{"id":227050,"date":"2020-10-01T08:59:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T07:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227050"},"modified":"2023-03-04T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T13:53:09","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227057\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020.jpg\" alt=\"baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baghsheikh_saveh_Iran_01102020-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tekkiyeh is located in the historical village of Bagh Sheikh, which also includes a cistern and a caravanserai, dating back to the Zand dynasty (1751-1794). The Tekkiyeh was a place for gathering of mourners in Saveh City in Markazi Province (Iran). Today the coronavirus death toll in Markazi Province has reached 1,475<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Jamil Ghahremani protested Guards&#8217; misconduct with his cellmates<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jamil Ghahremani, 30, is a powerlifting champion in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a> province. He was arrested in November. He protested Guards&#39; misconduct with his cellmates.<br \/>Agents injected him with drugs and gave him addictive pills instead of painkillers. A court sentenced him to 5 years in prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRPXAHqTRt\">pic.twitter.com\/DRPXAHqTRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1311682401492402179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 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>Soheil Arabi Held in Solitary for Exposing Prison Conditions<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50855\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Soheil-Arabi\" class=\"wp-image-50855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Soheil-Arabi.jpg\" alt=\"Soheil-Arabi\" width=\"750\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Soheil-Arabi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Soheil-Arabi-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Soheil-Arabi-696x471.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soheil Arabi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Political prisoner Soheil Arabi has been denied phone calls and visits in a quarantine ward of Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj. An informed source said that \u201cSoheil Arabi, who was transferred to the quarantine ward of Rajai Shahr Prison on September 21, is still being held in this ward and is deprived of phone calls and family visits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis mother is concerned about his son as he had no contact after being transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/01\/soheil-arabi-held-in-solitary-for-exposing-prison-conditions\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Political Prisoners Forcibly Moved to Another Ward in Tehran Prison<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Political Prisoners Forcibly Moved to Another Ward in Tehran Prison <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cugbSpvDXB\">https:\/\/t.co\/cugbSpvDXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1311610779104358400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 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>Iran: Arrestees of Nov 2019 uprising transferred by force in Tehran prison<\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_227088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227088\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prison-Iran_01102020\" class=\"wp-image-227088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Prison-Iran_01102020.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-Iran_01102020\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Prison-Iran_01102020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Prison-Iran_01102020-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters arrested during Iran\u2019s nationwide November 2019 uprising were transferred by force to unit two of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary [File Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>According to reports, on September 30, prison guards of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary forcibly relocated political prisoners arrested during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-opposition-pmoi-gas-price-hikes-day-32-20191216\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2019 uprising<\/a> in Hall Two of the facility\u2019s Unit Five section. The mullahs\u2019 regime <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-opposition-pmoi-gas-price-hikes-day-32-20191216\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed at least 1,500 protesters<\/a>, wounded more than 8,000 and arrested at least 12,000.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Azvaji, head of the prison\u2019s Unit Five, went to Hall Two of Unit Five and informed the political prisoners that they will be transferred to Unit Two to separate them based on their crime classification.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-political-prisoners-november-2019-protests-greater-tehran-penetentiary-202001001\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi expresses her deepest sympathies to the families of the victims of the coronavirus in Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> from Tehran to Isfahan, from East and West Azerbaijan to Khuzestan, Qom and Lorestan, all four corners of our beloved homeland.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1311710180875395072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 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>New Round of Infighting in Parliament Shows Depth of Iran Regime\u2019s Crisis<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Majlis_Iran_01102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Majlis_Iran_01102020.jpg\" alt=\"Majlis_Iran_01102020\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infightings in Iranian regime\u2019s Majlis (Parliament) \u2013 Donyaye Eghtesad website September, 28, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new round of infighting at the latest session of the Iranian regime\u2019s Majlis (Parliament) indicates the regime\u2019s absolute deadlock. These infightings are over a greater share of power.<\/p>\n<p>During this session, that was held for a vote on Hassan Rouhani\u2019s proposed Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, many members of the regime\u2019s Parliament from the rival faction attacked the mullahs\u2019 president Rouhani.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/new-round-of-infighting-in-parliament-shows-depth-of-iran-regimes-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 450 Cities Exceeds 112,800<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227037 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"MEK, Iran, coronavirus, covid-19\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Coronavirus_Update_MEK_30092020-1-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, that the number of Coronavirus death toll in 450 cities across Iran had exceeded 112,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 26,781, Khorasan Razavi 8,349, Khuzestan 7,343, Isfahan 5,569, Mazandaran 5,352, Qom 4,980, Lorestan 4,968, Gilan 4,551, East Azerbaijan 3,773, Golestan 3,271, Alborz 3,125, Kermanshah 2,512, Semnan 1,511, Central Province 1,475, Bushehr 1,370, and Ardabil 1,344.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-450-cities-exceeds-112800\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Townhall: Iran\u2019s Diplomatic Saga<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227056\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4\" class=\"wp-image-227056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4.jpg\" alt=\"9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4\" width=\"700\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/9cf966eb-2801-4e06-bf3f-da1c400842f4-648x340.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For decades, the Iranian government has avoided judicial accountability as the No. 1 nation-state sponsor of international terrorism. This will end on November 27, 2020 in Antwerp, when Belgium\u2019s criminal court commences proceedings against senior Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/wesmartin\/2020\/09\/30\/irans-diplomatic-saga-n2577232?3016\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian Regime Steps Up Aggression Against Citizens<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-the-people-672x420.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In response to the Iranian people&#8217;s rightful grievances and demands, the government heightens the suppression and restrictions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent days, Iran\u2019s government has stepped up mass arrests of youth in Tehran. On 28 September, the state media reported the arrest of 389 young people in Tehran who had been arrested on charges of being \u2018thugs\u2019. These widespread arrests are nothing but making the atmosphere of the city feel more under lockdown and expanding the tour of repression.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iranian-regime-steps-up-aggression-against-citizens\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran&#8217;s state-run TV will not be broadcasting today&#8217;s DFL-Supercup finals as planned<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s state-run TV will not be broadcasting today&#39;s DFL-Supercup finals as planned because German referee Bibiana Steinhaus, will referee the game. <\/p>\n<p>That&#39;s how mysoginist the regime is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oTrgJxaN3J\">pic.twitter.com\/oTrgJxaN3J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1311300376755347458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 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>Iran Judiciary\u2019s High Council of Human Rights boasts \u201crights achievements\u201d despite gross violations<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227053\" style=\"width: 821px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights.jpg\" alt=\"Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights\" width=\"821\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights.jpg 821w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights-696x470.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ali-Bagheri-head-of-the-Judiciarys-High-Council-for-Human-Rights-621x420.jpg 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Bagheri, head of the Judiciary&#8217;s High Council for Human Rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Secretary-General of the Iranian Judiciary\u2019s High Council of Human Rights said that its human rights \u201cachievements\u201d must be presented to the world. In remarks carried by the state-run IRNA News Agency, Ali Bagheri Kani said that the regime\u2019s criteria for human rights differed from what was \u201cclaimed to be human rights in the West\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-judiciarys-high-council-of-human-rights-boasts-rights-achievements-despite-gross-violations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Shahrouz Kazemi was executed today in Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shahrouz Kazemi was executed today in Dastgerd Prison of Isfahan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>He was charged with &quot;Moharebeh through participation in armed robbery&quot;.<br \/>No one was killed or injured in the robbery that Shahrooz &amp; 2 others were involved in. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erDd4mfu5i\">https:\/\/t.co\/erDd4mfu5i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1311220465155923969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 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>Report says Zeinab Jalalian is in dire health condition in Kermanshah jail<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Humanrights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Humanrights<\/a> News: Report says Zeinab Jalalian is in dire health condition in Kermanshah jail <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hE7U01C6p6\">https:\/\/t.co\/hE7U01C6p6<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Save <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoliticalPrisoners<\/a> in Iran!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1311492340561842176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 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>EDITORIAL: Continued Sanctions Against Iran\u2019s Regime Is a National Demand<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_Regimes_Corruption\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran_Regimes_Corruption-768x512.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Iranian regime\u2019s Judiciary sentenced four men to have their fingers amputated for alleged theft. Meanwhile, the regime\u2019s officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have plundered hundreds of billions of dollars of the people\u2019s assets, at the cost of starvation of tens of millions of Iranians and the destruction of Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/editorial-continued-sanctions-against-irans-regime-is-a-national-demand\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Round up of Iran Protests: September 21-29<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_protests_30092020-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227033 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_protests_30092020-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_protests_30092020-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reports from Iran, obtained by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, indicate protests by all walks of life continue across Iran. These protests are due to the regime\u2019s wrong economic policies and systematic corruption which have destroyed the country\u2019s economy, adding more pressure on the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/round-up-of-iran-protests-september-21-29\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Defiant Youths Target Regime\u2019s Court in Khavaran \u2013 East Tehran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227043\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5\" class=\"wp-image-227043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5.jpg\" alt=\"court, Iran, torching, IRGC, protests\" width=\"802\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-696x476.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-614x420.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran \u2013 Khavaran: Torching the entrance to the Khavaran Court, September 30, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the early hours of this morning, Wednesday, September 30, 2020, in response to the demolition of the homes of the deprived residents of Khavaran in east Tehran, the defiant youth targeted a regime court in this region, setting fire to its entrance. The ruling for the demolition of homes in Khavaran is issued by Meysam Yari, appointed as a judge in December 2019 by the Judiciary Chief <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/iran-who-is-ebrahim-raisi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>. Acting on these inhumane rulings, the repressive forces have raided to the region, destroying houses and displacing many people.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-defiant-youths-target-regimes-court-in-khavaran-east-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 1, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 1, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ZCRZF1g8V70\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZCRZF1g8V70%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZCRZF1g8V70\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-01T16:14:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ZCRZF1g8V70\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZCRZF1g8V70%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 1, 2020<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZCRZF1g8V70\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FZCRZF1g8V70%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 1, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 1, 2020 Iran: Defiant Youths Target Regime\u2019s Court in Tehran On Wednesday, in response to the demolition of the homes of the deprived residents of Khavaran in east Tehran, the defiant youth targeted a regime court in this region, setting fire to its entrance. The ruling for the demolition of homes in Khavaran is issued by Meysam Yari, appointed as a judge in December 2019 by the Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi. Acting on these inhumane rulings, the repressive forces have raided to the region, destroying houses, and displacing many people. Families who were displaced or made homeless because of these criminal actions enthusiastically welcomed the targeting of the clerical regime\u2019s court in Khavaran. Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 450 Cities Exceeds 112,800 Over 112,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 450 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Wednesday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 26,169, around a fifth of the actual figure. Time and again, and once again two days ago, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi had said \u201ccoronavirus deaths consists of 19 to 20 percent of the country\u2019s total daily death statistics,\u201d according to a September 28 piece published in the state-run Entekhab daily. All the while, director of the Tabriz Cemetery Organization in northwest Iran said to the regime\u2019s official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, \u201cIt has been three days that the number of Covid-19 fatalities are more than those dying of other reasons.\u201d Iranian Workers Hold Protest Rallies in Several Cities As the regime ruling Iran continues to grip both domestic and international dilemmas, people from all walks of life are continuing to hold protest rallies across the country. On Tuesday, workers of a sugar cube factory in the city of Mahabad, northwest Iran, went on strike, protesting the dismissal of their coworkers and demanding their delayed paychecks. On Tuesday, workers of the Ramin power plant in the city of Ahwaz, southeast Iran, continued their protest for achieving job security. These workers also are protesting the company\u2019s transfer to the private sector. Family members of retired steel factory workers held a protest rally on Monday in front of the regime\u2019s Interior Ministry building in Tehran, demanding officials address the issue of their delayed salaries. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 1, 2020, marks the 320<sup>th<\/sup> day 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 noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27081-over-1-500-killed-in-the-iranian-people-s-nationwide-uprising-names-of-504-martyrs-released\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1500 protesters killed<\/a> by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> has 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\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-30-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- September 30<\/strong><strong>, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST Jamil Ghahremani protested Guards&rsquo; misconduct with his cellmates Jamil Ghahremani, 30, is a powerlifting [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":227057,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[130,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-227050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","13":"tag-mek-iran","14":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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