{"id":235847,"date":"2021-03-05T07:09:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=235847"},"modified":"2023-03-04T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:01:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-5-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-5-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 5, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235852\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-rally-of-technical-college-students\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of students, professors, and staff of the Birjand Technical University held a rally in front of the Provincial Governorate in South Khorasan Province (Iran). They protested officials for integrating this university with the Birjand University. They called on relevant officials to follow up their complaint - March 3, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-rally-of-technical-college-students-696x463.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of students, professors, and staff of the Birjand Technical University held a rally in front of the Provincial Governorate in South Khorasan Province (Iran). They protested officials for integrating this university with the Birjand University. They called on relevant officials to follow up their complaint &#8211; March 3, 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: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Maryam Rajavi&#8217;s message to IWD conferences in Italy<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Maryam-Rajavi-International-Womens-Day-Message-to-IWD-conferences-in-Italy22-696x278.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the NCRI send a message to the International Women&#8217;s Day conferences in Italy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mrs Rajavi said in her message: &#8220;I extend to you my congratulations on the International Women\u2019s Day! I would like to salute all the women who led the struggle for women\u2019s equality in Italy and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The International Women\u2019s Day bears the promise of a new world without inequalities, oppression, humiliation and fundamentalism. This is a promise for women and for everyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So to cherish the International Women\u2019s Day in our country, Iran, one must laud the Iranian women\u2019s willpower in rising up against the ruling misogynous dictatorship and in struggling to overthrow it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/international-women-day-message-iwd-conferences-italy\/\" 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> is marching towards the regime\u2019s downfall. We seek to replace the ruling misogynous dictatorship with a pluralist republic based on human rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWD2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWD2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChooseToChallenge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChooseToChallenge<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUWdVwuMAj\">https:\/\/t.co\/FUWdVwuMAj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHyJFNSydV\">pic.twitter.com\/CHyJFNSydV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1367860971763535873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 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\">Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Press briefing notes on Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021.jpg\" alt=\"ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021\" width=\"804\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021-150x72.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ohchr-iran-irgc-05032021-696x334.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In Iran, we condemn use of force violations in recent weeks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and state security forces against unarmed fuel couriers and protesters belonging to the Baluch minority, which has reportedly led to the killing of at least 12individuals, including at least two minors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The series of violent events and unrest began on 22 February, when Revolutionary Guards are alleged to have shot and killed at least 10 fuel couriers, known as sookhtbar, in Sistan and Baluchistan Province at the border with Pakistan, after a two-day stand-off triggered by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps blocking the road to the city of Saravan.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26852&amp;LangID=E\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A third of COVID-19 patients dying 24 hours after checking in SW Iran hospitals<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iran-coronavirus-update-20022021-2-696x472.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Head of Ahvaz\u2019s University of Medical Sciences in southwestern Iran said within the past three weeks, a third of COVID-19 patients are dying within 24 hours after checking in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an interview with state-run TV, Farhad Abolnejadian said after analyzing the number of COVID-19 deaths from February 8 to March 2, it was discovered that 70% of COVID-19 patients in emergency rooms were intubated immediately or had already died.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/a-third-of-covid-19-patients-dying-24-hours-after-checking-in-sw-iran-hospitals\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Hamzeh Darvish\u2019s Report on the Situation in Lakan Prison in Rasht<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-Hamzeh-Darvish-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hamzeh Darvish, a prisoner of conscience imprisoned in Lakan Prison in Rasht, northern Iran, has published a report describing the poor living conditions of the prisoners in this prison. In this report, Mr. Darvish referred to the inhumane conditions and overcrowding of prisoners, poor health, poor nutrition of prisoners and other living problems of prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The full text of the report of political prisoner Hamzeh Darvish is as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gilan Central Prison (Lakan Rasht) is located in the west of Rasht city in the belt of Tehran road. The prison has eleven halls and holds prisoners on charges of drug offenses, armed robbery, kidnapping and financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/hamzeh-darvishs-report-on-the-situation-in-lakan-prison-in-rasht\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 497 Cities Surpasses 225,400<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-04032021-1-696x397.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 Thursday, March 4, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 497 cities had exceeded 225,400. The number of victims in Tehran is 53,246, Isfahan 14,545, Khuzestan 12,015, Mazandaran 9,552, East Azerbaijan 8,638, Gilan 8,041, Fars 6,717, Alborz 5,633, Kerman 4,989, Central Province 4,563, Semnan 3,595, North Khorasan 3,448, Zanjan 2,455, Hormozgan 2,445, Bushehr 2,274, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,815.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-497-cities-surpasses-225400\/\" 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 225,400 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\/45R83hkEOE\">https:\/\/t.co\/45R83hkEOE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ErZLxUVmhM\">pic.twitter.com\/ErZLxUVmhM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1367585246053502977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 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\">Belgian Foreign Minister: &#8220;Conviction of Iranian diplomat and case of Djalali are separate&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister.jpg\" alt=\"sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sophie-wilmes-belgian-foreign-minister-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For Belgium, the conviction of the Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi by a criminal court in Antwerp and the death sentence pronounced by the Iranian regime against the Iranian-Swedish doctor Ahmadreza Djalali are separate issues, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilm\u00e8s said at a parliamentary committee hearing on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, March 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Assadi and three other terrorists and agents of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry (MOIS) were convicted last month for plotting to bomb the annual event of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris in 2018. Assadi, their leader, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/belgium-foreign-minister-assadollah-assadi-ahmadreza-djalali-20210304\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Are Iran\u2019s Presidential elections democratic or a just charade?<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iran-elections-khamenei-05032021-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The vast majority of Iranians are struggling with poverty, unemployment and skyrocketing prices, with more than 60 million of Iran\u2019s 82 million population living below the poverty line, and millions left to fend for themselves for their most basic necessities of life. The value of Iran\u2019s currency has decreased 3,500 times compared to its value before the 1979 revolution.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/are-irans-presidential-elections-democratic-or-a-just-charade\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">A brave young man in Karaj protests the killing of Baluch people by the IRGC in Saravan, SE Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Karaj, near Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A brave young man in Karaj protests the killing of Baluch people by the IRGC in Saravan, SE Iran. <br \/>Notice that a police agent shoots in the air to break up the one-man protest. <br \/>That&#39;s how weak and scared the regime is of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YbNblNP6c9\">pic.twitter.com\/YbNblNP6c9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1367575892566958081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 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 Seven Rallies and Strikes on March 2 and 3<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iranians-Continue-Protests-at-Least-Seven-Rallies-and-Strikes-on-March-2-and-3-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On March 2 and 3, the people of Iran held at least seven rallies and protests in different cities over officials\u2019 failure to meet their inherent demands. Southern provinces like Khuzestan, Hormozgan, and Kerman had the lion\u2019s share in the March 2 and 3 protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the other hand, citizens protested the government\u2019s imprudence in resolving their current dilemmas. Furthermore, retirees and workers protested officials\u2019 failure to pay their pensions and salaries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Seven Rallies and Strikes on March 2 and 3\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_PWPVI4jaL9w\" 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%2FPWPVI4jaL9w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PWPVI4jaL9w\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-04T21:11:34Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_PWPVI4jaL9w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FPWPVI4jaL9w%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Seven Rallies and Strikes on March 2 and 3<\/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\/PWPVI4jaL9w\" 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%2FPWPVI4jaL9w%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranians Continue Protests; at Least Seven Rallies and Strikes on March 2 and 3\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On March 2 and 3, the people of Iran held at least seven rallies and protests in different cities over officials\u2019 failure to meet their inherent demands. Southern provinces like Khuzestan, Hormozgan, and Kerman had the lion\u2019s share in the March 2 and 3 protests. On the other hand, citizens protested the government\u2019s imprudence in resolving their current dilemmas. 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