{"id":227406,"date":"2020-10-07T10:15:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T09:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227406"},"modified":"2023-03-23T00:16:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T23:16:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-7-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-7-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 7, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227407\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227407\" title=\"Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tehran_grand_Bazar_Iran-1-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran&#8217;s Grand Bazaar with an area of 105 hectares is one of the oldest and most prosperous markets in Tehran, the capital of Iran. The coronavirus death toll in Tehran Province has reached 27,841<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Exceeds 117,200<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227401 alignnone\" title=\"coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1.jpg\" alt=\"coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/coronavirus_update_Iran_06102020-1-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 450 cities across Iran had exceeded 117,200. The number of victims in Tehran is 27,841, Khorasan Razavi 8,800, Khuzestan 7,538, Isfahan 5,964, Mazandaran 5,457, Qom 5,090, Gilan 4,691, East Azerbaijan 4,068, Alborz 3,215, Fars 3,136, Kermanshah 2,583, Kerman 1,793, Semnan 1,756, Central Province 1,525, and Bushehr 1,425.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-450-cities-exceeds-117200\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A metro in Karaj, Iran. The Iranian regime has done nothing to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic which has lead to more than 117000 deaths<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A metro in Karaj, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>When we say the regime has done nothing to prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> epidemic which has lead to 117k deaths, this is what we mean. <br \/>Regime&#39;s mentality: As long as Khamenei and Rouhani are safe in their homes, who cares about the rest of the population. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pj9Z0FyCZ7\">pic.twitter.com\/pj9Z0FyCZ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1313757754201432065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 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 HRM Monthly Report: Mullahs Continue Human Rights Violations To Quell Society<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Humanrights_report_Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Humanrights_report_Iran.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new monthly report by the Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) sheds light on how the mullahs\u2019 regime tries to quell the restive Iranian society by increasing oppressive measures. This report also points to the regime\u2019s criminal policy of using Covid-19 and its mass casualties to oppress the Iranian people. This report also refers to the execution of Iran\u2019s national hero, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Navid Afkari<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-hrm-monthly-report-mullahs-continue-human-rights-violations-to-quell-society\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Workers, employees and nurses protest in various cities across Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Workers, employees and nurses protest in various cities across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtestskham?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtestskham<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QYd6fCCKIP\">https:\/\/t.co\/QYd6fCCKIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1313550690334109696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 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>Defiant Youths Target 6 Repressive Centers in Tehran, Mashhad, Kazerun and Kerman<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Defiant_Youth_Iran_protests_06102020_3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_protests_06102020_3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of Monday, October 5, 2020, in protest against the execution of detained protesters (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Navid Afkari<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-regime-hangs-protester-mostafa-salehi-to-terrorize-the-public-thwart-uprisings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mostafa Salehi<\/a>), as well as the arrests and death sentences issued for arrested protesters, the defiant youths set fire on the entrances of six regime centers of repression in Tehran, Kerman, Mashhad and Kazerun.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/defiant-youths-target-6-repressive-centers-in-tehran-mashhad-kazerun-and-kerman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s regime\u2019s futile efforts to spread terror and fear in the society<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227410\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227410 size-full\" title=\"Iran_basij_07102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_basij_07102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_basij_07102020\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_basij_07102020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_basij_07102020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran\u2019s regime is preparing for more repression of popular protests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The past week has seen Iranian regime officials issuing threats and recommending measures that are aimed at the increasingly restive population of the country.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-repression-women-friday-prayers-20201006\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Labor rights activists Alvar Qolivand, Ms. Neda Pirkhazranian &amp; Arash Johari, were arrested on Tuesday, October 6, 2020<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Labor rights activists Alvar Qolivand, Ms. Neda Pirkhazranian &amp; Arash Johari, were arrested on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> security forces in Tehran on unknown charges &amp; were taken to unknown location.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TxD1VEh77I\">pic.twitter.com\/TxD1VEh77I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1313758881093505026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 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>Threats by Friday Prayers Leaders To Iran\u2019s Women Shows Mullahs\u2019 Misogynous Nature<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"women_Iran_04102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/women_Iran_04102020.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with the head of the regime\u2019s State Security Force (SSF) in Isfahan, central Iran, on Friday, Yousef Tabatabai, Isfahan\u2019s Friday prayers leader and supreme leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s representative, threatened women, paving the way for further oppression.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/women\/threats-by-friday-prayers-leaders-to-irans-women-shows-mullahs-misogynous-nature\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 7, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 7, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_VmAMlD_FRCI\" 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%2FVmAMlD_FRCI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmAMlD_FRCI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-07T08:03:33Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VmAMlD_FRCI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVmAMlD_FRCI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 7, 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\/VmAMlD_FRCI\" 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%2FVmAMlD_FRCI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 7, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 7, 2020 Workers, Employees, and Nurses Protest in Various Cities Across Iran A group of health care workers and nurses held a rally in front of the Majlis (parliament) building in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on Monday continuing their strike for the second consecutive day. They were protesting low wages and officials changing their employment classification. They also demanded their \u201cspecial nursing bonus\u201d to be paid for the contract nurses and workers. On Monday, pre-school teachers held a protest rally in front of the regime\u2019s Department of Education in the city of Izeh, Khuzestan province, demanding a change to their employment status. On Sunday, a large number of farmers from different cities went to Tehran and gathered in front of government entities and trade unions. The farmers were protesting the government purchasing their produce at low prices, which harms their revenue. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Exceeds 117,200 Over 117,200 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 Tuesday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 27,419, around a fifth of the actual figure. \u201cWe are facing major difficulties regarding our ICU beds and hospitals where we can send patients to. Our medical personnel are also suffering from fatigue,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Tuesday. \u201cIt has been seven to eight months that our workforce has been on duty with all its might. Some of our equipment are being overused beyond their capacity. Equipment such as CT scan devices, oxygen-concentrator units, and ventilators. This equipment, considering that they have been in use for some time, are wearing down and need service and maintenance. This is quite a challenging issue,\u201d he added, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Defiant Youths Target 6 Repressive Centers in Tehran and Other Cities In the early hours of Monday in protest against the execution of detained protesters (Navid Afkari, and Mostafa Salehi), as well as the arrests and death sentences issued for arrested protesters, the defiant youths set fire on the entrances of six regime centers of repression in Tehran, and other cities. At the same time, the defiant youths set fire to the banner of Qassem Soleimani and the banner of the Basij repressive forces in Tehran and Rasht, respectively. 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\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" 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\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, October 7, 2020, marks the 326<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\">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\">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\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">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-october-6-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 6<\/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: 10:30 AM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Exceeds 117,200 The People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":227407,"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-227406","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 v27.4 - 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