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Iran News in Brief – December 26, 2020
THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS
UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET
Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 475 Cities Exceeds 191,600
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, December 25, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 475 cities had exceeded 191,600. The number of victims in Tehran is 47,056, Khorasan Razavi 13,085, Isfahan 11,450, Khuzestan 9,795, West Azerbaijan 7,188, Mazandaran 7,152, Gilan 6,816, Fars 5,862, Golestan 4,737, Hamedan 4,590, Kerman 4,144, Ardabil 2,347, Zanjan 2,000, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1,369.
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The 2017–2018 uprising in Iran
The end of December is the anniversary of the December 2017 uprising in Iran. The 2017–2018 Iranian protests refer to a series of public protests which occurred in various cities throughout Iran beginning on 28 December 2017 and continuing into 2018. The first protest took place in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city by population, initially focused on the economic policies of the country’s government; however, as protests spread throughout the country, their scope expanded to include political opposition to the theocratic regime of Iran and its longtime Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
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Catastrophic quality of food and drinking water in Great Tehran Penitentiary
Reports from the Great Tehran Penitentiary indicate that the food quality in that prison is catastrophic. Prisoners cannot even eat the food. Recently, the food usually does not contain any meat, but when it does, it has a bad color and odor. Prisoners in the GTP say it might be the meat of dead animals. The cooks put too much salt or pepper in the food to overcome the bad taste of meat.
At the same time, the amount of food is too little and inmates are always hungry. The amount of stew given to each prisoner is one or one and a half spoons.
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Iran: 8 Baha’is received a total of 14 years in prison
A Revolutionary Court in Bandar Abbas (S Iran) has sentenced 8 Baha’is a total of 14 years in prison. Arash Rasekhi, Nassim Ghanavatian, Maral Rasti, Mahnaz Jan Nessar, Omid Afaghi, Mehrollah Afsahr, Adib Haq Pajouh, and Farhad Amri received a total of 14 years in prison. In addition, all eight were given a two-year ban on membership of social and political parties and groups and attending Bahai meetings.
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