{"id":219816,"date":"2020-06-03T08:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=219816"},"modified":"2023-04-25T22:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:02:02","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 3, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, West Azerbaijan, Urmia: In the past few days, the state of people visiting Taleghani Hospital in Urmia was worse, and the number of critically ill is on the rise<\/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

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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 49,000 Deaths, June 3, 2020, 6:00 PM
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June 3, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 49,000 in 325 cities across Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF June 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/h3>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 3, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 49,000 in 325 cities across Iran. 3780 in Khuzestan, 2545 in Isfahan, 1585 in Lorestan, 1580 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1345 in West Azerbaijan, 1140 in Kermanshah, 520 in Zanjan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

\u201cThe destruction of Ali Khamenei\u2019s rule is near\u201d : MEK Resistance Units<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The network of the main opposition movement the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) inside of Iran known as the Iranian Resistance Units celebrated on Monday the anniversary of the death of the founder of the mullahs\u2019 regime Ruhollah Khomeini across the country. They bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogan \u201cOur struggle against Khomeini was to establish freedom and social justice,\u201d \u201cDown with Khamenei, damn Khomeini, Viva Rajavi,\u201d \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme leader\u2019s rule\u201d and \u201cKhomeini was a ruthless dictator.\u201d
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\nKaraj\u2014 \u201cSlogan of the Iranian youths was always: down with Khomeini, viva Freedom\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cOur struggle against Khomeini was to establish freedom and social justice\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe destruction of the Supreme Leader\u2019s palace of oppression is near\u201d
\nTehran\u2014Image of Khamenei
\nRasht\u2014Image of Khamenei
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cKhomeini was accomplice of the 1953 Iranian coup d’\u00e9tat against Mosaddeq\u201d<\/p>\n

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

LIVE: NCRI-US Panel on Growing Threat from Iran’s Regime, Snapback of UN Sanctions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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#LIVE<\/a>: NCRI-US Panel on Growing Threat from #Iran<\/a>‘s Regime, Snapback of UN Sanctions. https:\/\/t.co\/CP8uxocrZP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) June 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Nurses, others hold protests despite ongoing coronavirus crisis<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Nurses holding a protest rally in Tehran, Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nurses and people from other branches of the Iranian society are holding rallies protesting poor living conditions as the\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0crisis continues.<\/p>\n

A group of nurses from various hospitals across Tehran, the capital of Iran, held rallies on Tuesday, June 2, protesting the very low paycheck set by the regime\u2019s Health Ministry for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corruption in the Mullahs\u2019 Regime Ruling Iran \u2013 Part 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Ali Shamkhani\u2019s gang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shamkhani\u2019s gang<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Corruption has been institutionalized within the Iranian regime, particularly in its governing bodies.\u00a0<\/span>All<\/span>\u00a0the regime\u2019s executive managers, members of parliament<\/span>, military personnel, members of the\u00a0Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a>, and clerics are deeply involved in corruption.<\/span>\u00a0The IRGC\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the main organization that is systematically involved in corruption, plundering, and embezzlements<\/span>. A considerable sum of the IRGC\u2019s budget is obtained through these ways. In addition to\u00a0<\/span>IRGC\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0general<\/span>\u00a0plundering and embezzlements\u00a0<\/span>to gain its needed budget for terrorism and oppression, its personnel and elements also use different methods to fill their own pockets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 11:15 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today: Online Panel to Discuss the Growing Threat from Iran\u2019s Regime, Snapback of UN Sanctions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Online-Panel\"<\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 3, 11 am – 12 pm (EDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

SPEAKERS:<\/strong>
\nJohn Rood <\/strong>
\nRobert Joseph <\/strong>
\nJoseph DeTrani <\/strong>
\nOlli Heinonen<\/strong>
\nAlireza Jafarzadeh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Details<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 324 Cities Exceed 48,800<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Regime\u2019s Health Ministry: 3,117 new cases in the past 24 hours, fourfold increase in one month, roughly equal to highest in the country in past three and a half months<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI \/ MEK) announced on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 324 cities across Iran has surpassed 48,800<\/strong>. The number of victims in Khuzestan is 3,745, Qom 3,555, Khorasan Razavi 3,110, Sistan and Baluchestan 1,545, Lorestan 1,532, Fars 1,071, Kurdistan 935, Kerman 580, North Khorasan 548, and Hormozgan 245.<\/p>\n

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

Maryam Rajavi: What has made our country seriously vulnerable in the face of diseases and natural disasters, is a brutal and pilfering dictatorship that does not hesitate to commit any imaginable crime to preserve its disgraceful rule in Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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What has made our country seriously vulnerable in the face of diseases and natural disasters, is a brutal and pilfering dictatorship that does not hesitate to commit any imaginable crime to preserve its disgraceful rule in #Iran<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/eD3ESg2MIn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the new speaker of Iran\u2019s parliament?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the new speaker of the Majlis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the current circumstances, while the mullahs\u2019 regime is facing hard economic, social, and political crises, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sees no other option than rely on his hand-picked inner circles to occupy key positions of power. Disqualifying the so-called reformist candidates for the\u00a0recent parliamentary elections<\/a>, which had the lowest turnout in the history of elections in the Iranian regime, had no aim but appointing trustworthy officials such as Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as the new Speaker of the Majlis.<\/p>\n

Previously, in appointing\u00a0Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, a key player in the execution of Iranian dissidents, as head of Iran\u2019s judiciary, Khamenei had shown he needs known criminals to maintain his power as his regime enters its final stages.<\/p>\n

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also a former commander of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC<\/a>) and State Security Forces, has repeatedly shown his loyalty to Khamenei through his crimes against the Iranian people. Ghalibaf also ran for presidency on three occasions.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

While Iran Downplays Past Abuses, More Crimes Against Humanity Could Be Looming<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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By: Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last November, Iran was the site of a\u00a0nationwide uprising<\/a>\u00a0by anti-government activists. After an increase in the government-set price of gasoline sparked a spontaneous outpouring of popular rage and protesters in more than 200 cities and towns quickly began to endorse a message of regime change.<\/p>\n

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\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran news in brief, June 3, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Forest Fires Expanding in Iran Due to Regime’s Negligence
\nIran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 324 Cities Exceed 48,800<\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, marks the 202nd<\/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- June 2, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Corruption in the Mullahs\u2019 Regime Ruling Iran \u2013 Part 6<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n