{"id":232497,"date":"2021-01-02T04:07:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T09:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232497"},"modified":"2023-03-30T02:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T01:03:14","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_232502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232502\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232502\" title=\"Iran-gachsaran-01022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-gachsaran-01022021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-gachsaran-01022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-gachsaran-01022021.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-gachsaran-01022021-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-gachsaran-01022021-150x101.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gachsaran is a poor city in Iran &#8211; Girl, 13, commited suicide in Gachsaran on December 31<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran sentences<\/h2>\n<h3>2 people to public flogging for animal abuse in N Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-53405 size-full\" title=\"IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz.jpg\" alt=\"IRAN: Prisoner Flogged in Public in Ahvaz\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IRAN_Prisoner_Flogged_in_Public_in_Ahvaz-696x374.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two Iranians in the northern province of Gilan were sentenced to public flogging for animal abuse, state-run media reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a January 1 report, ISNA News Agency said the two were arrested after the Head of the Rezvanshahr Environment Department received calls reporting animal abuse in the northern city. \u201cThe perpetrators of the animal abuse were each sentenced to 74 lashes in public,\u201d Akbar Meighi, the Head of the Environment Department said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-sentences-2-people-to-public-flogging-for-animal-abuse-in-n-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Firefighters gathered today outside the Municipality of Isfahan to demand fair wages<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Firefighters gathered today outside the Municipality to demand fair wages and express their economic woes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnuebjY6v7\">pic.twitter.com\/jnuebjY6v7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1345408311320076295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Deputy Police Chief: break hands and legs of \u201cmachete wielders\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232529\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232529\" title=\"Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei.jpg\" alt=\"Deputy Chief of Police Qasem Rezaei\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Deputy-Chief-of-Police-Qasem-Rezaei-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Chief of Police Qasem Rezaei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Deputy Chief of Police ordered violence against people who were detained while wielding machetes, according to a video report by the state-run IRNA News Agency. The report showed the arrest of several so-called \u201ctroublemakers\u201d or \u201cthugs\u201d who were blindfolded and made to sit on the ground. \u201cIf you detain someone during a clash and I see him standing here unharmed, you have to answer as to why he is unharmed,\u201d Deputy Chief of Police Qasem Rezaei tells the police officers standing around him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-deputy-police-chief-break-hands-and-legs-of-machete-wielders\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran secretly executes three Sunni political prisoners<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232528\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232528\" title=\"Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners.jpg\" alt=\"Hamid Rastbala (left) and Mohammad Ali Arayesh\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-secretly-executes-three-Sunni-political-prisoners-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamid Rastbala (left) and Mohammad Ali Arayesh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three Sunni political prisoners Hamid Rastbala, Kabir Sa\u2019adat Jahani and Mohammad Ali Arayesh were executed on Thursday, December 31, in Vakilabad Prison of Mashhad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three Sunni political prisoners were transferred to an unknown location on Thursday, December 31, and were deprived of family visits before their execution. Their families and lawyers were not informed about the executions in advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/02\/iran-secretly-executes-three-sunni-political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 1:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the end of 2020, the Iranian regime has executed four prisoners in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz, S Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Four prisoners detained at Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz, south <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> were executed by the mullahs&#39; regime on Dec 24, 2020. video <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x1CjtG7bCL\">https:\/\/t.co\/x1CjtG7bCL<\/a><br \/>One, Jafar Zabi is executed after serving 10 years for a crime he committed at the age of 18&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZMIfWaDYvK\">pic.twitter.com\/ZMIfWaDYvK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1345275148530757633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Healthcare workers gathered today in Shiraz, SW Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shiraz, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Healthcare workers who were hired to aid hospitals during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> pandemic gathered today to demand their right to official work contracts. <br \/>&quot;We came to your aid in your time of need but you let us go in our time of need,&quot; their sign reads. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Z2rVJtxan\">pic.twitter.com\/7Z2rVJtxan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1345303034402844673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 195,500<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232471\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-01012021-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Friday, January 1, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities had exceeded 195,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 47,991, Isfahan 12,025, Qom 7,635, East Azerbaijan 7,507, Mazandaran 7,447, Fars 5,983, Alborz 5,125, Golestan 4,817, Hamedan 4,655, Kerman 4,297, Yazd 3,457, North Khorasan 3,008, Zanjan 2,050, and South Khorasan 1,826.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-478-cities-exceeds-195500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/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 195,500 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 478 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\/rknMMSXMZY\">https:\/\/t.co\/rknMMSXMZY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0lOdbwWRv\">pic.twitter.com\/y0lOdbwWRv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1345099409822924802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eurasiareview: Europe\u2019s Inaction Is Fueling Impunity In Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231198\" title=\"Iran-EU-relations-15122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-relations-15122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-EU-relations-15122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-relations-15122020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-relations-15122020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-relations-15122020-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-EU-relations-15122020-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran ended 2020 with an eleventh-hour execution of a child offender, sending the world a signal that the authorities there are in no mood to strike a reformist image as world powers deliberate on the future of nuclear-related sanctions on the regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On New Year\u2019s Eve, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was executed for an offence he allegedly committed when he was 16 years old. Rights group pointed out his conviction was based on a forced confession.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/01012021-europes-inaction-is-fueling-impunity-in-iran-oped\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Girl, 13, commits suicide in Gachsaran, Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Girl, 13, commits suicide in Gachsaran<br \/>A 13-year-old girl jumped off a bridge and died in Gachsaran on Thursday, Dec. 31. The Iranian Coroner\u2019s Office says 7% of annual suicides in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> are committed by teenagers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/odhwKJdeSw\">pic.twitter.com\/odhwKJdeSw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1345112903918231554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests Even on December 31 with at Least Five Rallies<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232501\" title=\"Iran-protests-02012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-02012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-02012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-02012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-02012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-02012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the last day of 2020, the Iranian people from different walks of life continued their protests against the regime\u2019s mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism. In this respect, in the span of 24 hours, various classes of Iran\u2019s society held at least five rallies and strikes, venting their ire against the corrupt officials and their destructive policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests Even on December 31 with at Least Five Rallies\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ChfDfQzttCM\" 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%2FChfDfQzttCM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ChfDfQzttCM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-01T21:45:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ChfDfQzttCM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FChfDfQzttCM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests Even on December 31 with at Least Five Rallies<\/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\/ChfDfQzttCM\" 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%2FChfDfQzttCM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests Even on December 31 with at Least Five Rallies\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On the last day of 2020, the Iranian people from different walks of life continued their protests against the regime\u2019s mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism. In this respect, in the span of 24 hours, various classes of Iran\u2019s society held at least five rallies and strikes, venting their ire against the corrupt officials and their destructive policies. These protests showed public hatred toward the entire regime, while citizens resort to their final approach to achieve their inherent rights. In recent months, officials from both factions of the regime frequently sounded alarm bells about public distrust and its hazardous consequences for the regime\u2019s survival.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, January 2, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, January 2, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Cx9TExVuCYY\" 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%2FCx9TExVuCYY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cx9TExVuCYY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-02T10:34:43Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Cx9TExVuCYY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCx9TExVuCYY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, January 2, 2021<\/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\/Cx9TExVuCYY\" 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%2FCx9TExVuCYY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, January 2, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 2, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 195,500 Over 195,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 478 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 Friday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 55,223 around a third of the actual figure. Hesitation, lies, and deception continue regarding the topic of Covid-19 vaccines. The spokesperson for the regime\u2019s Food and Drug Organization acknowledged there is no indication on when the vaccine will be imported, the purchased vaccines are not credible and the people of the countries where these vaccines are made have not used it themselves. \u201cThe exact date when the vaccine will be imported, and when the vaccination process will begin cannot be announced. Necessary measures will be taken considering the high volume of vaccine requested by countries across the globe,\u201d this official said on Friday. \u201c[The vaccine] needs to have approval in the source country and the people there need to be using it,\u201d the official continued, according to the regime\u2019s official IRNA news agency. Iran: Defiant Youth Target Two IRGC Centers in Sabzevar On Thursday, defiant youths in Sabzevar targeted two Revolutionary Guards mobilization centers in different parts of the city and set fire to their entrance. These centers have played a serious role in suppressing the youth and the people of Sabzevar. Locals welcomed the activities. Also, in Tehran, defiant youths torched the large banner of Qassem Soleimani, the now-eliminated murderer of the people of Iran and the region. 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