{"id":235068,"date":"2021-02-17T03:31:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235068"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:53:34","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-17-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-17-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 17, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235071\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235071\" title=\"protests-iran-17022021-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min.jpg\" alt=\"Defrauded car buyers gathered outside the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade in Tehran (the capital of Iran) to demand their undelivered cars from Azvico (Azarbaijan's automobile industry co). The company has yet to deliver 6,000 cars bought by its customers 2 years ago - February 16, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/protests-iran-17022021-min-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defrauded car buyers gathered outside the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade in Tehran (the capital of Iran) to demand their undelivered cars from Azvico (Azarbaijan&#8217;s automobile industry co). The company has yet to deliver 6,000 cars bought by its customers 2 years ago &#8211; February 16, 2021<\/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: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Social Security Org. pensioners in Tehran<\/h2>\n<h3>Rasht and Gorgan (N), Ahvaz (SW), Zanjan (NW) and Mashhad (NE) held rally today<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb. 17 &#8211; <br \/>Social Security Org. pensioners in Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, Rasht and Gorgan (N), Ahvaz (SW), Zanjan (NW) and Mashhad (NE) gathered today to demand higher pensions and express their economic woes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sf9wxRaeuS\">pic.twitter.com\/sf9wxRaeuS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1362055927017439232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 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;\">Security forces fatally shoot Baluch man in southeastern Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235096\" title=\"Young-Baluch-man-killed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Baluch-man-killed.jpg\" alt=\"Young-Baluch-man-killed\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Baluch-man-killed.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Baluch-man-killed-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Baluch-man-killed-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Baluch-man-killed-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian security forces shot and killed a 19-year-old Baluch man in an impoverished province in southeastern Iran bringing the total number of fatal shootings by regime forces to at least seven in February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The young Baluch man, Mohammad Sanjarzehi, was shot and killed by security forces on February 15. He was carrying a 60L gas can when security forces shot at his car without prior warning.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/17\/security-forces-fatally-shoot-baluch-man-in-southeastern-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Press Release: EU Silence on Iranian Bomb Plot Slammed<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235089\" title=\"ISJ-Iran-17022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021.jpg\" alt=\"ISJ-Iran-17022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ISJ-Iran-17022021-696x334.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A group of senior politicians and experts on Iran have written to Charles Michel, President of the European Council, expressing their dismay over the silence of the European External Action Service (EEAS) on the recent case of the Iranian diplomat found guilty of terrorism and attempted murder in Belgium. In a hard-hitting letter, the International Committee of \u2018In Search of Justice\u2019 (ISJ), a Brussels-registered NGO, which seeks to promote \u200b\u200bhuman rights, freedom, democracy, peace and stability in Iran, say that Assadollah Assadi, the diplomat from the Iranian embassy in Vienna, was supervising a terrorist network across the EU and warn that carnage will occur if retaliatory action against Iran is not taken now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/isjcommittee.com\/2021\/02\/press-release-eu-silence-on-iranian-bomb-plot-slammed\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holding the Iranian regime accountable for terrorism<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235088\" title=\"Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021.jpg\" alt=\"Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021\" width=\"804\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Washington-Times-Iran-terrorism-17022021-696x495.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tom Ridge &#8211; Shakespeare wrote in \u201cThe Merchant of Venice\u201d that \u201cThe truth will out.\u201d Last week, the truth did come out about the terrorist Iranian regime. For that, the world owes a debt of gratitude to the Belgian people and their law enforcement and judicial system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Belgian court ruled on Thursday that the regime\u2019s foiled bombing of a public gathering in the outskirts of Paris in June 2018 was conducted by a senior diplomat and approved at the highest state levels. This marked the first time that a senior Tehran official has been put on trial for direct involvement in state-sponsored terrorism and it is a game changer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/feb\/16\/time-to-hold-the-iranian-regime-accountable-for-te\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International &#8211; Iran: Suicidal inmate subjected to 60 lashes and at risk of amputation<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235087\" title=\"Hadi-Rostami-17022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021.jpg\" alt=\"Hadi-Rostami-17022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hadi-Rostami-17022021-696x440.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian authorities\u2019 flogging of Hadi Rostami, an inmate at Urumieh prison in West Azerbaijan province, 60 times on 14 February 2021 is a gruesome reminder of the cruelty of Iran\u2019s seriously flawed justice system, said Amnesty International, calling on the authorities to immediately quash his conviction and amputation sentence and provide him with the urgent medical care he needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2021\/02\/iran-suicidal-inmate-subjected-to-60-lashes-and-at-risk-of-amputation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coronavirus Takes 216,700 More Lives in 480 Cities in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235064\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-coronavirus-update-16022021-2-696x397.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 Tuesday, February 16, 2021, that Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities across Iran had exceeded 216,700. The number of victims in Tehran is 51,866, Khorasan Razavi 14,480, Isfahan 13,900, Khuzestan 10,915, Mazandaran 9,097, West Azerbaijan 8,028, Gilan 7,777, Golestan 5,630, Hamedan 5,123, Yazd 3,992, Ardabil 2,687, Hormozgan 2,330, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,629.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/coronavirus-takes-216700-more-lives-in-480-cities-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A glimpse at what metros look like in Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> pandemic which has killed 200k so far. <br \/>The regime has yet to start widespread vaccinations and is responsible for all the lost lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HMXrkXRQwj\">pic.twitter.com\/HMXrkXRQwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1361697594045530114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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;\">Protests in several cities across Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 16 &#8211; Protests in several cities across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>-Water &amp; Sewage Dept. workers in Khorramshahr demanding delayed paychecks<br \/>-Zagros railway workers demanding delayed paychecks<br \/>-Azvico investors protesting in Tehran demanding their stolen savings returned<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aUCzuLP4tK\">pic.twitter.com\/aUCzuLP4tK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1361662432284790786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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&#8217;s censorship council orders monitoring of social media accounts, websites<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235069\" title=\"Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Irans-Supreme-Council-of-Cyberspace-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a new law passed yesterday, Iran\u2019s Supreme Council of Cyberspace said websites and social media accounts with over 5,000 viewers or members will be monitored by judicial and government agencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run IRNA News Agency, the social media platforms that will be monitored will include Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-censorship-council-orders-monitoring-of-social-media-accounts-websites\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian labor activist is summoned to Evin Court to begin serving a 5-year-prison sentence<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> labor activist Ali Nejati was summoned to Evin Court to begin serving a 5-year-prison sentence on the charges of  \u201cdisrupting public order\u201d and \u201cspreading propaganda\u201d against the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2MqSyqgmC\">pic.twitter.com\/J2MqSyqgmC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1361709621203918849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 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;\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Six Rallies and Strikes on February 15<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235070\" title=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Six-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-February-15-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, February 15, the people of Iran held at least six rallies and protests in various cities, seeking their inherent rights. Farmers in Isfahan province once again gathered, protesting officials for plundering their water rights. They also resisted a crackdown by security forces and insisted on their demands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-six-rallies-and-strikes-on-february-15\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Six Rallies and Strikes on February 15\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_s09avlCZFp4\" 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%2Fs09avlCZFp4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s09avlCZFp4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT48S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-16T17:06:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_s09avlCZFp4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fs09avlCZFp4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Six Rallies and Strikes on February 15<\/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\/s09avlCZFp4\" 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%2Fs09avlCZFp4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Six Rallies and Strikes on February 15\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Monday, February 15, the people of Iran held at least six rallies and protests in various cities, seeking their inherent rights. Farmers in Isfahan province once again gathered, protesting officials for plundering their water rights. They also resisted a crackdown by security forces and insisted on their demands. Furthermore, in the provinces of Markazi, Khuzestan, Alborz, Qom, and Zanjan, workers, medical staff, locals, and stockholders vented their anger over the regime\u2019s failure to provide their requirements.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\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-16-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 February 16<\/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 Social Security Org. pensioners in Tehran Rasht and Gorgan (N), Ahvaz (SW), Zanjan (NW) [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":235071,"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-235068","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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