{"id":238723,"date":"2021-04-28T02:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T07:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=238723"},"modified":"2023-04-14T21:11:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:11:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-april-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-april-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief – April 28, 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

On Wednesday, Iran Witnessed Several Protests<\/h2>\n

and Local Clashing With Security Forces<\/h3>\n

On Wednesday, villagers of Serab Kehman in Lorestan province tried to prevent the police from cutting their walnut trees, damaging their living habitat. The police opened fire on the people and wounded more than a hundred, including 30 women. The footage contains graphic scenes and cannot be shown.<\/p>\n

In Izeh County, Khuzestan province, workers of the water and wastewater facility demonstrated and called upon the authorities to pay their salaries.<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, Rigan Khodro clients in Mashhad who purchased but didn’t receive their cars protested in front of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade’s office. The fraudulent dealership was working under the very ministry’s license for three years but there has been no supervision of the government whatsoever.<\/p>\n

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As the state’s attorney general was entering the main communications company in Shiraz, retired workers gathered in front of its office to demand 15 years of their pension.<\/p>\n

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Villagers of Kuhnab in East Azarbaijan blocked the main road to this region in order to prevent the mining company from destroying the environment. According to reports, the state has sent security forces to crack down on the locals.<\/p>\n

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Engineering staff and supervisors of the farming industry in Kerman gathered in front of the governor’s office and went on strike. They were protesting about the lack of job security and their rights.<\/p>\n

Swindled stock owners who lost their fortunes due to systemic stock manipulation rallied in front of the Tehran Stock Exchange. Earlier they tried to protest in front of the Parliament but were dispersed by the security forces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Staggering Coronavirus Death Toll in 541 Cities Surpasses 267,900<\/h3>\n

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The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 267,900. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 61,371, Isfahan 17,510, Khorasan Razavi 16,850, Khuzestan 16,304, Mazandaran 11,230, Lorestan 11,208, East Azerbaijan 10,993, West Azerbaijan 10,043, Gilan 9,356, Fars 8,152, Alborz 6,933, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,101, Hamedan 6,043, Kerman 6,029, Central Province 5,588, Kermanshah 5,384, Yazd 4,702, Kurdistan 4,667, Ardabil 3,377, Qazvin 3,089, Bushehr 2,764, South Khorasan 2,616, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,190, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,094.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n

More than 267,900 people have died of the novel #coronavirus<\/a> in 541 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n

Full Reporthttps:\/\/t.co\/rhRlKsr17v<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RTEpAwiiBA<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n