{"id":219067,"date":"2020-05-27T08:06:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T07:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=219067"},"modified":"2023-04-10T23:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T22:00:46","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-may-27-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-may-27-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 May 27, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mahshahr hospitals are full. Many of the medical staff have contracted the virus, and there is no substitute for them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 44,800 Deaths, May 27, 2020, 6:00 PM
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\"Iran:
Over 44,500 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0MAY\u00a027, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, May 27, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a044,800\u00a0<\/strong>in 323 cities across Iran. 3495 in Khuzestan, 3740 in Qom, 1610 in East Azerbaijan, 1280 in West Azerbaijan, 1420 in Sistan and Baluchistan, and 1405 in Lorestan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Defiant Youth Target Centers of Plunder and Repression in Tehran and Other Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Karaj – setting alight Qassem Soleimani\u2019s banner- May 25, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the clerical regime\u2019s heightened repressive measures and desperate efforts and the launch of a wave of blind arrests in various cities,\u00a0defiant youths<\/a>\u00a0have targeted several centers of repression and plunder in Tehran and other cities over the past week.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Regime\u2019s Economic Policies Have Turned Society Into a Powder Keg, Officials Say<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Iran-Shiraz-protest-August-2018-file-photo-1\"<\/p>\n

Due to the Iranian regime\u2019s institutionalized corruption and\u00a0<\/span>plundering the wealth of the country<\/span>, Iran\u2019s economy is\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>a freefall. Iranian society, after 40 years of corruption and oppression<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is now\u00a0<\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>a powder keg. This has forced<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0regime\u2019s officials to admit to part of the regime\u2019s corruption.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On Monday, the state-ru<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>Etemad<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Online news agency published an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0wit<\/span>h Mohammad-Reza Mortazavi,\u00a0<\/span>presented as the \u201cH<\/span>ead of the\u00a0<\/span>Iranian Flour Makers Association and President of the Iranian Food Industry Associations<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAll the promises of the mullahs to the deprived people are worthless\u201d MEK Resistance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

They wrote:
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIran is blazing. The people of Iran want neither the Coronavirus, nor the mullahs.\u201d
\nKhorramabad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva MEK\u201d
\nMashhad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe will resist and fight the coronavirus and the ruling theocracy\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cCoronavirus outbreak is the guilt of the Iranian regime & mullahs.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIt is time to rise up, to rebel and rise up and break the prison chains\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cAll the promises of the mullahs to the deprived people are worthless, down with the Mullahs\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe only solution for Iran is overthrowing the mullahs and establishing democracy.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 There is a single solution for mullahs\u2019 oppression and tyranny: Overthrowing the mullahs and establishing democracy.\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei who is the cause of poverty\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d
\nthe Zahh\u0101k (evil figure), Viva Rajavi\u201d
\nKhorramabad\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d
\nIslamabad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Maryam Rajavi : Eid al-Fitr, the promise of liberation from the yoke of the mullahs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Sunday, May 24, 2020, there was a ceremony at Ashraf-3, Albania, celebrating Eid al-Fitr and conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. In a speech in this ceremony, Maryam Rajavi extended her felicitations to the people of Iran and PMOI members in the city of Ashraf. In part of her speech, she said:
\nFor members of the PMOI\/MEK, Eid al-Fitr represents a universal celebration of freedom, and a reunion with the true essence of humanity in confrontation with the rule of the Shah (monarchical dictatorship) and the Sheikh (theocracy).
\nAlthough today, our cities and villages are afflicted with tremendous pain and suffering because of the coronavirus outbreak, and although the mullahs\u2019 religious fascism, repression and poverty are tormenting society, the symphony of liberation can be heard even in the midst of this agony.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 44,500 in 323 Cities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Over 44,500 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n