{"id":228643,"date":"2020-10-28T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T08:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=228643"},"modified":"2023-04-10T20:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T19:24:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karaj is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran. Qezel Hesar (Ghezel Hesar) prison, the largest state prison in Iran, is situed in Karaj. Reports from inside Iran indicate that a wave of arrests over the past month has increased the already large number of prisoners in this prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran politicians warn of new anti-government protests<\/h2>\n

popular discontent<\/h3>\n
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November 2019 Protests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Politicians from both political factions in Iran warned of widespread discontent and the possibility of a fresh round of anti-government protests in Iran.<\/p>\n

A politician from the so-called \u201creformist\u201d faction warned today that popular discontent had increased since November 2019, when thousands of Iranians took to the streets in anti-government protests. His remarks came one day after a hardline politician said if not for the brutal crackdown against protesters in 2019, the regime would have been taken down.<\/p>\n

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Iran judiciary backs regime vigilante\u2019s street harassment of civilians<\/h3>\n

\"Enjoining-good-and-forbidding-wrong-28102020\"<\/p>\n

A judicial branch in northern Iran has been established to support regime affiliated vigilante groups tasked with giving notices to civilians who do not conform to the regime\u2019s \u201cmoral\u201d laws. The Gilan Head of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong Headquarters, Sajad Sarfaraz said the groups, made up of Basij forces, would be \u201csupported by the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Political prisoner Maryam Banou Nassiri has been transferred to Qarchak Prison<\/h3>\n
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Political prisoner Maryam Banou Nassiri has been transferred to Qarchak Prison, after her interrogations were completed.
She's charged w\/ \u201ccollaboration with opposition organization.\u201d
She is 62, is a lawyer with 4children. She was imprisoned for 3yrs in 1980s for supporting PMOI<\/p>\n

— Women's Committee NCRI (@womenncri) October 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n