{"id":223585,"date":"2020-08-08T10:26:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T09:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=223585"},"modified":"2023-02-14T23:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:45:59","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 8, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_223588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223588\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-223588\" title=\"Hamedan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan-1024x618.jpg\" alt=\"Hamedan\" width=\"696\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan-696x420.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hamedan.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamadan Province is located in the Zagros Mountains. Its center is Hamadan city<\/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>UK Lawmakers Condemn Iran Regime\u2019s Execution of Detained Protester Mostafa Salehi<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223600\" title=\"Salehi-BCFIF\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Salehi-BCFIF\" width=\"694\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Salehi-BCFIF.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/>The religious fascism ruling Iran on Wednesday hanged Mostafa Salehi, who was arrested during the 2018 nationwide Iran protests, prompting international condemnation. In a statement, the British Committee for a Free Iran (BCFIF), which enjoys the support of the United Kingdom\u2019s Members of Parliaments from different political tendencies, condemned the regime\u2019s heinous crime of executing Mr. Salehi.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/uk-lawmakers-condemn-iran-regimes-execution-of-detained-protester-mostafa-salehi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<p>The home of Mostafa Salehi, arrested during the December 2017 protests &amp; executed a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>His children are seen standing alongside the image of their father.<\/p>\n<p>The regime continues its ruthless killing spree.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The home of Mostafa Salehi, arrested during the December 2017 protests &amp; executed a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>His children are seen standing alongside the image of their father.<\/p>\n<p>The regime continues its ruthless killing spree.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0645_\u0646\u06a9\u0646\u06cc\u062f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%88_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0644\u063a\u0648_\u0641\u0648\u0631\u0649_\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hCQniF8070\">pic.twitter.com\/hCQniF8070<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1292061028168036352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3>Iran Protests, August 8<\/h3>\n<p>Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Saturday, August 8, continued their protests and strike for the 55th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Saturday, August 8, continued their protests and strike for the 55th day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4s1Gxw9uks\">pic.twitter.com\/4s1Gxw9uks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1292065478039334914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Executions Timeline Since 1st January 2017<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223464\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-223464\" title=\"Mostafa-Salehi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"The anti-human religious dictatorship ruling Iran hanged Mostafa Salehi, one of the prisoners of the Dec 2017-January 2018 uprising, in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan.\" width=\"673\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-436x300.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-614x420.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mostafa-Salehi-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The anti-human religious dictatorship ruling Iran hanged Mostafa Salehi, one of the prisoners of the Dec 2017-January 2018 uprising, in Dastgerd prison in Isfahan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/executions-timeline\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 369 Cities Surpassed 84,400<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-223586\" title=\"Coronavirus-Iran-MEK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-Iran-MEK.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus-Iran-MEK\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-Iran-MEK.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus-Iran-MEK-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/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<\/a>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/ MEK<\/a>) announced on August 7, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 369 cities across Iran had passed 84,400. The number of victims in Khorasan Razavi is 6,238, Khuzestan 5,882, Mazandaran 3,944, Gilan 3,527, Lorestan 3,440, Sistan and Baluchestan 2,646, Alborz 2,555, Fars 2,345, Golestan 2,300, Hamedan 2,199, Kermanshah 2,050, North Khorasan 1,237, Hormozgan 1,055, Central 998, Ardabil 985, Bushehr 985, Yazd 965, and Zanjan 790.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-369-cities-surpassed-84400\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<h3>The Only Economic Fix For Iran At This Point Is Regime Change<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223554\" title=\"Iran-economy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-economy-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-economy\" width=\"671\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-economy-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-economy-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-economy-673x420.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Iran-economy.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>In a piece for \u201cReal Clear Market\u201d, Mr. Abbas Davari, the Chairman of the Labor Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran addresses the current situation of Iran\u2019s economy and how to fix it. The piece asks important questions as \u201cWhy has the Iranian economy struggled to prosper over the past 40 years despite massive oil revenues? Who is to blame for the current devastation? And, will the current medieval theocracy finally craft an economic panacea?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/the-only-economic-fix-for-iran-at-this-point-is-regime-change\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<h3>Since Surviving a Massacre in 1988, Iran\u2019s Democratic Resistance Has Grown Stronger<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223570\" title=\"Commemoration-of-the-victims-of-the-1988-massacr\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Commemoration-of-the-victims-of-the-1988-massacr-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"Commemoration-of-the-victims-of-the-1988-massacr\" width=\"681\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Commemoration-of-the-victims-of-the-1988-massacr-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Commemoration-of-the-victims-of-the-1988-massacr.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>Thirty-two years ago, the Iranian regime attempted to destroy, in one fell swoop, its country\u2019s greatest source of democratic opposition. Based on a fatwa issued by the regime\u2019s founder Ruhollah Khomeini which declared political prisoners to be enemies of God Himself, \u201cdeath commissions\u201d convened in prisons throughout Iran and began interrogating inmates about their ideological views and affiliations. These faux trials sometimes lasted for as little as a minute and sent prisoners in scope of thousands to the gallows.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/since-surviving-a-massacre-in-1988-irans-democratic-resistance-has-grown-stronger\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><br \/>\n*****<\/p>\n<h3>Iran Protests, August 8<\/h3>\n<p>Workers of the oil and gas industry are continuing their strike for the seventh consecutive day.<br \/>\n-Qeshm heavy crude oil refinery<br \/>\n-Hengam petrochemical site<br \/>\n-South Pars gas fields (phases 2 &amp; 3)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">August 8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nWorkers of the oil &amp; gas industry are continuing their strike for the seventh consecutive day.<br \/>\n-Qeshm heavy crude oil refinery<br \/>\n-Hengam petrochemical site<br \/>\n-South Pars gas fields (phases 2 &amp; 3)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/95OnigZH8W\">pic.twitter.com\/95OnigZH8W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1292010093832110085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Shush, southwest <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Retired water administration employees held a gathering today demanding their delayed pensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">August 8 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nRetired water administration employees held a gathering today demanding their delayed pensions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idp0o0lD7Y\">pic.twitter.com\/idp0o0lD7Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1292015236975742976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" 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=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/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>Saturday, August 8, 2020, marks the 266th 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-6-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more: Latest News in Brief- August 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 16:00 PM CEST UK 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