{"id":225041,"date":"2020-09-02T09:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225041"},"modified":"2023-03-30T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:44:52","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-september-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-september-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 September 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ashraf-3 MEK in Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

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

48 Iranian National Sports Champions, Members of NCRI Call To Stop the Execution of Navid Afkari<\/h2>\n
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Navid Afkari – Vahid Afkari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an initiative by Iranian National Sports Champions, members of the National Council of Resistance (NCRI)<\/a> of Iran 48 Iranian sports champions write to the UN Secretary-General, the International Olympic Committee President, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, President of the Human Rights Council and, demanding their urgent intervention to stop the execution of wrestling champion, Navid Afkari.<\/p>\n

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Iran Regime<\/h2>\n

Deputy Interior Minister Admits How Mullahs Planned To Oppress People During 2019 Iran Protests<\/h2>\n

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Remarks by the Iranian regime\u2019s Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Interior confirm that the brutal crackdown on major protests<\/a> in Iran in November 2019 were premeditated.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regime\u2019s False Boasting Hides Culpability for Severity of Iran\u2019s Coronavirus Outbreak<\/h3>\n
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Coronavirus outbreak in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the Iranian opposition<\/a> announced on Tuesday that Covid-19 death toll has surpassed 97,000<\/a>, the Iranian regime\u2019s Health Ministry recorded that approximately 21,500 fatalities related to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is certainly significant for a country of 83 million people, and marks Iran as the country with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East. But Tehran\u2019s official reports are clearly designed to put a positive spin on the crisis and to encourage the perception that the government response has been effective in mitigating the spread of disease while improving healthcare outcomes for those already infected.<\/p>\n

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Call for urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners in Qarchak<\/h3>\n
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Parastoo Moini, Zahra Safaei and Forough Taghipour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zahra Safaei, Parastoo Mo\u2019ini and Forough Taghipour are in danger<\/strong><\/p>\n

A reliable report says the lives of political prisoners in Qarchak Prison are in danger. The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee calls for urgent action<\/a> to save the lives of these prisoners.<\/p>\n

Mehdi Mohammadi, the Warden of Qarchak Prison, and his deputy, Mrs. Mirzaii, have paid common prisoners convicted of dangerous crimes to brutalize and murder Zahra Safaei, her daughter, Parastoo Mo\u2019ini, and Forough Taghipour, the report says.<\/p>\n

The dangerous inmates have been ordered to incite fights during which they could kill the said political prisoners in Qarchak Prison.<\/p>\n

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Maryam Rajavi: Navid Afkari\u2019s Cry for Justice Is the Cry of Thousands of Tortured Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n

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In connection to the clerical regime\u2019s brutal tortures on Afkari brothers for forced confession, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said: The vicious tortures inflicted on Navid Afkari and his brothers are outrageous. I call on everyone to rise in support of the Afkari brothers and convey their voice and the Iranian people\u2019s cry for freedom throughout Iran.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEK members in Ashraf 3, point of the spear in Iranian struggle for freedom<\/h3>\n
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Ashraf 3 in Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ashraf 3 is the home of 3000 members of Iran\u2019s main opposition movement, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), in Albania. It has become a source of hope and inspiration for thousands of Iranians, protesting in the streets across Iran chanting: “No Shah, No Sheikh (mullahs),” “Down with the principle of velayat-e faqih,” “Death to Khamenei,” and “Death to Rouhani,” and “For 40 years we shed bloodied tears, enough is enough, we’ll take a stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iran regime insider: \u201cUnexpected political\/social events expected prior to Christmas\u201d<\/h3>\n
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A massive uprising shook the very pillars of Iran\u2019s regime back in November 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hassan Biadi, a regime insider in Iran, voices grave concerns among senior officials of the mullahs\u2019 regime ruling Iran over a future uprising in the making. \u201cUp to Christmas of this year, there is a high possibility that we will witness unexpected political and social developments. Taking into consideration all the mismanagement we are seeing across the country; people are no longer listening to various parties and are not happy with the current circumstances. Remarks and pledges made in the past have been of no use,\u201d this regime insider said on Sunday, August 30.<\/p>\n

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Vahid and Navid Afkari Divulge the Tortures They Have Been Through<\/h2>\n
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Navid Afkari – Vahid Afkari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following the unfair sentences<\/a> issued for three brothers who had participated in protests in Shiraz in 2018, Navid Afkari and his brother, Vahid, have sent letters and tape recordings out of prison, revealing their tortures at the hands of their interrogators.<\/p>\n

Navid and Vahid Afkari are accused of killing an agent of the Water and Sewage Department for participating in quelling the protests. This is a charge which both of them have rejected and pleaded not guilty. However, their pleas fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

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Navid Afkari, a 27-year old young man in Iran who is on death row for participating in protests back in August 2018, details the horrific physical & psychological tortures inflicted on him by regime authorities.#SaveNavidAfkari<\/a>#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/BRLLgF0Brs<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n