{"id":215342,"date":"2020-04-03T07:22:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215342"},"modified":"2023-03-05T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:02:52","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; April 3, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_215343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215343\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus outbreak - A pharmacy in Tehran\" width=\"800\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran-696x377.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pharmacy-in-Tehran-776x420.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus outbreak &#8211; A pharmacy in Tehran<\/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_67_828 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_67_828\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/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)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, April 3, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>16,<\/strong><strong>8<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 238 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"coronavirus-iran-3\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/coronavirus-iran-3.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus outbreak in Iran- April 2020\" width=\"401\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The death count in different provinces include: 215 in East Azerbaijan, 375 in West Azerbaijan, 1585 in Isfahan, 60 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 40 in South Khorasan, 1300 in Khorasan Razavi, 720 in Khuzestan, 235 in Fars, 275 in Gazvin, 1720 in Qom, 285 in Kurdistan, 200 in Kerman, 435 in Kermanshah, 810 in Golestan, 1510 in Gilan, 473 in Lorestan, 265 in Central province and 405 in Hamadan. This is in addition to the death toll in other provinces.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:15 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_67_118 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_67_118\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>Iran: Despite Repeated Denials by Regime Officials, National Emergency Organization Documents Show Virus-Infected Patient Was Transferred From Airport Yaftabad Hospital on January 25<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran: Despite Repeated Denials by Regime Officials, National Emergency Organization Documents Show Virus-Infected Patient Was Transferred From Airport Yaftabad Hospital on January 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nSOt6QJbOA\">https:\/\/t.co\/nSOt6QJbOA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1246110381237571584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div><strong>Another patient was a team leader of Chinese passengers<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>No doubt, the regime was aware of Coronavirus cases in Iran in late January as several hospitals were allocated to treat the patients<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cover-up and lack of transparency, key factor in sudden massive spread of virus in Iran, other countries, and countless victims<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Khamenei, Rouhani, other officials must stand trial in international tribunal for crimes against humanity<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/iran-despite-repeated-denials-by-regime-officials-national-emergency-organization-documents-show-virus-infected-patient-was-transferred-from-airport-yaftabad-hospital-on-january-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_69_578 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_69_578\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:15 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran, Yazd: More than 1,000 inmates of Yazd Central Prison in central Iran held a rally on Wednesday morning local time, April 1, protesting the threat of coronavirus spreading in the facility.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>More than 1,000 inmates of Yazd Central Prison in central Iran held a rally on Wednesday morning local time, April 1, protesting the threat of\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0spreading in the facility, the authorities\u2019 refusal to provide even temporary leave, and forcing them to participate in mass prayers and religious ceremonies. This gathering was held in the prison courtyard and authorities responded by dispatching security units to launch a ruthless attack against the inmates, leaving at least five prisoners wounded as a result.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 1,000 inmates of Yazd Central Prison in central Iran held a rally on Wednesday morning local time, April 1, protesting the threat of coronavirus spreading in the facility.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19Pandemic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19Pandemic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6woV6tfRc\">https:\/\/t.co\/G6woV6tfRc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1245779947458682880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 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:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-yazd-ghezel-hesar-prison-riot-20200402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Source of Crisis of Medicine, Medical Facilities, and Equipment in Iran: Regime\u2019s Conducts or Sanctions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Foreign Affairs Committee<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>April 2, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Medicines\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Medicines.jpg\" alt=\"Source of Crisis of Medicine, Medical Facilities, and Equipment in Iran: Regime\u2019s Conducts or Sanctions?\" width=\"401\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>In the past few weeks, Iran has become a significant epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with massive fatalities occurring across the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source of Crisis of Medicine, Medical Facilities, and Equipment in Iran: Regime\u2019s Conducts or Sanctions? <br \/>A special report by the Foreign Affairs Committee of National Council of Resistance of <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> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SktLk0DhrD\">https:\/\/t.co\/SktLk0DhrD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1246063243795275776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 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:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/source-of-crisis-of-medicine-medical-facilities-and-equipment-in-iran-regimes-conducts-or-sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:20 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi urges dispatch of an international fact-finding mission to Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi: With grave concern over the situation in Shaiban and Sepidar prisons of Ahvaz, I urge an international fact-finding mission be dispatched to visit these two prisons, and inquire about the number of those killed and wounded, and conditions of the sick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi: <\/strong>I urge the UN High Commissioner for #HumanRights and the UN Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in Iran to compel the regime to announce the whereabouts and conditions of the detainees and wounded prisoners who have disappeared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I urge the UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> and the UN Special Rapporteur for the human rights situation in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> to compel the regime to announce the whereabouts and conditions of the detainees and wounded prisoners who have disappeared <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\/1245824481517539329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi: <\/strong>I call on the prisoners\u2019 families, relatives and friends to follow up on the conditions of the captives and do not relent until they are unconditionally released. The clerical regime must free all of them and this is the only way to save them from Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I call on the prisoners\u2019 families, relatives &amp; friends to follow up on the conditions of the captives and do not relent until they are unconditionally released. The clerical regime must free all of them &amp; this is the only way to save them from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1245824482968768512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:15 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_67_bb8 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_67_bb8\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\"><strong>IRGC\u2019s Brutal Attack on Sepidar and Shiban Prisons Kills Seven Prisoners<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>The suppressive forces\u2019 brutal attack on Sepidar and Shiban prisoners and their families has left many prisoners killed, injured, and missing.<span id=\"more-215348\"><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least seven inmates of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, were killed as regime security forces opened fire on prisoners rioting &amp; protesting lack of hygiene supplies &amp; authorities&#39; refusal to at least grant temporary leave during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> crisis.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iWEaFkQ09d\">https:\/\/t.co\/iWEaFkQ09d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Klwnh2H0LO\">pic.twitter.com\/Klwnh2H0LO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1245963268570542081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On March 30, 2020, the IRGC shot and killed at least seven prisoners named Mohammad Tamoli, Mohammad Lefteh, Mohammad Salamat, Ali Khafaji, Majid Zubidi, Shahin Zahiri and Seyed Reza Khorsani (Moghinemi). Many were injured in Sepidar Prison. The regime is trying to cover up this heinous crime and prevent the disclosure of the names and number of the murdered prisoners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/president-elect\/irgcs-brutal-attack-on-sepidar-and-shiban-prisons-kills-seven-prisoners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Surges to 16,100 in 237 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peoples Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on April 2, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll has risen to more than\u00a0<strong>16,100<\/strong> in 237 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215339\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Over-16100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" class=\" wp-image-215339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Over-16100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Over 16,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-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\/04\/Over-16100-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 16,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The number of victims in Tehran is 2,080, Mazandaran 1,300, Khuzestan 690, Alborz 655, Ardabil 425, Yazd at least 320, North Khorasan 210, Sistan and Baluchestan 160, Semnan 110, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 110, Hormozgan 35, and Bushehr 32.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-surges-to-16100-in-237-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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>Minor offender killed under torture after western Iran prison riot<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Minor offender killed under torture after western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID<\/a>-19 prison riot-<br \/>\u201cCome and save me,\u201d he told his family in a telephone call a day before the prison told his family to collect his tortured body. <br \/>Read More:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RhNn6Z8o6O\">https:\/\/t.co\/RhNn6Z8o6O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1245775943680929792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A minor offender who was sentenced to death at 17 was killed under\u00a0torture\u00a0in a western Iran prison, a human rights group said. Twenty-year-old Danial Zin Alabedini was beaten to death by prison guards for being suspected of playing a part in a riot in Mahabad Prison.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0Iran Human Rights\u00a0website, his body was handed over to his family today. According to his family, the signs of torture were evident on his body.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/minor-offender-killed-under-torture-after-western-iran-prison-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: The Coronavirus epidemic could have been seriously contained at the outset with much less fatalities, provided that the regime had given priority to people\u2019s health instead of preserving its grip on power<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> epidemic could have been seriously contained at the outset with much less fatalities, provided that the regime had given priority to people\u2019s health instead of preserving its grip on power <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> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Or0heZDeiW\">pic.twitter.com\/Or0heZDeiW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1245716420006199296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 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<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, April 3, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Surges to 16,100 in 237 Cities<br \/>\nIRGC\u2019s brutal attack on Sepidar and Shiban prisons kills seven prisoners<br \/>\nJuvenile death row convict murdered by prison guards<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/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>Friday, April 3, 2020, marks the 141<sup>st<\/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\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the 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-april-2-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- April 2, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities, April 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CET NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":215343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-215342","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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