{"id":232538,"date":"2021-01-03T04:08:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T09:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232538"},"modified":"2023-04-19T22:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:15:24","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 3, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_232546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232546\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232546\" title=\"Iran-nurses-protest-03012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021.jpg\" alt=\"Nurses of Kousar hospital in Shiraz (Iran) hold a rally demanding their overdue wages\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-nurses-protest-03012021-696x388.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nurses of Kousar hospital in Shiraz (Iran) hold a rally demanding their overdue wages<\/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><strong>UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A clip that shows two of the political prisoners<\/h2>\n<h3>that were hanged this morning at dawn in Zahedan Prison<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 brutally tortured Baluch political prisoners were hanged at dawn in Zahedan Prison, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. The 2 on the right are Hassan Dehvari &amp; Elias Qalandarzehi, both fathers, who were hanged because their families are members of dissident groups. Omid Mahmoudzehi was also hanged today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GB6RuEszOV\">pic.twitter.com\/GB6RuEszOV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1345687418821873665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Nurses and employees at the Yazd Medical Sciences University gathered today<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yazd, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Nurses and employees at the Yazd Medical Sciences University gathered today to demand better pay. They say they are discriminated against and want to be officially hired. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZGOSf5Yta\">pic.twitter.com\/FZGOSf5Yta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1345760657036218371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Three political prisoners were executed this morning in Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232550\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232550\" title=\"Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021.jpg\" alt=\"Elias Qalandarzehi (left) and Hassan Dehvari\" width=\"800\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-3rd-of-january-03012021-696x373.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elias Qalandarzehi (left) and Hassan Dehvari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The criminal death sentences of Hassan Dehvari, Elias Qalandarzehi and Omid Mahmoudzehi were carried out in Zahedan Prison, south-east Iran, this morning, January 3rd.<\/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 196,000<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-002012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-002012021.jpg\" \/><\/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 Saturday, January 2, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities across Iran had exceeded 196,000. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,091, Khorasan Razavi 13,305, Isfahan 12,095, Khuzestan 9,915, Lorestan 7,898, Mazandaran 7,477, West Azerbaijan 7,293, Gilan 6,951, Fars 5,998, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,761, Kerman 4,313, Kurdistan 3,356, Semnan 2,954, Ardabil 2,407, Ilam 2,020, and Bushehr 1,979.<\/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-196000\/\" 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 196,000 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\/iM7DmvfltA\">https:\/\/t.co\/iM7DmvfltA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/riLy16kPn6\">pic.twitter.com\/riLy16kPn6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1345475452459130880?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>Hadi Hosseini Mirak, 26, was executed in the Central Prison of Ardabil on December 27, 2020<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doctors prescribed that Hadi Hosseini Mirak, rests for two weeks, but one day after his discharge from hospital, his death sentence was carried out on the order of the prison warden. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQDDQYHg2U\">pic.twitter.com\/WQDDQYHg2U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1345469121438363648?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;\">No news on Golrokh Iraee 20 days past her forcible transfer to Evin<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232539\" title=\"no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin.jpg\" alt=\"no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/no-news-on-Golrokh-Iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-Evin-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 20 days since her forcible transfer to Ward 2A of Evin Prison, her family have no news on Golrokh Iraee and her conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Golrokh Iraee\u2019s family are extremely worried about her health and the possibility of fabrication of a new case against her. As a result, her mother suffered a nervous attack and is presently hospitalized. Golrokh Iraee has not had any contacts or visits with her family since she was taken to the IRGC Intelligence detention center at Ward 2A in Evin Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/02\/no-news-on-golrokh-iraee-20-days-past-her-forcible-transfer-to-evin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve Execution Underscores Rejection of Human Rights Principles<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231547\" title=\"execution-in-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran.jpg\" alt=\"execution-in-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/execution-in-iran-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement condemning the execution, earlier that same day, of a juvenile offender in the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The incident stood out as a late addition to the country\u2019s catalogue of human rights abuses for the year 2020. Three other juvenile offenders had been executed by the Iranian judiciary earlier in the year, and Thursday\u2019s case seemed to reaffirm the clerical regime\u2019s rejection of foreign criticisms of this practice and of other widely reported irregularities in Iranian jurisprudence.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/irans-new-years-eve-execution-underscores-rejection-of-human-rights-principles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s regime is depriving the people of bread<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232541\" title=\"Iran-poverty-03012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-poverty-03012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-poverty-03012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-poverty-03012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-poverty-03012021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-poverty-03012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through four decades of destructive policies, warmongering, and corruption, Iran\u2019s regime has destroyed the country&#8217;s economy and people&#8217;s livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>While this regime has pushed the people into poverty and misery by stealing public wealth and squandering national assets on nefarious projects, it continues to plunge its hands deeper into the people\u2019s pockets every day under various pretext to steal what little is left of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-bread-prices-increasing-20210102\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>State Security Forces destroyed the stalls of some 100 fruit vendors in Ahvaz, SW Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The State Security Force and Municipality agents of Ahvaz used loaders to destroy the stalls of some 100 fruit vendors at dawn on Friday, January 1, 2021. Some vendors were brutalized and arrested, their cellphones confiscated.<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\/lMkZLXGm9o\">pic.twitter.com\/lMkZLXGm9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1345469363818795009?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>Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes During Two Days<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232544\" title=\"Iran-protests-03012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-03012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-03012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-03012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-03012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-03012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian people began 2021 with protests and rallies for their inherent rights, of which they have been deprived by the theocratic regime. In this respect, Iranian citizens held at least two rallies in different cities to express their ire against officials\u2019 plundering and profiteering policies.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-five-rallies-and-strikes-during-two-days\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes During Two days\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Ir0fMpFqlsg\" 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%2FIr0fMpFqlsg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ir0fMpFqlsg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-02T19:52:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Ir0fMpFqlsg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIr0fMpFqlsg%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes During Two days<\/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\/Ir0fMpFqlsg\" 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%2FIr0fMpFqlsg%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes During Two days\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The Iranian people began 2021 with protests and rallies for their inherent rights, of which they have been deprived by the theocratic regime. In this respect, Iranian citizens held at least two rallies in different cities to express their ire against officials\u2019 plundering and profiteering policies. While the mullahs squander national resources on aggressive and oppressive measures, Iranians once again came onto the streets to force the regime to recognize their fundamental rights. On January 1, people from different classes showed they cannot tolerate the regime\u2019s mismanagement and see protests as the sole means to achieve their basic rights. Furthermore, we obtained new reports about Iranians\u2019 three protests on December 31.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-2-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 2<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 5:30 PM CET A clip that shows two of the political prisoners that were hanged this morning [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":232546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[141,184,197,198,129,130],"class_list":["post-232538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-iran-news-in-brief-news","tag-human-rights","tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","tag-mek-iran","tag-ncri","tag-iran","tag-iran-protests"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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