{"id":234774,"date":"2021-02-10T04:48:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T09:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=234774"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:46:43","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-10-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 10, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_234779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234779\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234779\" title=\"womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min.jpg\" alt=\"womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The anniversary of the 1979 Revolution which toppled the Shah\u2019s monarchic regime in Iran, is a reminder of Iranian women\u2019s extensive role and impact in that era which is considered a leap forward in the history of the struggles of Iranian women<\/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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights<\/h2>\n<h3>in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report provides an overview of current human rights concerns in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran details observations regarding trends, concerns and progress made in the protection of human rights and puts forward recommendations to improve the human rights situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/A\/HRC\/46\/50\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian man sentenced to amputation as \u201cretaliation\u201d in southwestern province<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A man was sentenced to amputation, in addition to other charges, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, in southwestern Iran yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the IRGC-affiliated YJC website, the man was detained for injuring a state environmental agent. He was sentenced to qisas, the Islamic term for \u201cretaliation\u201d, a financial penalty, prison, and confiscation of weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The report did not mention which part of his body would be amputated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-man-sentenced-to-amputation-as-retaliation-in-southwestern-province\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two female activists in Iran receive 10 years for their activities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"student-activist-Soha-Mortezaii-min-750x375\" src=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/student-activist-Soha-Mortezaii-min-750x375.jpg\" width=\"796\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two female activists in Tehran and Sanandaj received a total of 10 years\u2019 imprisonment for their activities promoting human rights in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two female activists charged for exercising their fundamental right to freedom of expression are Faranak Jamshidi and Soha Mortezaii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conservationist Faranak Jamshidi was sentenced to 4 years in prison on the charge of \u201cmembership\u201d in a Kurdish opposition group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/10\/two-female-activists-in-iran-receive-10-years-for-their-activities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heartbreaking conditions of schoolkids in poverty-stricken province of Sistan and Baluchestan, SE Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbreaking conditions of schoolkids in poverty-stricken province of Sistan and Baluchestan, SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<br \/>Regime authorities are celebrating the 42d year of their rule which has brought nothing for Iranians but misery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/di06IdF6X9\">pic.twitter.com\/di06IdF6X9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1359513805076758530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 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 Regime\u2019s Blackmailing Over Assadollah Assadi\u2019s Conviction<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234817\" title=\"Iran-terrorism-10022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-terrorism-10022021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-terrorism-10022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-terrorism-10022021.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-terrorism-10022021-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-terrorism-10022021-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime, infamous for its terror, threats, and blackmail, after making failing to guarantee the release of its \u201cdiplomat terrorist\u201d Assadollah Assadi, tried to threaten and blackmail the European governments, especially Belgium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/terrorism\/iran-regimes-blackmailing-over-assadollah-assadis-conviction\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Corona Disaster in 480 Cities in Iran Takes 212,900 Lives<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234778\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-09022021-1-696x397.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 Monday, February 8, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities across Iran had exceeded 212,900. The number of victims in Tehran is 51,211, Khorasan Razavi 14,300, Isfahan 13,605, Khuzestan 10,620, Mazandaran 8,872, West Azerbaijan 7,848, Gilan 7,586, Golestan 5,519, Alborz 5,408, Kermanshah 4,364, Central Province 4,293, Kurdistan 3,672, Semnan 3,185, Hormozgan 2,260, and Bushehr 2,139.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/corona-disaster-in-480-cities-in-iran-takes-212900-lives\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Intelligence Minister says Iran can make nukes despite Khamenei\u2019s fatwa<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-47146\" title=\"alavi_450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/alavi_450.gif\" alt=\"alavi_450\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Minister of Intelligence told state-run TV on Monday night that the regime could move towards nuclear weapons despite a fatwa by the country\u2019s Supreme Leader forbidding nukes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Supreme Leader has issued a fatwa which stipulates that nuclear weapons are haram (forbidden) but a cornered cat behaves differently from a free cat. If Iran is pushed in that direction, it is no longer Iran\u2019s fault,\u201d Mahmoud Alavi warned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alavi is citing a fatwa issued by Khamenei in the 2000s that bans the development of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/intelligence-minister-says-iran-can-make-nukes-despite-khameneis-fatwa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran sentences 8 Bahais to 14 years of prison in southern city<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234781\" title=\"Iran-8-Bahai-citizens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-8-Bahai-citizens.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-8-Bahai-citizens\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-8-Bahai-citizens.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-8-Bahai-citizens-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-8-Bahai-citizens-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-8-Bahai-citizens-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Branch Appeals Court of Hormozgan Province, in southern Iran sentenced eight Bahai men and women to a total of 14 years of prison for following the banned religion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Human Rights News Agency, the eight men and women were identified as Arash Rasekhi, Nasim Qanavatian, Maral Rasti, Mahnaz Jan Nesar, Omid Afaghi, Mehroallah Afshar, Adeeb Hagh Pejve and Farhad Amri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The eight Bahais were previously tried in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Branch of the Bandar Abbas Court on December 24, 2020. They were each sentenced to two years of prison, except for Farhad and Adeeb, who were sentenced to one year of prison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-sentences-8-bahais-to-14-years-of-prison-in-southern-city\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on February 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 8, Iranian citizens held at least four rallies, protesting officials\u2019 plundering and profiteering policies, which have led many citizens to poverty and misery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on February 8\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_HU-4KpceUI8\" 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%2FHU-4KpceUI8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HU-4KpceUI8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT36S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-09T17:34:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_HU-4KpceUI8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FHU-4KpceUI8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on February 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\/HU-4KpceUI8\" 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%2FHU-4KpceUI8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Four Rallies and Strikes on February 8\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Monday, February 8, Iranian citizens held at least four rallies, protesting officials\u2019 plundering and profiteering policies, which have led many citizens to poverty and misery. Farmers in Mourchehkhort district, in Isfahan province, did their best to prevent oppressive forces from destroying their well and pipeline. However, the Water Organization agents destroyed them. Also, in the provinces of Khuzestan and Qazvin, citizens protested unemployment and the regime\u2019s oppressive decisions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">1979 Revolution: Iranian women take a stride forward<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234779\" title=\"womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min.jpg\" alt=\"womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/womens-role-in-1979-Revolution-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The anniversary of the 1979 Revolution which toppled the Shah\u2019s monarchic regime in Iran, is a reminder of Iranian women\u2019s extensive role and impact in that era which is considered a leap forward in the history of the struggles of Iranian women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The widespread participation of Iranian women in recent uprisings is reminiscent of their role during the 1979 revolution against the monarchic dictatorship in Iran. The current uprising and the leading role of women in it, is a continuation of their participation in 1979 Revolution and in fact prior to that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/09\/1979-revolution-iranian-women-take-a-stride-forward\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 10, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 10, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_FeqggfDEESI\" 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%2FFeqggfDEESI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FeqggfDEESI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M5S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-10T11:49:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_FeqggfDEESI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FFeqggfDEESI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 10, 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\/FeqggfDEESI\" 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%2FFeqggfDEESI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 10, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 10, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 213,400 Over 213,400 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 480 cities across Iran according to the People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 58,628 around a third of the actual figure. Regime President Hassan Rouhani was extremely angry over criticism regarding the mullahs\u2019 policy regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. \u201cFor a long while they kept on saying a number of countries had launched their vaccination and why hasn\u2019t Iran? We began today\u2026 What are they doing? Now they must go find something else and start screaming again with another excuse,\u201d he said on Tuesday. Iran: Workers, Teachers Protest in Several Cities A group of contract teachers held a protest rally in front of the parliament on Sunday, while chanting slogans: \u201cWe have suffered much. We\u2019ve seen no justice.\u201d The teachers are demanding MPs to vote for their work status to be changed to full-time employment. In Khuzestan province, a group of pensioners held a protest rally in front of the governorate. They installed a banner on the wall of the governorate building that read: \u201cThe cry of hungry pensioners.\u201d In Qazvin, toll workers rallied in front of the governor\u2019s office on Sunday. These employees have been regularly protesting in front of government offices. According to the protesters, the introduction of electronic devices has resulted in the layoff of more than 130 customs workers. On Sunday, workers of HEPCO, a large industrial manufacturer in Arak, held a protest rally in front of the Majlis. On the previous day, the workers had held a similar rally in front of the Social Security Organization. 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-february-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 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 UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":234779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[129,130,141,197,198,287],"class_list":{"0":"post-234774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-iran-protests","10":"tag-human-rights","11":"tag-mek-iran","12":"tag-ncri","13":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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