{"id":224932,"date":"2020-09-01T07:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=224932"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:11:26","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-september-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief-september-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 September 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_224944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224944\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-224944\" title=\"Malek_Emarat_01092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Malek_Emarat_01092020-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-696x429.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-682x420.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Malek_Emarat_01092020-1-712x440.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malek Mansion in Bushehr (Persian Gulf coast of south-western Iran). On Monday, August 31, the Coronavirus death toll in Kermanshah was 1,202<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>1988 Massacre \u2018Enforced Disappearances\u2019<\/h2>\n<h3>Continue Unabated in Iran \u2013 U.S.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224966\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224966\" title=\"mek-iran-1998-massacre-e1598967711395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/mek-iran-1998-massacre-e1598967711395.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, Unites states, US, human rights\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">30,000 political prisoners were executed by the Iranian regime in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The United States State Department\u2019s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on August 30, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, condemned the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/international-community-must-end-iran-regimes-impunity-over-1988-massacre\/\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> of Iranian political prisoners. This unpunished crime has allowed the Iranian regime to continue human rights violations until now.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorized\/1988-massacre-enforced-disappearances-continue-unabated-in-iran-u-s\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>New Protests in Southern Iraq Against Iran Regime<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224957\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224957\" title=\"Iraq_Protests_01092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020.jpg\" alt=\"Muharram, Shi\u2019ite, Iraq, Hashd, Maleki, Kazemi, October Revolution\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Iraq_Protests_01092020-748x420.jpg 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protests in southern Iraq<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The people of Iraq turned the Muharram mourning ceremony into another uprising against the Iranian regime\u2019s meddling and its terrorist proxy groups. These protests held in Iraq\u2019s southern provinces with a Shi\u2019ite majority showed the people of Iraq are seriously concerned about the Iranian regime\u2019s deadly presence in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/new-protests-in-southern-iraq-against-iran-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>UN General Assembly: Best Opportunity To Hold Iran Regime To Account for Its Serious Past Crimes<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224953\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224953\" title=\"UN_01092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"UN_01092020-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1-696x389.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/UN_01092020-1-752x420.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UN General Assembly building in New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to open on September 15, with high-level General Debate beginning a week later. With the Security Council having very recently declined to extend an arms embargo regime, it seems like a foregone conclusion that American objections to that decision will form a substantial part of the debate.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/un-general-assembly-best-opportunity-to-hold-iran-regime-to-account-for-its-serious-past-crimes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>People from all walks of life continuing protests across Iran<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_225009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225009\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-225009\" title=\"Oil_workers_01092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oil_workers_01092020.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_workers_01092020\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oil_workers_01092020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oil_workers_01092020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protests by oil sector workers in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The workers in Iran&#8217;s oil and petrochemical industries and power plants continued their strike for the 32nd consecutive day in 19 cities across 10 provinces in 38 focal points.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, September 1st, workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company continued their protest rally in front of the governorate in the city of Shush, Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, and in front of the office of Kaab Omair, the Majlis (parliament) member representing the city of Shush. The strike has continued for 79 days. Other workers joined their colleagues in this protest.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-oil-gas-petrochemical-haft-tappeh-shush-teachers-dezful-20200901\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian supporters of the NCRI stage protest in Vienna to protest presence of Tehran\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister, call for re-imposition of UN Security Council sanctions.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_225008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225008\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-225008\" title=\"Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vienna_demonstration_01092020-1-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCRI stage protest in Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Vienna will stage a protest gathering in Vienna to condemn the visit to Austria by the deputy foreign minister of the terrorist, religious dictatorship ruling Iran. They will also call on Austria and other European countries to re-impose United Nations Security Council sanctions on the Iranian regime.<br \/>\nThe protesters will emphasize that under no circumstances should Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy be allowed to buy any weapons or sell any arms to its proxy groups in the region. The mullahs must be denied any lifeline, because they will squander the Iranian people\u2019s resources and wealth on fomenting belligerence, exporting terrorism and advancing the regime\u2019s missile and nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>Date and Time: Tuesday, September 1, 2020: 10H-12H<br \/>\nLocation: Parkring 12, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What are the consequences of lifting of Iran\u2019s arms embargo?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224943\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224943\" title=\"Missile_Iran_01092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Missile_Iran_01092020.jpg\" alt=\"Missile_Iran_01092020\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Missile_Iran_01092020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Missile_Iran_01092020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A missile drill by the Iranian regime\u2019s military<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The international community is at a critical juncture on Iran. World powers will have to decide whether they will allow an arms embargo against the Iranian regime to expire in October, or they will continue to deny Tehran open access to advanced weaponry. What are the real consequences of allowing the leading state-sponsor of terrorism and fundamentalism to deal in arms?<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-arms-embargo-consequences-20200831\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Female journalist arrested for reporting on destruction of village<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_224942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224942\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-224942\" title=\"Qouthar_karimi_01092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Qouthar_karimi_01092020.jpg\" alt=\"Qouthar_karimi_01092020\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Qouthar_karimi_01092020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Qouthar_karimi_01092020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Qouthar_karimi_01092020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The female journalist who reported on Abolfazl village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kowsar Karimi, the female journalist who first reported on the destruction of Abolfazl village in Khuzestan was arrested. The International Federation of Journalists reported this on August 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/08\/31\/female-journalist-arrested-for-reporting-on-destruction-of-village\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 410 Cities Surpasses 97,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224927\" title=\"Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, IRGC, Iran Protests\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coronavirus_Iran_31082020-1-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on August 31, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 410 cities across Iran had passed 97,300. The number of victims in Khorasan Razavi is 6,900, Khuzestan 6,492, Mazandaran 4,708, Qom 4,565, Isfahan 4,385, Gilan 4,018, Sistan and Baluchestan 3,054, East Azerbaijan 2,840, Golestan 2,796, Alborz 2,788, Fars 2,732, Hamedan 2,488, Kermanshah 2,321, Kurdistan 1,991, Hormozgan 1,299, Central Province 1,261, Semnan 1,257, Yazd 1,209, Bushehr 1,202, Ardabil 1,187, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad 625.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-410-cities-surpasses-97300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, September 1, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, September 1, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_R9wq8NTpx8o\" 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%2FR9wq8NTpx8o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R9wq8NTpx8o\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-09-01T11:07:49Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_R9wq8NTpx8o\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FR9wq8NTpx8o%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, September 1, 2020<\/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\/R9wq8NTpx8o\" 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%2FR9wq8NTpx8o%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, September 1, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, September 1, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 410 Cities Surpasses 97,300 Over 97,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 410 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Monday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,571, around a fifth of the actual figure. \u201cNext week we will witness an increase in people seeking treatment for Covid-19. Two to three weeks later we will witness an increase in the number of people hospitalized, and four to six weeks later an increase in the number of deaths,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Monday. Female Journalist Arrested for Reporting on Destruction of Village Kowsar Karimi, the female journalist who first reported on the destruction of Abolfazl village in Khuzestan was arrested. The International Federation of Journalists reported this on August 29. According to new, Ms. Karimi was taken to the Prosecutor\u2019s Office. After being interrogated, she was arraigned with the charge of \u201cpropaganda against the state\u201d and was eventually released temporarily and on bail until her trial proceeding are completed. The public opinion in Iran was widely appalled and outraged by the attack on the deprived residents of Abolfazl village, near Ahvaz, by agents of the Judiciary and the Mostazafan Foundation Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter t.ly\/MybJ\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type1-2 aligncenter wp-image-219239 size-medium\" 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><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>*****<\/strong><\/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>Tuesday, September 1, 2020, marks the 290<sup>th<\/sup> day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.<\/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 (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\u00a0<\/a>the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the 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><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of uprising cities:\u00a0<strong>191<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of martyrs: At least\u00a0<strong>1500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of injured: More than\u00a0<strong>4,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Number of detainees: More than\u00a0<strong>12,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-august-31-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- August 31, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST 1988 Massacre &lsquo;Enforced Disappearances&rsquo; Continue Unabated in Iran &ndash; U.S. The United States State [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":224944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[129,130,141,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-224932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-iran-protests","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","13":"tag-mek-iran","14":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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