Sunday, January 02, 2022

 IRAN NEWS))))))


Over 494،400 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 cities across Iran, according to reports tallied daily by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as of Sun. Jan 2, 2022.

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At least two women and a child were killed in the shelling of two Baluch villages in southeastern Iran. Dozens were injured. Dozens of military vehicles attacked the Shuro region near Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The news indicates that two women and a child were killed in the attack. A heavy confrontation broke out in the early hours of Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Saeedabad village in Kurin County. The military forces launched an assault, clashed with the Baluch residents, and asked for reinforcements. They used light and heavy weapons in this attack. The confrontation then expanded to the Shuro village where the military forces shelled people’s homes using artillery. https://tinyurl.com/4pccbd5b

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The mothers of protest victims during the November 2019 uprising declared that they would not give up on seeking justice for their slain children until the clerical regime is overthrown. A group of mothers of the victims of the November 2019 uprising gathered on Wednesday, December 30, 2021, in the residence of the Zarezadeh family to commemorate the second anniversary of the killing of their son, Amir Hossein Zarezadeh. https://tinyurl.com/2p84rtp5

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In a nationwide protest, retired teachers and educators held protests in at least 20 cities across Iran on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The retired teachers and educators demand implementation of the Ranking Plan, full implementation of the law on national management services, and an increase in their pensions to conform to the inflation and high living expenses. (The state-run ILNA news agency – December 28, 2021) https://tinyurl.com/2592dyx2

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According to new reports from Iran, the authorities of Evin Prison in Tehran abruptly transferred the retired teacher Massoumeh Asgari to the Kachouii Prison of Karaj on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Prison authorities called her to meet with a courthouse official, but instead, they pushed her into a car and relocated her to the Kachouii Prison of Karaj. They did not even allow her to take her personal belongings and even medications. Massoumeh Asgari is very ill with different illnesses. She has diabetes, liver and kidney complications, and psychological and nervous diseases. A source close to her family said she takes 20 different pills every day but did not have access to her medications for two days. She was not able to make any phone calls for three days. Ms. Asgari is being held alongside prisoners convicted of ordinary crimes in violation of the principle of separation of crimes. Amin Vaziri, the supervisor of political prisoners in Evin, has ordered her relocation despite her illnesses to punish her. https://tinyurl.com/2p899cx6