{"id":236355,"date":"2021-03-15T03:28:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T08:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236355"},"modified":"2023-03-04T16:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T15:06:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236357\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-236357\" title=\"construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Construction workers gathered outside the Social Security Org. to demand their lack of insurance - Saqqez, western Iran, March 13, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021-150x71.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/construction-workers-gathered-outside-the-social-security-org-to-demand-their-lack-of-insurance-saqqez-western-iran-march-13-2021-696x329.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction workers gathered outside the Social Security Org. to demand their lack of insurance &#8211; Saqqez, western Iran, March 13, 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: 2:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s brutal regime hangs 4 people on Monday<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233296\" title=\"Iran-execution-17012021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-execution-17012021.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-execution-17012021\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the state-run Rokna news agency, the Iranian regime executed four prisoners this morning, March 15, in Mashhad central prison. Also, the clerical regime has hanged another prisoner in Zanjan. The victim is identified as Arash Varethi, 35, from Bijar county. Arash and his brother Nejat Varethi were transferred to solitary confinement on Friday, and after visiting his family, Arash was hanged by the regime\u2019s authorities. Arash\u2019s brother, Nejat\u2019s situation, is in limbo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is worth noting that the mullahs\u2019 regime has started a new wave of executions, simultaneous with the increasing social protests. These executions demonstrate mullahs\u2019 fear of a restive society and are meant to intimidate the public.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mothers of 11 slain protesters, shot and killed during November 2019 protests, gathered together to commemorate their loved ones before Nowruz<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mothers of 11 slain protesters, shot and killed during Nov. 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a>, gathered together to commemorate their loved ones before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>These mothers will never forget or forgive. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SaR4FIurGF\">pic.twitter.com\/SaR4FIurGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1371413502494183426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 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 Death Toll in 518 Cities Surpasses 231,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236353\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-1-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-1-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-1-1-696x397.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 Sunday, March 14, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 518 cities had exceeded 231,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 54,176, Isfahan 14,995, Khuzestan 12,840, Mazandaran 9,832, East Azerbaijan 8,988, Gilan 8,186, Fars 6,837, Alborz 5,743, Hamedan 5,368, Kerman 5,099, Kermanshah 4,659, Yazd 4,202, Kurdistan 3,992, Semnan 3,790, Bushehr 2,334, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,749.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-518-cities-surpasses-231300\/\" 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 231,300 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 518 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\/1rOiXYwOB8\">https:\/\/t.co\/1rOiXYwOB8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ry427rgSxl\">pic.twitter.com\/ry427rgSxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1371209788915286021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 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;\">Retirees, pensioners hold rallies across Iran as economic woes escalate<\/h3>\n<p>Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization in Iran held protest rallies across the country on Sunday demanding higher pensions as inflation and prices of basic goods continue to escalate. The cities of Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Tabriz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Khorramabad, Arak, Kermanshah and others witnessed such rallies as regime officials refuse to provide any answers. The protesters were also complaining that even their mere pensions are often delayed for several months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rally in Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u06a9\u0631\u062c -\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc \u0628\u0627\u0632\u0646\u0634\u0633\u062a\u06af\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0631\u06cc&zwnj;\u0628\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0623\u0645\u06cc\u0646 \u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u06cc\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hr17fFBhajM\" 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%2Fhr17fFBhajM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hr17fFBhajM\" \/><meta 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and retirees echo the Iranian people\u2019s outcry over usurpation of their rights by the religious fascism ruling Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Rajavi wrote: &#8220;So long as the clerical dictatorship has its grips on power in Iran, unemployment, inflation, corruption, injustices and class differences are only aggravated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So long as the clerical dictatorship has its grips on power in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, unemployment, inflation, corruption, injustices and class differences are only aggravated. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ICnitj7CY9\">https:\/\/t.co\/ICnitj7CY9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DrKbNYqYJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/DrKbNYqYJ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1371192446705668096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 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;\">Woman injured, minor killed in arbitrary police shooting in SE Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236356\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236356\" title=\"Younes-Yazdanshenas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Younes-Yazdanshenas.jpg\" alt=\"Younes-Yazdanshenas\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Younes-Yazdanshenas.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Younes-Yazdanshenas-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Younes-Yazdanshenas-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Younes-Yazdanshenas-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Younes Yazdanshenas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police opened fire on a car in Rask County, southeastern Iran yesterday, wounding a woman and killing a minor. According to the Baloch Campaign website, the minor killed was identified as Younes Yazdanshenas who was with his aunt, Nour Bibi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An informed source said the two were going for medical errands when the police opened fire on them after they passed a checkpoint. The source added that both were transferred to the Chabahar hospital but Younes died due to the severity of his wounds and blood loss.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/woman-injured-minor-killed-in-arbitrary-police-shooting-in-se-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, March 15, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UnfU6c2SUG0\" 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%2FUnfU6c2SUG0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnfU6c2SUG0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-15T08:13:45Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UnfU6c2SUG0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUnfU6c2SUG0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 15, 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\/UnfU6c2SUG0\" 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%2FUnfU6c2SUG0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 231,300 Over 231,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 518 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Sunday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 61,230 around a third of the actual figure. \u201cA total of 2414 patients are hospitalized, indicating a 12 percent increase in comparison to last week. 872 patients are in ICUs which is a six percent increase in comparison to last week,\u201d said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Saturday. \u201cIt appears that this week we should expect the number of patients released to be low. In the past 24 hours the number of new patients hospitalized have increased in comparison to the number of patients released,\u201d he added, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime&#039;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Retirees and Pensioners Hold Nationwide Rally Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization in Iran held rallies across the country on Sunday demanding higher pensions as inflation and prices of basic goods continue to escalate. The cities of Tehran, Karaj, Isfahan, Tabriz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Khorramabad, Arak, Kermanshah and others witnessed such rallies as regime officials refuse to provide any answers. The protesters were also complaining that even their mere pensions are often delayed for several months. This is the eighth nationwide protest rally of Iran\u2019s pensioners and retirees in the past three months alone, growing into a nationwide movement that continues to spread to more and more cities, and the number of people participating in such rallies are increasing with each passing week of these pre-announced gatherings. Protesting the regime\u2019s corrupt economic policies, resulting in nothing but devastating poverty and deprivation for tens of millions across Iran, the protesters chanted: \u201cHigh prices and inflation are killing people!\u201d \u201cOur country sits on treasures; retirees live in hardships!\u201d \u201cOur main demand is pensions based on the inflation rate!\u201d Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/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\" 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