{"id":232881,"date":"2021-01-10T03:54:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T08:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=232881"},"modified":"2023-04-25T22:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:53:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-10-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 10, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences<\/h2>\n<h3>on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232890\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden.\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-09012021-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the coronavirus death toll in Iran is nearing 200,000, Khamenei says that import of vaccines from the U.S., U.K. and France is forbidden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condolences on the passing of courageous pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi after 42 years of steadfast struggle against the mullahs\u2019 religious tyranny. He was a brilliant model of drawing the lines with the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to underline Col. Mo\u2019ezzi\u2019s historic role as the standard bearer of the patriotic personnel of the Iranian Air Force who opposed both the Shah and the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my sincere condolences on the loss of the great Mojahed pilot, Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, to the NCRI President and members, to PMOI members and to the patriotic personnel of the Army.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291720543412225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi was the most prominent Iranian pilot and member of the National Council of Resistance of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. I extend my condolences and deepest sympathies to his family and relatives, and particularly to his daughter, Sara, and son, Amir, in Paris. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0639\u0642\u0627\u0628_\u062a\u06cc\u0632\u067e\u0631\u0648\u0627\u0632_\u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uYdS6wiG6N\">pic.twitter.com\/uYdS6wiG6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1348291738151084033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani confirms Khamenei\u2019s ban on Covid-19 vaccines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690\" src=\"https:\/\/imageen.mojahedin.org\/images\/2021\/1\/85613e8c-63d5-43b0-850f-52c0be3df0e6_690.jpg\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuNfhFlX00w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-10T14:25:42Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SuNfhFlX00w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran<\/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\/SuNfhFlX00w\" 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%2FSuNfhFlX00w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan Rouhani confirms on Covid-19 vaccine imports to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 9, 2021\u2014After Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei made it clear that he would be banning the import of approved Covid-19 vaccines into Iran, regime president Hassan Rouhani was quick to align himself with Khamenei\u2019s criminal policy and make it clear that he has no intention to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus across Iran. \u201cThere were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal,\u201d Rouhani claimed. Ironically, Rouhani had claimed on December 28: \u201cPeople can rest assured of the purchase of foreign vaccines is under way and the quality of the vaccines is being tested.\u201d And previously, he had blamed delays in purchasing vaccines on U.S. sanctions. But now he made it clear that there is no intention to purchase foreign vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Following Rouhani\u2019s remarks, Ali Rabiei, the government spokesperson, said, \u201cOur plan from the beginning was\u2026 not to import foreign vaccines.\u201d Hassan Rouhani&#039;s full text of the speech: There were vaccines available for us to import earlier. However, those were vaccines that they wanted to check on our people! There were some companies that suggested to us and our Health Ministry rightfully did not accept their proposal. Some countries did accept under certain conditions. That is not something we would like to talk about Therefore, the people should rest assured that they will not become subjects of experiments by vaccine manufacturers. The third issue is the rumors about the vaccine. Our broadcasting organization and our media must make efforts to counter these rumors that there are vaccines in this country or imported in that country, and the price of the vaccine is such in that place. The people should listen to the experts of the health ministry and the [Coronavirus] Garrison and the Task Force and not be deceived by people who are trying to take advantage of the situation.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another home destroyed by municipal agents\/security forces in Pakdasht, Tehran Province, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says &quot;You could have at least destroy my home in summer not in the cold of winter. Where can I take my wife and children in this cold?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBxkhAxd4b\">pic.twitter.com\/PBxkhAxd4b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348270519913750533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: Political prisoner on hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232911\" title=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg\" alt=\"Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Abolfazl-Ghassali-10012021-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghassali has been on a hunger strike in Evin prison since January 6 in order to demand his basic Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison over his social media activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three young men, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Iran&#8217;s Nov. 2019 protests<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Three young men, Ra&#39;d Hamdani, Ghasi Khasraji &amp; Sajjad Dabat, were sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for participating in Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> in the south-western city of Ahvaz.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/freepoliticalprisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#freepoliticalprisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuTv2UrZyd\">pic.twitter.com\/KuTv2UrZyd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1348263036566581248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porkar imprisoned for 12 years without one day of leave<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" src=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Ayyub-Porkar\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Ayyub Porker who is serving his term in exile in Shaiban Prison of Ahvaz, started his 13th year in prison this month. He has served his term without one day of furlough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ayyub Porkar was arrested in January 2009. Branch 26 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on the charge of Moharebeh (i.e. waging war on God) through collaboration with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) on November 28, 2009. His sentence was eventually commuted to 20 years in prison by the 36th Branch of the Appeals Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/09\/political-prisoner-ayyub-porkar-imprisoned-for-12-years-without-leave\/\" 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;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 478 Cities Exceeds 199,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232879\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09012021-696x397.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 Saturday, January 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities exceeds 199,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 48,771, Khorasan Razavi 13,515, Isfahan 12,470, Qom 7,775, Mazandaran 7,727, East Azerbaijan 7,597, Gilan 7,066, Fars 6,078, Alborz 5,185, Golestan 4,970, Kerman 4,396, Central Province 4,118, Semnan 2,975, Zanjan 2,100, and Qazvin 2,087.<\/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-199300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forced labor in Tabriz Prison drives female inmate to cut her wrist<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-215154\" title=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg\" alt=\"Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Inmates-of-Tabriz-Central-Prison-launch-a-protest-rally-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pressure of forced labor in Tabriz Prison drove one of the female inmates to cut her wrist. But prison authorities claimed that she had done so because of family problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Massoumeh Bahrami cut her wrist on Sunday, January 3, 2021, and was transferred to the prison\u2019s clinic. Ms. Bahrami, 28, is imprisoned on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/09\/forced-labor-in-tabriz-prison-drives-female-inmate-to-cut-her-wrist\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Khamenei bans Covid-19 vaccines, sets stage for a catastrophe<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232888\" title=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kamenei-banns-vaccine-09012021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the death toll of Iran\u2019s coronavirus outbreak is nearing 200,000, the regime continues to dither on purchasing Covid-19 vaccines and is poised on inflicting even more pain and damage on the country\u2019s population. On Friday, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered a televised address, in which he clearly stipulated his opposition to purchasing Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/ali-khamenei-iran-covid-19-vaccine-ban-20210109\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran<\/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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/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 Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232889\" title=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-09012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-09012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-two-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-8\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT16S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-09T21:23:50Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0NkfKYwKEf0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8<\/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\/0NkfKYwKEf0\" 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%2F0NkfKYwKEf0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Two Rallies and Strikes on January 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian workers and investors held a rally and a strike on Friday against corruption by officials in Iran. The protests were held by members of Shiraz Housing Cooperative and workers and employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Complex in the provinces of Fars and Khuzestan respectively. Although Fridays count as a weekend in Iran, these rallies were an indication that much of Iran\u2019s society can no longer endure economic pressure and will use any opportunity to vent their anger at the authorities. In their rallies, protesters complained over officials\u2019 oppressive and corrupt policies that have dragged the country to the brink of collapse.\"><\/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-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 9<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS Maryam Rajavi expressed her condolences on the passing of Col. 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