{"id":211341,"date":"2019-08-17T08:16:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T08:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211341-iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:12","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_LGZNXzvaNBs\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLGZNXzvaNBs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LGZNXzvaNBs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-16T08:24:46Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_LGZNXzvaNBs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLGZNXzvaNBs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LGZNXzvaNBs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLGZNXzvaNBs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019 NCRI Condemns 55-Year Sentence for Three Women\u2019s Rights Activists The NCRI\u2019s Women\u2019s Committee strongly condemned medieval sentences issued by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Judiciary for women\u2019s rights activists Mojgan Keshavarz, Monireh Arabshahi, and her daughter, Yasaman Aryani. The three women have been sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison for protesting the regime\u2019s misogynist laws and conduct, and have been in prison for several months. Five Prisoners Face Threats to Their Lives for Taking Footage of Executions Security guards of Gohardasht Prison violently raided Hall 14 of Ward 4, taking five prisoners to unknown locations. The attack took place on Saturday after a video circulated on social media which showed prison officials after the execution of five prisoners at the prison in the city of Karaj. Members of the Revolutionary Guards were among those involved in this attack. The whereabouts of the five prisoners taken away by the attacking security forces are unknown but it is speculated that they are at risk of execution. The video was recorded on August 7, after the executions took place. Angry Protesters Beat Iranian Regime Agent in Semnan A group of the Iranian citizens residing in the city of Semnan, south of Tehran, beat one of the regime\u2019s agents who was disturbing the public under the pretext of \u201cpreventing vice.\u201d While describing this individual as an \u201ceducator,\u201d the state-run Mehr news agencies wrote, \u201cThe court has ordered an investigation to find the origins of this incident and we will shortly have the results.\u201d The regime regularly uses plainclothes agents to spy on citizens, intimidate protesters and carry out its evil deeds. In the past year, the people of Iran have grown bolder in confronting the regime&#039;s agents and its suppressive forces, regularly confronting such anti-vice units and preventing them from carrying out their malign objectives. Iranian Regime\u2019s VP Confesses to Widespread Corruption On Wednesday, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri acknowledged the utter corruption and disastrous economic situation and said, \u201cUnfortunately, within the last 40 years, our economic growth has been low and fluctuating. Especially in the last decade, we had the worst investment situation and this is a serious threat and weakness of our economy. Now we have to add a widespread corruption to this situation that hurts our people more than anything.\u201d Five Women Among Protesters Detained in Mashhad Fifteen civil rights activists, including five women, were transferred from Vakilabad Prison to the Intelligence Department in Mashhad on Wednesday. The activists were arrested on Sunday for participating in a protest in front of the Mashhad court simultaneous to the trial of a university professor, Kamal Jafari Yazdi. 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Now we have to add a widespread corruption to this situation that hurts our people more than anything.\u201dFive Women Among Protesters Detained in MashhadFifteen civil rights activists, including five women, were transferred from Vakilabad Prison to the Intelligence Department in Mashhad on Wednesday.The activists were arrested on Sunday for participating in a protest in front of the Mashhad court simultaneous to the trial of a university professor, Kamal Jafari Yazdi. 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Now we have to add a widespread corruption to this situation that hurts our people more than anything.\u201dFive Women Among Protesters Detained in MashhadFifteen civil rights activists, including five women, were transferred from Vakilabad Prison to the Intelligence Department in Mashhad on Wednesday.The activists were arrested on Sunday for participating in a protest in front of the Mashhad court simultaneous to the trial of a university professor, Kamal Jafari Yazdi. 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In the past year, the people of Iran have grown bolder in confronting the regime's agents and its suppressive forces, regularly confronting such anti-vice units and preventing them from carrying out their malign objectives.Iranian Regime\u2019s VP Confesses to Widespread CorruptionOn Wednesday, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri acknowledged the utter corruption and disastrous economic situation and said, \u201cUnfortunately, within the last 40 years, our economic growth has been low and fluctuating. Especially in the last decade, we had the worst investment situation and this is a serious threat and weakness of our economy. Now we have to add a widespread corruption to this situation that hurts our people more than anything.\u201dFive Women Among Protesters Detained in MashhadFifteen civil rights activists, including five women, were transferred from Vakilabad Prison to the Intelligence Department in Mashhad on Wednesday.The activists were arrested on Sunday for participating in a protest in front of the Mashhad court simultaneous to the trial of a university professor, Kamal Jafari Yazdi. The state-run Fars News Agency accused the protesters of \u201cdisrupting security\u201d and of \u201cbeing in contact with groups supporting regime change.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-08-17T08:16:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019","datePublished":"2019-08-17T08:16:31+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/"},"wordCount":12,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-16-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-17T08:16:31+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:12+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, August 16, 2019NCRI Condemns 55-Year Sentence for Three Women\u2019s Rights Activists The NCRI\u2019s Women\u2019s Committee strongly condemned medieval sentences issued by the Iranian Regime\u2019s Judiciary for women\u2019s rights activists Mojgan Keshavarz, Monireh Arabshahi, and her daughter, Yasaman Aryani.The three women have been sentenced to a total of 55 years in prison for protesting the regime\u2019s misogynist laws and conduct, and have been in prison for several months.Five Prisoners Face Threats to Their Lives for Taking Footage of ExecutionsSecurity guards of Gohardasht Prison violently raided Hall 14 of Ward 4, taking five prisoners to unknown locations.The attack took place on Saturday after a video circulated on social media which showed prison officials after the execution of five prisoners at the prison in the city of Karaj.Members of the Revolutionary Guards were among those involved in this attack.The whereabouts of the five prisoners taken away by the attacking security forces are unknown but it is speculated that they are at risk of execution.The video was recorded on August 7, after the executions took place.Angry Protesters Beat Iranian Regime Agent in SemnanA group of the Iranian citizens residing in the city of Semnan, south of Tehran, beat one of the regime\u2019s agents who was disturbing the public under the pretext of \u201cpreventing vice.\u201d While describing this individual as an \u201ceducator,\u201d the state-run Mehr news agencies wrote, \u201cThe court has ordered an investigation to find the origins of this incident and we will shortly have the results.\u201dThe regime regularly uses plainclothes agents to spy on citizens, intimidate protesters and carry out its evil deeds. In the past year, the people of Iran have grown bolder in confronting the regime's agents and its suppressive forces, regularly confronting such anti-vice units and preventing them from carrying out their malign objectives.Iranian Regime\u2019s VP Confesses to Widespread CorruptionOn Wednesday, the Iranian Regime\u2019s Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri acknowledged the utter corruption and disastrous economic situation and said, \u201cUnfortunately, within the last 40 years, our economic growth has been low and fluctuating. Especially in the last decade, we had the worst investment situation and this is a serious threat and weakness of our economy. Now we have to add a widespread corruption to this situation that hurts our people more than anything.\u201dFive Women Among Protesters Detained in MashhadFifteen civil rights activists, including five women, were transferred from Vakilabad Prison to the Intelligence Department in Mashhad on Wednesday.The activists were arrested on Sunday for participating in a protest in front of the Mashhad court simultaneous to the trial of a university professor, Kamal Jafari Yazdi. 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