{"id":226731,"date":"2020-09-25T08:41:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T07:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=226731"},"modified":"2023-02-20T15:01:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T14:01:56","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gorgan is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. The coronavirus death toll in Golestan reached 3,111<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perry Leads Call to Sanction Iran’s Financial Sector<\/h2>\n

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U.S. Representative Scott Perry (PA-10) led 56 Republican colleagues in a letter<\/a> today urging President Donald Trump to sanction the entirety of Iran\u2019s financial sector pursuant to authority provided in Executive Order 13902.<\/p>\n

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\u200cIran\u2019s State Media Reflect Society\u2019s Restiveness and Regime\u2019s Fear<\/h3>\n

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While referring to the Iranian people\u2019s economic and social hardships, Iran\u2019s state media warn the regime\u2019s officials of their wrong policies. These reports reflect the mullahs\u2019 utter fear of the society\u2019s restiveness, the regime\u2019s international isolation, and a looming uprising.<\/p>\n

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Many inmates contracting Covid-19 in Sheyban Prison of southwest Iran<\/h3>\n
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Sheyban prison in Ahvaz, southwest Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A daily increase in the number of prisoners in Sheyban prison of Ahwaz, a major city in southwest Iran, is rendering deteriorating hygienic conditions for the prisoners and the number of inmates contracting Covid-19 in the prison has jumped up in recent months.<\/p>\n

Following riots in Sepidar and Sheyban<\/a> prisons of Ahwaz in recent months, most of the prisoners in Sepidar<\/a> were transferred to the Sheyban prison. This included all political prisoners, death row inmates and those sentenced to less than five years behind bars.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 12:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

NGO urges UN Human Rights Council to investigate Iran’s 1988 massacre<\/h3>\n
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