{"id":228285,"date":"2020-10-22T09:17:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T08:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228285"},"modified":"2023-03-05T19:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:15:33","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-22-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 22, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Online_conference_Iran_terrorism_22102020\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online_conference_Iran_terrorism_22102020.jpg\" alt=\"Online_conference_Iran_terrorism_22102020\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online_conference_Iran_terrorism_22102020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Online_conference_Iran_terrorism_22102020-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 458 Cities Exceeds 128,900<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_coronavirus_update_21102020-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on October 21, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 458 cities had exceeded 128,900. The number of victims in Tehran is 30,991, Khorasan Razavi 9,747, Khuzestan 8,043, Isfahan 6,742, Lorestan 5,548, Qom 5,390, Gilan 5,001, East Azerbaijan 4,566, West Azerbaijan 3,671, Alborz 3,563, Sistan and Baluchestan 3,556, Hamedan 3,400,Fars 3,391, Kerman 1,990, Central Province 1,787, Qazvin 1,277, Zanjan 1,220, Ilam 1,074, South Khorasan 994, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 929.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-458-cities-exceeds-128900\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s leadership in the PMOI is indispensable to women\u2019s equality in society<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228287\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Zahra-Merrikhi-womens-leadership-in-the-PMOI-22102020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Zahra-Merrikhi-womens-leadership-in-the-PMOI-22102020.jpg\" alt=\"Zahra Merrikhi Women\u2019s leadership in the PMOI\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Zahra-Merrikhi-womens-leadership-in-the-PMOI-22102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Zahra-Merrikhi-womens-leadership-in-the-PMOI-22102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Zahra-Merrikhi-womens-leadership-in-the-PMOI-22102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zahra Merrikhi Women\u2019s leadership in the PMOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ms. Zahra Merrikhi, the Secretary-General of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), gave a speech on the 56th anniversary of the organization\u2019s founding. In her speech, Ms. Merrikhi explains how women\u2019s leadership in the PMOI has been the most significant transformation in the main opposition force to the mullahs\u2019 regime, and how it has become the secret to its endurance.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/21\/womens-leadership-in-the-pmoi-zahra-merrikhi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Health conditions of political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna deteriorates<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224849\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-224849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020.jpg\" alt=\"Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fatemeh-Mosanna-30082020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Health conditions of political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna have deteriorated since October 17, 2020. Health conditions of political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna turned critical due to intestinal infection.<\/p>\n<p>Evin clinic has announced that they are unable to provide the necessary treatment to Ms. Mosanna. But according to reports from Evin, prison authorities have so far refrained from sending her to a civic hospital.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/21\/health-conditions-of-political-prisoner-fatemeh-mosanna-deteriorates\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>When a Kind woman asks the child laborer what he wants, the little boy prefers rice instead of toys<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When a Kind woman asks the child laborer what he wants, the little boy prefers rice instead of toys.<br \/>Millions of child laborers in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> are forced to forsake their childhood to make a living. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yONbjjxvWO\">pic.twitter.com\/yONbjjxvWO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1318992542554333186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 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>Afkari Brothers Remain Incommunicado After Navid\u2019s Execution<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228289\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020.jpg\" alt=\"Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Habib-and-Vahid-Afkari_22102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undated photo of Habib and Vahid, the brothers of Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestler who was executed on September 12, 2020, for his role in 2018 protests in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities have taken Afkari brothers, Habib and Vahid, to solitary confinement in a prison in southwestern Iran since early September to stifle their voices.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities have denied the Afkari brothers visitations and phone calls with their family since their younger brother Navid Afkari was executed on September 12, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/21\/afkari-brothers-remain-incommunicado-after-navids-execution\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Trafficking behind Iran\u2019s insulin shortage<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-insulin-shortage\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-insulin-shortage.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-insulin-shortage\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-insulin-shortage.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-insulin-shortage-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Irans-insulin-shortage-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iranians have reported a shortage of insulin, a vital medication for diabetes, in pharmacies across Iran. According to the state-run Entekhab website, Mahmoud Najafi Arab, the Head of Health Economic Commission of the Tehran\u2019s Chamber of Commerce said \u201cover 1.5 times the need of the nation is being imported just like every year\u201d, however, Iran\u2019s insulin shortage is due to the trafficking of insulin. He also said that people with diabetes have to buy insulin from the black market at eight times the pharmacy price or are forced to use expired insulin.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/trafficking-behind-irans-insulin-shortage\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Morgan Ortagus: The Iranian regime smuggled Hassan Irloo, an IRGC member tied to Lebanese Hizballah, into Yemen<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian regime smuggled Hassan Irloo, an IRGC member tied to Lebanese Hizballah, into Yemen under the guise of \u201cAmbassador\u201d to the Houthi militia. Iran&#39;s intent to use the Houthis to expand its malign influence is clear. The Yemeni people should say no to Irloo and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDeptSpox\/status\/1318889792906690562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 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 news in brief, October 22, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_N6rUJBLE9CU\" 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%2FN6rUJBLE9CU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N6rUJBLE9CU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-22T08:16:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_N6rUJBLE9CU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FN6rUJBLE9CU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 22, 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\/N6rUJBLE9CU\" 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%2FN6rUJBLE9CU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 22, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 458 Cities Exceeds 128,900 Over 128,900 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 Wednesday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 31,346, less than a fourth of the actual figure. Regime President Hassan Rouhani continued his lies today and said despite the sanctions \u201call supplies and purchases affiliated to the Health Ministry have been provided for. This consists of 90 trillion rials, of which 60 trillion have been payed for as of today and the remaining 30 trillion rials will be paid for in the coming weeks. This budget is allocated for the paychecks of physicians and nurses,\u201d he said on Wednesday. Iran: New Round of Strike by Oil and Gas Workers On Tuesday, October 20, workers at the Parsian natural-gas processing plant in Lamerd, Fars Province, went on strike for the fourth straight day. They have staged protests against poor living conditions, delayed wages, and inattention to their demands. Prior to this, these workers had also gone on strike for several weeks throughout August and September, along with workers at oil and gas and petrochemical processing plants. Also, on Tuesday, workers at the Razi Petrochemical company in Mahshahr went on strike for the third consecutive day. They are continuing their protest against delayed wages and discrimination between permanent employees and temporary wage earners when it comes to salaries and benefits. Afkari Brothers Remain Incommunicado After Navid\u2019s Execution Authorities have taken Afkari brothers, Habib and Vahid, to solitary confinement in a prison in southwestern Iran since early September to stifle their voices. The authorities have denied these brothers from visiting or calling their family, since their younger brother Navid Afkari was executed on September 12. Vahid and Habib Afkari were taken to solitary confinement in Prison in Shiraz on September 3 and 5, where they have been brutalized and tortured. 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 noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" 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 noreferrer\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, October 22, 2020, marks the 335<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 noreferrer\">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 noreferrer\">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 noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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-21-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 21<\/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: 9:30 AM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 458 Cities Exceeds 128,900 The People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":228292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[197,198,129,130,141,184],"class_list":{"0":"post-228285","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-mek-iran","11":"tag-ncri","12":"tag-iran","13":"tag-iran-protests","14":"tag-human-rights","15":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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