{"id":223441,"date":"2020-08-05T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=223441"},"modified":"2023-02-15T13:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:52:45","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-5-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-5-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 5, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_223457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223457\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-223457\" title=\"Tehran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tehran-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"In the Past 24 hours, 662 people have been hospitalized, and 500 patients have been discharged\" width=\"678\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tehran-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Tehran.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the Past 24 hours, 662 people have been hospitalized, and 500 patients have been discharged in Tehran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 16:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>August 5 &#8211; Tehran, Iran<\/h3>\n<p>Teachers outside the Education Ministry protesting officials&#8217; refusal to implement of the Classification of Occupations Plan, depriving many of adequate pay.<br \/>\n&#8220;We will not back down until we get our rights!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">August 5 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nTeachers outside the Education Ministry protesting officials&#8217; refusal to implement of the Classification of Occupations Plan, depriving many of adequate pay.<br \/>\n&#8220;We will not back down until we get our rights!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5ENzWncJw\">pic.twitter.com\/t5ENzWncJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1290964703842193409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Isfahan, central <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Workers of the Isfahan refinery are continuing their strike and standing their ground in the face of security units that attempted to prevent them from leaving the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aug 5 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nWorkers of the Isfahan refinery are continuing their strike and standing their ground in the face of security units that attempted to prevent them from leaving the site.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/huJvep3iLT\">pic.twitter.com\/huJvep3iLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1290937466871001088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3>Iranian regime executed political prisoner Mostafa Salehi this morning in a prison in Isfahan, central Iran.<\/h3>\n<p>Mostafa was arrested for participating in the 2018 Iran Protests, calling for freedom.<br \/>\nMostafa denied charges brought against him in court.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi: <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">I strongly condemn the execution of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> protester Mostafa Salehi in Isfahan. After million-strong campaigns forced the mullahs to retreat from executing 8 protesters, the regime attempted to retaliate by this execution to terrorize the public and fend off popular upheavals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The UN and its member states, and international organizations must immediately censure the criminal execution of detained protestor Mostafa Salehi. A visit by an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons and prisoners is an ever greater imperative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The UN and its member states,and international organizations must immediately censure the criminal execution of detained protestor Mostafa Salehi. A visit by an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons and prisoners is an ever greater imparative <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1290987748535533568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>We stand by the people of Lebanon in these difficult moments<\/h3>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi: <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The Iranian people and Resistance share the pain and suffering of the people of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Lebanon<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in this difficult time. My heartfelt sympathies go out to them, particularly to the families of the victims. My sincere prayers for the quick recovery of all those wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Iranian people and Resistance share the pain and suffering of the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a> in this difficult time. My heartfelt sympathies go out to them, particularly to the families of the victims. My sincere prayers for the quick recovery of all those wounded. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beirut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beirut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1290766519748657154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 350 Cities Exceeds 82,600<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223438\" title=\"Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Over-82600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" width=\"681\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-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\/08\/Over-82600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-736x420.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Over-82600-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>\u00b7 Health Ministry: Currently, 170 cities are red, and 101 cities are in alert. No city is virus-free, and all parts of the country are infected. (IRNA, Aug.4)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Mohammad-Reza Mahboob-Far, member of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT): There is no empty bed for critically ill patients! Coronavirus has infected all the villages, while the medical conditions in the villages are not good at all. If the Government does not do anything and be content with issuing recommendations only, the number of infections will increase six-fold in September, and the daily death toll will reach 1,600 to 2,000. (Aftab-e Yazd daily, Aug.4)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Alireza Zali, head of the NCCT in Tehran: In the Past 24 hours, 662 people have been hospitalized, and 500 patients have been discharged. There are still fewer people released than hospitalized, and we are witnessing a negative upswing. (Mehr news agency, Aug.3)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 The situation in Qom is red, and the hospitals are full, and the medical staff are working around the clock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 The workload of Rezvan Cemetery in Mashhad has tripled since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak in February. (Asr-e Iran daily, Aug.2)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-350-cities-exceeds-82600\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s oil industry workers are on strike. Here\u2019s why it matters.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223442\" title=\"oil-workers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"oil-workers\" width=\"690\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>The workers of several refineries and oil industry centers in southern Iran, including Abadan, Mahshahr, Gheshm, Parsian, and Southern Pars started a fresh round of strikes on Saturday, August 1. The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) tweeted on August 2 that the workers of Phase 14 (South Pars natural gas project), Bushehr, and Asaluyeh have joined the strikes launched by their colleagues in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industry, which continues to this day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-oil-industry-strikes-20200804\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Aug 4 &#8211; Southern <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Workers of Phase 14 in the South Pars gas field joined the nationwide strikes of oil, natural gas &amp; petrochemical workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aug 4 &#8211; Southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nWorkers of Phase 14 in the South Pars gas field joined the nationwide strikes of oil, natural gas &amp; petrochemical workers.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MJ87QVeWaV\">pic.twitter.com\/MJ87QVeWaV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1290611883066552321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Aug 4 &#8211; Isfahan, central <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Employees and workers of the Isfahan refinery began their strike. Many other such facilities in Iran are also witnessing protests and strikes by their workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aug 4 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nEmployees and workers of the Isfahan refinery began their strike. Many other such facilities in Iran are also witnessing protests and strikes by their workers.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UqQAqqaz4K\">pic.twitter.com\/UqQAqqaz4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1290546473365434370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Clerical Regime\u2019s Female Intelligence Agent Seduces Gholamreza Mansouri and Lures Him to Romania, Leaves the Country Immediately After Mansouri\u2019s Arrest<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223429\" title=\"Mansouri-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Mansouri-1\" width=\"683\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mansouri-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>Through its known and covert agents and operatives, the clerical regime has been trying to portray the murder of the corrupt judge Gholamreza Mansouri, who had fled to Romania as a suicide. The regime is doing so to evade the dire consequence of committing murder and international terrorism in Europe. This is similar to the regime\u2019s scenario in the plot to bomb the major international gathering of Iranians in Paris on June 30, 2018. The Iranian regime had ordered its agents to disseminate the lie that the plot had been an inside job.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/clerical-regimes-female-intelligence-agent-seduces-gholamreza-mansouri-and-lures-him-to-romania-leaves-the-country-immediately-after-mansouris-arrest\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<h3>Mullahs\u2019 Regime: Main Reason for Powerful covid19 Outbreak in Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223404\" title=\"Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-crisis-and-regimes-inaction.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/>The state-run Setareh Sobh (Morning Star) daily: \u201cSome studies show that the novel coronavirus was transmitted from China to Iran in early January, at least a month before the official announcement of the country\u2019s officials. And for some reason or lack of information, this issue was not announced. It was announced when nothing could have been done, and the virus had vastly spread in locations such as Tehran, Qom, Gilan, Mazandaran, etc. and many were either infected or died. In fact, a wrong policy and having no transparency in giving the information to the public from the beginning created inconsistency and confusion in the government health department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/mullahs-regime-main-reason-for-powerful-covid19-outbreak-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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, August 5, 2020, marks the 263rd day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/p>\n<p>The<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0People\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<\/a>\u00a0the President-elect of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">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>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities: 191<\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least 1500<\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than 4,000<\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than 12,000<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-4-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more: Latest News in Brief- August 4, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 16:00 PM CEST August 5 &ndash; Tehran, Iran Teachers outside the Education Ministry protesting officials&rsquo; refusal to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":223457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[129,186,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-223441","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news-in-brief","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-coronavirus","10":"tag-mek-iran","11":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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