{"id":214499,"date":"2020-03-20T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=214499"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:04:28","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-march-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/latest-news-in-brief-march-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; March 20, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Over 8,200 people across 200 cities in Iran are dead of coronavirus<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong> per Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>-Khamenei, Rouhani downplay crisis in Nowruz messages.<\/p>\n<p>-Former health ministers, medical professionals call on Rouhani to take action or death toll will rise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over 8,200 people across 200 cities in Iran are dead of coronavirus, per Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>-Khamenei, Rouhani downplay crisis in Nowruz messages<br \/>-Former health ministers, medical professionals call on Rouhani to take action or death toll will rise<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PvBS4B0duc\">https:\/\/t.co\/PvBS4B0duc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1241071149858996225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:15\u00a0PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Coronavirus outbreak in Iran turns into a crime against humanity after regime\u2019s cover-up; role of women in combating Covid-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Monthly Report Feb- March 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>\u00a0and mullah regimes inhumanity &amp; cruelty<\/p>\n<p>The temporary leave offered by the regime does not include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/politicalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#politicalprisoners<\/a>, and only 1\/4 of the ordinary prisoners have been released.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGhGolycbI\">https:\/\/t.co\/GGhGolycbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI Women&#8217;s Committee (@womenncri)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1240637959168086017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"jeg_post_title\">This year, the world marked the International Women\u2019s Day as Coronavirus had been transmitted to almost all countries and seriously impacted people\u2019s lives and livelihoods. In Iran, the ruling regime\u2019s political approach to this problem turned it into a \u201ccrime against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Monthly_FEB-MAR2020_EN2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Download full text<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/19\/monthly-report-feb-march-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>On eve of the Iranian New Year, Mrs. Rajavi offers prayers for a speedy recovery of patients, her condolences to victims\u2019 families<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI\u00a0\/\u00a0MEK) announced this afternoon Thursday, March 29, that the number of fatalities of Coronavirus in 199 cities across Iran exceeds 7,000. Numerous reports show that the death toll in Qom is more than 1,000, the fatalities in Alborz have passed 500, and in Central Province stand at 169. During the past 24 hours, at least 30 people have died in Tehran, 43 in Mazandaran, 30 in Khorasan Razavi, 15 in Hamadan, 15 in Kerman, and 16 in Gilan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the night of the New Year,I renew the condolences &amp; sympathies of the Iranian Resistance with the families of victims of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a>.I wish that they remain patient &amp; endure &amp; at the turn of the year,I pray for the recovery of all Covid-19 patients<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BArGwKNsdo\">https:\/\/t.co\/BArGwKNsdo<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E5dc5jINiy\">pic.twitter.com\/E5dc5jINiy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1240745080597753857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Prisoners Collectively Escape Khorramabad Prison, Several Shot Dead by Revolutionary Guards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Call on the international community to secure the release of prisoners to prevent a major humanitarian disaster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214484\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214484\" title=\"Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Prisoners Collectively Escape Khorramabad Prison, Several Shot Dead by Revolutionary Guards\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Mass_Arrest_of_MEK_Supporters_Former_Political_Prisoners_on_Anniversary_of_the_1979_Anti-Monarchic_Revolution_on_Eve_of_Sham_Election-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collective escape of prisoners in western Iran for the humanitarian catastrophe in prison due to the lack of care and medical facilities by the mullahs&#8217; authorities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This afternoon, March\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">9,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2020<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, prisoners at the Parsilon\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rison\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Khorramabad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(western Iran)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">re at risk of coronavirus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0infection<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rebelled, disarmed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the guards<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and escaped<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prison g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">uards and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0repressive forces\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">opened fire on about 250\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fleeing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inmates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and killed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">several<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[10440],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[4]}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\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;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[10440],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[4]}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/27582-iran-prisoners-collectively-escape-khorramabad-prison-several-shot-dead-by-revolutionary-guards\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 in 199 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>On eve of the Iranian New Year, Mrs. Rajavi offers prayers for a speedy recovery of patients, her condolences to victims\u2019 families<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214485\" style=\"width: 1003px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214485\" title=\"Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 in 199 Cities\" width=\"1003\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran_Pakdasht_Coronavirus_outbreak-696x280.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, Pakdasht, Coronavirus outbreak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon Thursday, March 29, that the number of fatalities of Coronavirus in 199 cities across Iran exceeds\u00a0<strong>7,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/27581-iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-7-000-in-199-cities\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Iranian Resistance Units, defiant youth celebrate Fire Festival amid heavy security measures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite efforts by the regime to prevent celebrations during the annual Fire Festival (Charshanbe Suri), and using the coronavirus outbreak as a pretext to increase security presence across cities, Iranian Resistance Units and defiant youths took to the streets and reiterated the Iranian people\u2019s desire to overthrow the tyrannical regime of the mullahs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iranian Resistance Units, defiant youth celebrate Fire Festival amid heavy security measures<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OXct9YOMsP\">https:\/\/t.co\/OXct9YOMsP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1240743158952034304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Female physician Dr. Shirin Rouhani Rad dies after battling coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Medical staff at the forefront of combating coronavirus in Iran due to the regime\u2019s mismanagement leaving people defenseless.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-214480\" title=\"Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad.jpg\" alt=\"Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dr-Shirin-Rouhani-Rad-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>Dr. Shirin Rouhani Rad, female physician and general practitioner of Shohada Hospital in Pakdasht, lost her life from coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>This female physician was one of Pakdasht\u2019s doctors who was taken to Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran after her condition deteriorated. She died on the last day of the Iranian year serving her compatriots in the fight against the deadly coronavirus. (The state-run TV News Agency \u2013 March 19, 2020)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/19\/female-physician-dr-shirin-rouhani-rad-dies-after-battling-coronavirus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, March 20, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Iran: Prisoners Collectively Escape Prison, Several Shot Dead by IRGC<\/div>\n<div>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 in 199 Cities<\/div>\n<div>Iran: Four Women\u2019s Rights Activists Summoned to Prison Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 20, 2020, marks the 127<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">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>:\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/27578-latest-news-in-brief-march-19-2020\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest News in Brief- March 19, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CET Over 8,200 people across 200 cities in Iran are dead of coronavirus per Iranian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":214481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-214499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anews","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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