{"id":218328,"date":"2020-05-16T08:55:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T07:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=218328"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:13:30","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Latest
Iran, Tehran May 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 42,100 Deaths, May 16, 2020, 6:00 PM
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Iran:
Over 42,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0MAY<\/strong>\u00a01<\/strong>6<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 16, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a04<\/strong>2<\/strong>,<\/strong>1<\/strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 318 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3405 in Qom, 2750 in Khuzestan, 1265 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1155 in Lorestan and 482 in North Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK Resistance Units continue to expose the Iranian regime’s crimes amid coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n
While over 41,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 317 cities, the Iranian people\u202fand the\u202fPMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of\u202fthe\u202fmullahs’ rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and the IRGC\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIran is blazing. The people of Iran want neither the Coronavirus nor the mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe people of Iran will overcome both the coronavirus and the virus of the Supreme Leader\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d \/ \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme leader\u2019s rule\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cThe disaster of coronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and Rouhani\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nShahr-e Kord\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise up, to rebel and rise up and break the prison chains\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahvaz, southwest Iran: Locals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.<\/p>\n

\n

Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing #coronavirus<\/a> pandemic. Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.pic.twitter.com\/bIAs9NZZ4I<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of HumanRights in Iran to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of #HumanRights<\/a> in #Iran<\/a> to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons. I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners. #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/p>\n

Regime Health Ministry: The number of patients in the last 24 hours was 2102, the highest in 40 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Amid Coronavirus crisis, in fear of the people\u2019s uprising, arrests of youth, students and supporters of the MEK and their families, and lengthy prison sentences for political prisoners continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Maryam Rajavi again urged international delegations to visit Iran\u2019s prisons and called on the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran to meet with the political prisoners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naval Accident Reveals Iran Regime\u2019s Pattern of Disinformation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Naval
Konarak ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, an Iranian regime\u2019s ship was drowned by a missile fired from another ship during a Naval Maneuver, killing at least 20 crew\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associated Press: Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Doctors-and-nurses-suffered-as-Iran-ignored-virus-concerns\"<\/p>\n

\n

In an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0published on World Nurses\u2019 Day,\u200c May 12, 2020, by Maggie Michael, the Associated Press addressed the dire situation of medical workers in Iran in the face of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

AP wrote: \u201cThey are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran\u2019s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

#Iran<\/a> #Nurse<\/a>: \u201cWe have been in the hospital round-the-clock, 24-hours a day for 3 months. Not only they do not pay us any fees for the difficulty of our job, our annual benefits and our overtime fees, but they have not even paid our past-due salaries. https:\/\/t.co\/SAp8GzmUMv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI Women’s Committee (@womenncri) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran news in brief, May 16, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700
\nIran\u2019s Regime Secretly Executes a Political Prisoner
\nIran’s Regime Seals 77,000 Stores in Ramadan Despite Job Crisis<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16, 2020, marks the 184th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\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

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0the 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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0Latest News in Brief- May 15, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Latest
Iran, Tehran May 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 42,100 Deaths, May 16, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Over 42,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0MAY<\/strong>\u00a01<\/strong>6<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 16, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a04<\/strong>2<\/strong>,<\/strong>1<\/strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 318 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3405 in Qom, 2750 in Khuzestan, 1265 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1155 in Lorestan and 482 in North Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK Resistance Units continue to expose the Iranian regime’s crimes amid coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n
While over 41,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 317 cities, the Iranian people\u202fand the\u202fPMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of\u202fthe\u202fmullahs’ rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and the IRGC\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIran is blazing. The people of Iran want neither the Coronavirus nor the mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe people of Iran will overcome both the coronavirus and the virus of the Supreme Leader\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d \/ \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme leader\u2019s rule\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cThe disaster of coronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and Rouhani\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nShahr-e Kord\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise up, to rebel and rise up and break the prison chains\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahvaz, southwest Iran: Locals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.<\/p>\n

\n

Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing #coronavirus<\/a> pandemic. Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.pic.twitter.com\/bIAs9NZZ4I<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of HumanRights in Iran to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of #HumanRights<\/a> in #Iran<\/a> to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons. I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners. #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/p>\n

Regime Health Ministry: The number of patients in the last 24 hours was 2102, the highest in 40 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Amid Coronavirus crisis, in fear of the people\u2019s uprising, arrests of youth, students and supporters of the MEK and their families, and lengthy prison sentences for political prisoners continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Maryam Rajavi again urged international delegations to visit Iran\u2019s prisons and called on the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran to meet with the political prisoners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naval Accident Reveals Iran Regime\u2019s Pattern of Disinformation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Naval
Konarak ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, an Iranian regime\u2019s ship was drowned by a missile fired from another ship during a Naval Maneuver, killing at least 20 crew\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associated Press: Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Doctors-and-nurses-suffered-as-Iran-ignored-virus-concerns\"<\/p>\n

\n

In an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0published on World Nurses\u2019 Day,\u200c May 12, 2020, by Maggie Michael, the Associated Press addressed the dire situation of medical workers in Iran in the face of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

AP wrote: \u201cThey are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran\u2019s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

#Iran<\/a> #Nurse<\/a>: \u201cWe have been in the hospital round-the-clock, 24-hours a day for 3 months. Not only they do not pay us any fees for the difficulty of our job, our annual benefits and our overtime fees, but they have not even paid our past-due salaries. https:\/\/t.co\/SAp8GzmUMv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI Women’s Committee (@womenncri) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran news in brief, May 16, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700
\nIran\u2019s Regime Secretly Executes a Political Prisoner
\nIran’s Regime Seals 77,000 Stores in Ramadan Despite Job Crisis<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16, 2020, marks the 184th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\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

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0the 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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0Latest News in Brief- May 15, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Latest
Iran, Tehran May 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 42,100 Deaths, May 16, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Over 42,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0MAY<\/strong>\u00a01<\/strong>6<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 16, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a04<\/strong>2<\/strong>,<\/strong>1<\/strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 318 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3405 in Qom, 2750 in Khuzestan, 1265 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1155 in Lorestan and 482 in North Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK Resistance Units continue to expose the Iranian regime’s crimes amid coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n
While over 41,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 317 cities, the Iranian people\u202fand the\u202fPMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of\u202fthe\u202fmullahs’ rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and the IRGC\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIran is blazing. The people of Iran want neither the Coronavirus nor the mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe people of Iran will overcome both the coronavirus and the virus of the Supreme Leader\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d \/ \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme leader\u2019s rule\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cThe disaster of coronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and Rouhani\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nShahr-e Kord\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise up, to rebel and rise up and break the prison chains\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahvaz, southwest Iran: Locals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.<\/p>\n

\n

Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing #coronavirus<\/a> pandemic. Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.pic.twitter.com\/bIAs9NZZ4I<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of HumanRights in Iran to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of #HumanRights<\/a> in #Iran<\/a> to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons. I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners. #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/p>\n

Regime Health Ministry: The number of patients in the last 24 hours was 2102, the highest in 40 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Amid Coronavirus crisis, in fear of the people\u2019s uprising, arrests of youth, students and supporters of the MEK and their families, and lengthy prison sentences for political prisoners continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Maryam Rajavi again urged international delegations to visit Iran\u2019s prisons and called on the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran to meet with the political prisoners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naval Accident Reveals Iran Regime\u2019s Pattern of Disinformation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Naval
Konarak ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, an Iranian regime\u2019s ship was drowned by a missile fired from another ship during a Naval Maneuver, killing at least 20 crew\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associated Press: Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Doctors-and-nurses-suffered-as-Iran-ignored-virus-concerns\"<\/p>\n

\n

In an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0published on World Nurses\u2019 Day,\u200c May 12, 2020, by Maggie Michael, the Associated Press addressed the dire situation of medical workers in Iran in the face of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

AP wrote: \u201cThey are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran\u2019s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

#Iran<\/a> #Nurse<\/a>: \u201cWe have been in the hospital round-the-clock, 24-hours a day for 3 months. Not only they do not pay us any fees for the difficulty of our job, our annual benefits and our overtime fees, but they have not even paid our past-due salaries. https:\/\/t.co\/SAp8GzmUMv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI Women’s Committee (@womenncri) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran news in brief, May 16, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700
\nIran\u2019s Regime Secretly Executes a Political Prisoner
\nIran’s Regime Seals 77,000 Stores in Ramadan Despite Job Crisis<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16, 2020, marks the 184th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\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

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0the 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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0Latest News in Brief- May 15, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Latest
Iran, Tehran May 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 42,100 Deaths, May 16, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Over 42,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0MAY<\/strong>\u00a01<\/strong>6<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 16, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a04<\/strong>2<\/strong>,<\/strong>1<\/strong>00<\/strong>\u00a0in 318 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3405 in Qom, 2750 in Khuzestan, 1265 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1155 in Lorestan and 482 in North Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK Resistance Units continue to expose the Iranian regime’s crimes amid coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n
While over 41,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 317 cities, the Iranian people\u202fand the\u202fPMOI\/MEK network inside Iran highlight the solution for Iran which is the overthrow of\u202fthe\u202fmullahs’ rule. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cWe must rise to take back our legitimate rights\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and the IRGC\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIran is blazing. The people of Iran want neither the Coronavirus nor the mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe people of Iran will overcome both the coronavirus and the virus of the Supreme Leader\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d \/ \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme leader\u2019s rule\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe coronavirus outbreak, new crimes of the mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cThe disaster of coronavirus outbreak is the guilt of Khamenei and Rouhani\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nSemnan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nShahr-e Kord\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise up, to rebel and rise up and break the prison chains\u201d
\nFuman\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFree political prisoners\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ahvaz, southwest Iran: Locals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.<\/p>\n

\n

Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nLocals are forced to purchase their drinking water during the ongoing #coronavirus<\/a> pandemic. Their homes lack even the basic necessities, raising health risks to dangerous levels.pic.twitter.com\/bIAs9NZZ4I<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of HumanRights in Iran to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

I urge the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of #HumanRights<\/a> in #Iran<\/a> to send fact-finding missions to visit the clerical regime\u2019s prisons. I urge the UNSR to visit the political prisoners. #FreePoliticalPrisoners<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700<\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/p>\n

Regime Health Ministry: The number of patients in the last 24 hours was 2102, the highest in 40 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Amid Coronavirus crisis, in fear of the people\u2019s uprising, arrests of youth, students and supporters of the MEK and their families, and lengthy prison sentences for political prisoners continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Maryam Rajavi again urged international delegations to visit Iran\u2019s prisons and called on the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran to meet with the political prisoners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naval Accident Reveals Iran Regime\u2019s Pattern of Disinformation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Naval
Konarak ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, an Iranian regime\u2019s ship was drowned by a missile fired from another ship during a Naval Maneuver, killing at least 20 crew\u00a0members.<\/p>\n

Read more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associated Press: Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Doctors-and-nurses-suffered-as-Iran-ignored-virus-concerns\"<\/p>\n

\n

In an\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0published on World Nurses\u2019 Day,\u200c May 12, 2020, by Maggie Michael, the Associated Press addressed the dire situation of medical workers in Iran in the face of the spread of the coronavirus in the country.<\/p>\n

AP wrote: \u201cThey are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran\u2019s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

#Iran<\/a> #Nurse<\/a>: \u201cWe have been in the hospital round-the-clock, 24-hours a day for 3 months. Not only they do not pay us any fees for the difficulty of our job, our annual benefits and our overtime fees, but they have not even paid our past-due salaries. https:\/\/t.co\/SAp8GzmUMv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI Women’s Committee (@womenncri) May 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran news in brief, May 16, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 318 Cities Exceeds 41,700
\nIran\u2019s Regime Secretly Executes a Political Prisoner
\nIran’s Regime Seals 77,000 Stores in Ramadan Despite Job Crisis<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16, 2020, marks the 184th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\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

Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0the 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

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of uprising cities:\u00a0191<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of martyrs: At least\u00a01500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of injured: More than\u00a04,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Number of detainees: More than\u00a012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0Latest News in Brief- May 15, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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