{"id":236724,"date":"2021-03-24T03:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=236724"},"modified":"2023-03-04T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:16:57","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-24-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-march-24-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 March 24, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_236731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236731\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-236731 size-full\" title=\"March34-Event-Slide3-e1616508790151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/March34-Event-Slide3-e1616508790151.jpg\" alt=\"March34-Event-Slide3-e1616508790151\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As the ancient Iranian New Year, Nowruz, is celebrated, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) holds an online conference today, March 24, 2021, to discuss Iran\u2019s internal situation, prospects for fundamental change, and the Tehran regime\u2019s regional and international behavior.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Rally in Brussels<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranians Rally in Brussels<br \/>Coinciding with the visit of the US Secretary of State calling to hold the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime accountable for its terrorism and Human rights violations <br \/>March 24, 2021<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EUTime4FirmIranPolicy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EUTime4FirmIranPolicy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJSsoFj1Rz\">pic.twitter.com\/DJSsoFj1Rz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1374778732125290496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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;\">Locals clash with regime\u2019s security forces in northeast Iran city<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u062f\u0631\u06af\u06cc\u0631\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0631\u06a9\u0645\u0646 \u0648 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of two small kids by a security guard at the Golestan Dam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The families of two seven- and eight-year-old girls had filed a judicial complaint and pressed charges of rape against the security guard. In response the regime\u2019s public prosecutor in Gonbad Kavus claimed \u201cthe forensics report has denied any sign of rape\u201d and said the accused security guard has been summoned and after questioning has been charged with \u201ckidnapping.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Online Conference: Policy Experts to Assess Prospects for Change in Iran<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Celebration of Nowruz and Iranians\u2019 Aspirations for Freedom and Democracy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the ancient Iranian New Year, Nowruz, is celebrated, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) holds an online conference today, March 24, 2021, to discuss Iran\u2019s internal situation, prospects for fundamental change, and the Tehran regime\u2019s regional and international behavior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Distinguished policy and national security figures will join to consider a framework for an Iran policy effective in neutralizing Tehran\u2019s malign conduct and supportive of the Iranian people\u2019s aspirations for freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd36LIVE Now | IRAN: The New Year &amp; Prospects for Change | Celebration of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nowruz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nowruz<\/a> &amp; Iranians\u2019 Aspirations 4 Freedom &amp; Democracy<br \/>\ud83d\udd37 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s internal situation<br \/>\ud83d\udd37Tehran\u2019s malign conduct<br \/>\ud83d\udd37Prospects for change<br \/>\ud83d\udcc5Wed, Mar 24 &#8211; 11:00 am EST<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CvQmPYOKM6\">https:\/\/t.co\/CvQmPYOKM6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1374737769377931268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrius.org\/policy-experts-to-assess-prospects-for-change-in-iran.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 522 Cities Exceeds 236,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236717\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iran-coronavirus-update-23032021-1-696x397.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 Tuesday, March 23, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 522 cities had exceeded 236,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 54,971, Isfahan 15,330, Khuzestan 13,514, Mazandaran 10,110, West Azerbaijan 8,858, Gilan 8,321, Fars 6,947, Golestan 6,120, Kurdistan 4,077, Kerman 5,229, Central Province 4,873, Kermanshah 4,739, Yazd 4,277, and Ilam 2,416.<\/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-236300\/\" 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 236,300 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\/7CaP1fACZf\">https:\/\/t.co\/7CaP1fACZf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l5quX6z8tt\">pic.twitter.com\/l5quX6z8tt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1374602630802984960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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;\">18 jailed dissidents send letter, protesting unlawful banishment of political prisoners<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236726\" title=\"unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners.jpg\" alt=\"unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unlawful-banishing-of-Iranian-political-prisoners-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">18 Jailed dissidents at Raja\u2019i Shahr Prison of Karaj wrote an open letter on March 21, protesting the exile of political prisoners and opening new cases against them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The letter, a copy of which was sent to Iran Human Rights Monitor, states: \u201cduring the last months, despite all the claims by the highest judiciary authorities about complying with the rights of the political prisoner, what is really happening on daily basis, not only is not a bit of improvement but also they have intensified suppression by making the prisoners conditions even more inhumane.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/23\/jailed-dissidents-protest-unlawful-banishment-of-political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prison authorities deny medical care to political prisoner Afshin Baymani<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236727\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Political-prisoner-Afshin-Baymani-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political prisoner Afshin Baymani has been denied medical treatment despite experiencing heart complications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaziri, the Prosecutor\u2019s special assistant for political prisoners\u2019 affairs has refused to authorize his transfer to a hospital against doctors\u2019 advice. On Saturday, March 20, 2021, the political prisoner who is serving a life sentence in Raja\u2019i Shahr Prison of Karaj, was transferred to the prison\u2019s infirmary due to severe pain in the heart and hypotension.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/23\/prison-authorities-deny-medical-care-to-political-prisoner-afshin-baymani\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Fact-checking Khamenei\u2019s claims on economic growth<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236725\" title=\"the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation.jpg\" alt=\"the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/the-value-of-the-iranian-currency-fell-sharply-in-2020-due-to-economic-crisis-and-inflation-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his new year\u2019s address, Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei claimed that the country had witnessed a production leap in the previous year. This claim goes against the reality of Iran, where the middle class has almost disappeared due to rampant poverty, and millions of Iranians join the impoverished segments of the society every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The slogan of the year 1399 was production leap. Based on numerous reports from the governmental and public agencies, I must say that this slogan was fulfilled to some extent, to an acceptable degree,&#8221; Khamenei said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-khamenei-economic-growth-20210323\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gonbad Kavus, NE Iran: Angry locals took to streets and clashed with State Security Forces<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 23 &#8211; Gonbad Kavus, northeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Angry locals took to the streets and clashed with State Security Forces after a judge cleared a security from charges of raping two small kids.<br \/>The parents and locals were protesting this decision.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xdOSSkHp4e\">pic.twitter.com\/xdOSSkHp4e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1374459088910708738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 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;\">State security forces shoot and kill Kurdish man in western Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-236728\" title=\"Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Police-shoot-and-kill-Kurdish-man-in-west-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Kurdish man was killed in a police shooting on Monday on Khorramabad Road in western Iran. According to Hengaw Kurdish website, the man was identified as Mohammad Sadeghi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state security forces opened fire at the Kurdish man\u2019s car on suspicion of transporting smuggled goods. This is while Mohammad Sadeghi\u2019s car was empty and he was not carrying any goods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/23\/state-security-forces-shoot-and-kill-kurdish-man-in-western-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inmate passes away in W Iran from lack of medical attention<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231653\" title=\"Iran-prisons-22122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-prisons-22122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-prisons-22122020-696x461.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An inmate in the Eslamabad-e-Gharb Central Prison in western Iran passed away on March 21 due to lack of medical attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Hengaw Organization website, the prisoner was identified as 35-year-old Shahab Daroun-Parvaz. He died of severe gastric bleeding and lack of attention by the prison medical staff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/inmate-passes-away-in-w-iran-from-lack-of-medical-attention\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UNHRC extends the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236729\" title=\"unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran.jpg\" alt=\"unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/unhrc-extends-mandate-of-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-iran-696x353.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of Javaid Rehman, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, for an additional year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HRC46?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HRC46<\/a>: Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> adopted with 21 votes in favour, 12 against and 14 abstentions. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Watch live webcast at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sF8CrbYIh4\">https:\/\/t.co\/sF8CrbYIh4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_HRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN_HRC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwsehnBsH4\">pic.twitter.com\/hwsehnBsH4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNGeneva\/status\/1374406264298475520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 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 news in brief, March 24, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 24, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_LRWkIyCrZ4Y\" 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%2FLRWkIyCrZ4Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LRWkIyCrZ4Y\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-03-24T10:06:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_LRWkIyCrZ4Y\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLRWkIyCrZ4Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 24, 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\/LRWkIyCrZ4Y\" 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%2FLRWkIyCrZ4Y%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 24, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 24, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 236,300 Over 236,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus across Iran, according to reports tallied by People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 61,951 around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cOne week prior to Nowruz we have been witnessing an increasing Covid-19 trend. In some cities, including Tehran, we are seeing a rising number of people being hospitalized,\u201d said the regime Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Tuesday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime&#039;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Iran Regime\u2019s Security Forces Kill Kurdish Citizen A Kurdish man was killed in a police shooting on Monday on Khorramabad Road in western Iran. The man was identified as Mohammad Sadeghi. The state security forces opened fire at the Kurdish man\u2019s car on suspicion of transporting smuggled goods. This is while Mohammad Sadeghi\u2019s car was empty, and he was not carrying any goods. The Iranian regime\u2019s security forces and police in the northwestern and western cities of Iran open fire with impunity, injuring and killing innocent locals. 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