{"id":235218,"date":"2021-02-21T03:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235218"},"modified":"2023-03-29T18:08:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T17:08:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-21-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-21-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 21, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235221\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235221\" title=\"iran-Sisakht-Earthquake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake.jpeg\" alt=\"The earthquake rocked the southwestern city of Sisakht and surrounding villages on the evening of February 17. State-run news agencies announced 64 injuries yesterday, 25 of which were transferred to hospitals. The earthquake affected a diameter of 10km from its epicenter.\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake.jpeg 752w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-696x436.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The earthquake rocked the southwestern city of Sisakht and surrounding villages on the evening of February 17. State-run news agencies announced 64 injuries yesterday, 25 of which were transferred to hospitals. The earthquake affected a diameter of 10km from its epicenter.<\/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: 15:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi<\/h2>\n<h3>Hail to the deprived pensioners and retirees who have risen for their rights<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So long as this corrupt regime is in power, poverty, discrimination, inflation, high prices and unemployment will only aggravate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1363468984969003008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">MEK: Protests in Iran &#8211; February 21<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contract teachers, along with retired steel workers and miners, rallying outside the regime&#8217;s Majlis (parliament), protesting employment policies and unfair\/delayed pensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees and pensioners rallying and seeking answers to their long-term demands. Protests seen in the cities of Tehran, Ahvaz, Neyshabour, Tabriz, Isfahan, Ilam, Yazd, Arak, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Ardabil, Bojnourd, Karaj, Khorramabad and others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 21 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Retirees and pensioners rallying and seeking answers to their long-term demands. Protests seen in the cities of Tehran, Ahvaz, Neyshabour, Tabriz, Isfahan, Ilam, Yazd, Arak, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Ardabil, Bojnourd, Karaj, Khorramabad and others.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vsEp9lzs2G\">pic.twitter.com\/vsEp9lzs2G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1363425494616535041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">Maryam Rajavi: The clerical regime\u2019s dossier of crimes must be referred to the UN Security Council and its leaders must face justice<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The clerical regime\u2019s dossier of crimes must be referred to the UN Security Council and its leaders must face justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4qIsfP1K48\">https:\/\/t.co\/4qIsfP1K48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1363466862554730496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">NCRI Women&#8217;s Committee &#8211; Iran: Woman hanged, after dying of a heart attack<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235236\" title=\"ncri-womens-committee-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo.jpg\" alt=\"ncri-womens-committee-logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ncri-womens-committee-logo-696x334.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 17, 2021, in a heinous crime, Zahra Esmaili, a female death row prisoner who died of a heart attack shortly before her execution, was nonetheless hanged in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her lawyer wrote in a post on Facebook: \u201cYesterday, 16 men were hanged in front of Zahra\u2019s eyes. As a result, she suffered from a stroke before going to the gallows, and passed away. However, her lifeless body was still hanged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/02\/21\/iran-woman-hanged-after-dying-of-a-heart-attack\/\" 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> <\/p>\n<p>Alireza Zamani was a managing director at the mullahs\u2019 Ministry of Intelligence. He routinely mistreated and battered his wife and children.<\/p>\n<p>He even threatened to kill his wife and attempted to rape his own daughter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzlT0iz5Wv\">https:\/\/t.co\/DzlT0iz5Wv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1363359334562889728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">It is worth noting that over 60 million people across Iran live in poverty<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">February 20 &#8211; Mashhad, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>An elderly woman seen searching in trash for anything to sell or even eat.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that over 60 million people across Iran live in poverty and the mullahs continue to provide billions to the Assad regime and terrorist groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ilr624qk8U\">pic.twitter.com\/Ilr624qk8U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1363476566429302792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 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;\">ROKNA state-run News Agency: The representative of the Prosecutor requested the death penalty for drinking alcohol<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ROKNA state-run News Agency: The representative of the Prosecutor requested the death penalty for a 73-yr-old former pilot who was arrested for drinking alcohol\/drunk driving in N Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020 the regime hanged a man for alcohol consumption. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQ1dXpMfkG\">https:\/\/t.co\/eQ1dXpMfkG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1363445214036320256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 480 Cities Exceed 218,600<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235210\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-1-696x397.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 February 20, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 480 cities had exceeded 218,600. The number of victims in Tehran is 52,201, Isfahan 14,060, Khuzestan 11,080, Mazandaran 9,217, West Azerbaijan 8,108, Gilan 7,801, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,206, North Khorasan 3,363, Zanjan 2,380, South Khorasan 2,116, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,760, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,644.<\/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-218600\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Members of the Nojin Cultural Association gathered outside the Judiciary to protest<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feb. 20 &#8211; Sanandaj, W <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Members of the Nojin Cultural Association gathered outside the Judiciary to protest the 5-year prison term of the director of the Association, Kurdish language teacher Zahra Mohammadi. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SWyWOOU2bk\">pic.twitter.com\/SWyWOOU2bk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1363131252312858625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 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: increased executions are a manifestation of the regime\u2019s impasse<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235219\" title=\"iran-execution-21022021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-execution-21022021.jpg\" alt=\"iran-execution-21022021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-execution-21022021.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-execution-21022021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-execution-21022021-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, Iranian authorities executed seven prisoners in Gohardasht prison, Karaj. Among the executed prisoners was a 42-year-old mother of two. On Monday, February 15, the regime carried out two other executions in Birjand. Two days earlier, a prisoner was hanged in Meshginshahr. Therefore, in only five days, the Iranian regime has executed at least ten prisoners across Iran. It is worth noting that the regime carries out many executions in secret, and the real number of executions might be much higher. According to reports obtained from inside Iran, many prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation of their execution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-executions-regime-impasse-20210220\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mother language in Iran another excuse for injustice against minorities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235220\" title=\"Mother-language-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mother-language-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Mother-language-in-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mother-language-in-Iran.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mother-language-in-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mother-language-in-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mother-language-in-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999 declared February 21, as the International Mother Language Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the same year, at the 30th session of UNESCO, the Iranian regime voted in favor of naming the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from Persian, people in different parts of Iran speak Azeri, Kurdish, Arabic, Turkmen, Gilaki, Mazandarani, Taleshi, Lori, Baluchi, Laki and Tati.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/20\/mother-language-in-iran-another-excuse-for-injustice-against-minorities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Locals protest downplay of earthquake damage following 5.6 earthquake in SW Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235221\" title=\"iran-Sisakht-Earthquake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake.jpeg\" alt=\"iran-Sisakht-Earthquake\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake.jpeg 752w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-Sisakht-Earthquake-696x436.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Angry locals in Sisakht, southwestern Iran protested the downplaying of earthquake damage by officials and state-run TV, following a 5.6 earthquake that left many homes in ruins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The earthquake rocked the southwestern city of Sisakht and surrounding villages on the evening of February 17. State-run news agencies announced 64 injuries yesterday, 25 of which were transferred to hospitals. The earthquake affected a diameter of 10km from its epicenter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/locals-protest-downplay-of-earthquake-damage-following-5-6-earthquake-in-sw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Rouhani\u2019s Pleas To Lift Sanctions!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233333\" title=\"Hassan-Rouhani-18012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021.jpg\" alt=\"Hassan-Rouhani-18012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Hassan-Rouhani-18012021-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hassan Rouhani, the president of the crisis-ridden government of Iran, once again begged the US government, that if you lift the sanctions, we will immediately return to the 2015 international nuclear deal known by the acronym JCPOA. Speaking at the cabinet meeting, Rouhani stressed that they will not expel International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from Iran. At the same time, he tried to examine the Trump era.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/sanctions\/iran-rouhanis-pleas-to-lift-sanctions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Lost Future of Iranian Children<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235222\" title=\"Ahwazs-sewage-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ahwazs-sewage-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Ahwazs-sewage-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The abundance of words and expressions such as execution, suicide, self-immolation, homelessness, prostitution, and news of the death of children in Iran\u2019s state media and on the Internet indicate the status of human rights in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For 42 years, the Iranian people have faced a crackdown by the government, and as time goes on, its volume and effects become more widespread. In the meantime, the situation of innocent children in Iran is very painful and astonishing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/the-lost-future-of-iranian-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, February 20, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, February 20, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_GpcQ7n31SQc\" 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%2FGpcQ7n31SQc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GpcQ7n31SQc\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-02-20T11:17:14Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_GpcQ7n31SQc\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FGpcQ7n31SQc%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, February 20, 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\/GpcQ7n31SQc\" 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%2FGpcQ7n31SQc%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, February 20, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, February 20, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 480 Cities Exceeds 218,200 Over 218,200 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 480 cities checkered across Iran, according to reports by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Friday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 59,341 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cToday we had more than 8,000 new cases and considering the fact that percentage of positive tests have increased, we must assume that this virus has spread across the country,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Thursday regarding the mutated UK strain. \u201cYouths and children are more prone to this mutated version of the virus. The UK strain is seen more in the provinces of Tehran, Alborz, Khuzestan and Qazvin. The number of cases among the age group of five to 17 has increased and in Tehran it has been from five to 11 percent. This virus can hospitalize the patients in a few days and spread throughout the host\u2019s body in two to three days,\u201d he added, according to the Fars news agency, an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards. Protests Continue Across Iran by Different Walks of Life On Wednesday, Iranians held number of rallies and protests in various cities, venting their anger over the regime\u2019s failure to provide their essential demands. Pensioners and retirees of the Social Security Organization held gatherings in front of the organization\u2019s representations in seven provinces. Haft-Tappeh workers continued their rally for the fifth consecutive day in front of the Labor Office, demanding officials announce the rules of the Dispute Resolution Council. A group of preschool educators along with their children in Izeh county held a rally in front of the local Education Department in Khuzestan province. a group of contract teachers from the provinces of Isfahan and Tehran staged a gathering in front of the Parliament in Tehran. 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