{"id":216988,"date":"2020-04-23T07:15:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T06:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=216988"},"modified":"2023-03-28T19:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T18:09:43","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-23-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief &#8211; April 23, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_216989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216989\" style=\"width: 1360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216989\" title=\"Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief - April 23, 2020\" width=\"1360\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-696x468.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-1068x719.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-Tehran-a-bus-station-624x420.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Tehran, a bus station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maryam Rajavi<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Commemorating Professor Kazem Rajavi, the Great Martyr for Human Rights in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and brother of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi, he was assassinated by Tehran terrorists on April 24, 1990.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commemorating Prof. Kazem Rajavi, the great martyr for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. A member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and brother of Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi, he was assassinated by Tehran terrorists on April 24, 1990. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Hr2oJUVyb\">pic.twitter.com\/4Hr2oJUVyb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1253231335499599872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 3<\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><strong>00 Deaths, April <\/strong><strong>23<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL <\/strong><strong>23<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, April 23, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong><strong>4<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 296 cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217100\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217100\" title=\"Over-34200-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-34200-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Over 34,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Over-34200-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-34200-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-34200-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-34200-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-34200-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-34200-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-34200-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 34,200 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The death toll in various provinces include: 5,815 in Tehran, 2,220 in Mazandaran, 1,605 in Khuzestan, 1,105 in Golestan, 770 in Lorestan, 535 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 530 in Kurdistan, 435 in Qazvin, 325 in Bushehr, and 289 in Chaharmahal &amp; Bakhtiari. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Virtual Conference with Italian MPs and dignitaries: Revealing Iran&#8217;s Cover ups amid the Coronavirus Crisis, The ticking clock of uprising and Iran Regime Change<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Virtual?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Virtual<\/a> Conference with Italian MPs &amp; dignitaries: Revealing Iran&#39;s Cover ups amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> Crisis, The ticking clock of uprising &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3xsnYLPG3\">https:\/\/t.co\/T3xsnYLPG3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1253338382698078208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>&#8220;Down with the IRGC&#8221;: PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iranian opposition group PMOI\/MEK network members<br \/>\ntook to graffiti against the regime and the IRGC. They wrote:<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 The Iranian people&#8217;s wealth, which is stolen by the IRGC, foundations controlled by Khamenei and the Astan-e Quds Razavi endowment, must be wrested out of the mullahs&#8217; control.<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei and IRGC &amp; Basij forces\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cHail to Rajavi, Down with Khamenei and the IRGC forces\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei and IRGC &amp; Basij forces\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014IRGC sign: \u201cThe terrorist IRGC belongs in the trash bin of history. The world must know that the path of the Iranian regime is different from ours and we seek peace and friendship with the people throughout the world.\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014IRGC sign<br \/>\nQom\u2014 \u201cDown with the IRGC, the cause of the coronavirus outbreak\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran Regime Launches Military Satellite as People Grapple With Financial Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217008\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217008\" title=\"Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran regime launches military satellite - April 2020\" width=\"601\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020-696x372.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-April-2020-785x420.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran regime launches military satellite &#8211; April 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran regime launches military satellite \u2013 April 2020<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime\u2019s terrorist\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26779-iran-s-regime-is-the-world-s-foremost-threat-to-peace-and-security\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IRGC) claimed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Wednesday<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0it ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sent\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regime\u2019s first military satellite into orbit. This happen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0while\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mullahs and their apol<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ogists\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">complain\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">about in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ternational sanctions and lack of funds to help people amid<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/coronavirus-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">outbreak<\/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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-regime-launches-military-satellite-as-people-grapple-with-financial-problems\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Worldwide Condemnation of Regime\u2019s Ongoing Human Rights Violations Amid Coronavirus Outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217014\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217014\" title=\"Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations.jpg\" alt=\"Worldwide condemnation of the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing human rights violations\" width=\"601\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Worldwide-condemnation-of-the-Iranian-regime\u2019s-ongoing-human-rights-violations-696x322.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worldwide condemnation of the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing human rights violations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing human rights violations, particularly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">execution of minor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and other prisoners in the recent days,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">not releasing prisoners am<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/coronavirus-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">condemned by the international community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-worldwide-condemnation-of-regimes-ongoing-human-rights-violations-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/\" 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 33,800 in 295 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ex-IRGC CIC Jafari: We turn Coronavirus\u2019s threat into an opportunity, there are more dangerous viruses in society that are not tangible<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216953\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216953\" title=\"Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 33,800 in 295 Cities\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Coronavirus-outbreak-in-Iran-4-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 33,800 in 295 Cities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a> announced on April 22, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities had exceeded 33,800 in 295 cities across Iran. The number of victims in Tehran is 5,770, Qom 3,090, Khorasan Razavi 2,660, Isfahan 2,310, Khuzestan 1,570, East Azerbaijan 1,325, Golestan 1,095, West Azerbaijan 1,075, Kermanshah 900, Fars 880, Lorestan 755, and Hamedan 840.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-33800-in-295-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Posting Banners, Messages of Resistance\u2019s Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216965\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216965\" title=\"Different-cities-April-17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17.jpg\" alt=\"Different-cities-April-17\" width=\"401\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Different-cities-April-17-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Different cities- April 17, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent days,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/resistances-leadership-calls-on-iranians-to-revolt-and-join-the-national-solidarity-underscores-mullahs-role-coronavirus-spread\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>\u00a0and the youth supporting the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI<\/a>\u00a0extensively distributed banners, pictures, and messages of Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI), and the Iranian Resistance\u2019s Leader Mr.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, who urged the public to assist people infected with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-posting-banners-messages-of-resistances-leadership\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ruling Religious Fascism Hangs 11 in Gohardasht, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Dastgerd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi: To terrorize and contain the situation, the mullahs have embarked on executions<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216956\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-216956\" title=\"Gohardasht-prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Gohardasht-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Karaj, Gohardasht prison\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Karaj, Gohardasht prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>International community urged to stop executions, secure release of prisoners, prevent humanitarian catastrophe.\u00a0On the advent of the holy month of Ramadan and as coronavirus has spread to prisons, the ruling religious fascism has embarked on a new wave of hangings nationwide. On Wednesday, April 22, it hanged at least 11 prisoners in Gohardasht, Kermanshah, Sanandaj and Dastgerd (Isfahan) prisons.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/ruling-religious-fascism-hangs-11-in-gohardasht-kermanshah-sanandaj-dastgerd\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet condemns the second execution of a child offender in four days by the Iran authorities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe executions of these two child offenders are absolutely prohibited under international human rights law.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UN High Commissioner for Human Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbachelet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mbachelet<\/a>  condemns the second execution of a child offender in four days by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe executions of these two child offenders are absolutely prohibited under international human rights law.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7twf2qSut\">https:\/\/t.co\/i7twf2qSut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GLUnLJKDVr\">pic.twitter.com\/GLUnLJKDVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNGeneva\/status\/1252897064222154753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 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>Amnesty Iran: The execution of Shayan Saeedpour on 21 April in Iran for a crime committed as a child is further proof of the authorities\u2019 total disregard for the right to life<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shayan Saeedpour\u2019s execution was vengeful and cruel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The execution of Shayan Saeedpour on 21 April in Iran for a crime committed as a child is further proof of the authorities\u2019 total disregard for the right to life. Shayan Saeedpour\u2019s execution was vengeful and cruel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KONZVtTFc1\">https:\/\/t.co\/KONZVtTFc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1252852808694419456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 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 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iran news in brief, April 23, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 33,800 in 295 Cities<br \/>\nIran: Posting Banners, Messages of Resistance\u2019s Leadership<br \/>\nIran Regime Ranks 173 From 180 in RSF\u2019s Press Freedom Index<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, April 23, 2020, marks the 161<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>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>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">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 target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-22-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- April 22, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST Maryam Rajavi Commemorating Professor Kazem Rajavi, the Great Martyr for Human Rights in Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":216989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-216988","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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