{"id":221789,"date":"2020-07-08T07:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=221789"},"modified":"2023-03-29T23:27:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:27:25","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, Tehran: There are no empty beds in Masih Daneshvari Hospital. Canopies are set up in open air for patients waiting to be transferred to the wards when beds are emptied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 67,600 Deaths, July 8, 2020, 6:00 PM
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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 67,600 Deaths, July 8, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NUMBER OF VICTIMS (AS OF July\u00a0<\/strong>8<\/strong>, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST):<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0announced this afternoon, July 8, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u00a067,600\u00a0<\/strong>in 342 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 17050 in Tehran, 4890 in Khorasan Razavi, 4050 in Qom, 2470 in Lorestan, 1970 in East Azerbaijan, 1735 in Kermanshah, 1575 in Hamedan, 650 in Zanjan, This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 8:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Outbreak Sets New Records, but Is Still Underreported<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Coronavirus outbreak in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran continues to set new records for single-day death totals from the novel\u00a0coronavirus outbreak<\/a>. The\u00a0<\/span>regime\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Health Ministry\u00a0<\/span>while announcing the regime\u2019s engineered\u00a0<\/span>statistics, acknowledged<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>Tuesday<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>200<\/span>\u00a0people had died over the previous 24 hours<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This the highest death toll announced by the regime<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Meanwhile, the Iranian Resistance announced on Tuesday that\u00a0over 66,900<\/a><\/span>\u00a0people have lost their lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

NCRI Women\u2019s Committee: Iran Regime Increases Pressure on Female Prisoners Amid COVID-19 Outbreak<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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NCRI Women’s committee Monthly Report June 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>latest<\/span>\u00a0monthly\u00a0<\/span>report<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0Women\u2019s Committee<\/a>\u00a0of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span>confirms the misogynous mullahs\u2019 regime<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0ongoing violation<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0of Iranian women\u2019s righ<\/span>ts. According to this report, the regime has increased its pressure on\u00a0<\/span>female political prisoners\u00a0<\/span>amid\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus outbreak.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:10 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 7, 2020 – \u201cFreedom, justice and people\u2019s sovereignty with Maryam Rajavi\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, have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cDown with Khamenei,\u201d \u201cWe can, and we must overthrow the dictator,\u201d and
\n\u201cFreedom and humanity will prevail in Iran.\u201d
\nThey wrote:
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFreedom, justice and people\u2019s sovereignty with Maryam Rajavi\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cWe can and we must overthrow the dictator\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFreedom and humanity will prevail in Iran\u201d
\nKhorramabad\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cMaryam Rajavi\u2019s ten point plan is the true vision of a free Iran\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, have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule,\u201d \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to freedom,\u201d \u201cMaryam Rajavi\u2019s ten-point plan is the true vision of a free Iran,\u201d and \u201cMaryam Rajavi, we are waiting for you, Iran Maryam, Maryam Iran\u201d.
\nThey wrote:
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi\u2019s ten-point plan is the true vision of a free Iran\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIf resisting the mullahs is considered a crime, we are proud of it\u201d
\nDamavand\u2014 \u201cThe youth of the country, join the Resistance Units\u201d
\nRasht\u2014 \u201cMaryam Rajavi, we are waiting for you, Iran Maryam, Maryam Iran\u201d
\nDamavand\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to freedom\u201d
\nIsfahan\u2014 \u201cDown with the principle of the Supreme Leader\u2019s rule\u201d<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: As Factional Feuding Escalates, Parliament Deputies Summon Rouhani<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Iran:
Hassan Rouhani and Javad Zarif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n