{"id":223911,"date":"2020-08-14T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T09:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=223911"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:28:40","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-august-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 August 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_223917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223917\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-223917 size-large\" title=\"Gardane-Heyran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"Gardane-Heyran\" width=\"696\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-696x338.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran-865x420.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Gardane-Heyran.jpg 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gardane- Heyran in Ardabil province. Ardabil is an ancient city in northwestern Iran and the capital of Ardabil Province<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>*******<\/p>\n<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:10PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Maryam Rajavi:<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The regime\u2019s leaders must face justice as the greatest perpetrators of terrorism in the world today as should their agents and mercenaries inside and outside <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Iran<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The regime\u2019s leaders must face justice as the greatest perpetrators of terrorism in the world today as should their agents and mercenaries inside and outside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58yVx1OeN6\">pic.twitter.com\/58yVx1OeN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1294323835769102337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Amnesty International: Families of Iran\u2019s 1988 massacre still seek truth<\/h3>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In the summer of 1988, the clerical regime ruling in Iran secretly executed several thousands of political prisoners. Three decades on, families and survivors are still seeking justice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In a series of tweets, Amnesty International shared excerpts from interviews with witnesses and survivors of the horrible crime that has become known as the \u201c1988 massacre.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amnesty International: Families of Iran\u2019s 1988 massacre still seek truth<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3ojn0Gwtg\">https:\/\/t.co\/a3ojn0Gwtg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1294356114256154624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*******<\/p>\n<h3>Iran Protests<\/h3>\n<p>Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Friday, August 14, continue their protests and strike for the 61st day in Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company on Friday, August 14, continue their protests and strike for the 61st 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\/scjee9Yi8S\">pic.twitter.com\/scjee9Yi8S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1294362657223593984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>*******<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:10AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 379 Cities Exceeds 87,900<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-223900 aligncenter\" title=\"Over-87900-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-87900-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Over-87900-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources\" width=\"696\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Over-87900-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-87900-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-87900-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-87900-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-87900-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-87900-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-87900-dead-of-coronavirus-COVID-19-in-Iran-Iran-Coronavirus-Death-Toll-per-PMOI-MEK-sources.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>\u00a0announced on August 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 379 cities across Iran had passed 87,900. The number of victims in Khorasan Razavi is 6,413, Khuzestan 6,062, Mazandaran 4,130, Isfahan 3,891, Lorestan 3,602, Sistan And Baluchistan 2,776, Alborz 2,620, West Azerbaijan 2,540,East Azerbaijan 2,531, Fars 2,455, Golestan 2,444, Hamedan 2,239, North Khorasan 1,362, Kerman 1,343, Hormozgan 1,135, and Central 1,066.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-379-cities-exceeds-87900\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>******<\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Workers Strikes Enter 13th Day Running, Spread to the Railway Sector<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223906 aligncenter\" title=\"oil-workers-13th-day\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day.jpg\" alt=\"oil-workers-13th-day\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/oil-workers-13th-day-748x420.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, August 13, 2020, tens of thousands of oil, gas, and petrochemical <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-workers-strikes-in-12-provinces-enter-eight-day-running\/\" rel=\"noopener\">workers and employees<\/a>\u00a0continued their strike for the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day. These strikes are taking place in 51 locations in provinces of Isfahan, Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ilam, Bushehr, Khorasan Razavi, Khuzestan, Fars, Sistan and Baluchestan, Central and Hormozgan.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-oil-gas-and-petrochemical-workers-strikes-enter-13th-day-running-spread-to-the-railway-sector\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3>Iran: MEK Supporters and Resistance Units Pay Tribute to Martyrs of the 1988 Massacre and the Nationwide Protests<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223890\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-223890\" title=\"Resistance_units_13082020_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_units_13082020_1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resistance_units_13082020_1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isfahan, Damavand, and Tehran- Commemorating the fallen heroes of the 1988 massacre- &#8220;We will neither forget nor forgive, until justice prevails&#8221; &#8211; August 5, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coinciding with the 32nd anniversary of the 1988 massacre of (30,000) political prisoners in Iran, Resistance Units and young supporters of the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/PMOI)<\/a>\u00a0throughout the country, paid tribute the martyrs of this manifest case of a crime against humanity and called for justice and the prosecution of the perpetrators and masterminds of this heinous crime, many of whom are currently among the officials and leaders of the ruling regime.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/iran-mek-supporters-and-resistance-units-pay-tribute-to-martyrs-of-the-1988-massacre-and-the-nationwide-protests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"&amp;quot;We Can &amp;amp; We Must Free Iran&amp;quot;: MEK Resistance Units follow Maryam Rajavi\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_anaXKj4mhGY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FanaXKj4mhGY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anaXKj4mhGY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-08-12T08:00:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_anaXKj4mhGY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FanaXKj4mhGY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">&quot;We Can &amp; We Must Free Iran&quot;: MEK Resistance Units follow Maryam Rajavi<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/anaXKj4mhGY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FanaXKj4mhGY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"&amp;quot;We Can &amp;amp; We Must Free Iran&amp;quot;: MEK Resistance Units follow Maryam Rajavi\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"August 11, 2020\u2014 The PMOI\/MEK (Mojahedin Khalq) network inside Iran, called the Resistance Units, follow in Maryam Rajavi\u2019s footsteps. In July 2020, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance Maryam Rajavi participated in the Free Iran Global Summit which was an online conference connecting over 30,000 locations in 100+ countries. During the conference, Maryam Rajavi paid tribute to the efforts of the MEK Resistance Units. In a symbolic act, Maryam Rajavi wrote on a banner showing Resistance Units activities, \u201cWe can and we must [free Iran].\u201d Now the PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units in Iran spread this phrase showing their commitment to overthrowing the Iranian regime, under the leadership of Maryam Rajavi. The Resistance Units bravely took to graffiti in public places with the slogans: \u201cWe can and we must: overthrow the dictator,\u201d \u201cHail to the MEK,\u201d \u201cLong live a free Iran,\u201d \u201cWe can and we must make an end to suppression,\u201d and \u201cWe can and we must: Free Iran.\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Why Iran\u2019s mullahs and the overthrown monarchists attack MEK<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223914 aligncenter\" title=\"5546a244-ed16-40af-ae64-9c51e603106a_690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5546a244-ed16-40af-ae64-9c51e603106a_690.jpg\" alt=\"5546a244-ed16-40af-ae64-9c51e603106a_690\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5546a244-ed16-40af-ae64-9c51e603106a_690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5546a244-ed16-40af-ae64-9c51e603106a_690-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIranians have understood that the best way to have the criminals accountable for their 40 years of crimes, is to overthrow this tyranny, to win this war for freedom,\u201d said the former senator and Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt during her\u00a0speech\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/free-iran-2020-historic-achievement-20200719\"><b>Free Iran Global Summit 2020<\/b><\/a>,\u00a0held online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/ashraf1\"><b>Ashraf 3<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in connection to 30,000 locations in 102 countries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/Ingrid-betancourt-free-iran-2020-regime-propaganda-20200813\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"post_title\">Iran: People from different walks of life holding protests for legitimate demands<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223915 aligncenter\" title=\"b5669956-71bc-42fc-9658-4b9db464dc5a_690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/b5669956-71bc-42fc-9658-4b9db464dc5a_690.jpg\" alt=\"b5669956-71bc-42fc-9658-4b9db464dc5a_690\" width=\"690\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/b5669956-71bc-42fc-9658-4b9db464dc5a_690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/b5669956-71bc-42fc-9658-4b9db464dc5a_690-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">Reporting by PMOI\/MEK<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\"><strong>Iran, August 12, 2020\u2014<\/strong>A group of CF (cystic fibrosis) patients in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, gathered in front of Akbar Hospital on Wednesday, August 12, protesting the high cost of medicine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">In addition to the staggering costs of treatment, CF patients are facing the problem of obtaining the required and effective medicine these days, and they want the Ministry of Health to take action to resolve this issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u062a\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u062c\u0645\u0639\u06cc \u0627\u0632 \u0645\u0631\u062f\u0645 \u0645\u0634\u0647\u062f \u062f\u0631\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u0628\u0647 \u06af\u0631\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u062f\u0627\u0631\u0648\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_lQTg213LY3Y\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlQTg213LY3Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" 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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>Friday, August 14, 2020, marks the 272nd 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-13-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more: Latest News in Brief- August 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. ******* THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:10PM CEST Maryam Rajavi: The regime&rsquo;s leaders must face justice as the greatest perpetrators of 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