{"id":236643,"date":"2021-03-22T05:02:21","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236643"},"modified":"2023-03-05T19:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T18:26:26","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236653\" title=\"Nowruz04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Nowruz04\" width=\"797\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nowruz04.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 235,100<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236639\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-21032021-2-696x397.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 21, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities had exceeded 235,100. The number of victims in Tehran is 54,801, Isfahan 15,285, Khuzestan 13,369, Mazandaran 10,050, West Azerbaijan 8,808, Gilan 8,291, Golestan 6,095, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,481, Kerman 5,204, Central Province 4,843, Semnan 3930, Ardabil 2,902, Bushehr 2,379, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,789.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-522-cities-exceeds-235100\/\" 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 235,100 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 522 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\/7tTMUqFlPy\">https:\/\/t.co\/7tTMUqFlPy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pxCAxohgxq\">pic.twitter.com\/pxCAxohgxq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1373743607560114177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 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;\">Political prisoner Shokouh-oz Zaman Majd contracts COVID-19 in Mashhad<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236644\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Shokouh-oz-Zaman-Majd-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports from inside the Central Prison of Mashhad indicate that political prisoner Shokouh-oz Zaman Majd has contracted the Coronavirus and is in dire health condition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Majd, 61 from Neyshabur, was taken to jail on March 5, 2021 without prior notice, and without being allowed to take her personal items of need. She is sentenced to 2 years\u2019 imprisoned on charges of \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and supporting the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/03\/21\/political-prisoner-shokouh-oz-zaman-majd-contracts-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: New Persian year, new regime crises<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236645\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236645\" title=\"young-iranian-protesters-in-tehran-chant-down-with-khamenei-in-reference-to-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-january-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/young-iranian-protesters-in-tehran-chant-down-with-khamenei-in-reference-to-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-january-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Young Iranian protesters in Tehran chant \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d in reference to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei \u2013 January 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/young-iranian-protesters-in-tehran-chant-down-with-khamenei-in-reference-to-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-january-2020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/young-iranian-protesters-in-tehran-chant-down-with-khamenei-in-reference-to-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-january-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/young-iranian-protesters-in-tehran-chant-down-with-khamenei-in-reference-to-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-january-2020-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Iranian protesters in Tehran chant \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d in reference to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei \u2013 January 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another Persian year of suffering has passed under the mullahs\u2019 theocracy in Iran. The exhausting economic and social crisis, high coronavirus casualties, and intensified repression was the result of a brutal dictatorship. For the regime, however, it was more than ever before a year full of major blows that brought the mullahs\u2019 establishment closer to its end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-nowruz-regime-crisis-20210321\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Underground Workers in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236646\" title=\"underground-workers-Iran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"underground-workers-Iran-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/underground-workers-Iran-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018Underground\u2019 is routinely used for outlaw actions. Nonetheless, it has a different meaning when it comes to Iran. Today, Iran\u2019s society frequently hears \u2018underground workers.\u2019 However, not only do these workers not take illegal actions, but they usually have to do harmful and risky jobs in exchange for two or three times less than the minimum wage to fill their food baskets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have 10 million underground workers with 7 to 8-million-rial [$28-32] salaries per month. Workers do not receive any share from the oil revenues,\u201d wrote Asr-e Bazar website on January 2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/underground-workers-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, March 22, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 22, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_vKEm3_zHRPo\" 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%2FvKEm3_zHRPo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKEm3_zHRPo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-22T10:38:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_vKEm3_zHRPo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvKEm3_zHRPo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 22, 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\/vKEm3_zHRPo\" 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%2FvKEm3_zHRPo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 22, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 22, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 235,100 Over 235,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 522 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 61,797 around a fourth of the actual figure. espite the fact that the UK strain of Covid-19 is spreading across Iran and taking more lives with each passing day, and despite the catastrophically low number of people being vaccinated each day, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in his speech today marking the new Iranian calendar new year refused to even express sympathy with the families of coronavirus victims. Instead, he listed a series of shameful lies claiming his regime has been successful in the fight against Covid-19 and talked about \u201cproducing domestic vaccines through different routes\u201d that have \u201cbrought pride to the country.\u201d Mrs. Maryam Rajavi&#039;s Message on the Occasion of Nowruz On the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran delivered a speech, in which she highlighted the social circumstances of Iran, the achievements of the Iranian people and their resistance movement in the past year, and the prospects for change in Iran in the year to come. &quot;With our hearts filled with hope, and our heads filled with great aspirations we can forge the free Iran of tomorrow. Freedom will be established by selfless protesters and combatants for liberty. Together, we pray in these moments before the advent of the New Year,&quot; She said. 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\" 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-21-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brie<\/strong><strong>f \u2013 March 21<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> 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