{"id":218498,"date":"2020-05-20T10:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=218498"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:26:57","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 20, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, coronavirus outbreak – May 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 7:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Sanctions Iran Regime\u2019s Interior Minister for Human Rights Abuses<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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In a\u00a0<\/span>press release<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, t<\/span>he United States\u00a0<\/span>Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Iranian regime\u2019s Interior\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>inister<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Abdolreza<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Rahmani<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Fazli<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>for his role in serious human rights abuses against Iranian people, along with seven senior officials of the Iranian\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>provincial<\/span>\u00a0commander of the\u00a0Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a>. In addition to these individuals, the U.S. Department of Treasury also targeted the Bonyad\u00a0<\/span>Taavon<\/span>\u00a0NAJA, which is translated as LEF Cooperative Foundation, along with its director and members of the board of trustees.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 7:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 43,100 Deaths, May 20, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 43,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0<\/strong>MAY<\/strong>\u00a020, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 20, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a043,100\u00a0<\/strong>in 319 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 7025 in Tehran, 3055 in Khuzestan, 3045 in Khorasan Razavi, 1315 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 1245 in Hamedan, 1235 in Lorestan, 805 in Kurdestan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inside Iran\u2019s Criminal Engineering of Coronavirus Stats<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In fear of nationwide protests, the regime ruling Iran is covering up the true number of coronavirus deaths and cases.<\/div>\n
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Inside Iran\u2019s Criminal Engineering of Coronavirus Stats<\/div><\/div>
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