{"id":227815,"date":"2020-10-14T08:56:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T07:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227815"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:09:57","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227817\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227817 size-full\" title=\"Iran_Tehran_14102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The coronavirus death toll in Tehran Province has reached 29,201\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_Tehran_14102020-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The coronavirus death toll in Tehran Province has reached 29,201<\/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>Iran Opposition Online Event: An Effective Iran Policy<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TODAY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TODAY<\/a> | WATCH LIVE VIRTUAL POLICY BRIEFING | 11:00 am EDT | &#39;An Effective Iran Policy&#39;<\/p>\n<p>PANELISTS: Amb. Eric Edelman, Amb. Robert Joseph, Dr. James Jay Carafano, Jonathan Ruhe, Alireza Jafarzadeh<br \/>@CSBA_ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJCarafano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JJCarafano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Heritage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Jafarzadeh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zqMPlfneLT\">https:\/\/t.co\/zqMPlfneLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1316302727383846914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 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 in top 5 countries in COVID-19 death rate<\/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> in top 5 countries in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> death rate-<br \/>The head of the Medical Council said the Medical Council would establish a national committee to investigate the high death rate in Iran, especially among medical workers.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxfikaTOBK\">https:\/\/t.co\/lxfikaTOBK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1316430550534680584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 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: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Tired of combatting COVID-19 without pay and support, Iranian nurses are leaving the country<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227841\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227841\" title=\"Iranian_nurses_14102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iranian_nurses_14102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian_nurses_14102020\" width=\"1080\" height=\"809\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian nurses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An increased number of Iranian nurses are leaving the country due to lack of job security, delayed or unpaid wages and the COVID-19 overload.<\/p>\n<p>In comments carried by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ana.press\/fa\/news\/46\/521958\/%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%AA-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AC-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B9-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Ana<\/a> news agency, the Head of the Tehran Board of the Iranian Nursing Organization said more than one thousand nurses and health care workers had requested to go abroad just in the past few months.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/tired-of-combating-covid-19-without-pay-and-support-iranian-nurses-are-leaving-the-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Nearly 120 Inmates Test Positive for Coronavirus in Rajai Shahr Prison<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49370\" title=\"rajai-shahr6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rajai-shahr6.jpg\" alt=\"rajai-shahr6\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rajai-shahr6.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rajai-shahr6-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At least 120 prisoners were confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus in Rajai Shahr Prison. Political prisoners are also among those contracted Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Prisoner of conscience Farhad Meysami has tested positive for the virus at Rajaei Shahr prison in the city of Karaj and was transferred from his ward to a so-called prison \u201csafe room\u201d for isolation.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/13\/inmates-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-rajai-shahr-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Poverty and Hunger in Iran Lead to Tragic Suicides by Young and Old<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Poverty and Hunger in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Lead to Tragic Suicides by Young and Old <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81oXlXYjnM\">https:\/\/t.co\/81oXlXYjnM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1315967914206519296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 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: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Surpasses 122,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-227802 size-full\" title=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020\" width=\"1023\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020-696x398.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_13102020-734x420.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/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 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 458 cities had exceeded 122,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 29,201, Khorasan Razavi 9,200, Khuzestan 7,838, Isfahan 6,399, Lorestan 5,328, Qom 5,225, East Azerbaijan 4,323, West Azerbaijan 3,372, Alborz 3,348, Hamedan 3,228, Kermanshah 2,668, Kerman 1,875, Bushehr 1,470, Ardabil 1,426, and Ilam 1,009.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-458-cities-surpasses-122300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Threats and Terrorist Plan by Assadi Indicate Iran\u2019s State-Sponsored Terrorism<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-227794 size-full\" title=\"Assadi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Assadi.jpg\" alt=\"Le Monde on October 10 quoted Belgian authorities as saying that Iran\u2019s incarcerated diplomat-terrorist\u00a0Assadollah\u00a0Assadi\u00a0was acting under the direction of the Iranian state in\u00a0the 2018 foiled bomb\u00a0plot against the Iranian\u00a0opposition rally in\u00a0Paris\" width=\"750\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Assadi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Assadi-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Assadi-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Assadi-733x420.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Le Monde on October 10 quoted Belgian authorities as saying t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hat Iran\u2019s incarcerated diplomat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-terrorist<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iranian-diplomat-and-three-accomplices-on-trial-for-planned-bombing-of-a-massive-rally-in-paris\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">llah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Assadi\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was acting under the direction of the Iranian state in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the 2018 foiled bomb\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">plot against the Iranian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0opposition rally in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paris. This indicates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">action\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">constituted\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">state<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-sponsored<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> terrorism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/threats-and-terrorist-plan-by-assadi-indicate-irans-state-sponsored-terrorism\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The threat of Iran regime\u2019s Terrorism<\/h3>\n<h3>Undermining Global Security<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Online Parliamentary conference by British MPs and Irish politicians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 15 October 2020 1500 BST-1600 CEST<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Threat of Iran regime\u2019s Terrorism<br \/>\nUndermining Global Security<br \/>\nOnline Parliamentary conference by British MPs and Irish politicians<br \/>\nThursday 15 October 2020<br \/>\n1500 BST-1600 CEST<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisbandIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisbandIRGC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExpelIranDiplomatTerrorists<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CVBUKBxaHc\">https:\/\/t.co\/CVBUKBxaHc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1316123337131798528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 14, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 14, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_sCPlmWu2_VQ\" 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%2FsCPlmWu2_VQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCPlmWu2_VQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-14T08:38:17Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_sCPlmWu2_VQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FsCPlmWu2_VQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 14, 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\/sCPlmWu2_VQ\" 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%2FsCPlmWu2_VQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 14, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 14, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Surpasses 122,300 Over 122,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 458 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 29,070, around a fifth of the actual figure. \u201cThe number of daily new cases across the country have been escalating during the past month. As a result of this increasing trend, we are witnessing an unprecedented increase in Covid-19 deaths,\u201d said the spokesperson for the regime\u2019s Health Ministry on Tuesday. \u201cCurrently, 187 cities are registered as red zones, of which 45 are in far more deteriorating conditions,\u201d she added, according the regime\u2019s official IRNA news agency. Iran: Protests Over Unpaid Wages, Poor Working Conditions As Iran\u2019s economy continues to decline and the value of the rial continues to plunge, ongoing protests in different cities highlight the people\u2019s frustration with the regime\u2019s role in turning their lives into misery. On Sunday, a group of retirees held a protest rally in front of the Tehran retirement center. The regime\u2019s financial policies are mounting the pressure on these pensioners, who depend on government payments to support their families. On Sunday, municipal workers in the city of Arvand Kenar, southwest Iran, held a gathering in front of this city\u2019s municipality building, protesting their paychecks being delayed for the past several months. In Ahvaz, southwest Iran, health care workers and nurses held a rally at the University of Medical Sciences on Sunday, protesting their delayed paychecks. Locals In the village of Banan-e Bala in Kerman Province, held their protest rally for the second consecutive day on Saturday, in front of the Khomrud coal mine. 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 14, 2020, marks the 333<sup>rd<\/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-13-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 13<\/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 Iran Opposition Online Event: An Effective Iran Policy #TODAY | WATCH LIVE VIRTUAL POLICY [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":227817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-227815","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","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 v27.3 - 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