{"id":232427,"date":"2021-01-01T04:33:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T09:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232427"},"modified":"2023-04-25T23:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:26:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-1-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-1-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 1, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katak Bozorg village near Andika city, Khuzestan province, SW Iran. The poor workers of the Rural Water and Sewerage Department in the city of Andika still protest delayed paychecks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coronavirus Disaster in Iran<\/h2>\n

the Staggering Number of Victims in 478 Cities Exceeds 194,400<\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced this afternoon, December 30, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities had exceeded 194,400. The number of victims in Tehran is 47,761, Isfahan 11,865, Qom 7,595, Mazandaran 7,377, Fars 5,950, Alborz 5,105, Golestan 4,797, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,741, Hamedan 4,635, Kerman 4,227, Kurdistan 3,336, Semnan\u00a02,939, Hormozgan 2,045, Zanjan 2,030, Ilam 2,005, Bushehr 1,944, and in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,525.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Regime Ends 2020 by Hanging a Juvenile Offender<\/h3>\n

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At dawn on Thursday, December 31, 2020, the Iranian regime committed another crime by hanging a juvenile offender. Authorities executed Mohammad Hassan Rezaei at the Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht, Gilan province in the north of Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Rezaii had been taken to solitary confinement once before last year to prepare for execution. But the implementation of his verdict was postponed. He was taken for execution again, two weeks ago, but the implementation of the verdict was postponed, and he was returned to the ward,\u201d the Iran Human Rights Monitor reported.<\/p>\n

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Mohammad Mohaddessin: Urgent call for saving lives of death row inmates in Iran<\/h3>\n

Mohammad Mohaddessin, the Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran condemned the execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee and urged for an urgent call for saving lives of death row inmates in Iran, especially juveniles. He demanded prosecuting of the regime’s officials.<\/p>\n

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Execution of Mohammad Hassan Rezaie, arrested at the age of 16, after 13 years in jail shows the appalling nature of #Iran<\/a>\u2019s regime. #Urgent<\/a> call for saving lives of death row inmates in Iran\u2014especially juveniles\u2014and prosecuting regime officials.https:\/\/t.co\/lJzxfReoOt<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) December 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n