{"id":235706,"date":"2021-03-02T05:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235706"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:27:54","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235714\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235714\" title=\"Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ahvazi Arab political prisoners Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidar were executed on Februaru 28, 2021, at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-2-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahvazi Arab political prisoners Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidar were executed on Februaru 28, 2021, at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.<\/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: 8:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International &#8211; Iran<\/h2>\n<h3>Unlawful killings of destitute fuel porters must be independently investigated<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235770\" title=\"screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1.jpg\" alt=\"screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/screencapture-amnesty-org-en-latest-news-2021-03-iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated-2021-03-02-20_18_14-1-696x485.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards unlawfully used lethal force against unarmed fuel porters near the city of Saravan, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, on 22 February, flagrantly violating the absolute prohibition on the arbitrary deprivation of the right to life under international law, said Amnesty International today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Testimony from eyewitnesses and victims\u2019 families, coupled with video footage geolocated and verified by the organization\u2019s Crisis Evidence Lab, confirms that on that day, Revolutionary Guards, stationed at Shamsar military base, used live ammunition against a group of unarmed fuel porters from Iran\u2019s impoverished Baluchi minority causing several deaths and injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2021\/03\/iran-unlawful-killings-of-destitute-fuel-porters-must-be-independently-investigated\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contract teachers hold rally in Tehran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, a group of contract teachers held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education&#8217;s main building in Tehran, protesting the non-implementation of the Employment Law and demanded elimination of corrective examinations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u062d\u0642&zwnj;\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062f\u0631\u06cc\u0633 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0627\u0631\u062a\u062c\u0627\u0639\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" 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\u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0646\u062f.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gathering in memory of Behnam Mahjoubi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Family members and relatives of slain political prisoners Behnam Mahjoubi held a reunion at his grave in Kerman, southeast Iran, seven days after his death.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235769\" title=\"gathering-in-memory-of-behnam-mahjoubi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gathering-in-memory-of-behnam-mahjoubi.jpg\" alt=\"gathering-in-memory-of-behnam-mahjoubi\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gathering-in-memory-of-behnam-mahjoubi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gathering-in-memory-of-behnam-mahjoubi-300x170.jpg 300w, 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\u0647\u0645\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628\u062a \u062f\u0648\u0631\u0647\u0645 \u06af\u0631\u062f \u0622\u0645\u062f\u0646\u062f \u0648\u0628\u0627 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0646\u062f\u0646 \u0633\u0631\u0648\u062f\u06cc\u0627\u062f\u0628\u0647\u0646\u0627\u0645 \u0631\u0627\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0645\u06cc \u062f\u0627\u0634\u062a\u0646\u062f\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi: Silence and inaction with regards to ongoing executions in Iran encourage mullahs to continue their crimes against humanity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 28, four political prisoners were executed at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province in Iran. Mrs Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI, wrote in a Twitter message that the stepped up executions in Iran, particularly the executions of four political prisoners in Ahvaz, deems firm international condemnation as well as urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Silence and inaction with regards to the ongoing executions in Iran encourage the mullahs to continue their four decades of crimes against humanity. It is imperative that an international mission visits Iranian prisons and meet with prisoners,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Silence and inaction with regards to the ongoing executions in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> encourage the mullahs to continue their 4 decades of crimes against humanity. It is imperative that an international mission visits Iranian prisons and meet with prisoners. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreePoliticalPrisoners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1366743553003651073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 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;\">Iranian teachers gathered outside the Parliament today to demand changes in employment laws<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 2 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> teachers gathered outside the Parliament today to demand changes in employment laws. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxhYpwWLqB\">pic.twitter.com\/oxhYpwWLqB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1366700005013282817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 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;\">Online Conference: Iranian Regime\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Program, New Information on an Undeclared Site Where IAEA Found Uranium Particles<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235701\" title=\"Online-conference\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Online-conference\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Online-conference-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an online conference on March 2, 15:00 Central European Time (14:00 London, 9:00 am, Washington, DC), the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) will provide new information on one of the Iranian regime\u2019s undeclared sites where the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) inspectors had recently found traces of uranium particles.<br \/>\nThe new information, provided by the sources of the network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside Iran, includes details on the role and function of the site in Tehran\u2019s nuclear weapons program, the experts involved at the time, and their current activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/online-conference-iranian-regimes-nuclear-weapons-program-new-information-on-an-undeclared-site-where-iaea-found-uranium-particles\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: COVID-19 Takes 223,600 Lives in 497 Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235688\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-01032021-23-696x397.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 March 1, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 497 cities across Iran had exceeded 223,600. The death toll in the provinces are as follows: Tehran 52,966, Khorasan Razavi 14,800, Isfahan 14,420, Khuzestan 11,750, Mazandaran 9,457, Lorestan 9,288, East Azerbaijan 8,483, Qom 8,380, West Azerbaijan 8,368, Golestan 5,815, Khorasan North 3,428, Zanjan 2,440, Hormozgan 2,425, and Bushehr 2,259.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-covid-19-takes-223600-lives-in-497-cities\/\" 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> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 223,600 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 497 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9qvY3XmExv\">https:\/\/t.co\/9qvY3XmExv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40QVAaDlfi\">pic.twitter.com\/40QVAaDlfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1366503669273743361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 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 executes four Ahvazi Arab political prisoners<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235710\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235710\" title=\"Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed.jpg\" alt=\"Ahvazi Arab political prisoners Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidar were executed on Februaru 28, 2021, at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ahvazi-Arab-political-prisoners-executed-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahvazi Arab political prisoners Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidar were executed on Februaru 28, 2021, at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The political prisoners, Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidary were executed at Sepidar prison of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan Province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahvaz Intelligence Ministry agents contacted the families, instructing them to the Ahvaz\u2019s Chaharshir Square. Intelligence agents blindfolded the families and transferred them to Sepidar Prison, where they visited their loved ones for half an hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/01\/iran-executes-four-ahvazi-arab-political-prisoners-in-southwest-province\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4 prisoners from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Ahwazi Arab minority, Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi &amp; Jasem Heidary were executed on Sunday at Sepidar Prison. They were sentenced to death following unfair trials. Ministry of intelligence agents had tortured them to make &#39;confessions&#39;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6RAYMKNKV\">pic.twitter.com\/P6RAYMKNKV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1366469274508926984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 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;\">Kachouii Prison authorities deny medical treatment to Monireh Arabshahi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235708\" title=\"Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities.jpg\" alt=\"Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Monireh-Arabshahi-Kachouii-Prison-authorities-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Latest reports indicate that Kachouii Prison authorities have refused to grant medical leave to Monireh Arabshahi who is suffering from thyroid malfunction and needs to be operated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In mid-December, when Mrs. Arabshahi had a swollen throat and had difficulty breathing, doctors said that she needed to be urgently tested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/01\/kachouii-prison-authorities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units support protests continue in Sistan and Baluchestan<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235411\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235411\" title=\"Iran-Saravan-e1614156047250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Iran-Saravan-e1614156047250.jpg\" alt=\"The people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison.\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The people of Saravan, the residents of Keshtegan village from Bam-Posht district gathered in front of the Revolutionary Guards garrison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday saw another day of protests in Iran\u2019s Sistan and Baluchestan province. The protests began on Monday, after the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) opened fire and killed fuel porters in Saravan county, near the Iran-Pakistan border. Dozens of the impoverished fuel porters were killed and injured in the incident. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Resistance Units, the network of the Iranian opposition inside Iran, organized vast activities in solidarity with the protests in Saravan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-sistan-baluchestan-protests-mek-resistance-units-20210301\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK Resistance Units support uprising in Saravan\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL__fYnyQEPshk\" 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%2F_fYnyQEPshk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_fYnyQEPshk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M45S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-01T13:27:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte__fYnyQEPshk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F_fYnyQEPshk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK Resistance Units support uprising in Saravan<\/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\/_fYnyQEPshk\" 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%2F_fYnyQEPshk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK Resistance Units support uprising in Saravan\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units February 28, 2021\u2014The protests in Sistan and Baluchestan province began on Monday, after the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) opened fire and killed fuel porters in Saravan county, near the Iran-Pakistan border. IRGC forces in the Saravan border areaopened fire on a group of Baluch fuel porters, killing and injuring several people. Images and videos posted on social media showed dense presence of IRGC forces along with heavy artillery and tanks. The IRGC had dug deep ditches at border crossings to prevent the commute of fuel porters. The porters held a protest rally and demanded the border crossing to be reopened. The IRGC forces responded by opening fire on them. The Iranian Resistance Units, the network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) installed posters and handwritten slogans in various cities supporting the Saravan protesters. They wrote: Isfahan\u2014 \u201cIn the struggle of the country\u2019s destiny, either death or freedom.\u201d Isfahan\u2014 \u201cDespair is the will of the mullahs and we must rebel against it.\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cHail to the Baluch fuel porters.\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs will pay for the ongoing bloodshed.\u201d Shiraz\u2014 \u201cHail to the brave people of Saravan who stood against tyranny and religious dictatorship.\u201d Kerman\u2014 \u201cHail to the martyrs of Saravan and Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iranshahr, Karimabad, Shirabad, and Ghalebid.. Tabriz\u2014 \u201cHail to the brave people of Saravan who stood against tyranny and religious dictatorship. This is the only way for the Iranian people to achieve their rights.\u201d Kermanshah\u2014 \u201cHail to Maryam Rajavi.\u201d Kermanshah\u2014 \u201cThe uprising of the people in Baluchistan is the uprising of the Iranian people.\u201d Goshneh (Sistan and Baluchistan)\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, down with the IRGC, Saravan is not alone.\u201d Shahriar\u2014 \u201cSaravan is not alone.\u201d Shahriar\u2014 \u201cSaravan is not alone, fire is the only answer to the mullahs.\u201d Shahriar\u2014 \u201cSaravan is not alone.\u201d Kordestan\u2014 \u201cBaluchistan is not alone, down with Khamenei.\u201d Shahroud\u2014 \u201cSaravan is not alone, we the people of Shahroud declare solidarity with Saravan.\u201d Baneh\u2014 \u201cIn the name of God and the brave people of Iran. I\u2019m a member of the Resistance Units. Hail to the MEK inside Iran and the rebels and fighters of Baluchistan who stood against tyranny and religious dictatorship and taught its mercenaries a lesson. I ask all our compatriots, from Bakhtiraris, Turkmen, Gilaks, and Turks to rise up in solidarity with Baluchistan and overthrow this usurping and murderous regime. Iran and the Middle East will see peace for as long as this fundamentalist regime is in power. We must stay side by side to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime. Down with the regime of the Supreme Leader, and hail to those who fight against Khamenei.\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The unsolvable crisis between Iran\u2019s people and regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235709\" title=\"protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day.jpg\" alt=\"protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/protests-in-iran-over-economic-woes-take-place-every-day-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 28, retirees, pensioners, and welfare recipients held rallies in more than a dozen cities across Iran for the fourth time in February. Protesters blamed the government for inaction regarding their dire living conditions and low pensions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They vented their anger over the regime\u2019s indifference about their dilemmas. In recent years, given the regime\u2019s mismanagement and systematic corruption, many families are now living in poverty and dire circumstances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economic-crisis-protests-20210301\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least 30 Rallies and Strikes on February 28<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235713\" title=\"Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28.jpg\" alt=\"Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rally-of-Landowners\u2014Iranians-continue-protests-on-February-28-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, February 28, citizens in Iran held at least 30 rallies and protests, blaming officials\u2019 failure to meet their inherent demands. Furthermore, Iranian Baluch citizens continued their protests for the seventh day in a row, which received warm support from the people inside the country and abroad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, pensioners and retirees held rallies and marches in 26 cities across the country, blaming officials for failing to keep their promises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, teachers, workers, and landowners staged three other protests in Tehran and Razavi Khorasan provinces. They blamed the regime\u2019s plundering and profiteering policies, which looted people\u2019s meager properties and led them to poverty and misery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranians-continue-protests-at-least-30-rallies-and-strikes-on-february-28\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, March 2, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 2, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2GrSmRQnBNU\" 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%2F2GrSmRQnBNU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GrSmRQnBNU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-02T08:22:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2GrSmRQnBNU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F2GrSmRQnBNU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 2, 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\/2GrSmRQnBNU\" 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%2F2GrSmRQnBNU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 2, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 2, 2021 Iran: COVID-19 Takes 223,600 Lives Over 223,600 people have died of the novel coronavirus across all of Iran, according to People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as ofMarch 1. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 60,181 around a third of the actual figure. The regime\u2019s Health Ministry announced the mullahs\u2019 engineered Covid-19 numbers from the past 24 hours on Monday as 108 deaths, being the highest daily number in the 57 days, and 8510 new cases, being the highest such figure in the past 81 days. \u201cThe UK strain that is currently circulating across many provinces can spread many times faster than the previous virus and this time around it is far more aggressive,\u201d she added, according to the regime&#039;s official IRNA news agency. Iran&#039;s Regime Executed Four Political Prisoners On Sunday, despite widespread international protests, the clerical regime, hanged political prisoners of Arab descent Jassim Heydari, Ali Khosraji, Hossein Seylavi, and Nasser Khafajian, in the Sepidar prison in Ahvaz. The so-called revolutionary court in Ahvaz sentenced the victims to death on the bogus charge of \u201cMoharebeh\u201d or waging war against God. The regime\u2019s Supreme Court subsequently upheld these criminal sentences. On January 23, 2021, Ali Khosraji, Hossein Seylavi, and Jassem Heydari went on a hunger strike to protest the ban on prisoners\u2019 family visits and the prison guard\u2019s mistreatment of prisoners. The Iranian Resistance strongly condemned the criminal executions of these political prisoners and once again urged the United Nations Security Council, the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for human rights as well as the UN Human Rights Council, and the European Union, to take urgent actions to save the lives of death row prisoners, especially political prisoners. 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