Washington<br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians &amp; PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying in support of boycotting the mullahs&#8217; sham elections &amp; regime change in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> by the people of Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNSTgwFhRy\">pic.twitter.com\/HNSTgwFhRy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1230880537994153985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>February 21 &#8211; London:<\/strong><br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians and PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying in support of the Iranian people boycotting the regime&#8217;s sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">February 21 &#8211; London<br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians &amp; PMOI\/MEK supporters rallying in support of the Iranian people boycotting the regime&#8217;s sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKXUfpdTb2\">pic.twitter.com\/pKXUfpdTb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1230870252176588801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>February 21 &#8211; The Hague:<\/strong><br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians and PMOI\/MEK supporters rally outside the mullahs&#8217; embassy, protesting the regime&#8217;s human rights violations, killing of over 1,500 protesters during the Nov 2019 uprising and sham parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">February 21 &#8211; The Hague<br \/>\nFreedom-loving Iranians &amp; PMOI\/MEK supporters rally outside the mullahs&#8217; embassy, protesting the regime&#8217;s human rights violations, killing of over 1,500 protesters during the Nov 2019 uprising &amp; sham parliamentary elections.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2emV9a5l1\">pic.twitter.com\/U2emV9a5l1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1230864235199991809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Supporters of MEK, rally in Paris, in solidarity with the Iranian people who Boycott Iran Sham Elections.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe signs they are holding reads: My Vote Regime Change.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Supporters of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a>, rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris<\/a>, in solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> people who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe signs they are holding reads: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KnLhWhxAVo\">pic.twitter.com\/KnLhWhxAVo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1230885871588724736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a> supporters rally in solidarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>&#8216;s call to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a>. MEK fans gathered to express their anger over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#8216;s oppressive regime stressing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> as the only solution to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujjXe5k5ho\">pic.twitter.com\/ujjXe5k5ho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1230885921924534273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"iran-protests-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, February 21, 2020, marks the 99th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"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=\"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=\"news\/iran-protests\/27423-latest-news-on-iran-february-20-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest News in Brief- February\u00a020 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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