{"id":216187,"date":"2020-04-14T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T07:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216187"},"modified":"2023-03-30T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:04:46","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; April 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_216198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216198\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216198\" title=\"Public-Transportation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"April 14, 2020: Latest News\" width=\"680\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation-696x449.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation-651x420.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Public-Transportation.jpg 985w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 14, 2020: Latest News<\/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 CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 28,200 Deaths, April 14, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 14, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><br \/>\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, April 14, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>28,200<\/strong>\u00a0in 273 cities across Iran.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216233\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216233\" title=\"Over-28200-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Over-28200-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Over 28,200 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-28200-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-28200-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-28200-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-28200-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-28200-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-28200-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-28200-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-216233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 28,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The death in various provinces include: 4,550 in Tehran, 2700 in Qom, 2400 in Khorasan Razavi, 2310 in Gilan, 2030 in Isfahan, 1060 in Alborz, 970 in Golestan, 770 in Kermanshah, 690 in Fars, 460 in Semnan, 260 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 230 in Ilam, 150 in Bushehr, and 65 in Hormozgan. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: The IRGC and the regime\u2019s major financial institutions, that have plundered the Iranian people\u2019s wealth, can pay for the expenses of workers, wage earners and the unemployed to protect them during the lockdown to protect them from contracting the COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The IRGC and the regime\u2019s major financial institutions, that have plundered the Iranian people\u2019s wealth, can pay for the expenses of workers, wage earners and the unemployed to protect them during the lockdown to protect them from contracting the <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\/6RwpkH8q6r\">pic.twitter.com\/6RwpkH8q6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1250061095357812746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 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: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Rouhani\u2019s desperate need to lie about Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re doing better than Europe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rouhani ridiculously claimed that the situation in Iran is better than the European countries.<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\/FUg3L2IkXn\">https:\/\/t.co\/FUg3L2IkXn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1250085650021244928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Rouhani ridiculously claimed that the situation in Iran is better than the European countries. \u200cBy showing frustration about the revelations of the MEK about the regime\u2019s cover-up of the COVID-19 death toll, Rouhani said: \u201cWhen we say our situation is better than Europe regarding coronavirus, you can\u2019t imagine what an atmosphere the satellite TV channels create!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/hassan-rouhani-lies-coronavirus-outbreak-20200414\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran\u2019s Regime Mistreats and Fires Medical Staff Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63_05c tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63_05c\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_216220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216220\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216220\" title=\"Iran-coronaviruse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronaviruse.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: A nurse in a Tehran hospital amid widespread outbreaks of coronavirus in the country\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronaviruse.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronaviruse-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-coronaviruse-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran coronavirus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/actual-number-of-coronavirus-fatalities-compared-with-iran-regimes-figures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>\u00a0continues to claim more lives in Iran,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in another inhumane measure the Iranian regime has started to fire\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">medical staff\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or leave them unequipped<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, despite their ongoing sacrifices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/irans-regime-mistreats-and-fires-medical-staff-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>***<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iranian Regime Uses Epidemic in Attempt to Breach U.S. Sanctions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>STRUAN STEVENSON<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216213\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216213\" title=\"Struan-Stevenson-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1.jpg\" alt=\"Struan Stevenson\" width=\"401\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Struan-Stevenson-1-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Struan Stevenson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grasping at straws like a dying beast, the Iranian regime is now pleading with the world to persuade America to end its maximum pressure campaign, ditch\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-regime-takes-peoples-lives-hostage-amid-coronavirus-to-lift-sanctions-while-it-pursues-terrorism\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctions<\/a>\u00a0and send financial assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/blog\/iranian-regime-uses-epidemic-in-attempt-to-breach-u-s-sanctions\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:45 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran&#8217;s military is completely infected with the coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Contrary to the Lies by the Regime\u2019s Leaders, the Military and Law Enforcement Centers and Checkpoints Are Completely Infected With Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>See more in the below video:<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:40 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>As Coronavirus Claims Over 27,000 Lives, Iran Regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Calls It a Blessing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Supreme-leader-of-the-Iranian-regime-Ali-Khamenei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Supreme-leader-of-the-Iranian-regime-Ali-Khamenei.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei with hypocrisy and deception instead of using the hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth, which is in his possession to solve the problems of the people during the Corona era, asks the philanthropists to help the people\" width=\"401\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monday that the coronavirus fatalities\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have surpassed\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-27000-in-267-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>27,000<\/strong><\/a>. The number of casualties has been increasing, but\u00a0the regime\u2019s supreme leader in his remarks on April 9 called\u00a0it\u00a0a blessing.<br \/>\nThe remarks made by the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in this regard make it clear that the regime is not only willing to help the Iranian people, in fact it wants to use the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity to oppress Iranian people and\u00a0prolong its life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/as-coronavirus-claims-over-27000-lives-iran-regimes-supreme-leader-calls-it-a-blessing\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 27,000 in 267 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216183\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, coronavirus outbreak, a hospital in Tehran\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-696x491.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-595x420.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Corona_Iran_-A-Hospital-1-1-200x140.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran, coronavirus outbreak, a hospital in TehranThe\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Monday, April 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in Iran has exceeded\u00a0<strong>27,000<\/strong>\u00a0in 267 cities across the country. The number of victims in Tehran province is 4,300, Gilan 2220, Mazandaran 1860, Khuzestan 1120, East Azerbaijan 790, Hamedan 720, Ardabil 577, Fars 570, Central Province 390, North Khorasan 300, Sistan and Baluchestan 300, and Ilam 210.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-27000-in-267-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Actual Number of Coronavirus Fatalities Compared with Iran Regime\u2019s Figures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216141\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216141\" title=\"COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran\" width=\"400\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran-768x690.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran-696x625.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19-Outbreak-in-Iran-468x420.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following study has been compiled\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">based on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hundreds of documents from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">within the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">includes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0classified information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as well as field reports by<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the network of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">different cities and provinces. It aims to compare the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">actual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">figures<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0casualties<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">those\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">released<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by the regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The comparison will lay bare the extent of the regime\u2019s cover-up as regards the impact of the coronavirus in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/actual-number-of-coronavirus-fatalities-compared-with-iran-regimes-figures\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>7 prisoners dead, 100 infected with COVID-19 in Northwestern Iran prison<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-216191 alignnone\" title=\"Urmia-prison-medical-negligence\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urmia-prison-medical-negligence.jpg\" alt=\"Urmia-prison-medical-negligence\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urmia-prison-medical-negligence.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urmia-prison-medical-negligence-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urmia-prison-medical-negligence-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The spread of COVID-19 in Iran\u2019s prisons has led to the death of seven prisoners and more than 100 infections in a northwestern prison in Iran, a human rights group said today.<br \/>\nIn the past month at least seven prisoners died after being infected with COVID-19 at <strong>Urmia<\/strong> Central Prison, the\u00a0Hengaw\u00a0Human Rights Organization said.<br \/>\nThe report said that more than 100 inmates were infected with the virus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/7-prisoners-dead-100-infected-with-covid-19-in-nw-iran-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>***<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Apr. 13 &#8211; Qom, near Tehran Iran: Severe flooding in Qom after seasonal rains<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Iran, floods are not &#8220;natural disasters&#8221;.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re &#8220;regime made disasters&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 13 &#8211; Qom, near Tehran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Severe flooding in Qom after seasonal rains. <br \/>In Iran, floods are not &quot;natural disasters&quot;. <br \/>They&#39;re &quot;regime made disasters&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O6dFj0qGmK\">pic.twitter.com\/O6dFj0qGmK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1249733460253532160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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