{"id":238448,"date":"2021-04-23T02:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T07:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238448"},"modified":"2023-02-14T14:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T13:37:43","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-23-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; April 23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238461\" title=\"Tehran-Bazar-new-year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran Bazar new year Coronavirus\" width=\"803\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year-696x408.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Tehran-Bazar-new-year.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/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: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Misogynous Clerical Regime\u2019s CSW Membership Is a Disgrace<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238493\" title=\"English-statement-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min.jpg\" alt=\"Header of NCRI women committee statement\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/English-statement-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Membership of the mullahs\u2019 misogynous religious fascism in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a step against women\u2019s rights and human rights. The measure flagrantly contradicts the philosophy of the United Nations\u2019 existence and allows the regime to step up the suppression and marginalization of Iranian women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/23\/the-misogynous-clerical-regimes-csw-membership-is-a-disgrace\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests in Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz on Friday<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Friday, there have been several reports from Tehran, Isfahan, and Tabriz where people from various backgrounds rallied to claim their political, economic, and legal demands from the government.<\/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 \/>Tehran\u2014following the shutdown of some malls, including Alaeddin Mall at Jomhouri [Republic] Street, merchants flooded onto the streets venting their anger at the dictatorship regime. \u201cPolitical prisoners must be freed,\u201d protesters chant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3mIyHkwREw\">pic.twitter.com\/3mIyHkwREw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385606499146342407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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 \/>East Azarbaijan\u2014pharmacist students in Tabriz rallied in front of the Deputy of Food and Drug protesting officials for violating pharmacists rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jW5fSgn7IE\">pic.twitter.com\/jW5fSgn7IE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385608437225099267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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&#39; failure to give their water rights. The drought has led to drying their agriculture and annihilating their livestock. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qC3BqFKc6d\">pic.twitter.com\/qC3BqFKc6d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1385609429995950082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/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<h3 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities in 539 Cities Exceed 261,400<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238439\" title=\"infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran.jpg\" alt=\"infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/infographic-pmoi-mek-reports-over-261400-coronavirus-covid-19-deaths-in-iran-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 Thursday, April 22, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 539 cities had exceeded 261,400. The number of victims in Tehran is 59,801, Isfahan 17,060, Khorasan Razavi 16,590, Khuzestan 15,804, Mazandaran 11,025, Lorestan 10,998, East Azerbaijan 10,718, West Azerbaijan 9,818, Gilan 9,151, Qom 9,055, Fars 7,857, Alborz 6,668, Golestan 6,655, Sistan and Baluchestan 5,946, Hamedan 5,883, Kerman 5,874, Central Province 5,433, Semnan 4,620, Kurdistan 4,557, Ardabil 3,257, Hormozgan 3,010, Qazvin 2,994, Zanjan 2,870, Ilam 2,696, and Bushehr 2,674.<\/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-covid-19-fatalities-in-539-cities-exceed-261400\/\" 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 261,400 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\/1YaFD3klCA\">https:\/\/t.co\/1YaFD3klCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EeGYfZ3Vr8\">pic.twitter.com\/EeGYfZ3Vr8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1385336355987902464?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: Stock Market Investor Hold Protests in Several Cities<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-238449\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-238449\" title=\"protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protests by creditors and investors in several Iranian cities - April 21, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/protests-by-creditors-and-investors-in-several-iranian-cities-april-21-2021-1-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-238449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protests by creditors and investors in several Iranian cities &#8211; April 21, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, investors of Tehran\u2019s stock market demonstrated in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tabriz. The creditors, who have lost their savings due to the regime\u2019s corrupt policies, are demanding a refund of their lost investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/stock-market-protests-tehran-mashhad-isfahan-tabriz-20210422\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condemn the CSW Election of the First Enemy of Iranian Women as a Member<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238450\" title=\"Condemn-CSW-vote-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Condemn-CSW-vote-min.jpg\" alt=\"Condemn-CSW-vote-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Condemn-CSW-vote-min.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Condemn-CSW-vote-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Condemn-CSW-vote-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Condemn-CSW-vote-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shamefully, the <em>UN Commission on the Status of Women<\/em> (CSW) 65th session on Monday, April 19, 2021, elected Iran\u2019s ruling religious fascism, the first enemy of Iranian women, as a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term from 2022 until 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/04\/22\/condemn-the-csw-election-of-the-first-enemy-of-iranian-women-as-a-member\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tehran Is Standing On the Edge of Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238052\" title=\"iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2.jpg\" alt=\"iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/iran-coronavirus-update-15042021-2-696x425.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the second week of the fourth wave of the coronavirus in Iran, the number of patients reached about 25,000 and the number of deaths reached more than 400 per day, and now in these conditions, Tehran has the highest share of prevalence, deaths, and hospitalizations. Tehran is in a super-red situation and its situation becomes more critical with every passing week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/tehran-is-standing-on-the-edge-of-death\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Girls\u2019 Suicide Rate Increases<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238451\" title=\"Iran-girls-suicide\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-girls-suicide\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-girls-suicide-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the leading causes for increased suicide rates among Iranian women and girls is forced marriage, which is an example of violence against women. The minimum legal age for marriage is 13 in Iran, but younger girls can marry based on the consent of their father and a judge, being pressured into it by their family. Being married off to men three times their age, many girls feel they have no other option but to take their own lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/iran-girls-suicide-rate-increases\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Suicides on the Rise as Millions Fall Into Poverty<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-238454\" title=\"Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-suicides-girl-depressed2-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports of daily suicides in Iran have almost become commonplace. According to a recent report carried by the state-run ROKNA News Agency, from April 15 to 16, a total of 84 people committed suicide in Tehran alone. These statistics show how fed-up Iranians are with their lives and Iran\u2019s collapsing economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-suicides-on-the-rise-as-millions-fall-into-poverty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Parades 34 Young Men in Despicable Form of Punishment<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-238455\" title=\"degradation-of-Iranian-youth\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/degradation-of-Iranian-youth.jpg\" alt=\"degradation-of-Iranian-youth\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/degradation-of-Iranian-youth.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/degradation-of-Iranian-youth-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/degradation-of-Iranian-youth-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/degradation-of-Iranian-youth-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The state security forces have paraded 34 young men in the streets to punish them for attending the Iranian fire festival which was held on March 16, the state-run IRNA news agency reported today. The public degradation was carried out in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad with the presence of Judge Seyed Hadi Shariatyar, Deputy of Crime Prevention of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor\u2019s Office of Mashhad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/22\/iran-parades-34-young-men-in-despicable-form-of-punishment\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran news in brief, April 23, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, April 23, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Bj2wthDNEvU\" 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%2FBj2wthDNEvU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bj2wthDNEvU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M26S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-04-23T12:20:51Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Bj2wthDNEvU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FBj2wthDNEvU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, April 23, 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\/Bj2wthDNEvU\" 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%2FBj2wthDNEvU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, April 23, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, April 23, 2021 Iran: Stock Market Investor Hold Protests in Several Cities On Wednesday, investors of Tehran\u2019s stock market demonstrated in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Tabriz. The creditors, who have lost their savings due to the regime\u2019s corrupt policies, are demanding the refund of their lost investments. In Tehran, the protesters had gathered in front of the Tehran Stock Exchange and blocked the road. The protesters were chanting, \u201cDown with Rouhani,\u201d and \u201cDown with the revolutionary Majlis,\u201d referring to the role of regime president Hassan Rouhani and other senior regime officials in triggering the stock market crash. \u201cWe will fight, we will die, we will take back Iran,\u201d the protesters chanted, reflecting the frustration and outrage of the public at the regime in its entirety. The protesters were also chanting, \u201cWe will not live under tyranny. We will give our lives for freedom.\u201d Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities Exceed 261,400 Over 261,400 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 539 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Thursday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 68,366, around a fourth of the actual figure. Despite the growing spread of cases and deaths caused by the regime\u2019s destructive and criminal policies, only six percent of the population have been vaccinated. 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