{"id":237534,"date":"2021-04-09T02:31:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=237534"},"modified":"2023-03-30T15:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T14:11:30","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief – April 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pensioners in several Iranian cities hold protest rallies in front of the offices of the Social Security Organization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 09:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK Resistance Units<\/h2>\n

commemorate victims of the 2011 Camp Ashraf attack<\/h3>\n
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Saba Haftbaradaran, 29, was killed in 2011 in Camp Ashraf by the Iranian regime\u2019s Iraqi proxies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Iranian Resistance Units, the internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), honored MEK members who were killed on April 8, 2011, during an attack against Camp Ashraf by Iranian regime proxies in Iraq.<\/p>\n

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Iran: The pandemic no longer poses a barrier to protests<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime\u2019s officials and media are acknowledging that the Covid-19 pandemic has been let loose across Iran. \u201cTehran has passed the red alert,\u201d said Minoo Mohraz, a member of the regime\u2019s Covid-19 Task Force, on April 7. \u201cThe fourth peak of Covid-19 is accelerating,\u201d wrote the daily Mostaghel.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Prices of basic goods rise yet again<\/h3>\n
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People in Iran lined up for frozen poultry [File Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Due to government corruption and the regime’s policies, prices of people\u2019s basic goods are increasing yet again all across Iran. Each kilo of lamb has reached 1,800,000 rials (about $7.20); 30 eggs is now 500,000 rials (about $2) and the cheapest fish has also reached 500,000 rials per kilo.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 01:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are Iran\u2019s gold mines under China\u2019s control?<\/h3>\n

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Two weeks after the 25-year China-Iran agreement was signed, Iranian gold mine owners in the private sector are skeptical about whether the agreement gives full control of the mines to China. According to a report published on April 5 by the state-run Tejarat News website, the Chinese have been working in Iran\u2019s gold mines for some time, even before the agreement was signed. Most of the gold mines with larger reserves are controlled by the state and private mine owners still do not know what will become of their mines.<\/p>\n

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35 inmates in critical conditions in Karaj Central Prison from COVID-19 contamination<\/h3>\n

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The coronavirus has spread in Karaj Central Prison and a large number of prisoners have been infected, according to informed sources. Covid-19 cases have been reported in the hall 1 of the prison, which is quarantine and a place for newly arrived prisoners. At least 35 prisoners with acute Covid-19 have been taken to hospital over the past week.<\/p>\n

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Iran Is 150th Out of 156 Countries For Gender Equality<\/h3>\n

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Iran is ranked 150th out of 156 countries in terms of gender equality, according to the World Economic Forum\u2019s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report, which is a drop of two places from 2020 and eight since 2019.
\nTo make matters worse, the WEF bases this report on the official data from countries, so the mullahs\u2019 lack of transparency might be hiding a much more terrible situation for women in terms of economic ability, political power, and social freedoms.<\/p>\n

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Fake News On MEK Again<\/h3>\n

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As discussions are held this week over the future of the Iranian nuclear deal, specifically getting the regime to comply with the deal as they agreed to it in 2015, the Iranian delegation is attempting to extract concessions from the European signatories.<\/p>\n

But why would Europe do that? After all, the regime is barely holding onto power as it is, following five major protests in the past four years and the bottled-up anger of millions of Iranians over the course of the pandemic. The Iranian opposition is anti-nuclear weapons, so would have no problem complying with the deal.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We Followed Orders\u2019 Iran\u2019s Top Security Official Points to Bloody November<\/h3>\n

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In the weeks leading up to the Presidential election in Iran, political rivalries have severely intensified. To gain political privileges and public acceptance, officials speak about untold stories like the bloody crackdown on defenseless protesters in November 2019.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 08:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: COVID-19 Death Toll in 535 Cities Surpasses 246,400<\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Thursday, April 8, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 535 cities had exceeded 246,400. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 56,561, Isfahan 16,085, Khorasan Razavi 15,885, Khuzestan 14,704, Mazandaran 10,510, Lorestan 10,388, East Azerbaijan 9,923, West Azerbaijan 9,253, Qom 8,780, Gilan 8,616, Fars 7,247, Golestan 6,345, Alborz 6,133, Hamedan 5,613, Kerman 5,449, Kermanshah 4,914, Yazd 4,427, Semnan 4,350, Qazvin 2,799, and Hormozgan 2,775.<\/p>\n

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Online conference on Iran Policy<\/h3>\n

On Thursday, an online conference was held in Germany. The event featured remarks from a number of Iranian-German activists and both current and former members of the German Bundestag, most of whom offered recommendations for policy changes regarding Iran, both in Berlin and throughout the Western world. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of NCRI send a video message to the conference.<\/p>\n

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Online conference on #Iran<\/a>:
Reshaping Iran Policy:
Human Rights as the Main Criterion
Stop terror against the opposition
Support popular uprisings
Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 6:00 PM CEST#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> #BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/gvmcEETF09<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) April 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n