{"id":228070,"date":"2020-10-17T08:46:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T07:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228070"},"modified":"2023-03-30T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T20:16:28","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_228072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228072\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-228072 size-full\" title=\"Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan.jpg\" alt=\"Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Chaghah-hill-in-Lorestan-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaghah hill in Lorestan &#8211; Head of Ibn Sina Nurabad Hospital in Lorestan: The third wave is more deadly than the previous ones, the ICU ward is full, and we see Coronavirus patients die every day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Amnesty &#8211; Iran<\/h2>\n<h3>Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi was transferred out of Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary on 18 Sept 2020<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prisoner of conscience <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoheilArabi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoheilArabi<\/a> was transferred out of Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary on 18 Sept 2020. Prison officials have told his family he is now held in Raja&#39;i Shahr prison, Karaj, but Soheil Arabi has had no contact with the outside world since his transfer. 1\/3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r3957vtFze\">pic.twitter.com\/r3957vtFze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1317428482738130944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 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>Workers of the Lamerd Petrochemical Co. in Fars Province (Iran), went on strike<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fars Province, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Lamerd Petrochemical Co. went on strike today to demand their unpaid wages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KzEjOH3rQE\">pic.twitter.com\/KzEjOH3rQE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1317383251816833024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 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\u2019s New Centers To Continue Nuclear Activities<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228047\" style=\"width: 1008px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228047\" title=\"Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI-US Deputy Director, Alireza Jafarzadeh, using a power point presentation, showed maps, graphs, and charts of the covert organization as well as names of individuals involved in the Iranian regime's nuclear program - October 16, 2020\" width=\"1008\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Alireza_jafarzadeh_NCRI_16102020-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCRI-US Deputy Director, Alireza Jafarzadeh, using a power point presentation, showed maps, graphs, and charts of the covert organization as well as names of individuals involved in the Iranian regime&#8217;s nuclear program &#8211; October 16, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI) United States representative office in a press conference on Friday revealed details of the Iranian regime\u2019s new centers to continue nuclear activities. In addition, the NCRI revealed the regime\u2019s attempts for destroying all the evidence of their nuclear activities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"NCRI reveals: Iran&rsquo;s New Centers To Continue Nuclear Activities - October 16, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_VLrzcq_LoS8\" 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%2FVLrzcq_LoS8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VLrzcq_LoS8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-16T18:26:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_VLrzcq_LoS8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FVLrzcq_LoS8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">NCRI reveals: Iran\u2019s New Centers To Continue Nuclear Activities - October 16, 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\/VLrzcq_LoS8\" 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%2FVLrzcq_LoS8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI reveals: Iran&rsquo;s New Centers To Continue Nuclear Activities - October 16, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI) United States representative office in a press conference on Friday revealed details of the Iranian regime\u2019s new centers to continue nuclear activities. In addition, the NCRI revealed the regime\u2019s attempts for destroying all the evidence of their nuclear activities. According to the NCRI, new information received from sources within the Iranian regime reveals that a new center has been built to continue its work for weaponization of the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear program. The Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (Sazman-e Pazhouheshhaye Novin-e Defa\u2019i), known by its Persian acronym SPND, is the institution within the Ministry of Defense pursuing this project. The Ministry of Defense is heavily controlled by the IRGC. New Revelation New information received from sources within the Iranian regime reveals that a new center has been built to continue its work for weaponization of the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear program. Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, known by its Persian acronym SPND, is the institution within the Ministry of Defense pursuing this project. The Ministry of Defense is heavily controlled by the IRGC. Continued activities of SPND According to top secret intelligence obtained by the network inside Iran of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, (PMOI\/MEK) from within the regime, SPND has continued its work following the JCPOA. The structure and the personnel of SPND remain intact and part of the institution has been expanded. Brig. Gen. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi remains the head of SPND. Thus, the JCOPA notwithstanding, the Ministry of Defense and the IRGC have maintained their capabilities to build nuclear weapon. (In April 2017 the NCRI-US Office revealed the continuation of such activities in a center known as Research Academy in the Parchin complex, southeast of Tehran) Coordination of the new location of SPND in Sorkheh-Hessar SPND has built a new site in Sorkheh-Hessar region, east Tehran. The exact location of the new site is on Damavand Highway, east of Tehran, two kilometers into the exit road to Sorkheh-Hessar. At the entrance of this road, there is a checkpoint as it is considered to be a military area. The location of this new site is north of Khojir site, which is the largest complex manufacturing ballistic missiles for the Hemmat Missile Industry and Bakeri Missile Industry. To the north of this new site (north of Damavand Road), command headquarters of the Aerospace Organization of Ministry of Defense and the Mechanical Industries of the Aerospace Organization (known as Mahallati Industries) are located in Hakimiyeh area. #Iran #Iran&#039;sNuclearProgram #NCRI #Revelation #MEK 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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/irans-new-centers-to-continue-nuclear-activities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Victims in 458 Cities Exceeds 124,800<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228064 aligncenter\" title=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, coronavrirus update - October 16, 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_16102020-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Friday, October 16, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 458 cities had exceeded 124,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 29,941, Khorasan Razavi 9,350, Isfahan 6,519, Mazandaran 5,622, Gilan 4,861, East Azerbaijan 4,423, West Azerbaijan 3,487, Alborz 3,418, Hamedan 3,313, Fars 3,271, Kermanshah 2,738, Kurdistan 2,231, Kerman 1,913, Yazd 1,721, Ardabil 1,438, Qazvin 1,218, Zanjan 1,185, and South Khorasan 944.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-coronavirus-victims-in-458-cities-exceeds-124800\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 17, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_iNIOh7wJrC4\" 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%2FiNIOh7wJrC4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iNIOh7wJrC4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-17T10:24:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_iNIOh7wJrC4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiNIOh7wJrC4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 17, 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\/iNIOh7wJrC4\" 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%2FiNIOh7wJrC4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 17, 2020 Iran\u2019s New Centers to Continue Nuclear Activities In a press conference held on Friday, the National Council of Resistance of Iran revealed new details about two sites used by the regime of Iran to further pursue its nuclear bomb-making activities. The information, which includes details about two sites operated by the Revolutionary Guards, show that the regime has never ceased its nuclear weapons program. Soona Samsami, the director of the NCRI U.S. office, stressed that the Iranian regime has taken advantage of nuclear negotiations and the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to covertly continue its nuclear weapons building. \u201cSPND has continued its work following the JCPOA. The structure and the personnel of SPND remain intact and part of the institution has been expanded,\u201d Alireza Jaffarzadeh, the deputy director of the NCRI U.S. Office said at the briefing. He also added that Brig. Gen. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi continues to remain the head of this organ. Fakhrizadeh identity and role was first exposed by the Iranian resistance a few years ago. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 124,800 Over 124,800 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 Friday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 29,870, less than a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cThe Covid-19 spread in Tehran remains genuinely concerning. Air pollution and cold weather has increased the spread of coronavirus,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Haririchi on Friday. \u201cIn Tehran and 45 other extremely infected cities we are in need of harsh decisions to implement restriction abiding by health regulations,\u201d he added, according to the regime\u2019s official IRNA news agency. Political Prisoner Not Allowed to Attend Father\u2019s Memorial Nearly 20 days past the loss of his father, political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi has not yet been allowed to go home to visit his family or attend the memorial ceremonies for his father. Amir Hossein Moradi is one of a dozen protesters who have been sentenced to death after being arrested during the November 2019 protests in Iran. Amir Hossein Moradi\u2019s father, Nasser, took his own life on September 28 in the basement of their house. His mother has been reported as saying that his father was speaking about Amir Hossein all the time and until the last moment of his life. His only wish was to see his son and all the family eat once again together, Mrs. Moradi said. 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>Saturday, October 17, 2020, marks the 336<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-16-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 16<\/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: 2:30 PM CEST Amnesty &ndash; Iran Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi was transferred out of Greater Tehran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":228072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182,234],"tags":[129,130,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-228070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-mek-iran","12":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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