{"id":220460,"date":"2020-06-15T08:33:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T07:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=220460"},"modified":"2023-04-25T22:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:03:16","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 15, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Behbahan the lake of Marun Dam -The Mayor of Behbahan declared a red state of alert, saying: \u201cThe order to turn off the lights in parks and to block the road to the cemetery was also issued immediately.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 6:50 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 52,100 Deaths, June 15, 2020, 6:00 PM
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Over 52,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF June\u00a0<\/strong>1<\/strong>5, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 15, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a052,100\u00a0<\/strong>in 332 cities across Iran. 4255 in Khuzestan, 3690 in Qom, 3270 in Khorasan Razavi, 2825 in Mazandaran, 1342 in Kermanshah, 1095 in Kurdestan, 691 in Ardabil, 486 in Bushehr, 395 in Hormozagan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:10 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: I urge the international community, especially the United Nations Secretary-General and other Human Rights organizations to intervene immediately to stop the executions, secure the release of the prisoners, and prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe in prisons<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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I urge the international community, especially the United Nations Secretary-General and other #HumanRights<\/a> organizations to intervene immediately to stop the executions, secure the release of the prisoners, and prevent a major humanitarian catastrophe in prisons #Iran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SYBUj38Xj0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) June 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Protests across Iran as regime officials voice concerns of a new uprising<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Investors rallying outside the Iranian regime\u2019s Central Bank in Tehran, Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A large group of investors who have placed their savings in the Iranian regime\u2019s\u00a0state-run credit firms<\/a>\u00a0rallied outside the Central Bank in Tehran on Sunday, June 14, demanding their money returned. These investors were protesting the losses they suffered as a result of a special exchange rate the Central Bank has devised for businesses.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cThe Iranian regime is on the brink of being overthrown\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 Sunday. The MEK Resistance Units offer a breakthrough and are a beacon of the uprising for freedom. They represent the rebellious and defiant generation, and they played a key role in the nationwide uprisings of December 2017 and November 2019. They took to graffiti in public places writing slogans such as \u201cRegime\u2019s mismanagement, inaction and secrecy was the main cause of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, down with the mullahs\u2019 regime,\u201d \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule,\u201d \u201cThose who resist will bring victory,\u201d \u201cDown with the mullahs\u2019 regime, Viva freedom, Viva Rajavi,\u201d and \u201cThe world must know, our choice is Maryam Rajavi.\u201d
\nThey wrote:
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cThose who resist will bring victory\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 regime is on the brink of being overthrown\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe world must know; our choice is Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d \/ \u201cViva Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cDown with the mullahs\u2019 regime, Viva freedom, Viva Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cViva Rajavi, Down with Khamenei\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cViva Rajavi, Down with Khamenei\u201d
\nShiraz\u2014 \u201cThose who resist will bring victory\u201d
\nAhvaz\u2014 \u201cThe Supreme Leader and the IRGC are nothing to be afraid of\u201d
\nAhvaz\u2014 \u201cThe\u202farmy of\u202fthe\u202fpoor\u202fmust\u202frebel and rise up.\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cViva Rajavi\u201d \/ \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d \/ \u201cViva National Liberation Army\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cRegime\u2019s mismanagement, inaction and secrecy was the main cause of coronavirus outbreak in Iran, down with mullahs\u2019 regime\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe Resistance Units pave the way for the young and rebellious generation of Iran\u201d
\nAhvaz\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d \/ \u201cViva Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 regime is on the brink of being overthrown\u201d
\nDorud\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi\u201d
\nRudsar\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d<\/p>\n

UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political prisoner Zahra Safaei threatened to death by criminal offenders<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Political prisoner Zahra Safaei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Political prisoner Zahra Safaei has received life threats from ordinary prisoners in the Qarchak Prison of Varamin.<\/p>\n

According to the news made public on Saturday, June 13, 2020, several dangerous prisoners recruited by the Ministry of Intelligence and prison authorities have threatened to assault and murder the political prisoner.<\/p>\n

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

Iran: Elite Student Contracted COVID 19 in Evin Prison<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iranian elite student, Ali Younesi, who was arrested in April, has contracted COVID-19, according to his brother.
\nAli Younesi is an award-winning student of physics from Iran\u2019s prestigious Sharif Industrial University.
\nMaryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called this “a flagrant crime against humanity.”
\nShe urged the UN to intervene to save the lives of Ali Younesi & Amir Hossein Moradi & secure their release
\nThe clerical regime is deliberately letting these prisoners contract COVID-19
\nInternational lawmakers, personalities and NGOs have called on the clerical regime to release these students.<\/p>\n

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

Iran’s Zagros forests’ wildfires and the authorities response<\/strong><\/h3>\n

June 2020\u2014From mid to late May, forest fires began in Iran\u2019s Zagros Mountains across at least seven provinces, burning thousands of acres of trees and destroying wildlife.<\/p>\n

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

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 332 Cities Is More Than 51,800<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 51,800 Deaths, June 14, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n