{"id":238001,"date":"2021-04-15T01:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238001"},"modified":"2023-02-20T21:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:53:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; April 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238004\" title=\"Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian woman and her son in Tehran\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iranian-woman-and-her-son-in-Tehran-1-696x424.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units: Iran tireless voice for freedom and democracy<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238056\" title=\"resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance Units activities across Iran\u2013 April 12 -14, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/resistance-units-activities-iran-april-12-14-2021-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more than two-and-half years, non-stop and daily anti-regime activities continue across Iran. Banners, posters, and images with slogans targeting the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei are installed in various cities that demand \u201cregime change,\u201d and call for the boycott of the mullahs\u2019 upcoming sham presidential elections in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-activities-20210415\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">8 people sentenced to lashes in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-237321\" title=\"iran-public-flogging\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-public-flogging.jpg\" alt=\"A man receives slashes in the public\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-public-flogging.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-public-flogging-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-public-flogging-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-public-flogging-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">State-run media reported that eight people including one woman were sentenced to lashes by Iran\u2019s Judiciary.\u00a0ROKNA News Agency reported yesterday that a husband and wife in Mashhad northeastern Iran were sentenced to 74 lashes each in addition to prison by the Mashhad Criminal Court for theft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/8-people-sentenced-to-lashes-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s pensioners and retirees embark on 4th round of nationwide protests<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238016\" title=\"Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min.jpg\" alt=\"Retirees protest in Tehran, Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Irans-retirees-in-Tehran-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s pensioners and retirees held their fourth round of nationwide protests on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in 22 cities around the country. They called for the boycott of the regime\u2019s sham presidential elections. In Tehran, Iran\u2019s pensioners and retirees including many women marched from the mullahs\u2019 parliament to the Department of Budget, with chants of: \u201cPeople join us, our pain is your pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/14\/irans-pensioners-and-retirees-embark-on-4th-round-of-nationwide-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 535 Cities Exceeds 252,100<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237986\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian man trying to sell textile in the street\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-14042021-2-696x378.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <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> announced on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 535 cities across Iran had exceeded 252,100. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 57,651, Isfahan 16,485, Khorasan Razavi 16,190, Khuzestan 15,169, Mazandaran 10,705, Lorestan 10,648, East Azerbaijan 10,278, West Azerbaijan 9,473, Qom 8,885, Gilan 8,826, Fars 7,427, Golestan 6,475, Alborz 6,313, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,746, Hamedan 5,698, Kerman 5,629, Central Province 5,228, Kermanshah 5,034, Semnan 4,470, Yazd 4,512, Qazvin 2,879, Hormozgan 2,860, Zanjan 2,760, Ilam 2,596, and Bushehr 2,564.<\/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-535-cities-exceeds-252100\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contradiction in Iran\u2019s Ruling Head<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238002\" title=\"Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei and different Iranian regime presidential candidates\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-presidential-election-candidates-min-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\u00a0One of the main problems of Iran\u2019s government besides being reactionary, is the conflict between the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as the highest power in the country which has both political and religious power and has the last word in the most important decisions, and the President, Hassan Rouhani, who is leading the government, but no one inside and outside the country believe in it as an effective element in the relationship and of course advancing the affairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/sham-election\/contradiction-in-irans-ruling-head\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hearing for award-winning students called off, still held in the security ward<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238003\" title=\"Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, two jailed students in Iran\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ali-Younesi-Amirhossein-Moradi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court hearing scheduled to examine charges leveled against two elite and award-winning students detained in a security ward was called off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, students of Tehran\u2019s Sharif University of Technology, were violently arrested last year in April and taken to Evin Prison. They have been detained since in the notorious Intelligence Ministry Ward 209, and for a considerable period in solitary confinement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/13\/hearing-for-award-winning-students-called-off-still-held-in-security-ward\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, April 15, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_M53r9OqVNXM\" 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%2FM53r9OqVNXM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M53r9OqVNXM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-15T11:21:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_M53r9OqVNXM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FM53r9OqVNXM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 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\/M53r9OqVNXM\" 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%2FM53r9OqVNXM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 15, 2021 Online Conference Marks Ramadan Condemns Tehran\u2019s Fundamentalism A long slate of international dignitaries took part in an online conference on Wednesday, observing the holy month of Ramadan and declaring interfaith solidarity in the face of fundamentalism that is brewed and spread by the regime ruling Iran. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran was the conference&#039;s keynote speaker. In her speech, Mrs. Rajavi congratulated the advent of the holy month of Ramadan to all Muslims, particularly to those in Iran and neighboring Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, and Afghanistan, who are victims of the mullahs\u2019 religious fascism. &quot;On behalf of the Iranian people and Resistance, I urge all anti-fundamentalist Muslims, and all countries in Europe and the Middle East, to stand with the Iranian people and their struggle to overthrow the regime. This struggle to establish a democratic and pluralist republic will make possible the tolerant and peaceful coexistence of followers of various religions and denominations,&quot; Mrs. Rajavi underlined. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 252,100 Over 252,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus across all Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Wednesday. &quot;In the past two days, the death toll in Tehran has reached three digits, and since mid-November 2020, when the death toll reached over 100. Until today, Tehran had not experienced such a high death toll. During the 50-year history of Behesht Zahra, these conditions have never occurred,&quot; said The CEO of Behesht Zahra Cemetery, according to the official IRNA news agency. 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