{"id":299645,"date":"2023-02-03T08:33:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=299645"},"modified":"2023-02-03T22:05:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T21:05:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-february-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-february-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 February 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The people who lost their homes in the Khoy earthquake have been abandoned by the state with no means to warm or protect themselves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

German Media: How the Regime Tortures Protesters<\/h3>\n

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Broken bones, lashes, psychological violence: Former Iranian prisoners and an escaped prison guard report to\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>NDR<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>WDR,<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and SZ how brutal the Iranian regime is against detained demonstrators.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Laleh Salawi is coming home from guitar lessons with her friend when she sees several women protesting against the Iranian regime.\u00a0The two girls sing along before security forces suddenly appear, surround them, and take them away. Laleh has to give up her cell phone, is blindfolded – and will be severely traumatized four hours later.\u00a0That’s what Laleh, whose name was changed to protect her, said a few weeks later in an interview with\u00a0<\/span>NDR, WDR,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and “S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ).<\/span><\/p>\n

At the police station, she first saw boys being taken into the interrogation room.\u00a0The boys were laid on the ground and beaten.\u00a0Then it was Laleh and her friend’s turn.\u00a0Several men, Laleh later suspects, are said to have kicked her and injured her with electric batons.\u00a0A little later, her entire right leg had turned blue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran Approved Nuclear Facility in Secret, Says IAEA<\/h3>\n

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Iran has secretly approved a new facility for producing enriched uranium, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says. Tehran should normally notify the agency of such a move, according to IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, who said on Wednesday that the plant has been producing up to 60% pure uranium since the end of 2022.<\/p>\n

The IAEA head has warned in the past that by doing so Iran is approaching the 90% enrichment level needed to produce nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

He said on Wednesday that IAEA inspectors discovered the modification during an inspection of the Fordo plant, south of the capital, Tehran. The machines have been \u201csignificantly\u201d modified since November, the agency said, but it did not say whether or how production capacity had been increased.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Uprising at a Glance \u2013 Day 141<\/h3>\n

Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran<\/p>\n

Friday, February 3, 2023 \u2013 8 PM GMT + 1<\/p>\n

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  • Days<\/strong>: 141<\/li>\n
  • Protests<\/strong>: 282 cities<\/li>\n
  • Fatalities<\/strong>: 750+ estimated deaths, 647 identified by MEK<\/li>\n
  • Detentions<\/strong>: 30,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    February 3 – Zahedan, southeast #Iran<\/a>
    Massive rally today as protestrs chanted:
    "Death to the IRGC!"
    "Death to the Basij!"
    "Death to Khamenei!"    #IranRevoIution<\/a> #\u0645\u0631\u06af_\u0628\u0631_\u0633\u062a\u0645\u06af\u0631_\u0686\u0647_\u0634\u0627\u0647_\u0628\u0627\u0634\u0647_\u0686\u0647_\u0631\u0647\u0628\u0631<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8Hki2WFTin<\/a><\/p>\n

    — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n