{"id":230036,"date":"2020-11-22T09:27:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T09:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230036"},"modified":"2023-02-14T23:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:53:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-22-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-november-22-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 22, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_230041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230041\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-coronavirus-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-230041\" title=\"Tehran-coronavirus-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-coronavirus-1-300x189.png\" alt=\"The number of coronavirus victims in Tehran is 40,021\" width=\"676\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-coronavirus-1-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tehran-coronavirus-1.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The number of coronavirus victims in Tehran is 40,021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Alireza Jafarzadeh Interview on NewsMax<\/h3>\n<p>Alireza Jafarzadeh was interviewed by Bob Sellers on NewsMax about the threat posed by the Iranian regime, the prospects for change in Iran and why in 2021, everyone should focus on the development in Iran as protests have been going on since late 2017 and people are chanting death to Khamenei and they want a free Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Alireza Jafarzadeh Interview on NewsMax 20 Nov 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_U5q8d7BVNMk\" 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%2FU5q8d7BVNMk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U5q8d7BVNMk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M12S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-11-20T23:32:57Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_U5q8d7BVNMk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FU5q8d7BVNMk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Alireza Jafarzadeh Interview on NewsMax 20 Nov 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\/U5q8d7BVNMk\" 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%2FU5q8d7BVNMk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Alireza Jafarzadeh Interview on NewsMax 20 Nov 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Alireza Jafarzadeh was interviewed by Bob Sellers on NewsMax about the threat posed by the Iranian regime, the prospects for change in Iran and why in 2021, everyone should focus on the development in Iran as protests have been going on since late 2017 and people are chanting death to Khamenei and they want a free Iran.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The authorities &amp; prison guards raided the ward where political prisoners are detained in the Central Prison of Urmia<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The authorities &amp; prison guards raided the ward where political prisoners are detained in the Central Prison of Urmia. They inspected the inmates, brutalized them, destroyed their belongings &amp;relocated them to a high security ward called, \u201cdormitory 10\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QaCbxQXnCU\">pic.twitter.com\/QaCbxQXnCU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1330516793794949122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 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>In the memory of Danielle Mitterrand<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230060\" title=\"Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020.jpg\" alt=\"Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Speech-at-the-Danielle-Mitterrand-Foundation-France-Liberts-22112020-1068x712.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We cannot forget that in 1984, when hundreds of members of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) were being executed by Khomeini on a daily basis, she appeared on the side of the Iranian Resistance&#8217;s Leader, Massoud Rajavi, in order to defend human rights in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>We cannot forget that in 1987, when Iranian refugees in France became victims of a deal and were expelled to Gabon, she visited their families who had launched a hunger strike, in order to show her support.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/in-the-memory-of-danielle-mitterrand\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A court in Mazandaran, sentenced a Bahai citizen to 1 year of prison<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A court in Mazandaran, N <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, sentenced a Bahai citizen to 1 year of prison. Ali Ahmadi was charged with &quot;spreading propaganda against the state&quot;.<br \/>The regime has been persecuting Bahais as a matter of state policy since it took power in 1979. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USM4h0U9Zw\">pic.twitter.com\/USM4h0U9Zw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1330470584774430722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 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: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 465 Cities Exceeds 162,800<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230032\" title=\"Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020\" width=\"660\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Coronavirus-death-toll-Nov-21-2020.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/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<\/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, November 21, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities had exceeded 162,800. The number of victims in Tehran is 40,021, Isfahan 9,195, Khuzestan 8,960, Lorestan 6,790, East Azerbaijan 6,194, Gilan 5,636, West Azerbaijan 5,634, Fars 4,477, Alborz 4,380, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,131, Hamedan 4,120, Golestan 4,076, Kermanshah 3,543, Central Province 3,128, Kerman 2,859, Yazd 2,837, North Khorasan 2,608, Semnan 2,434, Ilam 1,580, Khorasan South 1,461, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,280.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-465-cities-exceeds-162800\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 162,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 465 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z9bRwLyWxL\">https:\/\/t.co\/z9bRwLyWxL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DpMiKdntfY\">pic.twitter.com\/DpMiKdntfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1330253903905120258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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: New Wave of Arrests of MEK Families and Released Prisoners in Fear of an Uprising<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Prison-716x420-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224800\" title=\"Prison-716x420-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Prison-716x420-1-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-716x420-1\" width=\"668\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Prison-716x420-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Prison-716x420-1-696x408.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Prison-716x420-1.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On November 17, 2020, the Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) announced that on the eve of the anniversary of the November 2019 uprising, and in fear of escalating popular protests, the repressive forces arrested a large number of former political prisoners, as well as\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq<\/a>\u00a0(MEK) families. A number of them were summoned and threatened, refraining them from participating in any activities on the anniversary of the November uprising. The statement announced the arrest of released prisoners in Sanghar, Semnan, and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-new-wave-of-arrests-of-mek-families-and-released-prisoners-in-fear-of-an-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Iran: Opposition network marks first anniversary of November 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MEK-resistance-units-activities.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230037\" title=\"MEK-resistance-units-activities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MEK-resistance-units-activities-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"MEK-resistance-units-activities\" width=\"672\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MEK-resistance-units-activities-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MEK-resistance-units-activities.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In various cities, Resistance Units members installed images and posters of the 1,500 martyrs on walls and distributed handwritten slogans, handouts with slogans quoting Iranian Resistance leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/en\/massoudrajavi\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0and President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">NCRI<\/a>)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/c\/maryam-rajavi\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The MEK supporters and members of the Resistance Units also took to graffiti with anti-regime slogans in cities such as Tehran, Mashhad, Neyshabur, Karaj, Rasht, Varamin, Hamedan, Urmia, Sanandaj, and Khorramabad.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-activities-20201121\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>: <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Danielle Mitterrand rose up audaciously in defense of the rights of the Iranian people and Resistance in the most difficult times. This is something that will always be remembered in the history of the people of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Danielle Mitterrand rose up audaciously in defense of the rights of the Iranian people and Resistance in the most difficult times. This is something that will always be remembered in the history of the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDPjH2k3PY\">pic.twitter.com\/dDPjH2k3PY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1330263527752339456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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<p><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Fasa, Southwest <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Municipality authorities demolished the houses of an elderly couple in a village. Locals are heard shouting in protest.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fasa, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Municipality authorities demolished the houses of an elderly couple in a village. Locals are heard shouting in protest.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/41YearsOfMisery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#41YearsOfMisery<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2P52jn91G\">pic.twitter.com\/x2P52jn91G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1330245005143846913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/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, November 22, 2020, marks the 366th 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\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/the-names-of-17-additional-martyrs-of-the-november-2019-uprising-identified-currently-identities-of-828-martyrs-are-known\/\" rel=\"noopener\">828\u00a0<\/a>of the more than\u00a0<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>\u00a0by 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\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has 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-november-21-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 November 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: 10:00 PM CET Alireza Jafarzadeh Interview on NewsMax Alireza Jafarzadeh was interviewed by Bob Sellers on NewsMax [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":230041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[129,184,197,198],"class_list":["post-230036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-iran","tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","tag-mek-iran","tag-ncri"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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