{"id":215762,"date":"2020-04-09T08:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T07:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215762"},"modified":"2023-03-29T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:09:06","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief – April 9, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 9, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 23,100 Deaths, April 9, 2020, 6:00 PM
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NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 9, 2020, 6:00 PM CET):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, April 9, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a023,100<\/strong>\u00a0in 251 cities across Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran: coronavirus update, over 23,100 deaths, April 9, 2020, 6:00 PM CET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The death count in different provinces includes:650 in West Azerbaijan, 355 in East Azerbaijan, 910 in Alborz, 1810 in Isfahan, 80 in Bushehr, 3050 in Tehran, 100 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 1900 in Khorasan Razavi, 1000 in Khuzestan, 370 in Semnan, 390 in Kurdistan, 365 in Kerman, 670 in Kermanshah, 135 in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, \u00a02100 in Gilan, 540 in Lorestan, and at least 590 in Hamadan. This is in addition to the death toll in other provinces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: more than 30 inmates killed by security forces during COVID-19 jail protests<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Reports that security forces used live ammunition and tear gas in jails, with prisoners stripped and beaten after protests crushed.\u00a0<\/strong>Teenager on death row apparently beaten to death after taking part in protest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran: more than 30 inmates killed by security forces during #COVID19<\/a> jail protests<\/p>\n

Security forces reportedly used live ammunition and tear gas in jails, with prisoners stripped and beaten after protests<\/p>\n

Teenager on death row apparently beaten to death https:\/\/t.co\/UbSHZNh60t<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/devAfcCKJw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Amnesty Int'l NI (@AmnestyNI) April 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n