Latest News in Brief – March 9, 2020

Written by Hamideh Taati.

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS

UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET

BREAKING: MORE THAN 2,600 PEOPLE ACROSS 127 CITIES OF 30 PROVINCES IN IRAN HAVE DIED OF THE CORONAVIRUS, ACCORDING TO IRANIAN OPPOSITION PMOI/MEK
MP: Climax is in the next two weeks

Regime insider: More than 2,000 have died

Official stats: 237 dead

People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK)
@Mojahedineng
More than 2,600 people across 127 cities of 30 provinces in Iran have died of the coronavirus, according to Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.

MP: Climax is in the next two weeks
Regime insider: More than 2,000 have died
Official stats: 237 dead#Iran#COVID2019

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET

“THE MAIN DISASTER IS THE REGIME’S RESPONSE TO THE IRAN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK”: MEK NETWORK IN IRAN
Iranian opposition group PMOI/MEK network members say the main problem in Iran is the Iranian regime which put the country in danger of coronavirus.

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UPDATE: 4:15 PM CET

MARYAM RAJAVI: CONDOLENCES TO THE PEOPLE AND GRIEVING FAMILIES OF GILAN
I urge Gilan’s courageous youth to rush to the aid of those who have contracted the virus while taking all the necessary safety measures for themselves

Maryam Rajavi

@Maryam_Rajavi
Condolences to the people and grieving families of #Gilan.
I urge Gilan’s courageous youth to rush to the aid of those who have contracted the virus while taking all the necessary safety measures for themselves #CoronaOutbreak #Iran #Coronavirus https://www.maryam-rajavi.com/en/item/maryam-rajavi-horrific-coronavirus-death-gilan-408-fatalities-including-six-physicians …

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UPDATE: 1:45 PM CET

ANNUAL REPORT 2020 OF NCRI WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
On the eve of the International Women’s Day 2020, the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran published its Annual Report 2020 providing an overall picture of the status of Iranian women in the year spanning from March 2019 to February 2020.

As Iranian women are taking the final steps in their quest for freedom and equality, the situation is becoming more polarized in the country.

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UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020, DAY OF WOMEN MARTYRED IN IRAN UPRISING
Iranian women have experienced gender discrimination for 40 years under the mullahs’ religious dictatorship. Thousands of women have sacrificed their lives in the struggle against the mullahs. Today, a new generation of women have entered the fight against dictatorship. Women’s role in the November 2019 protests compelled the regime to acknowledge their role. Women paid a heavy price in the uprising. 400 of 1,500 killed in the protests were women.

2019 NOVEMBER UPRISING – INCARCERATION OF WOMEN ACTIVISTS CONTINUES

NCRI Women’s Committee

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#Iran #Humanrights News: 2019 November uprising – Incarceration of #women #activists continues https://women.ncr-iran.org/2020/03/08/2019-november-uprising-incarceration-of-women-activists-continues/ …

2019 November uprising – Incarceration of women activists continues
Zari Tavakoli, who was arrested for taking part in the 2019 November uprising, remains in prison after three months detention.

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UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET

IRANIAN NURSES AND DOCTORS AT SERIOUS RISK OF CORONAVIRUS
Iranian nurses and doctors are at risk in hospitals from the coronavirus and some have lost their lives.

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UPDATE: 8:00 AM CET

HORRIFIC CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL IN GILAN
408 FATALITIES, INCLUDING SIX PHYSICIANS

Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani, the Parliament’s Health Commission Deputy Chairman, appointed as the Health Minister’s representative in Gilan Province two days ago, sent a confidential report to Khamenei’s office in which he wrote that 408, including six physicians, had died in the Province because of virus infection.

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UPDATE: 7:30 AM CET

PEOPLE FORCED TO BURY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 VICTIMS WITH THEIR OWN HANDS IN GILAN
While the Iranian regime cover-ups the real number of victims of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, people of Gilan should bury their loved ones (passed away due to the coronavirus) with their own hands. The Iranian government cannot manage to bury all victims of the Iran coronavirus crisis.

 

WEAK GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK PUSHES IRANIANS TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS
As the Iranian regime fails to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Iranian citizens are engaging in popular efforts to help their fellow citizens and prevent the spread of the virus. In this video, the people of Baneh are creating homemade sanitizer solutions because of supply shortages. It is noteworthy that several reports indicate the government and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are hoarding sanitary materials and selling them at very high prices that people can’t afford.

 

IRAN CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: COVID-19 PATIENTS PASS OUT IN STREETS, GOVERNMENT TAKES NO MEASURES
While the Iran coronavirus crisis deteriorates in the country, the regime has lost its control on the virus outbreak. Emergency numbers fail to respond to the infected people and emergency cases.

 

FAKE SANITIZING MEASURES BY IRANIAN REGIME DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
The video shows that the Iranian regime’s claim in sanitizing public places in Zahedan is just some propaganda measures to mislead media and public opinion that the regime cares about the people.

 

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UPDATE: 7:00 AM CET

IRAN: REVOLUTIONARY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IN TEHRAN’S 2ND DISTRICT TARGETED
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 8, 2020, the Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office in Sa’adat Abad, in Tehran’s 2nd District, was targeted by defiant youth. This office plays an active role in the suppression of dissidents, especially those arrested during the November 2019 uprising.

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IRAN NEWS IN BRIEF, MARCH 9, 2020
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 2,300
Horrific Coronavirus Death Toll in Gilan
IRGC Hoards Health Masks and Disinfectants Amid Iran’s COVID-19 Crisis

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?

Monday, March 9, 2020, marks the 116th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:

Number of uprising cities: 191

Number of martyrs: At least 1500

Number of injured: More than 4,000

Number of detainees: More than 12,000

Read more: Latest News in Brief- March 8, 2020

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