{"id":233628,"date":"2021-01-24T05:02:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T10:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=233628"},"modified":"2023-03-04T11:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T10:57:44","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_233638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-233638\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"poverty-in-Iran-24012021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-233638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021.jpg\" alt=\"More than 90 percent of Iran\u2019s labor community are in total poverty. The poverty line for a family of four in Iran has reached 100 million rials per month, but most workers earn no more than 30 million rials per month, a third of the minimum they need for living.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/poverty-in-Iran-24012021-696x463.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-233638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 90 percent of Iran\u2019s labor community are in total poverty. The poverty line for a family of four in Iran has reached 100 million rials per month, but most workers earn no more than 30 million rials per month, a third of the minimum they need for living.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s message to the courageous youths of Iranshahr in Iran<\/h2>\n<p>Today the Iranian regime&#8217;s security forces have attacked Baluch citizens over a few gasoline cans in Iranshahr, a city in Sistan and Baluchistan Province in Iran. 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\u067e\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u062f\u0641\u0627\u0639 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0646\u062f.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI sent a Twitter message to support the protesters and the youths of Iranshahr.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mullahs ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> are trying in vain to prevent the protests and uprising of the impoverished people of Baluchistan by executions, attacks and destruction of their mosques. These criminal actions will only fuel their anger and hatred of the regime.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1353465417159725056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Arab News: Iran\u2019s most celebrated fighter pilot Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi dies in Paris aged 83<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Colonel-Moezi\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colonel-Moezi.jpg\" alt=\"Colonel-Moezi\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colonel-Moezi.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colonel-Moezi-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Colonel-Moezi-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PARIS: Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi, one of the most celebrated pre-revolution Iranian pilots who piloted the Shah\u2019s final voyage out of Iran to Egypt and then Morocco amid the 1979 revolution, died on Jan. 10 at a hospital in Paris aged 83.<\/p>\n<p>His cause of death was leukemia, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p>Col. Behzad Mo\u2019ezzi served in the Iranian Air Force for almost a quarter-century. As a decorated pilot that had recorded the most flight hours at the time, he was chosen by the country\u2019s air force commander as the Shah\u2019s personal pilot.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1795216\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iranian regime&#8217;s forces attack Baluch citizens over a few gasoline cans<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 24 &#8211; Iranshahr, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Voice says security forces have attacked Baluch citizens over a few gasoline cans. <br \/>Reports say intelligence agents, the IRGC &amp; the police shot in the air and at residents who threw stones to defend themselves. No reports on casualties yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8uH4uDeWYO\">pic.twitter.com\/8uH4uDeWYO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1353360719446728706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Townhall: It\u2019s Time to Hold Iran Regime Leaders Accountable for \u2018Crime Against Humanity\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity.jpg\" alt=\"townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/townhall-its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity-696x378.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The preamble of the Rome Statute, a treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), says that all peoples are united by common bonds, forming a &#8220;delicate mosaic&#8221; that may be &#8220;shattered at any time.&#8221; It adds that there are grave crimes committed that &#8220;threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world.&#8221; Such crimes must not go unpunished and the impunity for the perpetrators must end so that further crimes can be prevented.<\/p>\n<p>According to Amnesty International, &#8220;certain crimes are so serious that they amount to an offence against the whole of humanity and therefore all states have a responsibility to bring those responsible to justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/alisafavi\/2021\/01\/24\/its-time-to-hold-iran-regime-leaders-accountable-for-crime-against-humanity-n2583562\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 2:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Four executions in Zahedan and Qom<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_221959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221959\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-public-execution\" class=\"wp-image-221959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-public-execution.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-public-execution\" width=\"800\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-public-execution.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-public-execution-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-public-execution-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Iran-public-execution-733x420.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Public execution in Iran &#8211; file photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Iranian regime has executed four prisoners. Three of them were executed on Wednesday, January 20, in Zahedan Central Prison and one other on Saturday morning, in Qom Central Prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to HRANA news agency, the three prisoners executed in Zahedan were identified as Abdul Ra\u2019uf Kabdani, Younes Jamshid Zehi and Shamsuddin Baji Zehi.<br \/>\nWith 255 executions in 2020, Iran continues to be the world\u2019s top executioner per capita.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Employees of Milad Hospital in Tehran continue their protest<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Sunday, employees of Milad Hospital in Tehran continued their protest for the second consecutive day, demanding their unpaid wages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">They chanted: \u201cLow income is not the right response to our sacrifice.\u201d As part of its inhumane coronavirus policy, the Iranian regime delays and in many cases denies health professionals from their rights and 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class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran \u2013 Coronavirus Fatalities in 478 Cities Surpass 205,400<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23012021-2-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Saturday, January 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 478 cities across Iran had surpassed 205,400. The number of victims in Tehran is 49,906, Isfahan 12,975, Lorestan 8,303, Mazandaran 8,222, Qom 7,980, West Azerbaijan 7,533, Gilan 7,296, Fars 6,227, Golestan 5,180, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,956, Hamedan 4,843, Kerman 4,544, Central Province 4,208, and Qazvin 2,177.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-478-cities-surpass-205400\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 205,400 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 478 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RK9tfWEQUk\">https:\/\/t.co\/RK9tfWEQUk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dmitAMFpOg\">pic.twitter.com\/dmitAMFpOg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1353077796172652544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">What\u2019s the price of the mullahs staying in power in Iran?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish.jpg\" alt=\"Poverty in Iran Leads Children to Search Through Rubbish\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Poverty-in-Iran-Leads-Children-to-Search-Through-Rubbish-696x449.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, the state-run Arman Daily wrote, \u201cMore than 90 percent of Iran\u2019s labor community are in total poverty, and with the current skyrocketing prices, they can\u2019t even procure their most basic needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This simple sentence perfectly depicts the tragic state of Iran\u2019s society and the hell that the ruling mullahs have broken loose on the country\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to some regime authorities, the poverty line for a family of four in Iran has reached 100 million rials per month. To put that in perspective, most workers earn no more than 30 million rials per month, a third of the minimum they need for living. This is the true meaning of absolute poverty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-poverty-corruption-unemployment-20210123\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political activist Yousef Kari in dire health conditions after 7 days of hunger strike<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Political-activist-Yousef-Kari\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-233636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-activist-Yousef-Kari.jpg\" alt=\"Political-activist-Yousef-Kari\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-activist-Yousef-Kari.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-activist-Yousef-Kari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-activist-Yousef-Kari-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-activist-Yousef-Kari-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Political activist Yousef Kari was transferred to the dispensary of the Prison of Ardabil on the seventh day of his hunger strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mr. Kari protested the insults and foul language used by the prison\u2019s observer assistant prosecutor against him by going on hunger strike. Violation of the rights of political prisoners as well as his segregation and transfer to the quarantine ward are also among his demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the night of January 18, he was taken to the prison\u2019s dispensary as his blood pressure fell to 9 and his pulse was 150. He was on the third day of his dry hunger strike. He had rejected food for seven days, overall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/23\/political-activist-yousef-kari-in-dire-health-conditions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Special Guards\u2019 Unit of Central Prison of Urmia maneuvers to terrorize inmates<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Prison-Guards-Attack-Inmates-in-Urmia-Prison-1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The special guards\u2019 unit of the Central Prison of Urmia went on rampage to terrorize the prisoners detained in this prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Thursday, January 21, 2021, the special guards\u2019 unit of the Central Prison of Urmia held a maneuver with all its equipment to create an atmosphere of fear and terror among inmates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The special guards\u2019 unit entered the courtyard, banging their batons on their shields, creating an ear-splitting noise while shouting their chants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/23\/special-guards-unit-of-central-prison-of-urmia-terrorize-inmates\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A prisoner was executed at the central prison of Zahedan<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A prisoner identified as Abdulrauf Kabdani was executed on drug related charges on Jan. 20 at the central prison of Zahedan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>With 255 executions in 2020, Iran continues to hold one of the world\u2019s top records in the use of the death penalty. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MC6nBWmbIp\">pic.twitter.com\/MC6nBWmbIp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1353099350243737603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 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\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" 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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-23-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 23<\/strong><strong>, 2021<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:30 PM CET Maryam Rajavi&rsquo;s message to the courageous youths of Iranshahr in Iran Today the Iranian [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":233638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[197,198,129,130,141],"class_list":{"0":"post-233628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-mek-iran","9":"tag-ncri","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-iran-protests","12":"tag-human-rights"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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