{"id":217584,"date":"2020-05-02T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T07:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217584"},"modified":"2023-04-10T19:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:03:44","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_217589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217589\" style=\"width: 997px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-217589\" title=\"Iran-Bazar-01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01.jpg\" alt=\"May 2, 2020: Latest News\" width=\"997\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01.jpg 997w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01-696x425.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Iran-Bazar-01-688x420.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 2, 2020: Latest News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 38,300 Deaths, May 2, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217624\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217624\" title=\"Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 38,300 Deaths, May 2, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38300-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 38,300 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0<\/strong><strong>MAY<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 2, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong><strong>8<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong>3<\/strong><strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 309 cities across Iran.<br \/>\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 2450 in Isfahan, 2430 in Mazandaran, 1840 in Khuzestan, 1390 in Alborz, 1190 in West Azerbaijan, 985 in Fars, 890 in Lorestan, 145 in Hormozgan. This is in addition to cases registered in other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Front Company in Iraq<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217608\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217608\" title=\"US-Treasury-building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Front Company in Iraq\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-696x461.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Treasury-building-634x420.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">US Treasury building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The United States Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in a press release on May 1,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm995#.Xqw10PsX_Cw.twitter\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0announced its designation<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amir\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dianat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an Iranian regime agent in Iraq and his company which operates as a front company<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the Revolutionary Guards\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/26763-quds-force-s-arm-in-iraq-holy-shrines-reconstruction-headquarters\" rel=\"noopener\">(IRGC) Quds Force<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/u-s-slaps-new-sanctions-on-iran-regimes-front-company-in-iraq\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ken Blackwell \u2013 Iran Threatens the Entire World With Its Secrecy and Mismanagement of COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217605\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217605\" title=\"Ambassador-Ken-Blackwells-article-in-the-CNSNEWS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ambassador-Ken-Blackwells-article-in-the-CNSNEWS.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Blackwell - Iran Threatens the Entire World with Its Secrecy and Mismanagement of COVID-19\" width=\"501\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ambassador-Ken-Blackwells-article-in-the-CNSNEWS.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ambassador-Ken-Blackwells-article-in-the-CNSNEWS-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Ken Blackwell&#8217;s article in the CNSNEWS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/index.php\/commentary\/ken-blackwell\/iran-threatens-entire-world-its-secrecy-and-mismanagement-covid-19\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published on CNSNEWS on Friday, Ambassador Ken Blackwell,\u00a0a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, elaborated\u00a0on\u00a0how\u00a0the Iranian regime\u2019s cover-up of the coronavirus outbreak\u00a0has\u00a0turned\u00a0Iran\u00a0into an epicenter of this disease.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/ken-blackwell-iran-threatens-the-entire-world-with-its-secrecy-and-mismanagement-of-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>OAN Interviews Alireza Jafarzadeh of NCRI-US: A Vulnerable Iran Covers Up COVID-19 Death Toll<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OAN Interviews Alireza Jafarzadeh of NCRI-US: A Vulnerable Iran Covers Up COVID-19 Death Toll<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChanelRion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChanelRion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Jafarzadeh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OANN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g4DD9WlEoZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/g4DD9WlEoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1256384211927343105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 309 Cities Exceeds 38,000<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217573\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-217573\" title=\"Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 309 Cities Exceeds 38,000\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Over-38000-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 38,000 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Regime officials acknowledge the upward trend of the virus infections in Tehran, Fars, Boushehr, Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, and Khuzestan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The state TV reported, \u201cIn Khuzestan Province, the number of people testing positive has dramatically risen. In Ahvaz, it has increased astronomically.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, Friday, May 1, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 309 cities in Iran had exceeded\u00a0<strong>38,000<\/strong>. The number of victims in Tehran is 6,400, Qom 3,190, Gilan 2,630, Mazandaran 2,360, Alborz 1,250, West Azerbaijan 1,170, Sistan and Baluchestan 990, Bushehr 420, Ilam 270, and South Khorasan 122.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-309-cities-exceeds-38000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:15 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cIt isn&#8217;t possible to realize the rights of Iranian workers without overthrowing\u201d: PMOI\/MEK network<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On the eve of the anniversary of International Workers Day on May 1st, the Iranian people and the PMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of the mullahs&#8217; rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote:<br \/>\nMashhad\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe cry of our workers who say we are hungry is a great disgrace for the mullahs\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian workers will not give up\u201d<br \/>\nDamavand\u2014 \u201cIt is not possible to realize the rights of Iranian workers without changing the regime.\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014Maryam Rajavi: \u201cHail to the imprisoned workers who are resisting in torture chambers.\u201d<br \/>\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cWe have no food on our table, Khamenei is a criminal\u201d<br \/>\nShahriar\u2014 \u201cWe have no food on our table\u201d \/ \u201cKhamenei and Rouhani are the cause of unemployment\u201d<br \/>\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cWhile Khamenei has lot of wealth, we have no food on our table\u201d<br \/>\nQaemshahr\u2014 \u201cWorkers and teachers take note, the MEK is behind you and your struggle\u201d<br \/>\nKermanshah\u2014 \u201cOur humble workers and teachers take note, the MEK is behind you and your struggle\u201d<br \/>\nworkers and the MEK, down with the oppressor regime\u201d<br \/>\nQazvin\u2014 \u201cIt is not possible to realize the rights of Iranian workers without changing the regime<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MEK Resistance Units mark International Workers&#8217; Day<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On the anniversary of International Workers Day on May 1st, the Iranian people and the PMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of the mullahs&#8217; rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing massages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:45 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>US Treasury Designates IRGC-Qods Force Front Company and Owner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Treasury Designates IRGC-Qods Force Front Company and Owner <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbnCspu4gC\">https:\/\/t.co\/VbnCspu4gC<\/a> Amir Dianat designated as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Terrorists?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Terrorists<\/a> per E.O. 13224, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support &#8230; to the IRGC-QF.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh\/status\/1256233768890875906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, May 2, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 309 Cities Exceeds 38,000<br \/>\nFloods Block Roads to Seven Villages in Northeast Iran<br \/>\nU.S. Slaps New Sanctions on Iran Regime\u2019s Agent in Iraq<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May 2, 2020, marks the 170<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0has identified 755 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-may-1-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest News in Brief- May 1, 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 38,300 Deaths, May 2, 2020, 6:00 PM NUMBER OF VICTIMS [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":217589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-217584","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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