{"id":14999,"date":"2020-03-29T13:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=14999"},"modified":"2020-03-29T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:32:36","slug":"mek-supporters-express-solidarity-with-irans-coronavirus-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2020\/03\/mek-supporters-express-solidarity-with-irans-coronavirus-victims\/14999\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK supporters in Netherlands & France express solidarity with Iran\u2019s coronavirus victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEK supporters in Netherlands\n& France express solidarity with Iran\u2019s coronavirus victims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK) staged protests in France and Netherlands, in solidarity with the coronavirus victims in Iran, while condemning the regime\u2019s inaction and cover-up which has resulted in over 13,000 deaths<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MEK supporters in Paris, gathered\nand chanted slogans in solidarity with the Iranian people, undermining that the\nregime\u2019s inaction and cover-up, particularly that of the supreme leader Ali\nKhamenei, are the origins of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran. They chanted: \u201cKhamenei,\nyou are the real virus,\u201d \u201cThe supreme leader [actions] is behind the\ncoronavirus outbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The MEK supporters in Netherlands, also gathered in solidarity with the Iranian people inside Iran as the coronavirus pandemic continues to claim more lives. They held a sign which read: \u201cIran Over [13,000] death of coronavirus. Why? Theft by Khamenei.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The MEK supporters in Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The MEK has announced that as of Saturday\nthe death toll for Coronavirus in 231 cities across Iran has risen to 13,000.\nThe number of victims in Alborz is 520, in Gilan 1,300, in Mazandaran 1,030, in\nHamadan 290, in Semnan 90, in Khorasan Razavi 1070, in South Khorasan 33, and\nin Hormozgan 33. The situation of prisoners are worsening. Many prisoners have\ndied of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the regime\u2019s president Hassan Rouhani, terrified of public\noutrage, expressed anger about the disclosure of the scale of the disaster,\nsaying, \u201cThose who are spreading rumors \u2026 are close associates of Coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>, once again warned of a major catastrophe and a crime against humanity in Iranian prisons. To prevent the collective loss of lives, she called for urgent action by the United Nations Secretary-General, the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the European Union to undertake an effort to secure the release of all prisoners, especially political prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To prevent a major catastrophe & a crime against humanity in Iranian prisons, I call for urgent action by the UNSG, UNSC, #HumanRights<\/a> Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights & the EU to secure the release of all prisoners, esp. political prisoners https:\/\/t.co\/SBGCMoaVru<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) March 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>