{"id":220594,"date":"2020-06-17T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=220594"},"modified":"2023-03-30T20:50:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T19:50:35","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-june-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_220595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220595\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-220595\" title=\"Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief \u2013 June 17, 2020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran-696x452.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sanandaj-city-Kurdistan-province-Iran-646x420.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanandaj city, Kurdistan province Iran: In Sanandaj, from Sunday to Monday, the number of hospitalized patients increased from 287 to 336<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>LIVE: PRESS BRIEFING<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Bipartisan House Majority Unveils Comprehensive Resolution to Counter Iran\u2019s Regime, Offer Solution for a Free Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVE<\/a>: PRESS BRIEFING &#8211; Bipartisan House Majority Unveils Comprehensive Resolution to Counter Iran\u2019s Regime, Offer Solution for a Free <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUzBPZN2jf\">https:\/\/t.co\/WUzBPZN2jf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1273299705435320321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 52,800 Deaths, June 17, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220624\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220624\" title=\"Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 52,800 Deaths, June 17, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"601\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1068x610.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Over-52800-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 52,800 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF June\u00a0<\/strong><strong>17<\/strong><strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, June 17, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a0<strong>52,800\u00a0<\/strong>in 334 cities across Iran. 4315 in Khuzestan, 3295 in Khorasan Razavi, 2810 in Gilan, 2805 in Isfahan, 1965 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 1815 in Lorestan, 1485 in West Azerbaijan, 1340 in Golestan, 705 in Kerman, \u00a0505 in Bushehr, 410 in Hormozagan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lawmakers Urge Switzerland to Keep Open File on Assassination of Prof. Kazem Rajavi<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220611\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220611\" title=\"Australia-and-Italy-support\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support.jpg\" alt=\"Lawmakers Urge Switzerland to Keep Open File on Assassination of Prof. Kazem Rajavi\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Australia-and-Italy-support-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawmakers Urge Switzerland to Keep Open File on Assassination of Prof. Kazem Rajavi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Italian Committee of Parliamentarians for a Free Iran and Australian Supporters of Democracy in Iran, in two separate letters to the Swiss government, condemned Switzerland decision to close the assassination case of Prof.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/editorial-swiss-send-wrong-message-to-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazem Rajavi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/lawmakers-urge-switzerland-to-keep-open-file-on-assassination-of-prof-kazem-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran COVID-19 Crisis: Over 52,400 Death. a Result of Regime\u2019s Criminal Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220502\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220502\" title=\"Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020-696x383.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Ahvaz-coronavirus-outbreak-June-2020-763x420.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, Ahvaz, coronavirus outbreak &#8211; June 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Tuesday that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/coronavirus-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>\u00a0in Iran has so far claimed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lives of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-332-cities-exceeds-52400\/\" rel=\"noopener\">52,400<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0people.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime is the only party to be blamed for this tragedy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"more-220613\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0National Council of the Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0presented\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/iran-despite-repeated-denials-by-regime-officials-national-emergency-organization-documents-show-virus-infected-patient-was-transferred-from-airport-yaftabad-hospital-on-january-25\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">documents<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0obtained by the MEK, from the regime\u2019s National Emergency Organization, which confirm\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the virus was transmitted directly from China to Iran in early January. Yet, the mullahs\u2019 regime refused to announce this. The regime\u2019s cover-up caused a rapid spread of COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inside Iran and turned Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to an epicenter of this disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-covid-19-crisis-over-52400-death-a-result-of-regimes-criminal-policies\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Glance at Iran Regime\u2019s Misogynist Constitution<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220599\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220599\" title=\"Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"A Glance at Iran Regime\u2019s Misogynist Constitution\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Institutionalized-Misogyny-in-the-laws-of-the-mullahs\u2019-regime-ruling-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Institutionalized Misogyny in the laws of the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran-ncri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Women\u2019s Committee<\/a>\u202fof the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>)<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">has published a document examining the Iranian regime\u2019s misogynistic laws, highlighting that the mullahs rule<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Iran using a \u201cdeviated, backward interpretation of Islam\u201d and that the regime was founded on the \u201csubjugation, exclusion and humiliation\u201d of women.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/women\/a-glance-at-iran-regimes-misogynist-constitution\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 2:45 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><strong>Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi suffers for witnessing executions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220604\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-220604 size-full\" title=\"Nargess-Mohammadi-political-prisoner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nargess-Mohammadi-political-prisoner.jpg\" alt=\"Nargess-Mohammadi-political-prisoner\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nargess-Mohammadi-political-prisoner.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Nargess-Mohammadi-political-prisoner-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Narges Mohammadi political prisoner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has spoken about\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/02\/iran-vilifies-human-rights-defenders-enemies-state\/\" rel=\"noopener\">psychological torture<\/a>\u00a0because of witnessing the executions of prisoners in Zanjan Prison.<\/p>\n<p>Narges Mohammadi who was the spokeswoman and vice president of the League of Human Rights Defenders in Iran, during a recent visit with her mother, Ms. Ozra Bazargan, told her of the tormenting moments she goes through in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bazargan narrated: \u201cNarges said that two days ago, one of her inmates had been hanged after six years on the death row. Execution victims are taken to solitary cell and quarantined 24 hours before their sentence is carried out. And this time period is a terrible psychological torture both for the victim and for her cellmates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/06\/16\/narges-mohammadi-i-was-sent-here-to-witness-executions-every-moment\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Medical Sciences University Head in Hormozgan, Sout Iran: The province has a critical COVID19 status. From every 2 tests, 1 is positive<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The regime has banned health officials from announcing COVID-19 figures for each province and is trying to hide the scope of the outbreak.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Medical Sciences University Head in Hormozgan, S <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: The province has a critical <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> status. From every 2 tests, 1 is positive.<\/p>\n<p>The regime has banned health officials from announcing covid19 figures for each province and is trying to hide the scope of the outbreak. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9gsqVOWNSG\">pic.twitter.com\/9gsqVOWNSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1273160558179692544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title penci-entry-title penci-title-\"><strong>CD media: US Congress To Issue Bipartisan Resolution \u2013 Game Plan For A Free Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On June 17, a Congressional briefing will unveil a comprehensive resolution in response to threats from Iran\u2019s regime, and for the first time offer an effective and meaningful solution for a free Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creativedestructionmedia.com\/news\/middle-east\/2020\/06\/16\/us-congress-to-issue-bipartisan-resolution-game-plan-for-a-free-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 332 Cities Exceeds 52,400<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220591\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220591\" title=\"Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 332 Cities Exceeds 52,400\" width=\"601\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-696x452.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coronavirus-pandemic-in-Iran-647x420.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus pandemic in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi: As a result of Khamenei\u2019s, Rouhani\u2019s anti-human policies, Coronavirus is ablaze and taking lives all over Iran<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Iraj Harirchi, Deputy Health Minister: We have experienced 107 and 113 (deaths) in the past couple of days, the daily toll during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war was 66 per day<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ali-Akbar\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Haghdoost Deputy Health Minister: An urgent decision must be made to return the restrictions, Coronavirus is on the rise<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regime Health Ministry: The provinces of Khuzestan, East and West Azerbaijan, Khorasan Razavi, Lorestan, Kermanshah, Golestan, Hormozgan, Kurdistan, Sistan, and Baluchestan are in a red state<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In Sanandaj, from Sunday to Monday, the number of hospitalized patients increased from 287 to 336<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 332 cities across Iran has increased to\u00a0<strong>52,400<\/strong>. The number of victims in Tehran is 10,800, Khuzestan 4,280, Lorestan 1,810, West Azerbaijan 1,470, Kermanshah 1360, Kurdistan 1,115, and Kerman 670.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As a result of Khamenei&#8217;s, Rouhani&#8217;s anti-human policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> is ablaze and taking lives all over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7GqGjpRoP6\">https:\/\/t.co\/7GqGjpRoP6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1272989477699571712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-332-cities-exceeds-52400\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Forty years of the mullahs\u2019 rule has dismantled the country\u2019s medical, health and welfare foundations to a large extent, leaving our country and society unable to defend against pandemics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Forty years of the mullahs\u2019 rule has dismantled the country\u2019s medical, health and welfare foundations to a large extent, leaving our country and society unable to defend against pandemics. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2tHkIlADll\">pic.twitter.com\/2tHkIlADll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1272919141331148800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>MEK: Virtual Free Iran Conference on June 20: A Glance at Its History<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220529\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220529\" title=\"Day-of-Martyrs-and-Political-Prisoners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Day-of-Martyrs-and-Political-Prisoners.jpg\" alt=\"MEK: Virtual Free Iran Conference on June 20: A Glance at Its History\" width=\"601\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Day-of-Martyrs-and-Political-Prisoners.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Day-of-Martyrs-and-Political-Prisoners-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEK: Virtual Free Iran Conference on June 20: A Glance at Its History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iranians, supporters of the<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>,\u00a0will hold an online gathering on June 20, marking 39 years of struggle for a free Iran. This conference will be attended by thousands of Iranians from different parts of world, as well as renowned political luminaries from across the globe. June 20 is the Iranian Resistance\u2019s\u00a0\u201cDay of Martyrs and Political Prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/mek-virtual-free-iran-conference-on-june-20-a-glance-at-its-history\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>New IAEA Report is Reminder of Old Problems with the Iran Nuclear Deal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220583\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220583\" title=\"Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor.jpg\" alt=\"New IAEA Report is Reminder of Old Problems with the Iran Nuclear Deal\" width=\"601\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-970x720.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-696x518.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-565x420.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iran-Arak-heavy-water-reactor-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Arak heavy water reactor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By: Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On June 5, the International Atomic Energy Agency\u2019s Board of Governors was provided with the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/un-nuclear-watchdog-irans-regime-is-violating-all-jcpoa-restrictions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">latest report<\/a>\u00a0on the status of the Iran nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-regime-s-analyst-our-funeral-prayers-for-the-jcpoa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">JCPOA<\/a>). And on June 15, the Board convened to discuss the issues raised by that report.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/blog\/new-iaea-report-is-reminder-of-old-problems-with-the-iran-nuclear-deal\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u00a0Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Marjan, renowned Iranian artist &amp; singer &amp; great supporter of freedom in Iran &amp; PMOI\/MEK passed away<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>June 2020\u2014On June 5, 2020, Shahla Safi Zamir, better known among Iranians as Marjan, a popular singer and former political prisoner, died in a hospital in Los Angeles. The tragic event marked the end of Marjan&#8217;s four decades of staunch resistance against the most vicious tyranny in Iran\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, Marjan was arrested and imprisoned by the mullahs\u2019 regime because of her support for the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). During her years in prison, despite the torture and mistreatment of prison authorities, Marjan remained persistent in her ideals and support for freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>After being released from prison, she refrained from cooperating with the Iranian regime and did not lend her talent and art to the mullahs.<\/p>\n<p>After fleeing Iran in the early 2000s, she joined the PMOI\/MEK and the Iranian Resistance. For two decades, she was the inspiring voice of Iran\u2019s oppressed women and girls. In the dark of the night, her voice gave glad tidings of looming dawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, June 17, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 332 Cities Exceeds 52,400<br \/>\nHorrific New Honor Killings Sanctioned by Law in Iran<\/p>\n<p><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, June 17, 2020, marks the 215<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\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<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the 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<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-june-16-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- June 16, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:15 PM CEST LIVE: PRESS BRIEFING Bipartisan House Majority Unveils Comprehensive Resolution to Counter Iran&rsquo;s Regime, Offer [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":220595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-220594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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