{"id":218547,"date":"2020-05-21T10:10:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=218547"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:56:24","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 21, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Latest
Iran, Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province – The province has recently seen an increase in coronavirus patients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

Maryam Rajavi
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All the promises by the mullahs to the deprived and calamity-stricken people of Iran are hollow and worthless<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The only way to end poverty, destitution, and unemployment is to end the mullahs\u2019 evil dictatorship and establish freedom and people\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

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All the promises by the mullahs to the deprived and calamity-stricken people of #Iran<\/a> are hollow and worthless. The only way to end poverty, destitution, and unemployment is to end the mullahs\u2019 evil dictatorship and establish freedom and people\u2019s sovereignty #FreeIran2020<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fIRdfGAIbx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 43,300 Deaths, May 21, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Iran coronavirus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF MAY 21, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong>
\nThe\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI) announced this afternoon, May 21, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 43,300 in 319 cities across Iran.
\nThe death toll in various provinces include: 3125 in Khuzestan, 3060 in Khorasan Razavi, 1520 in East Azerbaijan, 1330 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 1266 in Hamedan, 1265 in Lorestan, 815 in Kurdistan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran expert: Concern over social unrest led to easing of quarantine measures<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"The-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran-is-extremely-concerned-over-the-possibility-of-a-new-nationwide-uprising-mirroring-that-of-November-2019\"
The mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran is extremely concerned over the possibility of a new nationwide uprising mirroring that of November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mohammad Reza Mahboub-Far, a viral epidemiologist and member of the Iranian regime\u2019s Coronavirus Taskforce, shed light on the mullahs\u2019 deep concerns about a new social uprising raging across the country. Sending people back to work and relaxing quarantine measures despite the ongoing\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0pandemic was due to the regime\u2019s deep concerns of growing unrest, he acknowledged in an interview with the state-run\u00a0Setareyeh Sobh<\/i>\u00a0daily on Tuesday, May 19.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDemocracy with Maryam Rajavi\u201d MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Iranian Resistance Units, a network of activists of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) across Iran continued their activities on Tuesday. The MEK Resistance Units offer a breakthrough and are a beacon for uprising and freedom. They represent the rebellious and defiant generation and played a key role in the nationwide uprising of December 2017 and November 2019. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cYou have to rebel and fight a hundred times more to take back Iran.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDemocracy with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe\u2019ll answer fire with fire\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cKhamenei and Rouhani are forcing people back to work. People\u2019s lives, have no value for the ruling mullahs.\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs sow the seeds of hopelessness and passivity. We must rebel against it.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cHail to Rajavi\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe lost lives are like ticking timebombs for Khamenei\u2019s overthrow\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei, Hail to Rajavi\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cKhamenei\u2019s rule will be overthrown.\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 Images of Khamenei and Qassem Soleimani
\nAndimeshk\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d MEK Resistance Units 18 May<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Members of the Iranian Resistance Units, a network of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) continued their activities across the country throughout the week, despite increased oppressive measures by the regime & an intensifying coronavirus crisis. They took to graffiti in public places writing messages of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi & NCRI President Maryam Rajavi.
\nThey wrote:
\nTehran\u2014Banner of Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe tyrannical rule of the Mullahs\u2019 regime must be overthrown\u201d
\nAhwaz\u2014Poster of Maryam Rajavi: \u201cThe mullahs do not want Iran, & Iran & all Iranians do not want the mullahs.\u201d
\nGorgan\u2014 \u201cWe must rebel & take back our rights from mullahs. Khamenei\u2019s\u202frule must be overthrown.\u201d
\nMasjed Soleiman\u2014 \u201cThe Iranian people will not give up to the coronavirus caused by the regime.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe have to fight more to take back Iran. Down with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel & rise.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 11:45 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Families of victims killed in Iran protests pressured to settle for money<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"November-2019-Iran-Protests\"
November 2019-Iran Protests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A London-based Human Rights Organization says Iranian authorities have pressured the families of those killed in Iran protests in November 2019 to settle for proposals of money and \u201cmartyrdom\u201d.
\nSix months after at least 1,500 Iranian protesters and civilians were killed in Iran protests during November 2019, the Iranian regime has not yet initiated any judicial investigations to prosecute those involved in the unlawful killings.
\nInstead of being provided answers, the victims\u2019 families have had to settle for proposals of money and \u2018martyrdom\u2019.<\/p>\n

Published on May 16, Justice for Iran\u2019s report \u201cMockery of Justice: State\u2019s Policies and Laws Regarding the Victims of Iran\u2019s 2019 November Protests<\/a>,\u201d confirms that the Iranian authorities refused to undertake judicial investigations or criminal proceedings on the deaths of protesters who took to the streets after a sudden rise in the price of fuel on November 15, 2019.<\/p>\n

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

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 319 Cities Exceeds 43,100<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Iran<\/p>\n

Number of new patients doubled on daily basis
\nRouhani: We have been progressing step by step in the past three months with no relapse anywhere
\nMaryam Rajavi: Rouhani\u2019s ridiculous claims will not be taken seriously by anyone. He has set up a Party of Lies<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI \/ MEK) announced this afternoon, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 319 cities across Iran has ached exceeded 43,100. The number of victims in Tehran is 7,025, Khuzestan 3,055, Khorasan Razavi 3,045, Sistan and Baluchestan 1,315, Hamedan 1,245, Lorestan 1,235, and Kurdistan 805.<\/p>\n

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As poverty and the pandemic are breaking the back of #Iran<\/a>\u2019s working people and the deprived sector, Rouhani claims the country has been advancing step by step over the past three months. Nobody takes serious Rouhani\u2019s ridiculous claims & his Party of Lieshttps:\/\/t.co\/7K6ssTMVlt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

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

Iran\u2019s Regime Is Aware of Its Inevitable Destruction But Seeks to Delay It<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran\u2019s
Iran: Tehran, Sharif University Protests – 13 January 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saeed\u00a0Moidfar, a sociologist\u00a0in Iran\u2019s\u00a0regime,\u00a0told\u00a0the\u00a0state-run\u00a0Etemad Online<\/a>\u00a0website that the mullahs\u2019\u00a0regime is doomed. The convict is aware of himself and knows that nothing but destruction awaits him, and he only tries to delay his destruction by continuing his wrong path.<\/p>\n

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

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

IRAN and IRAQ \u2013 TWIN REBELLIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iraq-protests-file-photo\"
Iraq protests – file photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Struan Stevenson<\/strong><\/p>\n

In\u00a0an article<\/a>\u00a0published on the United Press International (UPI) Mr. Struan Stevenson the coordinator of the Campaign for Iran Change, and a former Member of the European Parliament, elaborated on the issue that how the social situation and uprising in Iran and Iraq are related.<\/p>\n

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

Compulsory Veil for Women in Iran Extends to Instagram Privacy
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\"Compulsory-Veil-for-Women-in-Iran\"<\/p>\n

Women who do not observe the compulsory veil on social media, especially Instagram, will be dealt with and arrested by the FATA (Iranian Cyber Police).
\n\u201cRegarding the removal of the hijab in cyberspace, it should be noted that since it is in the set of abnormalities, it will definitely be dealt with, and the police will act decisively in this regard\u201d announced Ramin Pashaei, the Social Deputy of FATA, the Iranian Cyber Police.
\nEarlier, FATA Police Chief Turaj Kazemi stated that it is a crime to publish personal images of women with improper clothing in social media (The state-run Asre Pouya website \u2013 May 19, 2020).<\/p>\n

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Iran news in brief, May 21, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 319 Cities Exceeds 43,100
\nU.S. Sanctions Iran Regime\u2019s Interior Minister for Human Rights Abuses<\/p>\n

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

Thursday, May 21, 2020, marks the 189th<\/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 20, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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