{"id":234690,"date":"2021-02-08T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=234690"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:38:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231606\" title=\"Prison-file-photo-21122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-file-photo-21122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Prison-file-photo-21122020-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran Sentences three dissidents to 20 years in prison<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234712\" title=\"Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to a knowledgeable source Zahra Safaei, her daughter Prastoo Moeini and her son Mohammad Masoud Moini were handed their sentences by the Branch 23 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Mohammad Mehdi Shahmirzadi.<\/p>\n<p>Zahra Safaei has been sentenced to five years for \u201cassembly and collusion\u201d and one year for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state,\u201d one year for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state\u201d, and 2 years for \u201cinsulting Khamenei and Khomeini,\u201d totaling eight years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Safaei\u2019s daughter Parastoo Moeini, has been sentenced to five years for \u201cassembly and collusion\u201d and one year for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state\u201d totaling six years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Safaei\u2019s son Mohammad Masoud Moini has been sentenced to five years for \u201cassembly and collusion\u201d and one year for \u201cspreading propaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/08\/iran-sentences-three-dissidents-to-20-years-in-prison\/\" 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> has imposed harsh sentences on a political prisoner and her son and daughter. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0dEpUbIkU\">https:\/\/t.co\/j0dEpUbIkU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1358757606903451649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Amnesty International &#8211; Iran<\/h2>\n<h3>Prisoner of Conscience\u2019s Health at Risk: Hamed Gharehoghlani<\/h3>\n<p>Prisoner of conscience Hamed Gharehoghlani is suffering from symptoms that precede dangerous epileptic seizures due to the authorities\u2019 persistent refusal to provide him with specialized health care and medication. He appealed his sentence of 14 years and one month\u2019s imprisonment to the Supreme Court on 24 January 2021. He must be released immediately and unconditionally.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/3641\/2021\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian prisoner of conscience Hamed Gharehoghlani, serving 14 years in Urumieh prison, needs urgent specialized medical care for a serious type of epilepsy which, if left untreated, can lead to dangerous seizures. Iranian authorities must release him NOW! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTqpzlPHo6\">https:\/\/t.co\/sTqpzlPHo6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwOEdph7oq\">pic.twitter.com\/lwOEdph7oq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmnestyIran\/status\/1358768895696523272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Police kill Kurd father of three in NW Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234713\" title=\"Behzad-Hashemi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Behzad-Hashemi.jpg\" alt=\"Behzad-Hashemi\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Behzad-Hashemi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Behzad-Hashemi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Behzad-Hashemi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Behzad-Hashemi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An Iranian border porter, or \u201ckolbar\u201d in Kurdish was killed today while driving by direct police fire in Salmas, northwestern Iran. According to the Hengaw Organization, police shot and killed 37-year-old Behzad Hashemi today. Behzad was married and father to three children.<\/p>\n<p>According to an informed source, police opened fire on Behzad\u2019s car, under the suspicion that he was carrying smuggled goods. Behzad died at the scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>In the past week, four others were killed by arbitrary shooting of police or security forces.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/police-kill-kurd-father-of-three-in-nw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Uncontracted workers of the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone protest<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb. 8 &#8211; Mahshahr, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Uncontracted workers of the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone gathered to demand fair and equal wages to that of their counterparts. <br \/>&quot;Justice is our inalienable right!&quot; they chanted. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUjkJF1MUW\">pic.twitter.com\/HUjkJF1MUW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1358719641795837954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Eight Rallies and Strikes on February 6<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, February 6, Iranian citizens staged at least eight rallies and protests, blaming officials for inaction and irresponsible policies, which have spread poverty and misery in society. Workers had the lion\u2019s share in the February 6 protests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Eight Rallies and Strikes on February 6\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8BbwnM99Gbs\" 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%2F8BbwnM99Gbs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BbwnM99Gbs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-08T08:04:21Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8BbwnM99Gbs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8BbwnM99Gbs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Eight Rallies and Strikes on February 6<\/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\/8BbwnM99Gbs\" 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%2F8BbwnM99Gbs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Eight Rallies and Strikes on February 6\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Saturday, February 6, Iranian citizens staged at least eight rallies and protests, blaming officials for inaction and irresponsible policies, which have spread poverty and misery in society. Workers had the lion\u2019s share in the February 6 protests. Many protesters declared their disappointment about government-linked organizations and officials\u2019 performance. Contractor forces, toll workers, farmers, municipal workers, HEPCO workers, members of the Housing Cooperative, contractors and creditors, and retirees held these protests.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iranian official: Iranians must choose between electricity and pollution<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234714\" title=\"Isa-Kalantari\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Isa-Kalantari.jpg\" alt=\"Isa-Kalantari\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Isa-Kalantari.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Isa-Kalantari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Isa-Kalantari-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Isa-Kalantari-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An Iranian official stated that Iranians must choose between electricity and pollution, while Iran\u2019s Chairman of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce admitted that Chinese, Polish and Indian companies had official bitcoin mining permits.<\/p>\n<p>According to the state-run Entekhab website, Isa Kalantari, the Head of Iran\u2019s Department of Environment said yesterday, \u201cWe have to choose between electricity and pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c5,000 megawatts of electricity are produced by burning mazut. That is why power plants, located in the outskirts of cities, still burn mazut,\u201d Kalantari added.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-official-iranians-must-choose-between-electricity-and-pollution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 480 Cities Exceed 212,500<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234685\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-07022021-1-696x397.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 Sunday, February 7, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities had exceeded 212,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 51,121, Isfahan 13,565, Khuzestan 10,590, Mazandaran 8,842, Lorestan 8,673, Qom 8,155, East Azerbaijan 8,083, Fars 6,407, Sistan and Baluchestan, 5,091, Hamedan 5,018,Kerman 4,714, Khorasan North 3,288, Ardabil 2,632, Ilam 2,191, South Khorasan 2,036, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,715.<\/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-480-cities-exceed-212500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s dithering on Covid-19 vaccination will backfire<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">During Saturday\u2019s Covid-19 Task Force meeting, Iranian regime president Hassan Rouhani said, \u201cCome this summer, domestic vaccines might be ready. But our facilities won\u2019t allow us to have the shots delivered in one or two days. After the vaccine is ready, we will need five to six months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As has been the case with Rouhani in the past months, this is just another excuse to dither on vaccinating the Iranian population, which have so far suffered more than 212,000 casualties from the Covid-19 pandemic and the government\u2019s lack of response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-vaccine-policy-20210207\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">42 years after Iran\u2019s 1979 revolution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234700\" title=\"Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-42-years-after-Irans-1979-revolution-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Forty-two years ago, Iranians, fed up with the oppression of the 50-year-old dictatorship of the Pahlavi dynasty, joined hands in hopes of gaining freedom in a revolution that overthrew the Shah in 1979. The revolution brought a new dictatorship to power. A theocracy that still rules today with an iron hand. But what has the clerical regime achieved after 42 years?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/42-years-after-irans-1979-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran extends political prisoner\u2019s sentence by one year<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234696\" title=\"Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mohammad-Bannazadeh-Amirkhizi-Majid-Asadi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two Iranian dissidents imprisoned since 2017 were sentenced to prison by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran in connection with a new case against them while they were in prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the verdict issued by Branch 29 of Tehran\u2019s Revolutionary Court, Mohammad Bannazadeh Amirkhizi and Majid Asadi have been each sentenced to one year in prison on the charge of \u201cspreading propaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/07\/iran-extends-political-prisoners-sentence-by-one-year\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian journalist sentenced to 3 years prison, flogging and fine for \u201cinsulting\u201d corrupt official<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234697\" title=\"Fariborz-Kalantari\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fariborz-Kalantari.jpg\" alt=\"Fariborz-Kalantari\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fariborz-Kalantari.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fariborz-Kalantari-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fariborz-Kalantari-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Fariborz-Kalantari-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Human Rights News Agency, Fariborz Kalantari was charged for \u201cinsulting\u201d Mehdi Jahangiri, the brother of Iran\u2019s First Vice-President, Ishaq Jahangiri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mehdi Jahangiri sued Kalantari for writing an article which cited his financial corruption. Kalantari was charged with \u201cinsulting\u201d Jahangiri and \u201cpublishing lies\u201d and was sentenced to three years of prison lashes. This is while before this Mehdi Jahangiri was convicted of corruption in court. But he will only spend two years in prison for \u201cprofessional currency smuggling\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-journalist-sentenced-to-3-years-prison-flogging-and-fine-for-insulting-corrupt-official\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, February 8, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 8, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YHaB-s2NqRc\" 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%2FYHaB-s2NqRc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YHaB-s2NqRc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-08T11:49:15Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YHaB-s2NqRc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYHaB-s2NqRc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 8, 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\/YHaB-s2NqRc\" 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%2FYHaB-s2NqRc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 8, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 8, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Exceed 212,500 Over 212,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 480 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Sunday afternoon local time. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 58,469 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cWe are concerned about our conditions in late February and March because once again the number of new Covid-19 cases have increased and this is a very serious warning,\u201d said Minoo Mohraz, a member of the National Covid-19 Task Force on Sunday, according to the Fars news agency, an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards. Protests Continue Due to Iran\u2019s Stock Market Crisis Saturday morning marked another steep decline in Tehran\u2019s stock market, with the TEDPIX index dropping by another 22,000 points to stand at 1.15 million, almost half of its 2-million-point peak in August. The downturn has wiped out the investments of thousands of middle-class Iranians, who invested in the stock market with the blessings and encouragement of regime president Hassan Rouhani and supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Meanwhile, large investors with links to the regime have made huge profits by manipulating the stock market with the help of top regime officials. The stock market downturn has caused public outrage across Iran, with many taking to the streets and protesting the government\u2019s manipulation of the market. On Thursday, small investors continued their protest rally in front of the General Inspector\u2019s office despite the presence of security forces and plainclothes agents. \u201cDeath to Rouhani,\u201d \u201cDeath to this deceptive government,\u201d the protesters were chanting. The protesters have been rallying for consecutive days, calling for the government to return their investments. 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