{"id":252402,"date":"2021-12-02T01:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T06:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252402"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:37:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:37:49","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 21:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran’s Regime Increases Security Measures in Isfahan<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime’s Judiciary branch in Isfahan warned people to not attend protests and gatherings on Friday.\u00a0 “The Deputy for Crime Prevention of the Isfahan Prosecutor’s Office warned about possible rallies in the coming days and announced that any rallies will be seriously dealt with,” the state-run Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n

This warning reflects the regime’s fear of recent call-to protest by the people of Isfahan, following the recent uprising in that city.<\/p>\n

Protests erupted following the regime’s security forces raided and burnt farmers’ tents earlier this week. Those farmers were holding a peaceful sit-in and protesting the water shortages.<\/p>\n

Afkari Brothers under pressure in Prison<\/h3>\n

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Reports from Iran indicate that Habib and Vahid Afkari, brothers of Iran’s wrestling champion Navid Afkari are under pressure in Prison. The Iranian regime has increased its pressure on Afkari brothers following Navid’s hanging in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Afkari brothers are now at the closed-door cells and are deprived of making any calls to their families. There have been in Adelabad prison in Shiraz for the past 15 months.<\/p>\n

Navid, Habib, and Vahid Afkari were arrested in 2018, after major protests erupted in the city of Kazeroun.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: 20:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expert: Tehran Has Only 90 Days of Drinking Water<\/h3>\n

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“If the drought continues and there is no rain, Tehran would only have water for 90 days,” said Hedayat Fahmi, an Iranian expert on Thursday. “This amount of water does not take into account the consumption of industries and farmers,” he added.<\/p>\n

“The announced amount is only for citizens’ consumption of drinking water and not for agricultural and industrial uses. Farmers and the industrial sector supply their required water from groundwater,” he explained in more details, according to the state-run Tejarat News website.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Parliament Speaker: We are putting our hands in People’s Pocket<\/h3>\n

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During an interview with Iran State-TV, the regime’s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, acknowledged that the government has it\u00a0 hands deep in people’s pocket to compensate its budget deficit.<\/p>\n

“When we have a budget deficit, we have to admit that we are putting our hands in the people’s pockets. We are earning the current government’s budget and expenses from poor people. People sense this in their daily lives,” Ghalibaf said, according to Iran’s State-TV on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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

Teachers in Dozens of Iranian Cities Protest<\/h3>\n

Today, teachers rallied in front of the General Directorate of Education in various cities and provinces to protest and claim their rights to fair wages. Incoming reports and images from these demonstrations have been from the cities of Yazd, Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Jaizan, Shiraz, Tehran, Khorramabad, Bojnourd, Saqez, Izeh, Isfahan, Rasht, Gotvand, Noorabad Mamasani, Shahroud, Qazvin, and Yasuj.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:30 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Iran: COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds 483,600<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

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The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities surpassed 483,600. In Tehran, 113,275 have lost their lives, in Khorasan Razavi 39,330, Isfahan 33,180, Fars 18,040, East Azerbaijan 16,688, Lorestan 16,035, Sistan and Baluchestan 13,400, Kermanshah 9,004, Hamedan 8,983, Central Province 8,818, North Khorasan 6,143, South Khorasan 4,201, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 3,604.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n

More than 483,600 people have died of the novel #coronavirus<\/a> in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n

Full reporthttps:\/\/t.co\/TGPJNoyMz8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/15ZfzEIwNj<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n