{"id":223244,"date":"2020-08-01T08:22:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T07:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=223244"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:27:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:27:29","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Islamshahr, Iran – Islamshahr Governor: We are in a tough and difficult period in dealing with the Coronavirus, and it is much more exhausting for the medical staff to endure these difficult conditions and continue working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 7:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 80,700 Deaths, August 1, 2020, 6:00 PM
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Iran: Coronavirus Update, Over 80,700 Deaths, August 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u202fPeople\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>\u202fannounced this afternoon, August 1, 2020, that Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than\u202f80,700<\/strong>\u202fin 347 cities across Iran. The death toll in various provinces include: 6,063 in Khorasan Razavi, 5,695 in Khuzestan, 3,740 in Mazandaran, 3,628 in Isfahan, 3,205 in Lorestan, 2,496 in Sistan and Baluchistan, 2,490 in Alborz, 2,412 in West Azerbaijan, 2,355 in East Azerbaijan, 2,162 in GOlestan, 2,110 in Fars, 2,070 in Hamadan, 1,600 in Kurdistan, 1,197 in North Khorasan, 890 in Bushehr, 855 in Markazi, and 522 in Charmahal and Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 5:50 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi: We pledged to overthrow the regime, take back Iran and restore all the violated and plundered rights of the people of Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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We pledged to overthrow the regime, take back #Iran<\/a> and restore all the violated and plundered rights of the people of Iran. #FreeIran2020<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UsK55PTA4n<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maryam Rajavi: Hail to the workers of refineries in Abadan, Qeshm, Parsian and Lamerd who have launched a strike to gain their rights<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Iran\u2019s oppressed workers are using strikes and protest to restore Iranian workers\u2019 rights plundered by the mullahs\u2019 inhuman regime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hail to the workers of refineries in Abadan, Qeshm, Parsian and Lamerd who have launched a strike to gain their rights. #Iran<\/a>\u2019s oppressed workers are using strikes and protest to restore Iranian workers\u2019 rights plundered by the mullahs\u2019 inhuman regime. #Iranprotests<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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August 1 – Abadan, southwest Iran: Workers of the Abadan refinery are on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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August 1 – Abadan, southwest #Iran<\/a>
\nWorkers of the Abadan refinery are on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ngKtoSRdW3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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August 1 – Kangan, southern Iran: Workers of the South Pars gas project (Phase 22\/24) on strike & demanding their delayed paychecks<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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August 1 – Kangan, southern #Iran<\/a>
\nWorkers of the South Pars gas project (Phase 22\/24) on strike & demanding their delayed paychecks.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XJR6VQSNLa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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August 1 – Lamerd, south-central <\/span>Iran<\/span> Workers of the Lamerd petrochemical site are on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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August 1 – Lamerd, south-central #Iran<\/a>
\nWorkers of the Lamerd petrochemical site are on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9jdCdnX8M6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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August 1 – Qeshm, southern <\/span>Iran<\/span> Workers of the Qeshm heavy crude oil refinery on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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August 1 – Qeshm, southern #Iran<\/a>
\nWorkers of the Qeshm heavy crude oil refinery on strike for not receiving their paychecks and pensions.#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UZBMrfbgEF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UPDATE: 5:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe blood of the martyrs of the 1988 massacre gives rise to uprisings in Iran\u201d<\/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 commemorated the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in the summer of 1988 based on a fatwa by Khomeini. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cThe 1988 massacre, the greatest unpunished crime against humanity,\u201d \u201cwe have called for the prosecution of the masterminds and perpetrators of the 1988 massacre, this great crime against humanity,\u201d \u201cThe blood of the martyrs of the 1988 massacre gives rise to uprisings in Iran,\u201d \u201cThe sacred blood of those martyrs of 1988 gives rise to rebellious youths who are motivated and inspired by it,\u201d \u201cWe will neither forgive nor forget the 1988 massacre of political prisoners,\u201d and \u201cAli Khamenei, your end is near.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The MEK Represents Hope for a Democratic Iran<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) at the Free Iran Global Summit 2020 at Ashraf 3, main headquarters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) in Albania – July 17, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
From July 17 to July 20, the leading advocates for democratic government in Iran participated in a wide-ranging online conference called the\u00a0Free Iran Global Summit<\/a>. The event was organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran in place of the international rally it had hosted each summer for 15 years before the onset of the\u00a0coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. The revised format featured many of the same participants as in recent years, who joined the live video stream from 30,000 locations spanning more than 100 countries.<\/div>\n
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UPDATE: 11:55 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran: Activities of the Defiant Youth in Tehran and Other Cities to Break the Atmosphere of Terror and Intimidation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The\u00a0defiant youth<\/a>\u00a0in Tehran and other cities targeted regime\u2019s centers of repression and export of terrorism, and torched their entrances. The activities took place in Tehran and other cities including Khorramabad, Zahedan, Qom, Ivanaki (Semnan), Shadegan, Shahinshahr, Rasht, Mamulan, Karaj, Gorgan, Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, Qaemshahr, Babolsar, Javanrud, Dezful, Dorud, and Tabriz.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:40 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disinformation Holds Western Powers Back from Realistic Iran Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Disinformation Holds Western Powers Back from Realistic Iran Strategy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On July 19, the US diplomat and national security advisor Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. participated in an international video conference on Iranian affairs and policy recommendations for dealing with the Iranian regime. In\u00a0his speech<\/a>\u00a0to the event organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Bloomfield presented an overview of the regime\u2019s strategy for maintaining its hold on power.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disinformation Persists About the MEK Despite Growing Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Ashraf 3 in Albania – the location of the members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the past two years, at least two major publications have been admonished by courts for spreading false information about the leading Iranian opposition group, the\u00a0People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-MEK)<\/a>. In March 2019, and again in June 2020, a German court handed down sentences which threatened financial penalties of up to 250,000 Euros each unless\u00a0Der Spiegel<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u00a0<\/em><\/a>removed a number of allegations from their articles on the\u00a0MEK<\/a>\u00a0and its recently-completed headquarters in Albania, known as Ashraf 3.<\/p>\n

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Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 347 Cities Exceeds 80,100<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Over 80,100 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran-Iran Coronavirus Death Toll per PMOI MEK sources<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n