{"id":234078,"date":"2021-01-29T04:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=234078"},"modified":"2023-03-28T17:20:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:20:50","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_234093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234093\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234093\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021.jpg\" alt=\"Despite the catastrophic living conditions of the Iranian people due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Iranian regime continues to refuse to purchase a valid vaccine. A member of Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce criticized the regime\u2019s decision to import Russian vaccines and said it was \u201cunfortunate\u201d for the people of Iran.\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-pandemic-29012021-696x453.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Despite the catastrophic living conditions of the Iranian people due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Iranian regime continues to refuse to purchase a valid vaccine. A member of Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce criticized the regime\u2019s decision to import Russian vaccines and said it was \u201cunfortunate\u201d for the people of Iran.<\/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: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Arab News<\/h2>\n<h3>Former MEPs slam Iran\u2019s terror campaign across Europe<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234131\" title=\"Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021.jpg\" alt=\"Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Arab-news-Iran-terrorism-29012021-696x586.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A group of former Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have slammed Iran for its campaign of terror across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>A cross-party panel of former European policymakers and experts on Tehran\u2019s use of terrorism criticized the regime for using intelligence assets as terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The panel, hosted by the International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), gathered amid a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the EU, with an Iranian diplomat currently on trial for planning to bomb an anti-Tehran rally in Paris.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1800211\/middle-east\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former MEPs slam <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s terror campaign across Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0edo7JgvCf\">https:\/\/t.co\/0edo7JgvCf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalCRL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlobalCRL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UANI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rod_gian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rod_gian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMBrodsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JasonMBrodsky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GabrieleCarrer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GabrieleCarrer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guidoolimpio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@guidoolimpio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NirensteinF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NirensteinF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zamparutti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@zamparutti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PolimenoBottai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PolimenoBottai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giulio Terzi (@GiulioTerzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiulioTerzi\/status\/1355096886663913473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 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: 7:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights &#8220;strongly&#8221; condemns the series of executions \u2013 at least 28 \u2013 since mid-December<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: We strongly condemn the series of executions \u2013 at least 28 \u2013 since mid-December, including of people from minority groups. We urge the authorities to halt the imminent execution of Javid Dehghan, to review his and other death penalty cases in line with human rights law.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights\/status\/1355121312453300225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes on January 28<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234128\" title=\"Iran-protests-28012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-28012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-28012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-28012021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-28012021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-protests-28012021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, January 28, Iranian citizens from different walks of life held at least five rallies and strikes in various cities. They protested the regime\u2019s irresponsible and profiteering policies, which have led people\u2019s lives into enormous dilemmas in different fields.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes on January 28\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_RXAClSYum4U\" 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%2FRXAClSYum4U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXAClSYum4U\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-29T17:16:14Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_RXAClSYum4U\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRXAClSYum4U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes on January 28<\/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\/RXAClSYum4U\" 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%2FRXAClSYum4U%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Five Rallies and Strikes on January 28\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Thursday, January 28, Iranian citizens from different walks of life held at least five rallies and strikes in various cities. They protested the regime\u2019s irresponsible and profiteering policies, which have led people\u2019s lives into enormous dilemmas in different fields. Creditors, vendors, bus drivers, students, and teachers organized Thursday\u2019s protests. In their rallies, citizens vent their anger at the regime and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) to plunder their properties or fail to provide necessities. \u201cFor God\u2019s sake, someone come and help us\u2026 We are toiler citizens,\u201d said a female teacher whose money has been stolen by government-backed institutions in Lorestan province.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-five-rallies-and-strikes-on-january-28\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran Has No Plans to Import COVID Vaccine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231611\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020.jpeg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-21122020-696x392.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Various Iranian officials are now admitting \u2013 following the ban by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on importing the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines earlier this month \u2013 that the regime doesn\u2019t plan on bringing in any vaccine that is approved by the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,\u201d said Khamenei on January 8.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/iran-has-no-plans-to-import-covid-vaccine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 12:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Suicide of two teenage girls<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-220987\" title=\"Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Three-young-women-commit-suicide-to-escape-forced-marriage-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News from Iran indicate that two 13 years old girls committed suicide in Dezful, southwest Iran. Their family members said the cause of their suicide was being expelled from school. Iran under the mullahs\u2019 regime has one of the highest rates of suicides in the world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: More Than 207,800 Deaths From Coronavirus in 478 Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234067\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-update-28012021-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on January 28, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 478 cities in Iran had surpassed 207,800.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The death toll in the provinces are as follows: Tehran 50,316, Khorasan-Razavi 14,055, Isfahan 13,175, Khuzestan 10,355, Mazandaran 8,432, Lorestan 8,403, East Azerbaijan 7,913, West Azerbaijan 7,643, Fars 6,292, Golestan 5,290, Hamedan 4,888, Kurdistan 3,561, Qazvin 2,214, Hormozgan 2,175, and Bushehr 2,089.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-more-than-207800-deaths-from-coronavirus-in-478-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Member of Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce criticizes regime\u2019s decision to use Russian vaccine<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234090\" title=\"russian-vaccine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/russian-vaccine.jpg\" alt=\"russian-vaccine\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/russian-vaccine.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/russian-vaccine-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/russian-vaccine-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/russian-vaccine-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A member of Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Taskforce criticized the regime\u2019s decision to import Russian vaccines and said it was \u201cunfortunate\u201d for the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This came after Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on January 25 that the country hoped to begin purchases of the Gam-COVID-Vac, trade-named Sputnik V, and start joint production of the shot \u201cin the near future\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/member-of-irans-covid-19-taskforce-criticizes-regimes-decision-to-use-russian-vaccine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC announces formation of 300 new groups of \u201creligious\u201d patrols in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234089\" title=\"IRGC-patrols-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1.jpg\" alt=\"IRGC-patrols-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IRGC-patrols-1-696x381.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a conference on Monday, Tehran\u2019s Social Deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps announced the formation of 300 groups of religious patrols.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run IRNA News Agency, Tehran\u2019s IRGC Social Deputy Vahid Amirian said each member of the new \u201cEnjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong\u201d groups will give 12 verbal warnings a day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irgc-announces-formation-of-300-new-groups-of-religious-patrols-in-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: It is necessary to form an international investigative delegation to visit Iranian regime\u2019s prisons and prisoners<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Risky conditions of political prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> make it imperative to form an international investigative delegation to visit Iranian regime\u2019s prisons and prisoners, particularly political prisoners and women. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3k2uK2n6Ob\">pic.twitter.com\/3k2uK2n6Ob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1354825124319379456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 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;\">Political prisoner Mohammad Ashtiani almost suffocated in Central Prison of Karaj<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234087\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Political-prisoner-Mohammad-Ashtiani-Araghi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Low oxygen levels in the blood of political prisoner Mohammad Ashtiani was leading to his suffocation due to lack of medical treatment. Despite the low oxygen level in his blood, prison authorities refrained from providing him medical care and taking him to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Construction in ward 7 of the Central Prison of Karaj created a lot of dust in the prison aggravating Mr. Ashtiani\u2019s asthma condition and deteriorating his health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/28\/political-prisoner-mohammad-ashtiani-almost-suffocated-in-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz under continued pressure in Karaj Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51000\" title=\"Farahi-Shandiz-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Farahi-Shandiz-min.jpg\" alt=\"Farahi-Shandiz-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Farahi-Shandiz-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Farahi-Shandiz-min-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Farahi-Shandiz-min-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Farahi-Shandiz-min-696x421.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz was relocated from ward 6 to the quarantine of the Central Prison of Karaj in late November, for chanting against the clerical regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the religious dictatorship. He was deprived of phone calls and visitations. After more than two months, he has just had an opportunity to call his family. He has been permitted to call his family only once a week and only in the presence of a prison guard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/28\/political-prisoner-mehdi-farahi-shandiz-under-continued-pressure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Women\u2019s rights and student activists detained with uncertain status<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234086\" title=\"Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad.jpg\" alt=\"Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tahmineh-Mofidi-Nazanin-Mohammad-Nejad-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite passage of 50 days since the arrest and detention of Nazanin Mohammad-Nejad, she is still held in solitary confinement at Ward 2A of Evin Prison with uncertain status. Intelligence agents arrested her at her home in Tehran on December 8, 2020. Ms. Mohammad-Nejad, 32, is a master\u2019s student of Russian language at Tehran\u2019s Allameh Tabatabaii University. There is no information available on the charges for which she has been detained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/01\/28\/womens-rights-and-student-activists-detained-with-uncertain-status\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Online Panel \u2013 Experts Discuss Iran\u2019s State Terrorism, EU Policy on Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234043\" title=\"Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-EU-policy-online-panel-28012021-1-1-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giulio Terzi: &#8220;I and around 20 former members of European governments from 12 governments signed a letter of proposals to the President of European Commission, to EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell and other leaders in the EU, and urged them to take firm measures against the terrorist activities of the Iranian regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-1\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen wppdf-emb-iframe-1\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?pdfemb-data=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm5jci1pcmFuLm9yZ1wvZW5cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzAxXC9TdGF0ZW1lbnQtYnktZm9ybWVyLUV1cm9wZWFuLW1pbmlzdGVycy0yNjAxMjAyMS5wZGYiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IlN0YXRlbWVudCBieSBmb3JtZXIgRXVyb3BlYW4gbWluaXN0ZXJzLTI2MDEyMDIxIiwiaW5kZXgiOjEsInBkZklEIjoyMzQwNDR9\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Statement by former European ministers-26012021\"\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-id=\"234044\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:900px;\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/exclusive-report\/online-panel-experts-discuss-irans-state-terrorism-eu-policy-on-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI welcomed this letter and said that it is very effective and significant on the eve of Antwerp Court ruling on Tehran\u2019s terrorist diplomat &amp; his three accomplices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The clerical regime is wrong in thinking that the time for its accountability on the international level has come to an end. The Iranian people and Resistance will not relent. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1354914311202873347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, January 29, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, January 29, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_MWxZiH4KwlQ\" 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%2FMWxZiH4KwlQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWxZiH4KwlQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-29T10:50:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_MWxZiH4KwlQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FMWxZiH4KwlQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, January 29, 2021<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MWxZiH4KwlQ\" 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%2FMWxZiH4KwlQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, January 29, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, January 29, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 207,800 Over 207,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of January 28. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 57,736 around a third of the actual figure. Following the remarks of regime Foreign Mohammad Javad Zarif regarding the purchase of the Russian vaccine, Minoo Mohraz of the National Covid-19 Task Force reacted in criticism. \u201cImporting the Russian vaccine by the government is a case of bad luck for the Iranian people. I am not happy with this choice at all,\u201d she said on Thursday. \u201cAs a member of the medical society will not inject this vaccine because there has been no information published about it to this day. The coronavirus vaccine must meet global standards. A vaccine is considered standard when it is approved by an international organization, and one of these institutions is the World Health Organization and the other is the European Union Food and Drug Organization. This vaccine has no approval from any country,\u201d she added, according to the state-controlled Jahan-e San\u2019at daily. Iran: Retirees Protests Across Country On Tuesday, retirees in Tehran, and other cities across Iran held a protest rally. Also, a group of social security retirees gathered in front of the planning and Budget Organization on Monday, protesting their pension status and poor living conditions. The protesting retirees say their pensions are lower than military retirees and want the pensions to be equalized. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran hailed the brave retirees for standing up for their rights and stressed: \u201cTo end poverty, inflation and unemployment, one must only rise up and protest to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 religious fascism and establish freedom and justice in our enchained homeland.\u201d Online Conference: Experts Discuss Iran\u2019s State Terrorism In an online conference held on Thursday, a panel of European politicians discussed the ongoing trial of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat who is charged with a bombing attempt against a gathering of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in France in 2018. Assadi and his accomplices, the Belgian couple Nassimeh Naami and Amir Saadouni, and Mehrdad Arefani, were arrested by European authorities before they were able to stage the attack. Their trial started in Belgium, in November 2020, and the court\u2019s verdict is due February 4. The key message of the conference was that the only way to stop the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorist activities on European soil is to adopt a firm policy toward Tehran, something that has been sorely lacking in the European Union\u2019s foreign policy branch. Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/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-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-28-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 28<\/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: 8:00 PM CET &nbsp; 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