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Iran news in brief, March 25, 2019



Iran news in brief, March 25, 2019

Maryam Rajavi Calls for Supporting Flood-Stricken People of Iran's Northern Provinces
The flood disaster in the provinces of Golestan, North Khorasan, Mazandaran and Mazandaran provinces of north and northeast Iran, has led to immense damages. Dozens of villages are engulfed in water, roads are blocked and the death of nine locals has left many Iranians, especially in Golestan Province, in grief during the Nowurz (Iranian calendar new year) period.
Maryam Rajavi the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) sent a message expressing her sincere condolences and sympathy with the flood stricken areas of Golestan Province and family and friends of the flood victims.
“The harrowing deaths of a large number of people including innocent children in the flood in Golestan Province has deeply hurt the feelings of the people of Iran,” she said. “My heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the survivors and the honorable people of Golestan. I urge the public, particularly the youth, to rush to the aid of the flood victims. The clerical regime’s destructive policies and plunder of Iranian people’s assets, wasting them on terrorism and war, have left our people defenseless in the face of natural disasters, afflicting them with damages and casualties much higher than the world’s average.”

Political Prisoner's Family Faces Homelessness in Iran Due to State Confiscation of Properties
The family of two political prisoners is facing homelessness now that they’ve received notice that their family home and only remaining property will be confiscated by the Iranian regime.
Fatemeh Mossanna and Hassan Sadeqi were supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran before they get married and were both imprisoned in the 1980s.

Peaceful Labor Activist Sentenced to Prison in 10-Minute Trial
Labor activist As’ad Behnam Ebrahimzadeh has been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to copy three books by hand for engaging in peaceful activities including attending protests by sugar mill workers in southwestern Iran.

Pompeo Insists Lebanese Leaders Want to Keep Iran Out
Following his visit to Beirut, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that all the Lebanese authorities he met believed in the importance of keeping the political power of their country out of the Islamic Republic of Iran's "meddlesome" hands.
Pompeo visited Lebanon on Friday, March 22, after traveling to Kuwait and Israel.

Iran Regime Bans Celebrities From Raising Money for Flood Victims
Iran’s Deputy Attorney General has announced that raising funds by celebrities to help victims of floods in Iran “is banned” and he warned that any bank account opened for this purpose will be closed.
Javid Javidnia told the Judiciary’s online news service March 24 that so far 60 accounts have been opened and some of them have already been closed.
He also told another news site that any crowd funding by individuals and organizations must be done through the Red Crescent Society or the official Aid Committee. It is not clear if ordinary donors would trust the official government agencies with their money.
Several sports celebrities have announced fundraising for people in Iran’s northern provinces and they have also traveled to flood areas to witness rescue and assistance efforts.
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