{"id":236077,"date":"2021-03-10T04:32:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T09:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236077"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:59:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 10, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236125\" style=\"width: 803px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021..jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-236125\" title=\"Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.\" width=\"803\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021.-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Activities-of-the-young-female-supporters-of-the-MEK-inside-Iran-\u2013-Tehran-Shiraz-and-Ardabil-\u2013-March-8-2021..jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities of the young female supporters of the MEK inside Iran \u2013 Tehran, Shiraz, and Ardabil \u2013 March 8, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared banished to Prison of Semnan<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236161\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to news on March 9, 2021, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has been abruptly relocated from the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison and banished to the Prison of Semnan in the 12th year of her imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports from the women\u2019s ward of Evin indicate that her cellmates protested her banishment and intervened to prevent her relocation. But prison guards violently broke into the ward and took her out of the ward by force.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/10\/political-prisoner-maryam-akbari-monfared-banished-to-prison-of-semnan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Following the abrupt banishment of political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared to the Prison of Semnan, I urge the UN special rapporteur on violence against women to inquire about the conditions, safety and health of Maryam Akbari Monfared and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1369704149781188612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\">Workers of the Ahvaz Water and Sewer Org. gathered today outside the Governor&#8217;s Office<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mar. 10 &#8211; Ahvaz, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Ahvaz Water and Sewer Org. gathered today outside the Governor&#39;s Office to demand 3 months of their unpaid wages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8E0koi754l\">pic.twitter.com\/8E0koi754l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1369558498007212032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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;\">Slovenia took the floor yesterday in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Iran<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Slovenia \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee took the floor earlier today in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Iran. While calling on \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 to improve situation for women and girls, SI also noted the recent letter by the 7 Special Rapporteurs. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4FHecChwOE\">pic.twitter.com\/4FHecChwOE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Slovenia to UN Geneva (@SLOtoUNGeneva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLOtoUNGeneva\/status\/1369415814651187207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 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>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposition network inside Iran mark International Women\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian women and members of the Resistance Units, the internal network of the Iranian opposition organized widespread activities checkered across the country marking the International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-international-womens-day-20210309\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 27px;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 501 Cities Surpasses 228,500<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63_ff7 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63_ff7\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236103\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1\" width=\"798\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-09032021-1-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 501 cities had exceeded 228,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 53,721, Khorasan Razavi 15,030, Isfahan 14,790, Khuzestan 12,455, Mazandaran 9,697, Lorestan 9,573, West Azerbaijan 8,563, Golestan 5,945, Sistan and Baluchistan 5,366, Hamedan 5,318, Central Province 4,653, Yazd 4,157, Ardabil 2,827, Qazvin 2,589, and South Khorasan 2,221.<\/div>\n<div><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-501-cities-surpasses-228500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 228,500 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 501 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\/EZRqQyDlKq\">https:\/\/t.co\/EZRqQyDlKq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iLcGgc2gG2\">pic.twitter.com\/iLcGgc2gG2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1369403156908670978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 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;\">Republicans Join Democrats To Urge Biden Make &#8216;Comprehensive&#8217; Deal With Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-congress-06032021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235908\" title=\"us-congress-06032021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/us-congress-06032021-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"us-congress-06032021\" width=\"804\" height=\"536\" \/><\/a>One hundred-forty U.S. lawmakers from both parties urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to aim for bipartisan consensus and seek a &#8220;comprehensive&#8221; deal with Iran that addresses not just its nuclear program, but a range of other national security issues, according to a letter shared first with ABC News.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Despite everything you see, there is bipartisanship going on in DC, even over something as contentious as the Iran deal,&#8221; said Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., who helped spearhead the letter. &#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to have been able to come together on a number of these points&#8230; encouraging the administration to encompass all of Iran&#8217;s malign behavior.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/republicans-join-democrats-urge-biden-make-comprehensive-deal\/story?id=76326175\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Designation of Iranian Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219156\" style=\"width: 806px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219156\" title=\"Department-of-State\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Slaps New sanctions on Iran\u2019s regime, terminating JCPOA sanctions waiver\" width=\"806\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Department-of-State.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of State<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced the blacklisting of two Iranian officials for their alleged role in rights violations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement, Blinken said he designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) interrogators Ali Hemmatian and Masoud Safdari &#8220;for their involvement in gross violations of human rights, namely the torture and\/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment (CIDTP) of political prisoners and persons detained during protests in 2019 and 2020 in Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/designation-of-iranian-officials-due-to-involvement-in-gross-violations-of-human-rights\/#.YEfSPV7vOB0.twitter\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Designation of Iranian Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights &#8211; United States Department of State <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcZQAVupSx\">https:\/\/t.co\/AcZQAVupSx<\/a> &quot;We will also work with our allies to promote accountability for such violations and abuses.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRightsViolations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRightsViolations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Accountability?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Accountability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh\/status\/1369376235751669769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">The truth behind Khamenei\u2019s worries about Iran\u2019s economic conditions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236122\" title=\"Khamenei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei\" width=\"799\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Khamenei.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent televised speech, Iranian regime supreme leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-ali-khamenei-suprem-leader\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>\u00a0tried to downplay the country\u2019s current crises. Regarding the coronavirus disaster, Khamenei had previously dismissed the crisis, claiming that it is not a big issue. In contrast, in his recent remarks, he warned that the situation is more dangerous than last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei also shed crocodile tears for the people\u2019s harsh economic problems and their struggles with skyrocketing prices. \u201cUnfortunately, the living conditions of the people are not good today! This is a great sorrow for us,\u201d Khamenei said. Without mentioning the main cause of the problems which is the regime\u2019s corrupt system, Khamenei blamed some \u201cunknown dealers and intermediaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economy-khamenei-comments-20210309\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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-march-9-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in 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