Over 172,200 people have died of the Coronavirus in 465 cities across Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as of Sunday November 29.

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The Global News reported on Tuesday Nov. 24 that the Iranian regime had been able to smuggle millions of dollars into Canada with the help of Alireza Onghaei, the manager of an exchange office in Toronto, by circumventing sanctions. Global news said in a report on the illegal activities of Onghaei, the owner of the non-governmental organization Currency Exchange Inc, located on Toronto's Yonge Street, that the dollars had been transferred to Canada via Dubai in order to circumvent sanctions on Iran. Global News also reported in another report that photos of Majid Jowhari, the Libera MP with Alireza Onghaei were shared on Twitter. Jowhari told Global News that he had no professional dealings with Onghaei, but Global News added that the photo appears to have been taken at the Federal Parliament Library. The MP's Office did not respond about this.

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For the first time ever, an Iranian regime's Diplomat is on trial for plotting a terrorist attack in Belgium. Assadollah Assadi, Amir Saadoni and his wife Naseemeh Maani and Mehrdad Arefani were arrested red handed in 2018 when they were plotting to bomb the annual Iranian resistance gathering in Paris. Assadi transferred the bomb from Iran to Europe under his diplomatic immunity, handed it to the couple and they were supposed to give it to the third person to embed the bomb in the Villepinte arena north of Paris where the gathering took place. Fortunately this terrorist act was foiled by the police and Intelligence agents who were following the terrorist diplomat and his three mercenaries. More than 100,000 people participated in the 2018 gathering in Villepinte in Paris, families with their children, including US, Canadian, and European dignitaries which included world renowned former and current political figures and government officials. 

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Bahareh Soleimani, 43, a nurse who worked for the health networks, suffered lung damage during the past 10 months when she cared for COVID-19 patients. But ever since her arrest, she has been deprived of the medical care she needs. She has made only three one-minute calls to her family since her detention. On October 16, 2020, agents who introduced themselves as Security Police broke into her family’s residence and ransacked the house for 2 hours. Then, they arrested Bahareh Soleimani and took her away. They told the family to refer to the courthouse of Evin on October 18. But when they did so, they were told that their daughter was in solitary confinement and could not have any visitations until her status is determined. https://tinyurl.com/yy49rwtz 

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Somayyeh Kargar also continues to be detained in ward 209 of Evin since her arrest on October 16, 2020. Ms. Kargar, a Kurdish woman from Ilam, is a graduate of philosophy from Tabriz University. She suffers from a rare eye disease. In a brief call to her family, she said her eyesight had deteriorated so much that she was hardly able to move around. https://tinyurl.com/yy49rwtz 

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Intelligence Ministry forces arrested Elham Samimi, a student of anthropology at Tehran University, on November 24, 2020 and sent her to detention. On October 16, 2020, her residence was ransacked and herself, summoned to court. Elham Samimi had been previously interrogated in one of the detention centers of the intelligence services, in Evin Prison, and also at a safe house on Tehran’s Labbafinejad Ave. https://tinyurl.com/yy49rwtz 

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Retired teacher Massoumeh Asgari returned to Evin Prison on November 22, 2020, although her medical treatment had not been completed. The retired teacher Massoumeh Asgari had been granted medical leave after the Coroner’s Office endorsed that she needs to undergo treatment because of her various illnesses. Ms. Asgari recently had an accident where she broke her leg at 8 points. She cannot walk on her own and uses a walker. https://tinyurl.com/y4my89pj

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Anisa Jafari-Mehr, a Kurdish activist educator was arrested in the city of Eslamabad-e Gharb, in Kermanshah Province, western Iran by the intelligence agents without presenting any legal warrant on Nov. 23. The agents confiscated Ms. Jafari-Mehr’s personal belongings including her laptop, smartphone, and some of her books. Her family said the agents were armed and they handcuffed their daughter at the time of arrest. Anisa Jafari-Mehr has a Master’s in linguistics and is a member of the writers’ council of the literary quarterly called, “J”.

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Vida Rabbani, a journalist, was arrested on November 22, and taken to Evin Prison. In another report by the Women's committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran- NCRI, Zeinab Esmaili, 58 years old, has been sentenced to six years in prison allegedly for “membership in Kurdish parties and disseminating propaganda against the state.” Ms. Esmaili is a member of the Kurdish Mothers for Reconciliation.