{"id":232814,"date":"2021-01-09T03:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T08:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232814"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:49:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232836\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-need-for-vaccine-08012021-696x361.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\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: 4:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHO&#8217;s emergencies director Michael Ryan<\/h2>\n<h3>Let us not politicise this vaccine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232864\" title=\"screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46.jpg\" alt=\"screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46\" width=\"800\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-696x517.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/screencapture-news-yahoo-iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281-html-2021-01-09-16_14_46-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s supreme leader on Friday banned the import of American and British-produced vaccines against Covid-19, saying they were &#8220;completely untrustworthy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Responding to Khamenei&#8217;s move, the World Health Organization&#8217;s emergencies director Michael Ryan stressed that the world body had made repeated calls to &#8220;not politicise this virus&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Please, let us not politicise this vaccine either,&#8221; he said at a news conference in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/iran-leader-bans-import-us-134933281.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Annual 2020 Iran protests report<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225447 size-full\" title=\"Iran_Protests_07092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, protests,\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iran_Protests_07092020-1-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were 4,482 recorded Iran protests in 2020 with an average of 373 protests a month, according to sources affiliated with the Iranian Resistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests were held despite of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the regime\u2019s brutal crackdown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/annual-2020-iran-protests-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Day Bank&#8221; investors protest outside the main branch of the bank<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 9 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>&quot;Day Bank&quot; investors gathered today outside the main branch of the bank and the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs to demand their lost savings and their economic rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kh9HhPMpyG\">pic.twitter.com\/Kh9HhPMpyG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1347869227106103297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 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;\">What Does Assadollah Assadi\u2019s Trial Mean for Justice?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232309\" title=\"Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iranian-diplomat-terrorist-assadi-31122020-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Belgian court is expected to sentence Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi on charges of terrorism on January 22, following a historic trial where he became the first diplomat tried for terrorism in Europe, even though he is far from the first to have undertaken such acts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The prosecution has laid out that, at the behest of the highest-ranking members of the Iranian regime, Assadi, a diplomat at the Iranian embassy in Vienna, trafficked explosives into Europe in his diplomatic luggage and hand-delivered them in Luxembourg to two terrorists he hired. The plan is that these two would set off the bomb at an opposition gathering in Paris, attended by 100,000 people, including hundreds of dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/what-does-assadollah-assadis-trial-mean-for-justice\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than a month since the arrest of Nazanin Mohammad Nejad, she is still confined in solitary<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than a month since the arrest of Nazanin Mohammad Nejad, she is still confined in solitary at Ward 2A of Evin. Her sister, Elham, posted a video on Jan. 8, saying despite repeated inquiries, their family were not able to visit her or find out the reason for her arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kcErtCAqw\">pic.twitter.com\/4kcErtCAqw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1347648463908040706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 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;\">International Policy Digest: Grounds for Optimism as Justice and Accountability Take Priority in Dealing with Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232862\" title=\"intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/intpolicydigest-Iran-1988-massacre-09012021-696x454.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As an Irish-Iranian, I am delighted to be entering 2021 with a renewed sense of hope regarding the future of European policy towards my homeland. For most of my life, I have watched with dismay as Western leaders have allowed the Iranian regime to get away with murder \u2013 sometimes literally. But now justice is coming to at least two agents of the Iranian regime, and this could very well set the stage for broader campaigns of accountability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/intpolicydigest.org\/2021\/01\/09\/grounds-for-optimism-as-justice-and-accountability-take-priority-in-dealing-with-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: Khamenei\u2019s ban on the purchase of the vaccine for Coronavirus is deliberate massacre of the people of Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232825\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Maryam-Rajavi-COVID-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-Khamenei-Iran-1068x712.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Having access to vaccines is an inalienable right of the people of Iran.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, but Khamenei said today that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden. By causing huge human casualties, he seeks to fend off popular uprisings. The Coronavirus is an ally of criminal Khamenei against the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Red Crescent announced that the import of 150,000 Pfizer\/BioNtech vaccines had been banned. This costs people\u2019s lives and is a deliberate massacre of the people. Having access to vaccines is an inalienable right of the sick and the Iranian people. Rise up and stand up to Khamenei\u2019s criminal measure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-covid-19-vaccines-crime-against-humanity-khamenei-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coronavirus Disaster in Iran: The Staggering Number of Deaths in 478 Cities Had Exceeded 198,900<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232833\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-08012021-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Friday, January 8, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities had exceeded 198,900. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,681, Khorasan Razavi 13,475, Isfahan 12,440, Khuzestan 10,005, Lorestan 8,048, Mazandaran 7,692, West Azerbaijan 7,363, Golestan 4,950, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,821, Kerman 4,384, Yazd 3,532, Kurdistan 3,396, Ardabil 2,452, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,454.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader banning lifesaving COVID-19 to millions of people in Iran is in step with the Iranian authorities&#8217; decades-long contempt for human rights<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran&#39;s Supreme Leader banning lifesaving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> vaccines from the UK and US to millions of people in Iran is in step with the Iranian authorities&#39; decades-long contempt for human rights, including the right to life and health. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6hiVy5edF\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y6hiVy5edF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hlq6l8VfwP\">pic.twitter.com\/Hlq6l8VfwP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1347602095436922880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 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;\">Don\u2019t be fooled by Khamenei\u2019s COVID-19 conspiracy theories<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228575\" title=\"Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_Rouhani_27102020-696x452.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Leader of the Iranian regime banned the import of COVID-19 vaccines made by the US and UK in a televised speech today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf the US and Pfizer can make vaccines, they should use it themselves to prevent so many of their deaths,\u201d Ali Khamenei said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s Supreme Leader called these vaccines \u201cuntrustworthy\u201d adding that the US and UK wanted to \u201ctest their vaccines on other nations\u201d. He also endorsed the so-called \u201cIran made\u201d vaccine that was supposedly tested on volunteers last week. Khamenei called this vaccine \u201cthe country\u2019s pride\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/dont-be-fooled-by-khameneis-covid-19-conspiracy-theories\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Gholam Hossein Kalbi starts 21st year in prison<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232826\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232826\" title=\"Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian political prisoner Gholam Hossein Kalbi Iranian political prisoner Gholam Hossein Kalbi\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Gholam-Hossein-Kalbi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian political prisoner Gholam Hossein Kalbi<br \/>Iranian political prisoner Gholam Hossein Kalbi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of Iran\u2019s longest-serving political prisoners Gholam Hossein Kalbi started the 21st year of his life imprisonment sentence in Sheiban Prison of Ahvaz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The authorities have not granted him any prison leave in the past 20 years, despite his serious medical issues that require treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gholam Hossein Kalbi was arrested in the city Dezful in January 2001 for being a member of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/08\/iranian-political-prisoner-gholam-hossein-kalbi-starts-21st-year-in-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Iranian labor activists were summoned to a Karaj Court Branch<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> labor activists Alireza Saghafi &amp; Haleh Safarzadeh were summoned to a Karaj Court Branch to start serving their sentences. Last year, the Revolutionary Court of Karaj sentenced them each to 1 year in prison. The verdicts were upheld upon appeal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9urAuX5BJR\">pic.twitter.com\/9urAuX5BJR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1347649972750188549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Modern Diplomacy: The Army of the Hungry, the potent force of change in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232821\" title=\"Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021.jpg\" alt=\"Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Modern-Diplomacy-Iran-protests-08012021-696x331.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The wall of mistrust between the people and the rulers of Iran is growing ever higher. Contributing factors to this widening gap are too many to mention, but they include: State embezzlement, bribery, social unemployment, unbridled inflation, the display of the luxurious lives of the elites, and most importantly, the dissolution of the middle class, along with ever-increasing poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u201cArmy of the Hungry\u201d stands ready to revolt at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/moderndiplomacy.eu\/2021\/01\/08\/the-army-of-the-hungry-the-potent-force-of-change-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly five million more students deprived of education<\/h3>\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>\u2014Nearly five million more students deprived of education <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wa0u964eNY\">pic.twitter.com\/Wa0u964eNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1347622097225359360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 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;\">Latest Iranian hostage-taking should prompt a firm response from all of Europe<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232824\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232824\" title=\"Iran-south-korean-vessel-08012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-south-korean-vessel-08012021.jpg\" alt=\" The Iranian regime's military forces seize a South Korean Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-south-korean-vessel-08012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-south-korean-vessel-08012021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-south-korean-vessel-08012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>The Iranian regime&#8217;s military forces seize a South Korean Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, the Iranian regime seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Although authorities attempted to explain the incident as involving illegal pollution of Iranian waters, the regime quickly came under suspicion for trying to use the tanker and its crew as bargaining chips in scheduled discussions with a South Korean envoy regarding the potential release of seven billion dollars in Iranian assets that remain frozen because of potential U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-south-korea-tanker-hostage-taking-20210108\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMEK is determined to sacrifice everything for people\u201d &#8211; Resistance Units<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&ldquo;MEK is determined to sacrifice everything for people&rdquo; Resistance Units\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_4hxs2lDP1X4\" 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%2F4hxs2lDP1X4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hxs2lDP1X4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M21S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-07T11:59:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_4hxs2lDP1X4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F4hxs2lDP1X4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u201cMEK is determined to sacrifice everything for people\u201d Resistance Units<\/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\/4hxs2lDP1X4\" 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%2F4hxs2lDP1X4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&ldquo;MEK is determined to sacrifice everything for people&rdquo; Resistance Units\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units In Tehran, Isfahan, Karaj, Saravan, Borujerd, Khorramabad and Shahroud supporters of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized courageous activities echoing Iranian people\u2019s desire for regime change. They wrote: Tehran\u2014 \u201cMEK is determined to sacrifice everything for people\u201d Isfahan\u2014 \u201cIn the struggle for destiny write: either death or freedom\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cThe people will revolt, rebels make victory\u201d Karaj\u2014 \u201cDestiny will be written by Iran\u2019s brave generation with sacrifices\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs are afraid of our determination\u201d Saravan\u2014 \u201cHail to Rajavi\u201d Saravan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d Borujerd\u2014 Khorramabad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d Shahroud\u2014 \u201cCommemorating the anniversary of the 2018 nationwide uprising\u201d Tehran\u2014 \u201cWe only seek freedom of speech and freedom. This is our desire\u201d Tehran\u2014 Images of Soleimani\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 7<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232830\" title=\"Iran-protests-08012021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-08012021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-08012021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-08012021-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-08012021-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-08012021-1-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 7, Iranian citizens from different walks of life held rallies and strikes to achieve their inherent rights. During their protests, the people openly blamed the regime\u2019s profiteering and plundering policies, which bring more poverty and misery for the people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 7\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_heU_jNMUKzo\" 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%2FheU_jNMUKzo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heU_jNMUKzo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T15:32:12Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_heU_jNMUKzo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FheU_jNMUKzo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 7<\/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\/heU_jNMUKzo\" 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%2FheU_jNMUKzo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on January 7\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On January 7, Iranian citizens from different walks of life held rallies and strikes to achieve their inherent rights. During their protests, the people openly blamed the regime\u2019s profiteering and plundering policies, which bring more poverty and misery for the people. In this respect, preschool educators, unemployed youths, families of Ukrainian airliner\u2019s victims and livestock farmers held at least four rallies.\"><\/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-8-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 8<\/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: 4:00 PM CET WHO&rsquo;s emergencies director Michael Ryan Let us not politicise this vaccine Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":232836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[141,197,198,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-232814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-human-rights","10":"tag-mek-iran","11":"tag-ncri","12":"tag-iran"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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