{"id":211349,"date":"2019-08-27T19:06:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211349-iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:41:08","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_c4snFAnWoRM\" 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%2Fc4snFAnWoRM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c4snFAnWoRM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-08-26T11:59:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_c4snFAnWoRM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fc4snFAnWoRM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, August 26, 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\/c4snFAnWoRM\" 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%2Fc4snFAnWoRM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019 Maryam Rajavi Says G7 Must Recognize Iran\u2019s Regime as Threat to Global Peace and Security Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi has urged G7 leaders meeting in France to recognize Iran\u2019s regime as a threat to world peace and security. In a call on G7 leaders in the French city of Biarritz, Maryam Rajavi said in a tweet on Sunday: \u201cOn behalf of the Iranian People\u2019s Resistance, I would like to reiterate:\u201d \u201cThe UN Security Council must declare that the clerical regime in Iran is a threat to global peace and security.\u201d \u201cWe call on all countries to join the international front against the religious fascism\u201d ruling Iran, Mrs. Rajavi stipulated. \u201cThe dossier of human rights abuses and massacre of political prisoners in Iran must be referred to the UN Security Council and international tribunals,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said. \u201cThe International community, and specifically the European Union, must recognize that resistance is the Iranian people\u2019s right to establish the sovereignty of the people of Iran,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi added. U.S. Warns Iran&#039;s Regime After &#039;Threats&#039; Against US Citizen The United States warned the Iranian regime on Saturday that it is taking Tehran&#039;s threats seriously and will hold it accountable if it compromises the safety of American citizens. The comments came in a tweet from U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, after Iran&#039;s regime announced sanctions against Mark Dubowitz and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for what it called &quot;US economic terrorism&quot;. Ortagus said: &quot;The outlaw regime in Iran issued a threat today against FDD, an American think tank, and its CEO. The U.S. takes the regime&#039;s threats seriously. We intend to hold Iran responsible for directly or indirectly compromising the safety of any American&quot;. Iranian Construction Workers Hold Protest Over Overdue Wages, Poor Working Conditions On Saturday, a group of construction workers from the Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) gathered in front of the company\u2019s headquarters in Arak and protested over unpaid wages, their contract conditions and insurance problems. The workers said: \u201cDue to the decline of production in 2019 and the inefficiency of the management chosen by the Privatization Organization, we are worried about our job security.\u201d The workers said they have only received their wages for the first two months of the current Persian calendar year, which started in March. Iranian Student Activist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, 147 Lashes Marzieh Amiri, a student activist and journalist, was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison and 147 lashes. Ms. Amiri&#039;s trial was held in Tehran on August 13, presided by the notorious judge, Mohammad Moghiseh. Her sister, Samira Amiri wrote on her personal social media that her sister was sentenced to 147 lashes and 10-and-a-half years in prison, six years of which can be enforced. Ms. Amiri suffered from epileptic seizures at the time of interrogation due to physical and psychological pressures. But Moghiseh refused to give her bail or allow her temporary release for medical treatment. 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We intend to hold Iran responsible for directly or indirectly compromising the safety of any American\".Iranian Construction Workers Hold Protest Over Overdue Wages, Poor Working ConditionsOn Saturday, a group of construction workers from the Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) gathered in front of the company\u2019s headquarters in Arak and protested over unpaid wages, their contract conditions and insurance problems.The workers said: \u201cDue to the decline of production in 2019 and the inefficiency of the management chosen by the Privatization Organization, we are worried about our job security.\u201dThe workers said they have only received their wages for the first two months of the current Persian calendar year, which started in March.Iranian Student Activist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, 147 LashesMarzieh Amiri, a student activist and journalist, was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison and 147 lashes.Ms. Amiri's trial was held in Tehran on August 13, presided by the notorious judge, Mohammad Moghiseh. Her sister, Samira Amiri wrote on her personal social media that her sister was sentenced to 147 lashes and 10-and-a-half years in prison, six years of which can be enforced.Ms. Amiri suffered from epileptic seizures at the time of interrogation due to physical and psychological pressures. But Moghiseh refused to give her bail or allow her temporary release for medical treatment.Marzieh Amiri was among a number of labor activists who were arrested at a protest in Tehran on International Labor Day.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-08-27T19:06:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+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-26-2019\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019","datePublished":"2019-08-27T19:06:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019\/"},"wordCount":13,"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-26-2019\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2019\/","name":"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-08-27T19:06:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:41:08+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, August 26, 2019Maryam Rajavi Says G7 Must Recognize Iran\u2019s Regime as Threat to Global Peace and Security Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi has urged G7 leaders meeting in France to recognize Iran\u2019s regime as a threat to world peace and security.In a call on G7 leaders in the French city of Biarritz, Maryam Rajavi said in a tweet on Sunday:\u201cOn behalf of the Iranian People\u2019s Resistance, I would like to reiterate:\u201d\u201cThe UN Security Council must declare that the clerical regime in Iran is a threat to global peace and security.\u201d\u201cWe call on all countries to join the international front against the religious fascism\u201d ruling Iran, Mrs. Rajavi stipulated.\u201cThe dossier of human rights abuses and massacre of political prisoners in Iran must be referred to the UN Security Council and international tribunals,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said.\u201cThe International community, and specifically the European Union, must recognize that resistance is the Iranian people\u2019s right to establish the sovereignty of the people of Iran,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi added.U.S. Warns Iran's Regime After 'Threats' Against US CitizenThe United States warned the Iranian regime on Saturday that it is taking Tehran's threats seriously and will hold it accountable if it compromises the safety of American citizens.The comments came in a tweet from U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, after Iran's regime announced sanctions against Mark Dubowitz and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for what it called \"US economic terrorism\".Ortagus said: \"The outlaw regime in Iran issued a threat today against FDD, an American think tank, and its CEO. The U.S. takes the regime's threats seriously. We intend to hold Iran responsible for directly or indirectly compromising the safety of any American\".Iranian Construction Workers Hold Protest Over Overdue Wages, Poor Working ConditionsOn Saturday, a group of construction workers from the Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) gathered in front of the company\u2019s headquarters in Arak and protested over unpaid wages, their contract conditions and insurance problems.The workers said: \u201cDue to the decline of production in 2019 and the inefficiency of the management chosen by the Privatization Organization, we are worried about our job security.\u201dThe workers said they have only received their wages for the first two months of the current Persian calendar year, which started in March.Iranian Student Activist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, 147 LashesMarzieh Amiri, a student activist and journalist, was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison and 147 lashes.Ms. Amiri's trial was held in Tehran on August 13, presided by the notorious judge, Mohammad Moghiseh. Her sister, Samira Amiri wrote on her personal social media that her sister was sentenced to 147 lashes and 10-and-a-half years in prison, six years of which can be enforced.Ms. Amiri suffered from epileptic seizures at the time of interrogation due to physical and psychological pressures. 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