{"id":238400,"date":"2021-04-22T02:47:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T07:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238400"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T11:12:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; April 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238408\" title=\"Tehran-Metro-01-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran Metro 01\" width=\"800\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Metro-01-1-696x422.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: 7:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several Cities and Counties in Iran<\/h2>\n<h3>Witnessed Rallies and Protests on Thursday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students in Tabriz, realtors in Tehran, workers in Khuzestan, local residents in Saqez and Kerman, and farmers in Isfahan took to the streets today to protest and demand their rights from a system that has no agenda other than to serve its own interests.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apr. 22- Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Isfahan farmers came out with their tractors today to protest their lack of water and demand their rights to water for their farms. <br \/>The regime has diverted water from the Zayanderud River to factories leaving farmers without water.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/07oAgNpUim\">pic.twitter.com\/07oAgNpUim<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1385224904279199747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Isfahan\u2014farmers rallied protesting officials\u2019 failure to meet their water right.<br \/>&quot;As you have filled your stomachs with illegal money, you become blind and deaf,&quot; said a female protester addressing officials. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NTmUyMip47\">pic.twitter.com\/NTmUyMip47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385248025661034497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Isfahan\u2014workers of the Sepahan cement factory in the Dizche district stopped working and launched a strike at the factory\u2019s site. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K0JCWleaoW\">pic.twitter.com\/K0JCWleaoW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385249686920044548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Kerman\u2014residents of the Nasr town gathered in front of Sirjan\u2019s City Council protesting officials\u2019 failure to provide urban services. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APOkT1xzGl\">pic.twitter.com\/APOkT1xzGl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385244066036785155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Khuzestan\u2014urban-service and greenspace workers of Sousangerd Municipality held a rally in front of the Provincial Governorate in Ahvaz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ya3LYzwHnK\">pic.twitter.com\/ya3LYzwHnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385242103475806219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 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;\">A Precise Point About the Situation in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238435\" title=\"Iran-protests-Nevember-2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-Nevember-2019\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-Nevember-2019-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian society is in turmoil, and all signs suggest the situation is ripe for an uprising and revolution in Iran. This undeniable maturity of the current situation has led to the presence of new factors and new reactions around it. Naturally, the clerical establishment stand to lose everything if the tide turns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/a-precise-point-about-the-situation-in-iran\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Women and Men Protest, Call For Rouhani\u2019s Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238434\" title=\"defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min.jpg\" alt=\"defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/defrauded-investors-in-Tehran-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian women and men marched today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz, and other cities. They chanted some of the strongest slogans against the clerical regime\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/21\/iranian-women-and-men-protest-call-for-rouhanis-execution\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus death toll in 539 cities exceeds 260,000<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238395\" title=\"Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 260,000 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Ezg3N9zUcAIMHFd-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div>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<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 539 cities had exceeded 260,000. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 59,501, Isfahan 16,985, Khorasan Razavi 16,540, Khuzestan 15,704, Mazandaran 10,975, Lorestan 10,948, East Azerbaijan 10,668, West Azerbaijan 9,773, Gilan 9,111, Qom 9,025, Fars 7,777, Alborz 6,608, Hamedan 5,843, Central Province 5,403, Kermanshah 5,221, Yazd 4,607, North Khorasan 3,883, Ardabil 3,237, South Khorasan 2,541, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,125, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,034.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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-539-cities-exceeds-260000\/\" 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 260,000 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 539 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\/4m9CiqNfC7\">https:\/\/t.co\/4m9CiqNfC7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XBLIqPhtZJ\">pic.twitter.com\/XBLIqPhtZJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1385094803206156296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 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: Defrauded Investors Stage Protests in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tabriz<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238401\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/maryam-rajavi-website-announcement-protests-21042021-1-696x418.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, April 21, 2021, hundreds of defrauded investors, whose property and savings had been plundered by the clerical regime\u2019s stock market gambit, protested and marched in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tabriz, chanting slogans against the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, and the parliament. They called for the boycott of the mullahs\u2019 sham presidential election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/protest-defrauded-investers-regime-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Precise Point About the Situation in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238402\" title=\"Iran-protests-november-2019-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-november-2019 \" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-protests-november-2019-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian society is in turmoil, and all signs suggest the situation is ripe for an uprising and revolution in Iran. This undeniable maturity of the current situation has led to the presence of new factors and new reactions around it. Naturally, the clerical establishment stands to lose everything if the tide turns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/a-precise-point-about-the-situation-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Criminal COVID-19 Vaccine Policy of Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238403\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238403 size-full\" title=\"iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1.jpg\" alt=\"iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january \" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iranian-regime-supreme-leader-ali-khamenei-banned-the-purchase-of-covid-19-vaccines-from-us-and-uk-in-january-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei banned the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines from U.S. and UK in January<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vaccination against the novel coronavirus in Iran is one of the vital demands of the people. But the regime has not only taken any serious step to provide vaccination, it has instead sought to delay it. Back in January, the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei openly banned the purchase of WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in the U.S. or the UK, which inflicted more pain and damage to the society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-covid-19-vaccine-policy-20210421\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trafficking of Iranian Women Often Takes Place Through Three Provinces<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238404\" title=\"tracking-of-women-in-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tracking-of-women-in-iran.jpg\" alt=\"tracking-of-women-in-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tracking-of-women-in-iran.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tracking-of-women-in-iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tracking-of-women-in-iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tracking-of-women-in-iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trafficking of Iranian women and girls is among the issues in which women\u2019s fundamental rights are ignored. In human trafficking news in Iran, most victims of female trafficking have been smuggled to other countries through the three provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Khuzestan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/21\/trafficking-of-iranian-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Threatens the Lives of Inmates in Karaj Prison<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_237555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237555\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-237555\" title=\"Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"Central-Prison-of-Karaj\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Central-Prison-of-Karaj-750x375-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front gate of Karaj prison in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lives of prisoners in the Central Prison of Karaj are increasingly in danger with the start of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. Reports from inside the overcrowded and unhygienic prison indicate that testing, treatment, and care are not carried out for sick prisoners and the authorities have failed to take adequate infection prevention measures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/21\/fourth-wave-of-covid-19-threatens-the-lives-of-inmates-in-karaj-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fuel Carrier Killed by IRGC Forces in SE Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238407\" title=\"fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran.jpg\" alt=\"fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fuel-carriers-in-sistan-and-baluchistan-iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fuel carrier was killed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces on April 20 in Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran. According to the Baloch Campaign website, the man was identified as Aslam Haji Zehi. Aslam was returning from the Pakistan border and took another path, where he was shot by the IRGC forces because the border was blocked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/fuel-carrier-killed-by-irgc-forces-in-se-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, April 22, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 22, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_B6drK56ntcU\" 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%2FB6drK56ntcU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6drK56ntcU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M47S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-22T08:44:18Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_B6drK56ntcU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FB6drK56ntcU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 22, 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\/B6drK56ntcU\" 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%2FB6drK56ntcU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 22, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 22, 2021 Iran: Defrauded Investors Stage Protests in Several Cities On Wednesday, hundreds of defrauded investors, whose property, and savings had been plundered by the clerical regime\u2019s stock market scheme protested, and marched in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tabriz, chanting slogans against the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, and the parliament. They called for the boycott of the mullahs&#039; sham presidential election. The defrauded investors gathered in front of the Stock Exchange building in Tehran and blocked the street. In Mashhad, protesters marched and gathered in front of the governor&#039;s office. In Isfahan, protesters gathered in front of the Exchange Organization in Chaharbagh street. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 260,000 Over 260,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus across Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Wednesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 67,913, around a fourth of the actual figure. One state-run newspaper in Iran wrote the true Covid-19 casualty figure is 2.5 to three times higher than official stats. \u201cThe true number of coronavirus victims is estimated at above 160,000 by non-official sources,\u201d according to a Wednesday piece published by the E\u2019temad daily. 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