{"id":237862,"date":"2021-04-14T01:02:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=237862"},"modified":"2023-03-28T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T16:12:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief – April 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Deputy Health Minister<\/h2>\n

25% of daily deaths are COVID-19 related<\/h3>\n

\"Covid-19-Dezful-hospital\"<\/p>\n

In an online conference on April 12, Iran\u2019s Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi, said 250 people died every day from COVID-19, which accounts for around 25% of the total deaths in the country. Harirchi predicted worse conditions and cited the Health Minister who had said that the death toll would surpass 400 deaths a day.<\/p>\n

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Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee sentenced to an additional one year in prison<\/h3>\n

\"Golrokh-Ebrahimi-Iraee\"<\/p>\n

Political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been sentenced in absentia to another one year in prison. Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran issued a one-year sentence in absentia for political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee on the charge of \u201cpropaganda against the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iranian Opposition: Calls for Us Administration To Tighten Iran Nuclear Deal<\/h3>\n

\"Iran-US-flag\"<\/p>\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) recently reported that the Iranian regime leaders were looking forward to the new United States administration, following the inauguration of President Joe Biden earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protests and rallies across Iran cry for equality, wages and call for a boycott of the sham election in June<\/h3>\n

People who were the victim of a fraudulent systemic market exchange manipulation, those who worked an entire life to rely on their pension and got defrauded by the system, people whose livelihoods depend on social security but are now deprived of it, and even working staff who are sick and tired of how they are treated, they all have come to the streets.\u00a0 Reports from Tehran, Yazd, Kermanshah, Karaj, Nishabur, Mashhad, Ghazvin, Shushtar, Khorramabad, Tabriz, Arak, Ilam, Ahvaz, Bojnurd, Behshar, Shush, Rasht, Ardabil, Isfahan, Brujerd, and Shahrud suggest one thing: the Iranian people cry for change.<\/p>\n

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April 14 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
\nPensioners & retirees gathered outside the regime’s Social Security Org. demanding higher pensions & protesting economic difficulties.<\/p>\n

“We won’t vote anymore because we’ve heard too many lies!” they’re chanting.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/koSxQge9dv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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April 14 – Mashhad, northeast #Iran<\/a>
\nPensioners and retirees rallied gathered outside the local Social Security Organization branch demanding higher pensions and voice their economic despair. #IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/l41Tcl7UUT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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April 14 – Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
\nPensioners rallied demanding higher pensions and protesting poor living conditions.
\n“We will only get our rights by protesting in the streets!” they chant. #IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5NPjaZkOYI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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April 14 – Arak, central #Iran<\/a>
\nPensioners and retirees placed an empty table cloth on the ground during their protest rally to portray their empty dinner tables, saying they can barely provide for their families.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/uM2VIKTdmV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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April 14 – Ilam, western #Iran<\/a>
\nSocial Security pensioners and retirees are seen protesting their low pensions, high inflation and skyrocketing prices. They say even putting food on the table has become difficult.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/WdXew6iQm1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Fuel carrier killed by police in SE Iran<\/h3>\n

\"Mohsen-Moradzehi-Fuel-carrier\"<\/p>\n

Police killed a fuel carrier on April 12 in Khash, southeastern Iran. According to the Baloch Campaign website, he was shot in a car chase that caused the car to overturn. The fuel carrier was identified as Mohsen Moradzehi.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 535 Cities Exceeds 251,000<\/h3>\n
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Full packed metro in Tabriz, Iran in the height of the Coronavirus pandemic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 535 cities across Iran had surpassed 251,000. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 57,421, Isfahan 16,385, Khorasan Razavi 16,130, Khuzestan 15,089, Mazandaran 10,670, Lorestan 10,598, East Azerbaijan 10,213, West Azerbaijan 9,433, Gilan 8,787, Fars 7,339, Golestan 6,450, Alborz 6,283, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,721, Kerman 5,555, Kermanshah 5,009, Kurdistan 4,332, North Khorasan 3,783, Ardabil 3,127, Zanjan 2,735, Ilam 2,576, South Khorasan 2,456, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,035, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,954.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n

More than 251,000 people have died of the novel #coronavirus<\/a> in 535 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n

Full Reporthttps:\/\/t.co\/urekG4UNjy<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2MUNtLxVBh<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n