{"id":225501,"date":"2020-09-09T08:39:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T07:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225501"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:03:05","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 9, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran. The city is located southeast of Esfahan. The coronavirus death toll in Yazd is 1263<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Human rights<\/h2>\n

advocate Narges Mohammadi speaks out against death penalties<\/h3>\n
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Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Political prisoner and human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi expressed her protest over the death sentences issued for participants in nationwide protests, including Navid Afkari.<\/p>\n

In an open letter from the Prison of Zanjan where she is serving her sentence in exile, human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi said the clerical regime\u2019s Judiciary lacked independence.<\/p>\n

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Political prisoners Majid Assadi, Mohammad Amir Khizi, and Payam Shakiba have been transferred to Raja’i Shahr prison<\/h3>\n
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Political prisoners Majid Assadi, Mohammad Amir Khizi, and Payam Shakiba have been transferred from ward 209 of Tehran\u2019s Evin prison to Raja'i Shahr prison of Karaj. They are kept in the quarantine section of the prison.#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ctEnSRwZUK<\/a><\/p>\n

— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) September 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n