{"id":215013,"date":"2020-03-29T11:17:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T10:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215013"},"modified":"2023-03-05T18:48:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:48:01","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-march-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-march-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; March 29, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_215014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215014\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus in Iran is spreading exponentially\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-in-Iran-is-spreading-exponentially-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus in Iran is spreading exponentially<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 29, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MARCH 29, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, March 29, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>13,600<\/strong>\u00a0in 232 cities across Iran.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215055\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Over-13600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 13,600 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Ardebil is 235, in Tehran 1800, in Qom 1480, in Khuzestan 610, in Lorestan 360, in Zanajan 220, and in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad is 90. This is in addition to the figures in other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Online Medical Conference Iran CoronaVirus:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Crisis and Prospects Necessary steps in countering COVID19 Panel Discussion by Iranian Physicians and medical staff from across Europe, North America and Australia<\/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\/Live?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Live<\/a>: Online Medical Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronaVirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronaVirus<\/a>: Crisis &amp; Prospects Necessary steps in countering <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> Panel Discussion by Iranian Physicians &amp; medical staff from across Europe, North America &amp; Australia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NKH4mdHrsZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/NKH4mdHrsZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1244255648327430146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;ll fight both the coronavirus and Khamenei the monster&#8221;: MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Fighting the coronavirus and the mullahs in Iran is now a same fight in Iran.<\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">The Iranian people and Iranian opposition group PMOI\/MEK network members say.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:15 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran coronavirus news: People blame Rouhani for spending on missile instead of public interests<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Khamenei, Rouhani, you tell us to stay at home. We have stayed at home for a week now &amp; closed most of the stores. So, use that stupid mind of yours &amp; deposit our monthly subsidies earlier for the next few months so we can live, make ends meet. Don\u2019t say we don\u2019t have money. If you didn\u2019t have money you wouldn\u2019t be spending 200 billion to launch a missile &amp; hit our own plane. So, you do have money. You just don\u2019t want to give it to the people. You\u2019re willing to spend it in another country but not give it to Iranians. God will never forgive you. You have no sense of religion or decency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>NCRI: Coronavirus Epidemic and the Iranian Regime\u2019s Habit of Misappropriation <\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> Epidemic and the Iranian Regime\u2019s Habit of Misappropriation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Uf41gNjnj\">https:\/\/t.co\/3Uf41gNjnj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beqzhC5r5f\">pic.twitter.com\/beqzhC5r5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1244206454686564353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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: Rebellion and Fires in Hamedan Prison, Prisoners Escape<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday, March 28, 2020, prisoners of Alvand Prison in Hamedan protested against the regime\u2019s refusal to release them in the wake of the spread of the Coronavirus,\u00a0and some managed to escape. The IRGC and the repressive prison guards opened fire on the prisoners. Parts of the prison were set on fire during clashes between the suppressive forces and prisoners.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215010\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison\" class=\" wp-image-215010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Riot in Hamedan prison\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison-696x405.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-Riot-in-Hamedan-prison-721x420.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Riot in Hamedan prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0in 0in 19.5pt 0in\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #222222\">Friday, following rebellions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/rebellion-in-aligodarz-and-khorramabad-prisons-several-prisoners-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khorramabad and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #4db2ec;text-decoration: none\">Aligudarz prisons<\/span><\/a>, prisoners in Saqqez Prison also revolted, and a large number of them managed to escape. The situation of prisoners is worsening. Many prisoners have died of Coronavirus, including in Urmia, Great Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafouyeh), and Ghezel Hesar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;margin: 0in 0in 19.5pt 0in\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #222222\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-rebellion-and-fires-in-hamedan-prison-prisoners-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Increases to 13,000 in 231 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214980\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital\" class=\" wp-image-214980\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak\" width=\"601\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital-696x367.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-hospital-795x420.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #222222;background: white\">The\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: start\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #4db2ec;background: white\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #222222;background: white\"><span style=\"text-align: start;float: none\">\u00a0announced on Saturday, March 28, 2020, that the death toll for Coronavirus in 231 cities across Iran has risen to\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: start\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">13,000<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: start;float: none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"more-214979\" style=\"text-align: start\"><\/span><span style=\"text-align: start;float: none\">The number of victims in Alborz is 520, in Gilan 1,300, in Mazandaran 1,030, in Hamadan 290, in Semnan 90, in Khorasan Razavi 1070, in South Khorasan 33, and in Hormozgan 33.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To prevent a major catastrophe &amp; a crime against humanity in Iranian prisons, I call for urgent action by the UNSG, UNSC, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights &amp; the EU to secure the release of all prisoners, esp. political prisoners<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SBGCMoaVru\">https:\/\/t.co\/SBGCMoaVru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243988347682504705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: #222222;background: white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-increases-to-13000-in-231-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: black\">***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Today, not only the freedom of the people of Iran, but their very lives and health, and the country\u2019s economy and existence depends on the overthrow of the clerical regime<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, not only the freedom of the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, but their very lives and health, and the country\u2019s economy and existence depends on the overthrow of the clerical regime <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b7VkJzJBho\">pic.twitter.com\/b7VkJzJBho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1243913596666613760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: black\">***<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;color: black\">******<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 29, 2020, marks the 136<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-march-27-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- March 27, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, March 29, 2020, 6:00 PM CET NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF 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