{"id":229754,"date":"2020-11-17T08:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T08:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=229754"},"modified":"2023-02-15T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:38:15","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Behbahan is a city in Khuzestan Province, Iran. In November 2019, Behbahan was one of the 200 Iranian cities which its people rose up against the Iranian regime. Many of them who went out on November protests lost their lives. Today the youth in Behbahan celebrate the first anniversary of those martyrs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regime affiliated inmates rape young prisoner with impunity in SW Iran<\/h2>\n
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Adelabad prison in Shiraz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three inmates affiliated with prison guards raped a 22-year-old prisoner in Shiraz\u2019s Adel Abad Prison in southwestern Iran.<\/p>\n

An informed source told Javaneha website that the 22-year-old was gang raped by three older inmates, elements of the prison\u2019s Intelligence Protection agency. The source, who asked that the raped prisoner remain anonymous said the young man has been detained for four months in the prison\u2019s section 11 for getting into a fight.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Employees of the Ramin Power Station protest<\/h3>\n

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Employees of the Ramin Power Station in Ahvaz, gathered today to demand their unpaid wages.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Employees of the Khuzestan Rural Water and Sewage Co. protest<\/h3>\n

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Employees of the Khuzestan Rural Water and Sewage Co. gathered outside the company building today to demand 5 months of their delayed paychecks and benefits.<\/p>\n

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NetBlocks: Partial internet disruption registered in Iran on first anniversary of Iran’s November protests<\/h3>\n

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Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory confirm a partial disruption to internet service in Iran between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. local time (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. UTC) on Monday, 16 November 2020.<\/p>\n

Metrics show an anomalous three-hour period of reduction in connection quality and speed impacting multiple networks, corroborating user reports of issues accessing international services, including VPN services.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Christian convert received 80 lashes for drinking communion wine<\/h3>\n
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#Iranian<\/a> Christian convert Zaman Fadaei received 80 lashes for drinking communion wine.
The brutal flogging sentence was carried out despite international condemnation of the recent flogging of another Christian convert Youhan Omidi on the same charges. https:\/\/t.co\/IEliF27oBu<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9mW4yxH4fO<\/a><\/p>\n

— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) November 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n