{"id":215845,"date":"2020-04-10T10:39:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T09:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=215845"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:07:10","slug":"amnesty-international-condemns-irans-regime-for-killing-prisoners-amid-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/amnesty-international-condemns-irans-regime-for-killing-prisoners-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International Condemns Iran\u2019s Regime for Killing Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_215846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215846\" style=\"width: 1075px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak.jpg\" alt=\"Amnesty International Condemns Iran\u2019s Regime for Killing Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak\" width=\"1075\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-696x406.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-1068x623.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Amnesty-International-Condemns-Iran\u2019s-Regime-for-Killing-Prisoners-Amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak-720x420.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amnesty International Condemns Iran\u2019s Regime for Killing Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAround 36 prisoners in Iran are feared to have been killed by security forces after the use of lethal force to control protests over COVID-19 safety fears,\u201d wrote Amnesty International\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2020\/04\/iran-prisoners-killed-by-security-forces-during-covid19-pandemic-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published on April 9.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn recent days, thousands of prisoners in at least eight prisons around the country have staged protests over fears of contracting the coronavirus, sparking deadly responses from prison officers and security forces,\u201d Amnesty added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have learned that around 36 prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> are feared to have been killed by security forces after use of lethal force to control protests over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> safety fears. It is abhorrent that Iran&#39;s authorities have again resorted to killing people to silence their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty International (@amnesty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amnesty\/status\/1248197565004361728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, the Iranian regime has refused to release prisoners, along with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its criminal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0cover-up and inaction.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">MEK<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u200c<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0announced on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-23100-in-251-cities-nationwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thursday<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that over 23,100 have lost their lives due to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/the-coronavirus-crisis-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">coronavirus outbreak<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Yet, the regime has refused to quarantine cities, and most importantly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has left prisoners\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as the most vulnerable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sector of society to the coronavirus\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">defenseless<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in facing coronavirus. This has resulted in various\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">riots by prisoners across Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instead of helping prisoners or releasing them, the regime resorted to brutal suppression.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this regard Amnesty International wrote<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cIn several prisons, live ammunition and tear gas were used to suppress protests, killing around 35 prisoners and injuring hundreds of others, according to credible sources. In at least one prison, security forces beat those taking part in the protest action, possibly leading to the death of an inmate.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is abhorrent that instead of responding to prisoners\u2019 legitimate demands to be protected from COVID-19, Iranian authorities have yet again resorted to killing people to silence their concerns,\u201d said Diana\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eltahawy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Regional Director of Middle East and North Africa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another part of its report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Amnesty International\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wrote<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cIndependent media and human rights organizations have reported that inmates from several prisons have tested positive for the virus. Consequently, many prisoners have staged hunger strikes in protest at the authorities\u2019 failure to respond to their demands for releases, testing in prisons, provision of adequate sanitary products and facilities, and the quarantining of prisoners suspected of infection.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOn 30 March and 31 March, according to independent sources including prisoners\u2019 families, security forces used excessive force to quell protests in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sepidar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sheiban<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison in the city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province. The head of the police force in Khuzestan province admitted that members of the Revolutionary Guards and the paramilitary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Basij<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0force suppressed the protests after some inmates set rubbish bins on fire,\u201d the report added.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs.\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the President-elect of the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has repeatedly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">warned of crimes against humanity being perpetrated in the regime&#8217;s prisons and urged the United Nation&#8217;s Secretary-General, the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, and the UN High\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commissioner for Human Rights as well as the European Union to take immediate action to save the lives of the prisoners. She also called for the release of all prisoners, especially political prisoners.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many prisoners in various prisons in the country, have contracted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> and some have died. These prisons house inmates several times their capacity and lack the minimum health facilities <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\/wDeRzq2KnF\">pic.twitter.com\/wDeRzq2KnF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1248256842612031489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fate of prisoners in the clerical regime\u2019s Intelligence Ministry prisons remains obscure. Once again, I urge the UN Secretary General, Security Council, and High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> to compel the clerical regime to release Iranian political prisoners. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1247449676649021440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the Iranian regime, through its apologists and lobbyists, depict<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0U.S. sanctions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">responsible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for the coronavirus outbreak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and its high fatality rate, killing prisoners and avoiding their immediate release debunks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime\u2019s claim of its willingness of helping Iranian people. It shows that as long as the mullahs are in power<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the coronavirus pandemic along with other crisis\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continue claiming lives, since the regime pays no attention to the people\u2019s lives and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gives\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">priorit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">terrorism abroad, such as funding\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">terrorist groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthis in Yemen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0increasing oppression<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0domestically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">due to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the regime\u2019s institutionalized\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">corruption, with its officials, particularly the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) members and commanders and the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, controlling billions of dollars\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yet continuing plundering national wealth<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the regime is unable to help the Iranian people.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khamenei made no reference to the countless Coronavirus victims in his 45-minute speech<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Thursday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, nor did he offer condolences to the grieving people, or mention the severe problems the people are facing, or make any promises to contribute any aid from the hundreds of billions of dollars of the plundered wealth of the Iranian people by financial cartels under his control.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is a minor issue compared to many other problems; we have seen many problems in the world and in our own country that were not any less problematic\u2026We should not be negligent of the conspiracies of our enemies and foes, \u2026 Let no one think that we will not have any enemies if we end our hostilities. They cannot accept, comprehend, and tolerate the Islamic Republic,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this regard, Mrs.\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NCRI\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">President-elect of the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, said: Once again, Khamenei demonstrated the clerical regime\u2019s deadly impasse and his regime\u2019s disregard for people\u2019s lives. He made it clear that he is only concerned with preserving the ruling theocracy. As always, Khamenei sought to divert people\u2019s attention from the regime\u2019s crimes in the Coronavirus disaster by invoking<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0claims about the existence of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">enemies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">foes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0conspiracies.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This is while 80 million Iranians are living under the pressure and repression of the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In his speech today, Ali Khamenei tried to divert people\u2019s attention from the clerical regime\u2019s crimes during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> outbreak to the \u201cconspiracies\u201d by \u201cenemies\u201d and \u201cthe Arrogance\u201d, while 80M Iranians are suffering under the mullahs\u2019 oppression<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9c7DtZ43rx\">https:\/\/t.co\/9c7DtZ43rx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1248355572405219329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;Around 36 prisoners in Iran are feared to have been killed by security forces after the use of lethal force to control protests over COVID-19 safety fears,&rdquo; wrote Amnesty International&nbsp;in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":215846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,15],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-215845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-human-rights","9":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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