{"id":228012,"date":"2020-10-16T08:45:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T07:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228012"},"modified":"2023-04-15T00:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T23:11:07","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bazar of Hamedan city – Hamadan is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. Hamedan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities. Because of the failure of the Iranian regime to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the coronavirus death toll in Hamedan Province has reached 3,293.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unknown whereabouts of prisoner<\/h2>\n

who testified about Navid Afkari\u2019s torture raises concerns<\/h3>\n
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Right: A young Navid Afkari Left: Written testimony about Navid’s torture by Shahin Naseri<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is no news about the condition and whereabouts of Navid Afkari\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0cellmate who had testified in court about the torture of the now executed political prisoner. Shahin Naseri was transferred from Shiraz\u2019s Adel Abad Prison 10 days ago, raising concerns that he is under torture to take back his testimony.<\/p>\n

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Security forces have once again shut the gates to the grave of iconic musician Shajarian<\/h3>\n
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Oct. 16- Mashhad, NE #Iran<\/a>
Security forces have once again shut the gates to the grave of iconic musician Shajarian, preventing his fans from paying their respects one week after his death. <\/p>\n

When you're weak and have no popular support, you draw your strength from suppression. pic.twitter.com\/XkfFdiTm8R<\/a><\/p>\n

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n