{"id":235277,"date":"2021-02-22T02:52:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T07:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235277"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:56:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:56:53","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Sunday morning, February 21, 2021, retirees and pensioners living on social security rallied for the third week in a row in Tehran and 19 other cities to protest their meager wages, given the hyperinflation and rising prices that have made life unbearable for them. In addition to Tehran, these protests took place in Tabriz, Arak, Isfahan, Rasht, Mashhad, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Yazd, Khorramabad, Ilam, Qazvin, Karaj, Bojnurd, Neyshabur, Shushtar, Dezful, Shush, Sari, and Ardabil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Comment Central<\/h2>\n

Rules of Diplomacy Don\u2019t Allow Us to Turn a Blind Eye to State Sponsored Terrorism<\/h3>\n

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Following the conviction of Iranian diplomat Assodallah Assadi on charges of terrorism, Steve McCabe MP asks whether the international community can rely on counterterrorism operations when Iran doesn’t take them seriously.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom restored full diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2015, less than four years after the closure of its embassy in Tehran, following an attempted occupation by supporters of the Iranian regime. It was a questionable decision but indicative of the focus on the Iran nuclear deal which was still taking shape at the time.<\/p>\n

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UN Human Rights urges Iran to undertake a full and transparent investigation into the death in custody of Behnam Mahjoubi<\/h3>\n
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\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 We urge #Iran<\/a> to undertake a full and transparent investigation into the death in custody of #BehnamMahjoubi<\/a>. His death is another reminder of how adequate medical treatment is repeatedly denied to detainees. We call for immediate access to adequate care for all prisoners.<\/p>\n

— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) February 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n