{"id":214580,"date":"2020-03-22T08:22:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T08:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=214580"},"modified":"2023-04-07T10:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T09:01:31","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-march-22-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-march-22-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 March 22, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran: Coronavirus affected Iranian people live – March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 6:45 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breaking<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Over 9,600 people across 210 cities in Iran are dead of coronavirus, per Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The number of victims in Tehran province is at least 1,500, in Ardabil 120, in Kerman 160, in Mazandaran 620, in Isfahan 690, in Golestan 490, in Lorestan 180 and in Qazvin 180. In Qazvin, hospitals are filled with patients with coronavirus and the Qazvin International Exhibition is dedicated to patients. At the same time, daily casualties in Qazvin and other cities such as Kordkoy, Maku, Neyshabur, Semnan and Aliabad are added.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

70 political prisoners in Tehran and Karaj protest spread of Coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Coronavirus-outbreak-in-prisons-of-Iran\"<\/p>\n

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Forty political prisoners in the\u00a0Greater Tehran Penitentiary<\/a>\u00a0have started a hunger strike since Monday, March 16, 2020 to protest Judiciary officials\u2019 rejection of granting leaves to political prisoners and prisoners of conscience after the spread of Coronavirus to prisons. Protesting inmates include those arrested in the protests in November 2019.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 1:15 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

50% of laborers laid off in provinces worst hit by Iran\u2019s COVID-19 outbreak<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

More than half of workers in Iranian provinces the worst hit by Iran\u2019s COVID-19 outbreak have been laid off or have become unemployed, an Iranian labor official said Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n

\"Workers-unemployed-during-Irans-COVID-19-outbreak\"Most of Iranian workers don\u2019t have unemployment insurance and do not even make minimum wage. Labor activists have asked the government to give workers packages containing food and sanitary items to aid them during Iran\u2019s COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

According to the state-run\u00a0ILNA\u00a0News Agency, 95% of workers in Iran lack job security. Since the COVID-19 outbreak which has led to widespread recession and closure of factories, the effects of this job instability has severely increased.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:45 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commemorating the selfless physicians and nurses, and other victims of the Coronavirus catastrophe in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Visiting the Iranian Resistance\u2019s museum at Ashraf 3. This is the greatest and longest lasting relentless resistance in the history of Iran, having come through a bloody struggle filled with suffering, executions and massacres.<\/p>\n

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Commemorating the selfless physicians and nurses, and other victims of the #Coronavirus<\/a> catastrophe in #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/c12XNf2S5I<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) March 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n