{"id":217476,"date":"2020-04-30T09:01:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T08:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217476"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:01:28","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-april-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-april-30-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief – April 30, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 30, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 37,600 Deaths, April 30, 2020, 6:00 PM
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\"Coronavirus
Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 37,600 in 308 cities across Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF APRIL 30, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a> announced this afternoon, April 30, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 37,600<\/strong> in 308 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 6330 in Tehran, 2345 in Mazandaran, 1810 in Khuzestan, 1220 in Golestan, 975 in Fars, 940 in Sistan and Baluchestan, 875 in Lorestan, 865 in Semnan, 625 in Kurdistan, 485 in Zanjan, 425 in Kerman. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran, 3600 People Arrested for Posting the Real Figures of Fatalities of COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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IRGC Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesman for the Iranian regime\u2019s armed forces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brig. Gen.\u00a0<\/span>Abolfazl<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Shekarchi<\/span>, the spokesman for the regime\u2019s armed forces, told<\/span>\u00a0state-run TV<\/span>\u00a0on April 29<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>Some\u00a0<\/span>3,600 people who had posted rumors in virtual space were arrested by the State Security Forces (SSF) and the\u00a0<\/span>Bassij<\/span>. Our enemies continue their hostility, and they have agents\u00a0<\/span>inside the country\u00a0<\/span>who pursue their policy in the country.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some news about workers and the unemployment crisis in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Unemployment-of-Iranian-workers\"<\/p>\n

Mohammad Reza Tajik, a former Deputy to the regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence and Security(MOIS), in an interview<\/a> published by the state-run Pana News Agency on April 29, said: \u201cFollowing the coronavirus outbreak and the unemployment of a group of workers, 780,000 people have registered to receive unemployment insurance, of which 680,000 are eligible, but their unemployment insurance has not been granted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state-run ILNA News Agency reported<\/a> on April 28 that, \u201c40,000 seasonal and construction workers have lost their jobs in the city of Mashhad.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the state-run ILNA News Agency report published<\/a> on April 28: \u201cSome unemployed workers of Fasa Sugar Factory have been forced to do garbage collecting. Workers at the Fasa Sugar Factory have been migrating to other cities for months to earn money or to collect and sell scrap and old plastic.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 37,200 in 306 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Iran: Mullah’s regime concealed coronavirus and put many lives at risk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The actual death toll is much higher<\/strong><\/p>\n

-In late March and throughout April, many people lost their lives in remote villages and towns, figures for which were not taken into account and the regime deliberately cited others causes for the deaths.
\n-Medical universities in all provinces also report exclusively on patients and victims of hospitals covered by these universities. Many hospitals, such as private hospitals, government-sponsored hospitals, and IRGC, army, police, and Basij and intelligence ministry hospitals not covered by these universities.
\n-Medical experts and specialists consider the actual number of those infected, 20 times the official figures.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Down with Khamenei and Rouhani the crook”: PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Members of the Resistance Units in Iran highlighted the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of the mullahs’ rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing massages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n

They wrote:
\nTehran\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cKhamenei & Rouhani’s criminal decision to send people back to work will take a countless number of lives\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe mullahs must get lost, in order to handle the coronavirus\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThere is a single solution for the Coronavirus, for poverty, for oppression and for tyranny. That solution is overthrowing the mullahs\u2019 religious dictatorship in its entirety.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cThe opportunity for religious and inhuman tyranny has ended.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Massoud Rajavi: \u201cYou have to rebel and fight a hundred times more to take back Iran.\u201d
\nRafsanjan\u2014 \u201cWorkers take note, the MEK is behind you and your struggle\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014\u201d Down with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, the cause of the coronavirus outbreak\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Rouhani the crook\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran: Regime\u2019s Cover-Up and Inaction Will Result in Humanitarian Catastrophe in Prisons <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The international community must intervene immediately to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Iranian prisons.<\/p>\n

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#Coronavirus<\/a> Outbreak in #Iran<\/a>: Regime\u2019s Cover-Up and Inaction Will Result in Humanitarian Catastrophe in Prisons.
the international community must intervene immediately to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Iranian prisons. #COVID19<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/QPIdbILooj<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jDyIXYeq55<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n