{"id":214322,"date":"2020-03-11T09:52:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T09:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/enwp\/?p=214322"},"modified":"2023-01-23T02:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T01:27:32","slug":"coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran-takes-lives-of-over-3000-people-mek-supporters-who-rushed-to-help-infected-persons-are-among-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran-takes-lives-of-over-3000-people-mek-supporters-who-rushed-to-help-infected-persons-are-among-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran Takes Lives of Over 3,000 People; MEK Supporters Who Rushed to Help Infected Persons Are Among Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_214323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214323\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran - Coronavirus outbreak- March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-outbreak-March-2020-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran &#8211; Coronavirus outbreak- March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/a> announced on Tuesday that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">several<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0its supporters and members of the MEK\u2019s \u201cResistance Units\u201d were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27529-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-3-000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3,000<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27529-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-3-000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0people<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have lost their lives because of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">oronavirus outbreak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a statement,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wrote that the MEK \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27530-belated-state-of-red-alert-in-alborz-province-leave-120-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced <\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the death toll in Alborz Province has reached 120 victims. Several members of Resistance Units and MEK supporters, who had rushed to assist those infected, are among the victims, including Negar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Siyah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Mortazavi,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moharamali<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Esmaeeli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and Hassan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nayyeri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Karaj and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sorkh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-e\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hessar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Belated State of Red Alert in Alborz Province Leave 120 Dead <br \/>Several PMOI (MEK) activists, including Negar Siyah Mortazavi, Moharamali Esmaeeli and Hassan Nayyeri among the victims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mDZtRj3sPd\">https:\/\/t.co\/mDZtRj3sPd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1237500600373444609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2020<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the coronavirus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">outbreak in Iran,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contradictory to the regime\u2019s inaction and deliberate downplaying of the crises which has turned Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to a killing zone\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the Iranian people and the epicenter of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the coronavirus, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he MEK\u2019s network of supporters inside Iran and abroad have rushed to aid the victims<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or echo their voices<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The MEK\u2019s resistance units inside Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have chosen to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">help victims<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0amid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scarcity of medical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">equipment,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and while the regime has hoarded\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">masks and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">disinfectants<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi,<\/a> the President-elect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">had<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">repeatedly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0urged the brave youth to assist and care for those infected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NCRI President-elect called on all supporters of the PMOI\/MEK and the Iranian Resistance in Iran to assist and care for those who have contracted the virus and help save the lives of their compatriots, while taking all the necessary safety measures for themselves, using the full range of available medical resources.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The mullahs&#8217; regime, which itself is the main cause of the disastrous outbreak, lacks competence and ability to manage the crisis and help the people of\u00a0Gilan\u00a0and the entire nation, she said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The MEK and NCRI\u2019s supporters in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">different countries around the world\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have staged protests, calling on the international community, particularly the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">help the Iranian people and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pressure the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime to release prisoners who are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doomed to be infected with the COVID-19 as the virus spread<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0across Iranian prisons.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rote<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sts have been<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0held<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Sweden,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United States, Belgium, Germany,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Austria.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs. Rajavi has underlined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he Iranian people\u2019s fight against the Coronavirus is a part and parcel of their struggle against the inhuman clerical regime to establish freedom and democracy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Likewise, global and regional peace and security and encountering natural disasters depend on regime change in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. Therefore, in this sensitive juncture of our country\u2019s history, I would like to point out the following: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronaOutbreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronaOutbreak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid_19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid_19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tXRoFJUmop\">pic.twitter.com\/tXRoFJUmop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1236008205899218944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The reason that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the MEK supporters are risking their lives to help the coronavirus victims in Iran is because, as Mrs. Rajavi has said:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe only thing that matters for this regime and its officials is to keep their grip on power. People\u2019s lives, health, and resources have no value for the ruling mullahs. The Iranian people have suffered the greatest damage and losses under their rule, as a result of external war, domestic repression, poverty, unemployment, and illnesses.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK) announced on Tuesday that&nbsp;several&nbsp;its supporters and members of the MEK&rsquo;s &ldquo;Resistance Units&rdquo; were&nbsp;among 3,000&nbsp;people&nbsp;who&nbsp;have lost their lives because of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":214323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-214322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran Takes Lives of Over 3,000 People; 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