{"id":225358,"date":"2020-09-06T10:31:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T09:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225358"},"modified":"2023-04-07T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T10:54:16","slug":"latest-news-in-brief-september-6-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/latest-news-in-brief-september-6-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News in Brief \u2013 September 6, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_225324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225324\" style=\"width: 1199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-225324\" title=\"Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2\" width=\"1199\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-1024x442.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-696x301.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-1068x461.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-no-2-972x420.jpg 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashraf 3, home of the MEK members in Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Death Row Protester Navid Afkari<\/h2>\n<h3>Moved to High Security Ward<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Death row Iranian protester <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> was transferred to an unknown location while his two brothers were beaten and transferred as punishment. The Afkari family has been outspoken in shedding light on the regime\u2019s grossly unfair judicial proceedings.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zoYZ7HOpIg\">https:\/\/t.co\/zoYZ7HOpIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1302249875250216962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>International Online Conference and Widespread Support for MEK and Regime Change in Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225323\" title=\"Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5.jpg\" alt=\"Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-696x305.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-1068x469.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ashraf-3-Albania-Sept-5-957x420.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, September 5, representatives of more than 300 Iranian communities from around the world announced their support for the uprisings of the Iranian people to overthrow the mullahs\u2019 regime and their support for the main opposition group, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, and the Resistance Units in an online conference. Participants in the conference, which included three generations of Iranians, called for the immediate intervention of international organizations to free political prisoners in Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK celebrates 55th founding anniversary<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J3tuWo4NEm\">https:\/\/t.co\/J3tuWo4NEm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1302260975563755520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian Resistance Units mark 55th anniversary of MEK<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_225360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-225360\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-225360\" title=\"Resistanse_Units_06092020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistanse_Units_06092020.jpg\" alt=\"MEK, Iran\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistanse_Units_06092020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistanse_Units_06092020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-225360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities of the Iranian Resistance Units, the internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), across the country\u2014Tehran, Iran September 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Iranian Resistance Units celebrated the anniversary of the 56th anniversary of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) across the country.<\/p>\n<p>From Tuesday, September 1, to Friday, September 4, the Resistance Units organized, which are the network of MEK inside Iran, held various activities across Iran hailing MEK\u2019s 56 years of struggle for freedom against two dictatorships of the monarchy of the Shah and Khomeini\u2019s theocracy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-resistance-units-mek-founding-anniversary-20200905\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Amnesty International\u2019s Iran Report Highlights Need To Hold Mullahs To Account for Their Crimes<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225294\" title=\"Report-Amnesty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty.jpg\" alt=\"Amnesty International\u2019s newest report, \u201cTrampled Humanity,\u201d once again shows the Iranian regime has never stopped its crimes against humanity.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Report-Amnesty-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International\u2019s newest report, \u201cTrampled Humanity,\u201d once again shows the Iranian regime has never changed course in human rights violations. In fact, the international community\u2019s failure to hold the mullahs to account for their crimes has emboldened the regime.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/amnesty-internationals-iran-report-highlights-need-to-hold-mullahs-to-account-for-their-crimes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran People\u2019s Growing Hatred of Mullahs\u2019 Regime Could Lead To a New Uprising \u2013 State-run Media<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-225300 alignnone\" title=\"state-run-media\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media.jpg\" alt=\"A year after the Iran\u00a0protests of November which rattled the regime\u2019s foundations, now state-run media express fear of another uprising.\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/state-run-media-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Almost a year after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener\">major<\/a> Iran protests of November which rattled the regime\u2019s foundations, now state-run media express fear of another uprising due to the economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-peoples-growing-hatred-of-mullahs-regime-could-lead-to-a-new-uprising-state-run-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Protest Rallies of Retirees and Pensioners in Tehran and Various Cities<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225335\" title=\"Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3.jpg\" alt=\"Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-3-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, September 5, hundreds of retirees and pensioners gathered in front of the offices of the regime\u2019s Social Security Organization to protest poverty, inflation, and high prices. Retirees came from Tehran, Mashhad, Rasht, Ahvaz, Bushehr, Karaj, Urmia, Tabriz, Arak, Bojnurd, Khorramabad, Kerman, Lahijan, Shush, Neyshabur, and other cities in Iran to protest for their rights. Repressive State Security Forces (SSF) and special riot forces appeared at the rallies with full gear to prevent the public from joining the protesters.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/protest-rallies-of-retirees-and-pensioners-in-tehran-and-various-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 410 Cities Passed 99,200<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225367\" title=\"Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1.jpg\" alt=\"Latest News, Iran\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Coronavirus_Iran_06092020-1-737x420.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on September 5, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 410 cities across Iran had exceeded 99,200. The number of victims in Khorasan Razavi is 7,074, Khuzestan 6,612, Isfahan 4,500, Gilan 4,112, East Azerbaijan 2,887, Golestan 2,823, West Azerbaijan 2,679, Kerman 1,586, Hormozgan 1,329, Qazvin 864, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 645.<\/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-passed-99200\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-e1598946307486\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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>Sunday, September 6, 2020, marks the 295<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-september-5-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief- September <\/strong><strong>5<\/strong><strong>, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 4:00 PM CEST Death Row Protester Navid Afkari Moved to High Security Ward Death row Iranian protester [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":225324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[130,184,186,197,198,200,204],"class_list":{"0":"post-225358","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-protests","10":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","11":"tag-coronavirus","12":"tag-mek-iran","13":"tag-ncri","14":"tag-mek-in-albania","15":"tag-maryam-rajavi"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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