{"id":216809,"date":"2020-04-20T08:35:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216809"},"modified":"2023-03-30T02:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T01:04:50","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief – April 20, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 20, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 6:50 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 32,800 Deaths, April 20, 2020, 6:00 PM
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NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL\u00a0<\/strong>20<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, April 20, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a032,<\/strong>8<\/strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 294 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n

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Over 32,800 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The death toll in various provinces include:\u00a05,550 in Tehran, 2,595 in Razavi Khorasan, 2170 in Mazandaran, 1,450 in Khuzestan, 1240 in Eastern Azerbaijan, 990 in Western Azerbaijan, 738 in Lorestan,\u00a0 510 in Markazi (Central), 250 in Bushehr, 185 in Kohgiluyehn & Boyer Ahmad.This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Six inmates in Sanandaj Prison transferred for execution<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Reporting by PMOI\/MEK\u202f\u202f<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sanandaj Prison of Kurdistan Province in western Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran, April 20, 2020\u2014<\/strong>Reports indicate that on 2 pm local time on Sunday, April 19, six death row inmates in Sanandaj Prison of Kurdistan Province, western Iran, were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions.
\nThe names of these inmates are:
\n1-Vahed Feizi, from the city of Baneh, Kurdistan Province
\n2-Loghman Ahmadpour, from the city of Baneh, Kurdistan Province
\n3-Ramiyar Mokhles, from the city of Baneh, Kurdistan Province
\n4-Saeed Mohammadpour, from the city of Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province
\n5-Sina Mohammadi, from the city of Dehgolan, Kurdistan Province
\n6-Shayan Saeedpour
\nIt is worth noting that Shayan Saeedpour was under the age of 18 when arrested for his alleged crime. He was transferred from Saqqez Prison, also in Kurdistan Province, to Sanandaj Prison for his execution.
\nThere is no other information or details about these inmates.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Iran\u2019s regime is weaponizing COVID-19 against its citizens<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran’s regime is taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak to mount repression<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reporting by PMOI\/MEK\u202f<\/i><\/p>\n

Iran, April 20, 2020\u2014<\/b>\u201cThe disaster will be a blessing, and the threat will be an opportunity,\u201d Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei said in an April 9 speech, in which he discussed\u00a0Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak. And to be fair, Khamenei has remained true to his word. His regime has used the COVID-19 outbreak as an opportunity to consolidate his hold on power. In all countries, people and governments have joined forces to fight the novel coronavirus as a common enemy. However, in Iran, the ruling regime continues to see the people as its main enemy. And in this regard, it has added to COVID-19 to its arsenal of weapons against the Iranian population, which previously included repression, poverty, inflation, corruption, and censorship\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Online Conference Over Coronavirus Crisis in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
European lawmakers along with members from the Iranian communities from over 1000 locations in Europe and Canada joined the 6th online conference over the coronavirus crisis in Iran and the regime\u2019s fear of a popular uprising. According to the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), over 32,200 people have so far lost their lives due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iran.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The mullahs can no longer rule over Iran”: PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n
PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units took to graphite writing:
\nTehran\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nMaryam Rajavi: \u201cThe criminal decision to send people to work is a crime against humanity and will cause countless number of victims.\u201d
\nLahijan\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nEslamshahr\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cWe will resist and fight the coronavirus and the ruling theocracy.\u201d
\nMassoud Rajavi: \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe mullahs do not want Iran, and Iran and all Iranians do not want the mullahs\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cOur society will never forget the nurses and doctors who are on the frontline of this battle\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cFor the great nation of Iran, I wish the overthrow of the religious tyranny and achievement of freedom and happiness.\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThis time the corona crisis will have consequences for the mullahs\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cIt is our responsibility to take control of our own destiny.\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe mullahs can no longer rule over Iran\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe time has come to rise up, to rebel, to revolt, and to tear apart the chains and open the prisons\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe mullahs sow the seeds of hopelessness and passivity. We must rebel against it.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe choice of the brave generation of Iran is the overthrow of Khamenei\u2019s rule\u201d Hail to Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe criminal decision to send people to work is a great betrayal\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\n\u201cKhamenei is the real virus\u201d \/ \u201cViva Rajavi\u201d
\nKaraj\u2014 Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cKhamenei\u2019s rule must be overthrown\u201d \/ \u201cHail to Rajavi\u201d<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 32,200 in 294 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Admitting a high number of fatalities regime officials warn against the risk of returning people to work<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\u2022 According to an internal IRGC report, as of April 1, 3926 persons have been admitted to the IRGC hospitals in Tehran alone, including 2,585 IRGC personnel, 695 family members, and 646 retirees.
\n\u2022 Mohsen Rafsanjani, Chairman of Tehran\u2019s City Council, acknowledged that the actual statistics for those infected or victimized with the Coronavirus in the country is much higher than the officially announced statistics.
\n\u2022 Haghshenas, the head of Tehran\u2019s City Council\u2019s health commission said that wrong statistics could endanger people\u2019s lives and cause irreparable damage to people\u2019s lives and property. If the officials do not provide accurate and precise information, they should be held accountable for all these deaths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: The clerical regime is having hungry chicks buried alive<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is an unforgivable crime emblematic of the mullahs\u2019 immeasurable atrocity in massacring Iran\u2019s children and nature. Now, they are sending the people of Iran to their deaths by lifting protective measures.
\nThe mullahs are annihilators of Iran\u2019s economy and its human and material resources. Their answer for throngs of hungry people was burying 16 million young chickens, even as ships loaded with bird seeds are in the docks, and many people are surviving only on dry bread and water.<\/p>\n

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The mullahs are annihilators of #Iran<\/a>\u2019s economy and its human &material resources. Their answer for throngs of hungry people was burying 16 million young chickens, even as ships loaded with birdseeds are in the docks, and many people are surviving only on dry bread &water<\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n