{"id":223079,"date":"2020-07-28T07:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T06:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=223079"},"modified":"2023-04-25T23:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:39:15","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-july-28-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-july-28-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 July 28, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran, Kerman – Kerman University of Medical Sciences: Currently, ICU beds in the Province are full, and all hospitals in the Province are involved with Coronavirus patients.<\/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 78,100 Deaths, July 28, 2020, 6:00 PM
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The\u202fPeople\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(PMOI-MEK<\/a>)\u202fannounced this afternoon, July 28, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f78,100\u202fin 347 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 5620 in Khuzestan, 3605 in Mazandaran, 3390 in Gilan, 3075 in Lorestan, 2087 in Golestan, 2025 in Hamadan, 1990 in Fars, 1920 in Kermanshah, 985 in Semnan, 970 in Hormozgan, 845 in Ardebil, and 625 in Qazvin. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 6:15 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remarks of Maryam Rajavi to the \u201cThree-Day Plenary Session
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of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Remarks of Maryam Rajavi to the \u201cThree-Day Plenary Session of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u201d #FreeIran2020<\/a> #IStandWithMaryamRajavi<\/a> #NCRI<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/5nABvgqWA9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Why Iran Regime\u2019s President Rouhani Ordered Ashura Ceremonies to Be Held Amid Rising COVID-19 Death Toll?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iran Regime\u2019s President Rouhani Ordered Ashura Ceremonies to Be Held Amid Rising COVID-19 Death Toll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Information tallied by the Iranian Resistance movement indicates\u00a0<\/span>nearly 80,000<\/span><\/a>\u00a0people have lost their lives to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19 pandemic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Iran<\/span>. Parallel with downplaying<\/span>\u00a0the pandemic<\/span>, and forcing people back to work, the regime\u2019s president Hassan Rouhani now speaks of holding\u00a0<\/span>the religious\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Ashura<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>ceremon<\/span>ies<\/span>\u00a0amid<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0pandemic.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Italian Confederation of Workers\u2019 Trade Unions (CISL) Announces its Solidarity With Iran\u2019s Workers in a Statement<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Italian Confederation of Workers’ Trade Unions (CISL) Announces its Solidarity With Iran\u2019s Workers in a Statement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The First\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>ecretary of the\u00a0<\/span>Italian<\/span>\u00a0Confederation of Workers\u2019 Trade Unions (CISL) in the province of Marche, Italy, which\u00a0<\/span>oversees<\/span>\u00a0the union\u2019s 28 branches, issued a statement, strongly condemning\u00a0<\/span>the gross<\/span>\u00a0violations of workers\u2019 legal rights during the\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus outbreak<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Iran<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Italian Confederation of Workers\u2019 Trade Unions (CISL) is one of the largest trade unions in Italy.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0The union call<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0on labor and human rights organizations to put pressure on the Iranian regime and force the regime and its leaders to respect the legal rights of the Iranian workers<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

July 26, 2020 \u201cKhamenei\u2019s end is near\u201dMEK 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: \u201cKhamenei\u2019s end is near,\u201d \u201cThe mullahs must go\u201d \u201cOur vote is for the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime, down with Khamenei,\u201d \u201cWe will overthrow this regime and take back Iran\u201d and \u201cHail to Massoud Rajavi and the National Liberation Army.\u201d
\nThey wrote:
\nDamghan\u2014 \u201cCommemorating the martyrs of the July 2009 massacre in Ashraf\u201d \/ \u201cWe will continue your path\u201d
\nLahijan\u2014 \u201cCommemorating the martyrs of the July 2009 massacre in Ashraf\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cCommemorating the martyrs of the July 2009 massacre in Ashraf\u201d \/ \u201cDown with Khamenei\u201d
\nKhalkhal\u2014 \u201cThe mullahs must go\u201d \/ \u201cKhamenei\u2019s end is near\u201d
\nArak\u2014 \u201cOur vote is for the overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime, down with Khamenei\u201d \/ \u201cAfter Mubarak and Ben Ali, it is the turn of Seyed Ali (Khamenei)\u201d
\nHamadan\u2014 \u201cWe will overthrow this regime and take back Iran\u201d
\nAbadan\u2014 \u201cOur commitment is to re-establish people\u2019s lost rights\u201d
\nAhvaz\u2014 \u201cWe will overthrow this regime and take back Iran\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cHail to Massoud Rajavi and the National Liberation Army\u201d
\nKermanshah\u2014 \u201cHail to Massoud Rajavi, down with Khamenei\u201d
\nUrmia\u2014 \u201cCommemoration of the Eternal Light Operation\u201d
\nTehran\u2014 \u201cCommemoration of the Eternal Light Operation\u201d
\nTabriz\u2014 \u201cCommemoration of the Eternal Light Operation\u201d
\nTabriz\u2014 \u201cCommemoration of the Eternal Light Operation\u201d<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Mullahs Clutching at Straws in Deal With China<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Iranian regime’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Xi Jinping – 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a\u00a0<\/span>new article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for United Press International<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>former European lawmaker<\/span>\u00a0Struan Stevenson addresses the issue of the\u00a0<\/span>mullahs\u2019 agreement<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with China<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 t<\/span>he agreement that the Iranian regime has entered\u00a0<\/span>in order\u00a0<\/span>to survive and save<\/span>\u00a0itself<\/span>\u00a0from absolute bankruptcy. However, this agreement, even if it goes through its full process, cannot save this regime from drowning. Other points in this article\u00a0<\/span>relate to\u00a0<\/span>the crisis of the\u00a0<\/span>coronavirus outbreak<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Iran and the criminal policy of the regime in this regard and the dire situation of the collapsing economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 347 Cities Surpass 77,600<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 77,600 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n