{"id":228103,"date":"2020-10-18T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T08:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228103"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:08:37","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_228108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228108\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228108\" title=\"Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020.jpg\" alt=\"Naaji Garden in Yazd, the capital of Yazd Province in Iran. Yazd it is currently the 15th largest city in Iran. The coronavirus in Yazd Province has reached 1,761\" width=\"950\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020-696x366.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Naaji_Garden_Iran_18102020-798x420.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naaji Garden in Yazd, the capital of Yazd Province in Iran. Yazd it is currently the 15th largest city in Iran. The coronavirus in Yazd Province has reached 1,761<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Morgan Ortagus<\/h2>\n<h3>Any nation that sells weapons to Iran enables the regime\u2019s diversion of funds away from its citizens and towards the regime\u2019s military aims<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any nation that sells weapons to Iran enables the regime\u2019s diversion of funds away from its citizens and towards the regime\u2019s military aims. We stand with the Iranian people against their oppressors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmS8BtkxdC\">https:\/\/t.co\/EmS8BtkxdC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHUIVaEVXU\">https:\/\/t.co\/HHUIVaEVXU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State Department Spokesperson (@StateDeptSpox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDeptSpox\/status\/1317844621754597378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 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>U.S. Only Country to Hold Iran&#8217;s Mullahs Accountable<\/h3>\n<p>Elliott Abrams, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela, pointed out during a hearing at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that &#8220;The U.S. is committed to holding accountable those who deny freedom and justice to people of Iran and later today the United States will announce sanctions on several Iranian officials and entities including the judge who sentenced Navid Afkari to death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/16619\/hold-iran-mullahs-accountable\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 125,500<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228100\" title=\"Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Infographic-Over-125500-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Saturday, October 17, 2020, that the Coronavirus victims in 458 cities had exceeded 125,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 30,111, Khuzestan 7,958, Isfahan 6,559, Mazandaran 5,662, Lorestan 5,433, Qom 5,305, Gilan 4,936, East Azerbaijan 4,448, Golestan 3,591, West Azerbaijan 3,517, Alborz 3,443, Fars 3,286, Semnan 1,907, Yazd 1,761, and Central Province 1,707.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-458-cities-exceeds-125500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Condolences to the people and the Republic of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">France<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> on the callous murder of a teacher<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Condolences to the ppl &amp;the Rep. of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/France?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#France<\/a> on the callous murder of a teacher. With sympathies on behalf of the ppl of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> with 120000 martyrs who are the first victims of religious fascism under the name of Islam.A tolerant &amp;democratic Islam is the antidote to fundementalism<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1317497347224588290?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>Political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi faces another 15 years in prison<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228105\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228105\" title=\"Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi_18102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi_18102020.jpg\" alt=\"Political Prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi_18102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi_18102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Nejat-Anvar-Hamidi_18102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political Prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/05\/05\/political-prisoner-nejat-anvar-hamidi-infected-with-the-coronavirus-in-sepidar-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nejat Anvar Hamidi<\/a> and her husband have been recently sentenced to another 15 years in prison, each. They are charged with membership in the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK \/ PMOI) and disseminating propaganda against the state by Branch 4 of the Justice Department of Ahvaz. These charges are the same ones included in the first file against her.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/17\/political-prisoner-nejat-anvar-hamidi-faces-another-15-years-in-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Alarming Conditions of Political Prisoners in Southwest Iran Prison<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228107\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228107\" title=\"Sheyban-Prison-Political-Prisoners_18102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sheyban-Prison-Political-Prisoners_18102020.jpg\" alt=\"Political prisoners in Sheyban prison in Iran\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sheyban-Prison-Political-Prisoners_18102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sheyban-Prison-Political-Prisoners_18102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sheyban-Prison-Political-Prisoners_18102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political prisoners in Sheyban prison in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports from Iran\u2019s Sheyban Prison indicate that the condition of political prisoners is alarming. This is while that the number of inmates contracting Covid-19 in the prison has jumped up in recent months due to the increase in the number of prisoners in this facility.<br \/>\nPrisoners\u2019 access to food is extremely difficult, and the prison store, which is the only food supply for prisoners, has been closed.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/17\/alarming-conditions-of-political-prisoners-in-southwest-iran-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/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>Sunday, October 18, 2020, marks the 337<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-17-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 17<\/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: 5:30 PM CEST Morgan Ortagus Any nation that sells weapons to Iran enables the regime&rsquo;s diversion of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":228108,"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-228103","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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