{"id":227191,"date":"2020-10-03T08:25:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T07:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227191"},"modified":"2023-04-19T20:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:55:25","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 3, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227200\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227200 size-full\" title=\"masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020.jpg\" alt=\"masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020\" width=\"740\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020-696x439.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/masjed_shah_esfehan_03102020-666x420.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Shah Mosque is a mosque located in Isfahan (Iran) on the south side of Naghsh-e Jahan Square. It was built during the Safavid dynasty. The coronavirus dead toll in Isfahan reached 5,684<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Rouhani today<\/h2>\n<h3>Germany announced a -5.2% economic growth. Our economic growth will be better than that<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rouhani today: Germany announced a -5.2% economic growth. Our economic growth will be better than that. <br \/>The truth:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s toman is trading at an all-time low. The stock market is in the red. Inflation is soaring and Iranians can&#39;t afford food. 60m live in poverty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d48SyaZSmP\">pic.twitter.com\/d48SyaZSmP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1312378583478870016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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>Khamenei\u2019s representative vows to make streets \u201cunsafe\u201d for Iran women<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khamenei\u2019s representative vows to make streets \u201cunsafe\u201d for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> women &#8211;<br \/>His remarks are seen as a call to regime vigilantes to attack women with acid. In 2014 at least 8 women were attacked. The culprits were never arrested and the case was closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YssZ8FJiiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/YssZ8FJiiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1312329109360574464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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>Maryam Rajavi: My deepest sympathies go out to the bereaved families of victims of the Coronavirus across Iran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227237 alignnone\" title=\"maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300.jpg\" alt=\"maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: The daily number of COVID-19 cases has exceeded 1,500.\u00a0Ilam University of Medical Sciences: With the unprecedented increase in the number of hospitalized patients, the province experienced its worst day.<\/p>\n<p>My deepest sympathies go out to the bereaved families and relatives of the Coronavirus victims from Tehran to Isfahan, East Azerbaijan, Khuzestan, Qom, Lorestan, West Azerbaijan, and the four corners of Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/maryam-rajavi-iran-coronavirus-450-cities-exceed-114300\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Sometimes, there are just no words&#8230;<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes, there are just no words&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, a country where mothers hold pictures of their children, executed by this brutal regime, calling for justice.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Freeiran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Freeiran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GenerationEquality?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GenerationEquality<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9lNalbDnL\">pic.twitter.com\/Q9lNalbDnL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1312113127626928128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 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 in the International Media<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-227226\" title=\"Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020\" width=\"762\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Iran_resistance_International_media_03102020-696x361.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the past week, numerous Western and Arab media outlets covered the Iranian Resistance\u2019s activities in its quest for regime change and establishment of democracy in Iran. These media coverages were over the activities of the Iranian <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>, an internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">(PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, and the recent transatlantic conference by the National Council of Resistance of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">(NCRI)<\/a>, as well as the NCRI\u2019s other events. Some of these media outlets also published articles either by the Iranian Resistance or in support of its quest for regime change.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iranian-resistance-in-the-international-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Regime\u2019s Terrorism Using Diplomatic Covers and Infiltration Tactics<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227177 alignnone\" title=\"MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020.jpg\" alt=\"MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MIOS_Terrorism_Iran_02102020-672x420.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>State terrorism and using traitors or those expelled from the Resistance\u2019s ranks are methods of the Iranian regime to pursue its terrorism and silence the voice of any opposition abroad. The Iranian regime uses a demonizing campaign to prepare the ground for its terrorist operations. The main target of the regime\u2019s demonizing campaign and subsequent terrorist operations are the members and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">(PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> and National Council of Resistance of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">(NCRI)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-regimes-terrorism-using-diplomatic-covers-and-infiltration-tactics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Surpasses 114,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Coronavirus_update_Iran_02102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Coronavirus_update_Iran_02102020.jpg\" \/><\/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 Friday, October 2, 2020, that the number of Coronavirus death toll in 450 cities across Iran exceeded 114,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 27,071, Khorasan Razavi 8,474, Khuzestan 7,433, Isfahan 5,684, Mazandaran 5,412, Lorestan 5,052, Qom 5,020, Gilan 4,621,East Azerbaijan 3,888, Golestan 3351, Alborz 3,155, Hamedan 3,032, Kermanshah 2,528, Bushehr 1,695, Semnan 1,561, Yazd 1,541, and Central Province 1,490.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-450-cities-surpasses-114300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Ongoing Activities of MEK Resistance Units and Defiant Youths and Their Impact on Society<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance_Units_19092020_12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_19092020_12.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Iran witnessed growing activities by the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran\u2019s (PMOI\/MEK) \u201cResistance Units\u201d and the defiant youths. These activities show the resistance\u2019s capability and indicate the society\u2019s restiveness.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-ongoing-activities-of-mek-resistance-units-and-defiant-youths-and-their-impact-on-society\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran opens direct fire on 21 Kurd border porters, \u201ckolbars\u201d, in September<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opens direct fire on 21 Kurd border porters, \u201ckolbars\u201d, in September &#8211;<br \/>6 kolbars were killed by direct fire, and 15 were wounded. If injured, most can&#39;t pay hospital bills. From 2016 to July 2020, at least 937 Kurd kolbars were injured or killed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vA7LITIn8o\">https:\/\/t.co\/vA7LITIn8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1312002133454065664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 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>Iran: Abhorrent conditions reported from the Greater Tehran Penitentiary<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227196\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227196\" title=\"Greater_Tehran_Prison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greater_Tehran_Prison.jpg\" alt=\"Greater_Tehran_Prison\" width=\"690\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greater_Tehran_Prison.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Greater_Tehran_Prison-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greater Tehran Penitentiary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prison guards of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary on September 30 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-political-prisoners-november-2019-protests-greater-tehran-penetentiary-202001001\" rel=\"noopener\">forcibly relocated political prisoners<\/a> arrested during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-opposition-pmoi-gas-price-hikes-day-32-20191216\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2019 uprising<\/a> in Hall Two of the facility\u2019s Unit Five section, reports indicate. A new report obtained from inside Iran shows that the conditions in this prison are abhorring, especially for the political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/greater-tehran-penitentiary-critical-conditions-20201002\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The escalating Covid-19 crisis in Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227195\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227195 size-full\" title=\"Coronavirus_Iran_03102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Coronavirus_Iran_03102020.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus_Iran_03102020\" width=\"690\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Coronavirus_Iran_03102020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Coronavirus_Iran_03102020-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 113,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 450 cities checkered across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-disaster-20200612\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus<\/a> outbreak in Iran has become a national disaster and the country is facing a growing number of deaths rising by the hour. Until today, Iranian regime President <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/khamenei-rouhani-financial-institutions-covid-19-pandemic-20200417\" rel=\"noopener\">Hassan Rouhani<\/a> attempted to cover up the reality and portray the situation as normal. Now that he is no longer able to do this, he is constantly seen blaming the people for the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-ali-khamenei-hassan-rouhani-20201002\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Stories of Women\u2019s Resistance \u2013 The 1988 massacre<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227194\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227194\" title=\"massacre_1988_interview_03102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/massacre_1988_interview_03102020.jpg\" alt=\"massacre_1988_interview_03102020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/massacre_1988_interview_03102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/massacre_1988_interview_03102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/massacre_1988_interview_03102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fereshteh Akhlaghi knows virtually each and everyone of the martyrs of the Iranian Resistance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the second part of the Stories of Women\u2019s Resistance, Ms. Fereshteh Akhlaghi recounted the moving story of two sisters who were executed together during the 1988 massacre in Isfahan. They were PMOI members, Farahnaz Ahmadi, 20, and Fariba Ahmadi, 22.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/10\/02\/stories-of-womens-resistance\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>No salaries for nurses in Iran despite explosive spread of the Coronavirus<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>It was announced that a billion Euros frm the National Devt Fund would be allocated to combat the coronavirus. However, regime\u2019s Health Minister revealed they received less than one-third of this budget&#8211;so nurses salaries r left unpaid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ydw9Mta3W\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ydw9Mta3W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1312222225462751234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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>Why Iran\u2019s Regime Tries To Influence Global Media To Demonize Opposition MEK?<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Global-media-MEK\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Global-media-MEK-696x522.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iran\u2019s theocratic regime has faced serious challenges from the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">(PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>. The MEK, contributed to the overthrow of Shah Pahlavi. When mullahs hijacked the revolution, the MEK was on the frontline demanding freedom and justice for people.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/why-irans-regime-tries-to-influence-global-media-to-demonize-opposition-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Activities of Resistance Units and MEK Supporters \u2013 Call To Protest for Freedom<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance_Units_02102020_20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_02102020_20.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, on the anniversary of the September 27, 1981 bloody crackdown of protests in Iran, Resistance Units and supporters of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/20932-the-1988-massacre-in-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/PMOI)<\/a> wrote graffiti and posted placards and leaflets in various places, highlighting the Iranian people\u2019s aspirations for the overthrow of the religious dictatorship ruling in Iran and the establishment of freedom and democracy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/activities-of-resistance-units-and-mek-supporters-call-to-protest-for-freedom\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, October 3, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, October 3, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_rBxjalitcq4\" 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%2FrBxjalitcq4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rBxjalitcq4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-10-03T07:33:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_rBxjalitcq4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FrBxjalitcq4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, October 3, 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\/rBxjalitcq4\" 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%2FrBxjalitcq4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, October 3, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, October 3, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 450 Cities Surpasses 114,300 Over 114,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 450 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 Friday afternoon local time. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 26,567, around a fifth of the actual figure. \u201cMany of these deaths were preventable. Most of the concerns are about hospital beds,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Ghasem Jan Babaie on Friday. \u201cIf the number of Covid-19 patients increases, our hospitals will not be able to address this issue and other patients, such as cancer, heart and brain stroke patients will suffer,\u201d he added, according to the state-run Hamshahri daily. Activities of Resistance Units and MEK Supporters Continue Across Iran Last week, on the anniversary of the September 27, 1981 bloody crackdown of protests in Iran, Resistance Units and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq wrote graffiti and posted placards and leaflets in various places, highlighting the Iranian people\u2019s aspirations for the overthrow of the religious dictatorship ruling in Iran and the establishment of freedom and democracy. The activities of the Resistance Units and MEK supporters were carried out in Tehran and various cities across Iran. Some of the slogans were: \u201cHail to the martyrs of the path to freedom from September 27, 1981, to September 26, 2020,\u201d \u201cDisband the Revolutionary Guards,\u201d \u201cMassoud Rajavi: The criminal IRGC, consists of thugs and hooligans, and must be disbanded,\u201d \u201cDemocracy, Freedom with Maryam Rajavi,\u201d \u201cThe uprising continues from September 27, 1981, to September 26, 2020 \u2013 Long live freedom,\u201d \u201cMaryam Rajavi: Navid\u2019s martyrdom will fan the flames of the Iranian people\u2019s uprising for freedom which will overthrow the clerical regime.\u201d 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<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-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/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>Saturday, October 3, 2020, marks the 322<sup>nd<\/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 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27081-over-1-500-killed-in-the-iranian-people-s-nationwide-uprising-names-of-504-martyrs-released\" rel=\"noopener\">1500 protesters killed<\/a> 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>, the President-elect of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> has 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\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-2-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latest News in Brief &#8211; October 2<\/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: 3:30 PM CEST Rouhani today Germany announced a -5.2% economic growth. 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