{"id":222807,"date":"2020-07-21T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=222807"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:44:41","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 21, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_222810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222810\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-222810\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 21, 2020\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-third-session-of-the-Free-Iran-Global-Summit-The-conference-entitled-\u201cIranian-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryam Rajavi at the third session of the Free Iran Global Summit- The conference entitled \u201cIranian Regime\u2019s Terrorism; Shut Down Tehran\u2019s Embassies, Expel its Agents and Operatives ,\u201d &#8211; Ashraf 3 &#8211; July 20, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 74,200 Deaths, July 21, 2020, 6:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222837\" title=\"\u0645\u0648\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0633\u06a9\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/\u0645\u0648\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0633\u06a9\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-6.jpg\" alt=\"\u0645\u0648\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0633\u06a9\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-6\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/\u0645\u0648\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0633\u06a9\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-6.jpg 389w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/\u0645\u0648\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0648\u06cc\u0631\u0648\u0633\u06a9\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u062a\u0647\u0631\u0627\u0646-6-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u202f<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)\u202f<\/a>announced this afternoon, July 21, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f<strong>74,200<\/strong>\u202fin 347 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 18450 in Tehran, 5460 in Khorasan Razavi, 3288 in Mazandaran, 2880 in Lorestan, 2350 in Alborz, 1945 in Hamadan, 1838 in Fars, 1045 in Kerman, 855 in Hormozgan, 695 in Zanjan, 595 in Qazvin, 570 in Ilam, and 485 in Charmahal and Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-219239 aligncenter td-animation-stack-type1-2\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"249\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>MEK network in Iran announced their support for Maryam Rajavi, Ashraf 3 &amp; Free Iran Global Summit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">Many Iranians and the Iranian Resistance Units, a network of activists of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) across Iran, have announced their support for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance, the \u201cFree Iran Global Summit: Iran Rising Up for Freedom,\u201d in recent days. The Resistance Units have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places and sent personal messages, with the slogans: \u201cFreedom and democracy with Maryam Rajavi,\u201d \u201cIran Rajavi, Rajavi Iran,\u201d \u201cWe are with you at the Free Iran gathering,\u201d \u201cIran, Maryam, Freedom,\u201d \u201cHail to the MEK and Maryam Rajavi,\u201d \u201cLong live Iran and Iranians,\u201d and \u201cHail to the Resistance Units \u2013 Hail to the MEK\u2019s leadership, Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Iranian people send messages in support of Maryam Rajavi, PMOI\/MEK &amp; Free Iran Global Summit 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Many Iranians and the Iranian Resistance Units, a network of activists of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) across Iran, have announced their support for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance, the \u201cFree Iran Global Summit: Iran Rising Up for Freedom,\u201d in recent days. The Resistance Units have been organizing various activities that are louder calls for regime change. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places and sent personal messages, with the slogans: \u201cFreedom and democracy with Maryam Rajavi,\u201d \u201cIran Rajavi, Rajavi Iran,\u201d \u201cHail to the MEK and Maryam Rajavi,\u201d \u201cLong live Iran and Iranians,\u201d and \u201cHail to the Resistance Units \u2013 Hail to the MEK\u2019s leadership, Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi.\u201d<br \/>\nThey say:<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cFrom Tehran, the capital of the Lion and Sun, I salute Massoud Rajavi. From Tehran I announce that we are waiting for Maryam Rajavi who is the nightmare of the mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran. From rebellious Tehran I salute all the brave men and women in Ashraf 3 who have proven that even without arms we can struggle against the regime and that we must raise the flag of honor of the nation. This is our commitment to fight one hundred times more to overthrow the entire inhuman regime of the mullahs.<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cThe Resistance Units salute Maryam Rajavi, and we are with you in this gathering, and we shall continue until the overthrow of the regime\u201d<br \/>\nRobat Karim\u2014 \u201cLong live the National Liberation Army \u2013 Hail to the Resistance Units \u2013 Hail to the MEK\u2019s leadership, Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi\u201d<br \/>\nTehran\u2014 \u201cIn solidarity with the Free Iran Global Summit\u201d<br \/>\nShiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, Hail to Rajavi\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: The Alliance of the Clerical Regime and Monarchists Against the Pro-Democracy Movement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222821\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1024x576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1024x576\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1392x784.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/maryam-rajavi-at-the-call-for-justice-virtual-conference-in-the-free-iran-global-summit-july-19-2020_50131064526_o-746x420.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the clerical regime in Iran is facing the most challenging crisis of its life and is fighting for its survival, it sees no way out of the existential crisis, but either to destroy or tarnish the image of its democratic alternative, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>), and the main Iranian opposition movement\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;. Ingrid Betancourt former Colombian presidential candidate elaborated on this issue in her speech on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/free-iran-global-summit-2020-day-2-the-1988-massacre-of-30000-political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">July 19, 2020<\/a>, in the annual gathering of Free Iran Global Summit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222820\" title=\"Ingrid-Betancourt\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt.jpg\" alt=\"Ingrid-Betancourt\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt.jpg 948w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Ingrid-Betancourt-751x420.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-the-alliance-of-the-clerical-regime-and-monarchists-against-the-pro-democracy-movement\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:50 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\"><strong>Hassan Rouhani admitted, A Health Ministry&#8217;s report says, 25 million Iranians contracted coronavirus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">President Hassan Rouhani admitted, &#8220;A Health Ministry&#8217;s report says, &#8217;25 million Iranians contracted coronavirus, and 30-35 million others will be exposed.'&#8221;<br \/>\nBased on Iran&#8217;s death rate [5.12%], at least 1.28 million have died so far, but the official death count is 14,000.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Iran coronavirus update: Over 73,600 deaths, experts forecasting disastrous fall season<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222815\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222815\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222815\" title=\"The-novel-coronavirus-also-known-as-COVID-19-has-taken-the-lives-of-over-73600-people-throughout-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-novel-coronavirus-also-known-as-COVID-19-has-taken-the-lives-of-over-73600-people-throughout-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"The-novel-coronavirus-also-known-as-COVID-19-has-taken-the-lives-of-over-73600-people-throughout-Iran\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-novel-coronavirus-also-known-as-COVID-19-has-taken-the-lives-of-over-73600-people-throughout-Iran.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-novel-coronavirus-also-known-as-COVID-19-has-taken-the-lives-of-over-73600-people-throughout-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has taken the lives of over 73,600 people throughout Iran, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Over 73,600 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 346 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) as of Monday afternoon local time, July 20. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 14,405 around a fifth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The death toll in various provinces include: 5,470 in Khuzestan, 3,410 in Isfahan, 3,255 in Mazandaran, 2,835 in Lorestan, 2,195 in West Azerbaijan, 1,805 in Fars, 1,465 in Kurdistan, and 760 in Ardabil. \u00a0This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The spokesperson of the regime\u2019s Health Ministry said on Monday that 217 people had died of the novel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-disaster-20200612\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0during the past 24-hour period and 3,583 patients are in ICU. These are the highest official numbers since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-news-73600-deaths-20200720\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\"><strong>Protests in several Iranian cities continue due to poor working conditions, unpaid wages<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222814\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222814\" title=\"Workers-of-Araks-HEPCO-factory-on-strike\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Workers-of-Araks-HEPCO-factory-on-strike.jpg\" alt=\"Workers-of-Araks-HEPCO-factory-on-strike\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Workers-of-Araks-HEPCO-factory-on-strike.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Workers-of-Araks-HEPCO-factory-on-strike-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of Arak&#8217;s HEPCO factory on strike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The workers of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-hepco-history-collapse-bankruptcy\">HEPCO<\/a>, manufacturer of industrial machines in Arak, went on strike on Sunday, protesting unpaid wages that have been overdue for more than two months. The workers rallied in front of the management office of the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">The protesters held signs that read: \u201cThe company\u2019s managers are industrial Daesh (ISIS),\u201d \u201cWe demand the dismissal of the current CEO,\u201d \u201cWe want employment,\u201d \u201cCoronavirus is an excuse, the want to shut down the factory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">According to reports, the company\u2019s security tried to prevent the workers from holding their protest rally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Founded in 1975, HEPCO was one of the first and biggest manufacturers of construction in Iran and the Middle East. At its peak, the company produced more than 3,000 pieces of heavy machinery per year. After the 1979 revolution, HEPCO was seized by organizations and persons tied with regime officials and the notorious Revolutionary Guards. In 2006, the company was sold to the private sector as part of the regime\u2019s \u201cprivatization\u201d plans, schemes that put regime officials and their affiliates in control of the country\u2019s vital resources.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-hepco-haft-tappeh-20200720\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:45 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Terrorism is the essence of religious fascism; the only way to confront it is firmness<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222809\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-Terrorism-essence-religious-fascism-confront-firmness-10-en-700x420.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Speech to the third session of the Free Iran Global Summit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maryam_rajavi\/albums\/72157715175340887\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"PhotosButton\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/images\/PhotosButton.png\" alt=\"PhotosButton\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The third session of the\u00a0<strong>Free Iran Global Summit<\/strong>\u00a0was held on Monday, July 20, 2020. The conference entitled \u201cIranian regime\u2019s terrorism; Shut down Tehran\u2019s embassies, expel its agents and operatives,\u201d was held online in connection with PMOI members in\u00a0<strong>Ashraf 3<\/strong>. Hundreds of political personalities from the U.S. and Europe, including the PMOI host country of Albania, and a number of members of the US Congress were in attendance and addressed the conference.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0elaborated in this conference on the history of the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorist activities.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-global-summit-iran-regime-terrorism\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Video &#8211; Maryam Rajavi: Seeking justice for martyrs, holding the Iranian regime accountable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">The Free Iran Global Summit continued on Sunday, July 19, 2020, with a virtual conference held in connection with Ashraf 3.<br \/>\nThe call-for-justice conference entitled, \u201c32nd anniversary of the 1988 massacre, an unpunished crime against humanity,\u201d featured jurists and international political personalities who addressed the conference. Former political prisoners also spoke about their observations.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Third Day of the Free Iran Global Summit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222798\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222798\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-1392x783.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Maryam-Rajavi-at-the-Iran-Regime\u2019s-Terrorism-Conference.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maryam Rajavi at the Iran Regime\u2019s Terrorism Conference &#8211; July 21, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Terrorism is the essence and fundamental nature of this regime and it is inseparable from it<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The theocracy conceals the fundamental weaknesses of a medieval regime by exporting terrorism and extremism. Therefore, offering concessions and incentives will only embolden the mullahs and intensifies its terrorism. The only right policy is decisiveness. Shut down the Iranian regime\u2019s embassies, missions, and front entities, expel its agents and mercenaries in the guise of journalists, businessmen and refugees.<\/strong><span id=\"more-222748\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, July 20, 2020, on the third day of the Free Iran Global Summit, a conference entitled \u201cIran Regime\u2019s Terrorism \u2013 Shut Down Tehran\u2019s Embassies Abroad, Expel its Agents, Operatives\u201d and attended by Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI), was held among members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\/PMOI<\/a>) in Ashraf-3. The live-streamed virtual gathering brought together hundreds of distinguished political figures from the United States, Europe, and Albania.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/third-day-of-the-free-iran-global-summit\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s Position, Execution of Mahmoud Mousavi, and Mass Arrests in Behbahan, Signs of Regime\u2019s Fear, and an Attempt to Compensate Its Forced Cessation of the Death Sentence of Three Arrested Young Protesters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The_coronavirus_outbreak_is_causing_a_humanitarian_crisis_in_Irans_prisons\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The_coronavirus_outbreak_is_causing_a_humanitarian_crisis_in_Irans_prisons-300x170.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of regime judiciary: Riot and turmoil is our red line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While unable to conceal his anger and despair over the forced cessation of the execution of three young protesters, this morning, Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the Iranian regime\u2019s Judiciary, described the Iranian people\u2019s massive social media campaign against the execution verdict as \u201cpropaganda and misinformation\u201d carried out by online bots. The brazen remarks are reminiscent of the remarks of General Azhari, the former Shah\u2019s army strongman and prime minister, in December 1978, who described as \u201cvoices on tape\u201d the voices of millions of Iranians chanting, \u201cDeath to the Shah,\u201d which were heard all over Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/ebrahim-raisis-position-execution-of-mahmoud-mousavi-and-mass-arrests-in-behbahan-signs-of-regimes-fear-and-an-attempt-to-compensate-its-forced-cessation-of-the-death-sentence-of\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 73,600 Deaths, July 20, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_222679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222679\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222679\" title=\"corona-hamedan-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 73,600 Deaths, July 20, 2020, 6:00 PM CEST\" width=\"600\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3.jpg 993w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3-696x337.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/corona-hamedan-3-867x420.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-222679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 73,600 Deaths, July 20, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\">\u202fPeople\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>\u202fannounced this afternoon, July 20, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f<strong>73,600<\/strong>\u202fin 346 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 5470 in Khuzestan, 3410 in Isfahan, 3255 in Mazandaran, 2835 in Lorestan, 2195 in West Azerbaijan, 1805 in Fars, 1465 in Kurdistan and 760 in Ardebil. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type1-2 aligncenter wp-image-219239 td-animation-stack-type1-1\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Iran news in brief, July 21, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Third Day of the Free Iran Global Summit<br \/>\nProtests in Several Iranian Cities Continue<\/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>Tuesday, July 21, 2020, marks the 248<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-july-20-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- July 20, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 8:00 PM CEST Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 74,200 Deaths, July 21, 2020, 6:00 PM The&#8239;People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":222810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[186],"class_list":["post-222807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news-in-brief","tag-coronavirus"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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