{"id":238234,"date":"2021-04-19T01:08:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T06:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238234"},"modified":"2023-03-04T15:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:37:46","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief – April 19, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranian Official Admits Government Manipulated Stock Market<\/h2>\n

\"Tehran<\/p>\n

Mohammad Ali Dehghan Dehnavi, president of the Securities and Exchange Organization, recently admitted that the regime has supplied a large part of its budget deficit from profits made through the manipulation of the stock market. On April 16, Dehnavi said on the Clubhouse social media network, \u201cThe stock market has provided 6.8 trillion rials (approx. $28 billion) for the economy; the stock market has been the government\u2019s source of income last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s Little Food on Iranian People\u2019s Tables as Prices Continue To Go Up<\/h3>\n

\"Iran-high-prices\"<\/p>\n

Days, months, and years have passed, and the commotion of news of the disastrous situation in Iran is flying over this country followed by a long and unending tale. The coronavirus pandemic has joined this commotion besides the high prices, poverty, and unemployment. The state-run outlets and websites are trying to analyze this situation each of them in its own way, trying to give hopefully statistics to whitewash the hands of the officials from all the misery that they brought for the people. But the situation is not reversible and this downward spiral is not stopping its rotation.<\/p>\n

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Tehran Court Considers Sentencing 5 Men to Amputation for Robbery<\/h3>\n

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The plaintiffs in the case of \u201cserial robberies\u201d from western Tehran homes, requested finger amputation for the five accused people, an Iranian state-run News Agency wrote. ROKNA said the five men were being tried by the 10th Branch of the Tehran Criminal Court. The \u201cfive-member group\u201d was accused of robbing 22 homes.<\/p>\n

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Kurd Border Porter Fatally Falls From Cliff in Police Chase In Western Iran<\/h3>\n

\"Hiva-Ghaderi-Iran<\/p>\n

A border porter or \u201ckolbar\u201d in the local dialect was killed on April 17 in Baneh, western Iran after falling off a cliff while being chased by security forces. According to the Hengaw Organization, a Kurd human rights group, the young man was identified as Hiva Ghaderi. Hiva died at the scene and locals transferred his body to a medical clinic.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s People: Accumulation of Anger For the Promised Moment<\/h3>\n

\"Iran-protests-2019<\/p>\n

Previously Iran\u2019s state media have written about the \u201ccrisis of distrust\u201d of the Iranian people toward the government, but now one of these outlets, the Ars Iran website, is speaking about a new phenomenon which it calls, \u201cbecoming senseless\u201d and followed by \u201chopelessness.\u201d Explaining this naming, this website wrote: \u201cA person whose house is next to the railway line is shocked by the sound of the train passing early, in his\/her days of housing, but after a while, he does not even realize when the train comes and goes.<\/p>\n

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Protests in Tehran, Mashhad, Sirjan, and Susangerd on Monday<\/h3>\n

Iran’s streets won’t rest. Following the nationwide protests on Sunday, reports from PMOI sources inside Iran suggest that at least four cities have been witnessing several rallies and gatherings against the state as of this morning.<\/p>\n

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Apr. 19 – Susangerd, SW #Iran<\/a>
Municipal workers gathered today outside the Khuzestan Governor's Office to demand 8 months of their unpaid wages. #IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PbFGtYozQV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n