{"id":219887,"date":"2020-06-04T08:25:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T07:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=219887"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:37:59","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 4, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, Hormaozgan province, Bandar Abbas: Bandar Abbas and Minab have been declared red by the NCCT<\/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

True North:Iran\u2019s deadly coronavirus lies<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, a group of Iranian dissidents, says nearly 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 in Iran, dwarfing the Iranian regime\u2019s official numbers. Ali Safavi of the NCRI joined the Andrew Lawton Show to discuss.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 49,300 Deaths, June 4, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF\u00a0<\/strong>June 4<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 4, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a049,300\u00a0<\/strong>in 325 cities across Iran. 3835 in Khuzestan, 2790 in Gilan, 2763 in Mazandaran, 1675 in Alborz, 1605 in Lorestan, 1289 in Hamedan, 1165 in Kermanshah, \u00a0970 in Kurdestan, 553 in North Khorasan, 315 in Ilam, 305 in Kohgiluyehn and Boyer Ahmad, 260 in Hormozagan, 150 in South Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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

Maryam Rajavi:The forests of Zagros, Dashtestan and Gachsaran, Khaeez forests in Kohgiluyeh, Charmahal-o Bakhtiari and Khuzestan, the farmlands of Ilam, Paveh, Semnan, and some parks in Ahvaz andTehran are burning in fire<\/strong><\/h3>\n

But the mullahs\u2019 anti-Iranian regime takes no action, blaming people instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The forests of Zagros, Dashtestan &Gachsaran, Khaeez forests in Kohgiluyeh, Charmahal-o Bakhtiari &Khuzestan, the farmlands of Ilam, Paveh, Semnan, &some parks in Ahvaz &Tehran are burning in fire. But the mullahs\u2019 anti-Iranian regime takes no action, blaming people instead #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SEpYNIFpVB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) June 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Fire has been burning for 2weeks turning 100s of acres of forests in Behbahan &Khuzestan into ashes, threatening human lives &wildlife, damaging historic landmarks such as Baghmisheh in Tabriz. #WorldEnvironmentDay<\/a> #ForNature<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) June 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 3:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

New COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran\u2019s Prisons, Regime\u2019s Inaction, and a Looming Catastrophe<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Urmia central prison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reports from the Urmia central prison, northwest Iran, indicate that due to the regime\u2019s negligence in\u00a0<\/span>isolating and curing those infected with\u00a0COVID-19<\/a><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>dozen<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>inmates are infected and there is possibility of a catastrophe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brave Doctors and Nurses Counter Iran Regime\u2019s Coronavirus Propaganda, but They Need Help<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran: Medical staff protest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iranian medical professionals continue to contradict the Iranian regime\u2019s claims that the\u00a0coronavirus outbreak<\/a>\u00a0is well under control. Iran<\/span>ian regime<\/span>\u00a0began reopening its economy on April 11 after a lockdown that was briefer and\u00a0<\/span>more weakly<\/span>\u00a0enforced than all those that were imposed throughout the surrounding region. Experts warned of the potential for a massive surge in new cases and deaths, but plans went ahead all the same, while\u00a0<\/span>the regime\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0officials relied on disinformation\u00a0<\/span>in order to<\/span>\u00a0limit public awareness of the consequences for ordinary Iranians.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 12:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners & PMOI\/MEK members<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In an interview with the Iranian regime’s state-run TV, Morteza Moghtadai, member of the Assembly of Experts and former Attorney General and a former member of the Supreme Judicial Council in the 1980s explained how Ruhollah Khomeini, the regime founder, insisted on execution of 30,000 political prisoners, most of them were supporters of Mojahedin Khalgh Iran or PMOI\/MEK. Moghtadai explained how the regime’s officials were desperate and how Khomeini ordered them to continue executions and the massacre of political prisoners in Iran.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

How many people died in Iran\u2019s nationwide uprisings?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran’s regime is trying to downplay the crime it committed by killing 1,500 protesters in November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Six months after the Iranian regime led a bloody crackdown against nationwide protests, interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli tacitly announced on Saturday that only 200-250 people were killed in the protests. In contrast, according to information obtained by the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), during the first few days of the uprising, security forces\u00a0killed at least 1,500 protesters<\/a>\u00a0and made more than 12,000 arrests.<\/p>\n

The protests began in November after regime suddenly imposed 300-percent hike on the price of gasoline. During the protests, the ministry of communications\u00a0shut down Iran\u2019s access<\/a>\u00a0across the country to resort the most bloody and coldblooded crackdown in the past 40 years away from the eyes of the world.<\/p>\n

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

Iran: Regime\u2019s Judiciary Chief and Former Prosecutor Admission to Active Participation in Crimes Against Humanity Necessitates Holding These Criminals to Account<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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In an interview with the state TV, on June 3, 2020, Khomeini\u2019s death anniversary,\u00a0Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, the regime\u2019s Judiciary Chief, and a member of the Death Committee during the\u00a01988 massacre<\/a>\u00a0of political prisoners said, \u201cWell, these [MEK<\/a>] should not be given a chance<\/p>\n

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

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

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 325 Cities Exceeds 49,000<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 49,000 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n