{"id":213937,"date":"2020-02-16T08:06:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T08:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncriranlive.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=213937"},"modified":"2023-01-22T21:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T20:06:25","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-february-16-2020-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-february-16-2020-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; February 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213938\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Latest_News_February_16\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Latest_News_February_16.jpg\" alt=\"February 16: Latest News\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Latest_News_February_16.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Latest_News_February_16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Latest_News_February_16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Latest_News_February_16-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 16: 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>February 16 &#8211; Tehran, Iran:<\/h3>\n<p>Amir Kabir University students protesting the regime&#8217;s upcoming sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections on February 21 and in support of Iran Protests.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">February 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nAmir Kabir University students protesting the regime&#8217;s upcoming sham Majlis (parliamentary) elections on February 21 &amp; in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RuvIIq65FN\">pic.twitter.com\/RuvIIq65FN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1229004142540029953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>February 16 &#8211; Tehran, Iran: Amir Kabir University students chanting:<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Be afraid, we&#8217;re all together&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People are in poverty, they&#8217;re seeking votes&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From Iran to Baghdad &#8211; Poverty, cruelty and dictatorship&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;1,500 were killed in our November 2019 protests&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">February 16 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nAmir Kabir University students chanting:<br \/>\n&#8220;Be afraid, we&#8217;re all together&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;People are in poverty, they&#8217;re seeking votes&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;From Iran to Baghdad &#8211; Poverty, cruelty &amp; dictatorship&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;1,500 were killed in our November 2019 protests&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/onT2ExeQ2G\">pic.twitter.com\/onT2ExeQ2G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1229007591432278016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Iran Protests: Brave students at Amir-Kabir University,protested against the dictatorship in Iran and called for the release of political prisoners. Reported by MEK sources.<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>:Brave students at Amir-Kabir University,protested against the dictatorship in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> &amp;called for the release of political prisoners. Reported by MEK sources.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protesters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protesters<\/a> chanted:&#8221;IRGC is our killer&#8221;&amp;&#8221;No ballot boxes, no votes, Boycott the election&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3otsGVDdT\">pic.twitter.com\/a3otsGVDdT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1229084376035713031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi the president-elect of the NCRI wrote on twitter:<\/h3>\n<p>On the 40th-day memorial of those who lost their lives in the IRGC\u2019s downing of the Ukrainian passenger airliner, we honor their memory and express sympathy with their families.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the 40th-day memorial of those who lost their lives in the IRGC\u2019s downing of the Ukrainian passenger airliner, we honor their memory and express sympathy with their families. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UkrainianPlane?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UkrainianPlane<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5DThfqhYC\">https:\/\/t.co\/E5DThfqhYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujcL3OiC3i\">pic.twitter.com\/ujcL3OiC3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1228986319487016960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Down with tyrant, be it the Shah or Khamenei: MEK Resistance Units<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Iranian people boycott Parliamentary Election: MEK network wrote under Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s banners<\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\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>Sunday, February 16, 2020, marks the 94th 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: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/27393-latest-news-in-brief-february-15-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latest News in Brief- February 15, 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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