{"id":214875,"date":"2020-03-27T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T08:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=214875"},"modified":"2023-03-05T18:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:51:45","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-march-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-march-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; March 27, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_214876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214876\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_68_75c tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_68_75c\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MARCH 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, March 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than <strong>12,400<\/strong> in 228 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-214911\"><\/span>The number of victims in Sistan and Baluchestan is 140, in Khuzestan is 580, in Isfahan is 1,400, in Lorestan is 250, in Khorasan Razavi is 1030, in Kermanshah is 370, in Mazandaran is 980, in Yazd is 265, in Bushehr is 25, and in Kohkiloieh and Boierahmad is 50. This is in addition to the figures in other provinces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214915\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg\" alt=\"Info-graphic ,Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Newsmax: Iran Regime Lying About Deaths From Virus, Warns Insurgent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Report on 03\/26 webinar on Coronavirus consequences in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime Lying About Deaths From <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>, Warns Insurgent; report on 03\/26 webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a>  consequences in Iran.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq\">https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@newsmax<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johngizzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@johngizzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1243465986243735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243237350270001152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 26, 2020, that the coronavirus death toll has risen to more than\u00a0<strong>11,900<\/strong> in 224 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214859\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020\" class=\" wp-image-214859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis - March 2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-696x364.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis &#8211; March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Tehran is 1,650, Golestan 670, Khuzestan 540, Kordestan 225, Kermanshah 340, Yazd 230, Ardabil 185, and South Khorasan 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-11900-in-224-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Riot in Tabriz prison: Guards open fire, wound prisoners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mrs. Rajavi calls for immediate international intervention to release prisoners to prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214872\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Riot-in-Tabriz-prison\" class=\" wp-image-214872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-696x349.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-837x420.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>March 26, prisoners in wards 4 and 5 of Tabriz prison, who are exposed to the coronavirus, staged a riot. Contrary to its propaganda and while the coronavirus epidemic is widespread in prisons, the mullahs&#8217; regime not only refuses to release prisoners even temporarily but keeps putting new prisoners behind bars without quarantining them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> should immediately urge the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to accept an international delegation to visit the Prison of Tabriz to find out about the fate of prisoners there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l\">https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243280893973794816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/riot-in-tabriz-prison-guards-open-fire-wound-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Ali Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units took to graffiti against the Iranian regime, blaming the regime for killing Iranian people with coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<\/p>\n<p>Lorestan\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory. \/ Down with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cKhamenei the sinister mullah, you are the real virus\u201d \/ \u201cAli Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death\u201d \/ \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kashan\u2014 Installed banners and handwritten posters in various place: \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime &amp; mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amol\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGiB54cI8xs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Two female prisoners die in Qarchak Prison for women due to Covid-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most inmates of Evin Prison and Qarchak Prison for women remain in jail in horrible hygienic conditions after the outbreak of the coronavirus in prisons. They are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Two female prisoners die in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QarchakPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QarchakPrison<\/a> for women due to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G\">https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G<\/a><br \/>Most inmates of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EvinPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EvinPrison<\/a> &amp; Qarchak Prison are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243271915990470656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few women political prisoners who received temporary leaves, have reported that the conditions in Qarchak prison for women, the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison and the Kachauii Prison in Karaj are worse than before.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/26\/two-female-prisoners-die-in-qarchak-prison-for-women-due-to-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu\">https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243120137827467270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdLoIZw5Q4k\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, March 27, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran\u2019s Prisons<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Rights Activist Detained Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2020, marks the 134<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 noreferrer\">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 noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" 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<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-march-26-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_214876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214876\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_68_75c tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_68_75c\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MARCH 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, March 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than <strong>12,400<\/strong> in 228 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-214911\"><\/span>The number of victims in Sistan and Baluchestan is 140, in Khuzestan is 580, in Isfahan is 1,400, in Lorestan is 250, in Khorasan Razavi is 1030, in Kermanshah is 370, in Mazandaran is 980, in Yazd is 265, in Bushehr is 25, and in Kohkiloieh and Boierahmad is 50. This is in addition to the figures in other provinces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214915\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg\" alt=\"Info-graphic ,Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Newsmax: Iran Regime Lying About Deaths From Virus, Warns Insurgent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Report on 03\/26 webinar on Coronavirus consequences in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime Lying About Deaths From <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>, Warns Insurgent; report on 03\/26 webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a>  consequences in Iran.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq\">https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@newsmax<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johngizzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@johngizzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1243465986243735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243237350270001152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 26, 2020, that the coronavirus death toll has risen to more than\u00a0<strong>11,900<\/strong> in 224 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214859\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020\" class=\" wp-image-214859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis - March 2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-696x364.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis &#8211; March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Tehran is 1,650, Golestan 670, Khuzestan 540, Kordestan 225, Kermanshah 340, Yazd 230, Ardabil 185, and South Khorasan 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-11900-in-224-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Riot in Tabriz prison: Guards open fire, wound prisoners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mrs. Rajavi calls for immediate international intervention to release prisoners to prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214872\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Riot-in-Tabriz-prison\" class=\" wp-image-214872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-696x349.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-837x420.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>March 26, prisoners in wards 4 and 5 of Tabriz prison, who are exposed to the coronavirus, staged a riot. Contrary to its propaganda and while the coronavirus epidemic is widespread in prisons, the mullahs&#8217; regime not only refuses to release prisoners even temporarily but keeps putting new prisoners behind bars without quarantining them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> should immediately urge the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to accept an international delegation to visit the Prison of Tabriz to find out about the fate of prisoners there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l\">https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243280893973794816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/riot-in-tabriz-prison-guards-open-fire-wound-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Ali Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units took to graffiti against the Iranian regime, blaming the regime for killing Iranian people with coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<\/p>\n<p>Lorestan\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory. \/ Down with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cKhamenei the sinister mullah, you are the real virus\u201d \/ \u201cAli Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death\u201d \/ \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kashan\u2014 Installed banners and handwritten posters in various place: \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime &amp; mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amol\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGiB54cI8xs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Two female prisoners die in Qarchak Prison for women due to Covid-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most inmates of Evin Prison and Qarchak Prison for women remain in jail in horrible hygienic conditions after the outbreak of the coronavirus in prisons. They are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Two female prisoners die in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QarchakPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QarchakPrison<\/a> for women due to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G\">https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G<\/a><br \/>Most inmates of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EvinPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EvinPrison<\/a> &amp; Qarchak Prison are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243271915990470656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few women political prisoners who received temporary leaves, have reported that the conditions in Qarchak prison for women, the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison and the Kachauii Prison in Karaj are worse than before.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/26\/two-female-prisoners-die-in-qarchak-prison-for-women-due-to-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu\">https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243120137827467270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdLoIZw5Q4k\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, March 27, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran\u2019s Prisons<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Rights Activist Detained Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2020, marks the 134<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 noreferrer\">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 noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" 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<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-march-26-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_214876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214876\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_68_75c tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_68_75c\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MARCH 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, March 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than <strong>12,400<\/strong> in 228 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-214911\"><\/span>The number of victims in Sistan and Baluchestan is 140, in Khuzestan is 580, in Isfahan is 1,400, in Lorestan is 250, in Khorasan Razavi is 1030, in Kermanshah is 370, in Mazandaran is 980, in Yazd is 265, in Bushehr is 25, and in Kohkiloieh and Boierahmad is 50. This is in addition to the figures in other provinces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214915\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg\" alt=\"Info-graphic ,Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Newsmax: Iran Regime Lying About Deaths From Virus, Warns Insurgent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Report on 03\/26 webinar on Coronavirus consequences in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime Lying About Deaths From <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>, Warns Insurgent; report on 03\/26 webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a>  consequences in Iran.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq\">https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@newsmax<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johngizzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@johngizzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1243465986243735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243237350270001152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 26, 2020, that the coronavirus death toll has risen to more than\u00a0<strong>11,900<\/strong> in 224 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214859\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020\" class=\" wp-image-214859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis - March 2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-696x364.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis &#8211; March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Tehran is 1,650, Golestan 670, Khuzestan 540, Kordestan 225, Kermanshah 340, Yazd 230, Ardabil 185, and South Khorasan 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-11900-in-224-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Riot in Tabriz prison: Guards open fire, wound prisoners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mrs. Rajavi calls for immediate international intervention to release prisoners to prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214872\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Riot-in-Tabriz-prison\" class=\" wp-image-214872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-696x349.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-837x420.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>March 26, prisoners in wards 4 and 5 of Tabriz prison, who are exposed to the coronavirus, staged a riot. Contrary to its propaganda and while the coronavirus epidemic is widespread in prisons, the mullahs&#8217; regime not only refuses to release prisoners even temporarily but keeps putting new prisoners behind bars without quarantining them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> should immediately urge the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to accept an international delegation to visit the Prison of Tabriz to find out about the fate of prisoners there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l\">https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243280893973794816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/riot-in-tabriz-prison-guards-open-fire-wound-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Ali Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units took to graffiti against the Iranian regime, blaming the regime for killing Iranian people with coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<\/p>\n<p>Lorestan\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory. \/ Down with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cKhamenei the sinister mullah, you are the real virus\u201d \/ \u201cAli Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death\u201d \/ \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kashan\u2014 Installed banners and handwritten posters in various place: \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime &amp; mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amol\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGiB54cI8xs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Two female prisoners die in Qarchak Prison for women due to Covid-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most inmates of Evin Prison and Qarchak Prison for women remain in jail in horrible hygienic conditions after the outbreak of the coronavirus in prisons. They are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Two female prisoners die in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QarchakPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QarchakPrison<\/a> for women due to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G\">https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G<\/a><br \/>Most inmates of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EvinPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EvinPrison<\/a> &amp; Qarchak Prison are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243271915990470656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few women political prisoners who received temporary leaves, have reported that the conditions in Qarchak prison for women, the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison and the Kachauii Prison in Karaj are worse than before.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/26\/two-female-prisoners-die-in-qarchak-prison-for-women-due-to-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu\">https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243120137827467270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdLoIZw5Q4k\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, March 27, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran\u2019s Prisons<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Rights Activist Detained Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2020, marks the 134<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 noreferrer\">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 noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" 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<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-march-26-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_214876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214876\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus1-696x358.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_68_75c tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_68_75c\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MARCH 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, March 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than <strong>12,400<\/strong> in 228 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-214911\"><\/span>The number of victims in Sistan and Baluchestan is 140, in Khuzestan is 580, in Isfahan is 1,400, in Lorestan is 250, in Khorasan Razavi is 1030, in Kermanshah is 370, in Mazandaran is 980, in Yazd is 265, in Bushehr is 25, and in Kohkiloieh and Boierahmad is 50. This is in addition to the figures in other provinces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214915\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg\" alt=\"Info-graphic ,Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Coronavirus-figures-Death-toll-12400-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 27, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Newsmax: Iran Regime Lying About Deaths From Virus, Warns Insurgent<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Report on 03\/26 webinar on Coronavirus consequences in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime Lying About Deaths From <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>, Warns Insurgent; report on 03\/26 webinar on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a>  consequences in Iran.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq\">https:\/\/t.co\/mmT8gpGtlq<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEWSMAX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@newsmax<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johngizzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@johngizzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1243465986243735553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deaths of six prisoners in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh) will start a serial of deaths in Iranian prisons due to the regime\u2019s failure to release the inmates despite the coronavirus emergency, a crime against humanity with regards to prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243237350270001152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 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: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Thursday, March 26, 2020, that the coronavirus death toll has risen to more than\u00a0<strong>11,900<\/strong> in 224 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214859\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020\" class=\" wp-image-214859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis - March 2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-COVID19-outbreak-crisis-March-2020-696x364.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran- COVID-19 outbreak crisis &#8211; March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Tehran is 1,650, Golestan 670, Khuzestan 540, Kordestan 225, Kermanshah 340, Yazd 230, Ardabil 185, and South Khorasan 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-11900-in-224-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Riot in Tabriz prison: Guards open fire, wound prisoners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mrs. Rajavi calls for immediate international intervention to release prisoners to prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214872\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Riot-in-Tabriz-prison\" class=\" wp-image-214872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison\" width=\"600\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-696x349.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riot-in-Tabriz-prison-837x420.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Riot in Tabriz prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>March 26, prisoners in wards 4 and 5 of Tabriz prison, who are exposed to the coronavirus, staged a riot. Contrary to its propaganda and while the coronavirus epidemic is widespread in prisons, the mullahs&#8217; regime not only refuses to release prisoners even temporarily but keeps putting new prisoners behind bars without quarantining them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> should immediately urge the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to accept an international delegation to visit the Prison of Tabriz to find out about the fate of prisoners there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l\">https:\/\/t.co\/wlBnEbmW2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243280893973794816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/riot-in-tabriz-prison-guards-open-fire-wound-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;Ali Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>MEK Resistance Units took to graffiti against the Iranian regime, blaming the regime for killing Iranian people with coronavirus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<\/p>\n<p>Lorestan\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory. \/ Down with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cKhamenei the sinister mullah, you are the real virus\u201d \/ \u201cAli Khamenei is the reason for people\u2019s death\u201d \/ \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andimeshk\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kashan\u2014 Installed banners and handwritten posters in various place: \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime &amp; mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amol\u2014 \u201cThe Persian New Year is the year of approaching toward freedom and victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jGiB54cI8xs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Two female prisoners die in Qarchak Prison for women due to Covid-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Most inmates of Evin Prison and Qarchak Prison for women remain in jail in horrible hygienic conditions after the outbreak of the coronavirus in prisons. They are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: Two female prisoners die in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/QarchakPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#QarchakPrison<\/a> for women due to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Covid19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Covid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G\">https:\/\/t.co\/AaGZVqTC1G<\/a><br \/>Most inmates of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EvinPrison?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EvinPrison<\/a> &amp; Qarchak Prison are not granted temporary leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243271915990470656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few women political prisoners who received temporary leaves, have reported that the conditions in Qarchak prison for women, the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison and the Kachauii Prison in Karaj are worse than before.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/03\/26\/two-female-prisoners-die-in-qarchak-prison-for-women-due-to-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee publishes Annual Report 2020<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu\">https:\/\/t.co\/toYtFSs5xu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1243120137827467270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VdLoIZw5Q4k\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, March 27, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 11,900 in 224 Cities<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus Fatalities on the Rise in Iran\u2019s Prisons<\/p>\n<p>Iran: Rights Activist Detained Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 27, 2020, 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