{"id":230406,"date":"2020-12-01T08:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T08:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230406"},"modified":"2023-03-22T23:18:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:18:17","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-1-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-1-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 1, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230411\" title=\"Iran-economy-01122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-economy-01122020\" width=\"736\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Press Release<\/h2>\n<h3>240 Cross-party Lawmakers from 19 European Countries Urge their Governments to Protect Europe from Iran\u2019s State Terrorism<\/h3>\n<p><strong>48 members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords took the lead in the initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230437\" title=\"Press-Release-BCFIF\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF.jpg\" alt=\"Press-Release-BCFIF\" width=\"816\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Press-Release-BCFIF-696x361.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The International Committee of Parliamentarians for a Democratic Iran and the British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) issued a statement urging the UK and EU member states to reconsider their policy on Iran and do more to protect Europe from Iran\u2019s state terrorism following the trial of an Iranian diplomat in Belgium on charges of terrorism last week.<\/p>\n<p>The first session of the hearing was held on Friday 27 November 2020, during which the prosecutor presented his case against the four defendants including an Iranian regime\u2019s diplomat. They are charged with plot to bomb the Free Iran gathering on 30 June 2018, in Villepinte, in the suburb of Paris. Several British Parliamentarians were also attending the international event. 240 lawmakers from 19 different European countries support the statement.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/574-press-release-240-cross-party-lawmakers-from-19-european-countries-urge-their-governments-to-protect-europe-from-iran%E2%80%99s-state-terrorism\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobBlackman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BobBlackman<\/a> MP who issued the statement of 240 European MPs, said: \u201cToday we stand with the NCRI President-elect Mrs Maryam Rajavi &amp; call on the UK &amp; the European Governments to proscribe the entire IRGC+Iran\u2019s Intelligence Ministry as terrorist entities\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P8zq2u1CDM\">https:\/\/t.co\/P8zq2u1CDM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4EXcSbai9\">pic.twitter.com\/y4EXcSbai9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hossein Abedini (@HoAbedini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoAbedini\/status\/1333762497082515456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 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>Slovenia Declares Hezbollah a Criminal, Terrorist Organisation<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223978\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223978\" title=\"Hezbollah_15082020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020.jpg\" alt=\"Hezbollah_15082020\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hezbollah_15082020-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slovenia designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization (file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>STA, 30 November 2020 &#8211; The government has declared the Lebanon-based political party Hezbollah as a criminal and terrorist organisation that represents a threat to peace and security. The work of Hezbollah is intertwined with organised crime and terrorist or paramilitary activity at the global level, the government said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.total-slovenia-news.com\/politics\/7411-slovenia-declares-hezbollah-a-criminal-terrorist-organisation\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian regime&#8217;s show in Sabzevar, NE Iran<\/h3>\n<p>While the regime gives millions to its terrorist proxy forces, guess what they give to hospital staff working around the clock during the COVID-19 pandemic:\u00a0Fruit juice, and they make a show of it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sabzevar, NE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>While the regime gives mlns to its terrorist proxy forces, guess what they give to hospital staff working around the clock during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>Fruit juice. And they make a show of it. With military uniforms. <br \/>Oh, and they claim it&#39;s 100% natural. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4XA1tpXZZp\">pic.twitter.com\/4XA1tpXZZp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1333725360517767168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 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: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran\u2019s Economy Suffers from Fraud and Hollow Foreign Investments<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230411\" title=\"Iran-economy-01122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-economy-01122020\" width=\"699\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-economy-01122020-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iranian Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand resorted to false statistics about foreign investments to portray a rosy image of Iran\u2019s economy. This is while the government has failed in attracting new foreign investments. Furthermore, the remaining amount has drained, thanks to the sanctions and international isolation. However, Dejpasand frequently brags about new investments and claims this flow continues.<\/p>\n<p>In its Sixth Development Plan, the government has estimated to earn about $65 billion in foreign funding and $30 billion in foreign investment. However, the estimation remained on the Sixth Plan\u2019s papers.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/irans-economy-suffers-from-fraud-and-hollow-foreign-investments\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>****<\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: The time has come for the overthrow of the clerical regime. The policy of appeasement cannot be repeated<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The time has come for the overthrow of the clercial regime. The policy of appeasement cannot be repeated, and even if it does, it would not solve any of the regime&#39;s problems.The time is up for policies that stand with the mullahs. This policy would only reap harm and loss. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhAHWMu3zP\">pic.twitter.com\/YhAHWMu3zP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1333437426396766208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 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: Coronavirus Fatalities in 465 Cities Exceeds 173,100<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-30112020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-coronavirus-update-30112020.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 Monday, November 30, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 465 cities had exceeded 173,100. The number of victims in Tehran is 42661, Khorasan Razavi 12,235, Isfahan 9,890, Lorestan 7,095, Qom 6,910, East Azerbaijan 6,873, Mazandaran 6,642, West Azerbaijan 6,405, Fars 4,947, Alborz 4,620, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,391, Golestan 4,317, Kermanshah 3,716, Kerman 3,459, Central Province 3,443, Yazd 3,052, Kurdistan 3,026, Qazvin 1,764, and Zanjan 1,742.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-fatalities-in-465-cities-exceeds-173100\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\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> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n<p>More than 172,100 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 465 cities checkered across all of Iran&#39;s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n<p>Full Report<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F6IYjAIPF0\">https:\/\/t.co\/F6IYjAIPF0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HsnXRe8ewR\">pic.twitter.com\/HsnXRe8ewR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1333516653187854338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 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>Ramesh, the famous singer and artist of Iran, passed away<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_230413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230413\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230413 size-full\" title=\"Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020.jpg\" alt=\"Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Ramesh-and-Marjan-01122020-696x505.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ramesh (left) and Marjan, two Iranian artists and singers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sadly, Ramesh (Azar Mohebbi Tehrani), a famous Iranian artist and singer, who had many fans in Iran for several generations, passed away in Los Angeles on November 30. Her voice that evokes memories for the Iranian people, especially in the 60s and 70s, is silenced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Zeinab Jalalian pressured to express remorse, cooperate with MOIS<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230407\" title=\"Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020.jpg\" alt=\"Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Zeinab-Jalalian-under-pressure-01122020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zeinab Jalalian is under psychological pressure to express remorse and cooperate with the Ministry of Intelligence. Zeinab Jalalian was transferred to the quarantine ward of Yazd Prison in mid-November, for the fourth time in six months. Since then she has been allowed to call her family only once, in order to put pressure on her to cooperate with the Intelligence Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Zeinab Jalalian said: \u201cSince being detained in Yazd Prison, she has had only one brief telephone call with her family. She told her family that prison security had told her that so long as she would not express remorse and collaborate with interrogators, she would be deprived of all rights of a prisoner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/11\/30\/zeinab-jalalian-pressured-to-express-remorse-cooperate-with-mois\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Skyrocketing prices and government corruption<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-230121\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"chicken-price-Iran-24112020-e1606233933487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chicken-price-Iran-24112020-e1606233933487.jpg\" alt=\"The chicken price has risen again in Iran\" width=\"701\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chicken-price-Iran-24112020-e1606233933487.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chicken-price-Iran-24112020-e1606233933487-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A broken economy and the intensifying Covid-19 outbreak is putting immense pressure on the impoverished Iranian society. According to the state-run media on November 28, the consumption of chicken has decreased by 70 percent. Many people can only afford to buy the usually disposed parts of chicken, such as the legs, gizzard, and liver.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-price-increase-government-corruption-20201130\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 1, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 1, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_RH-3FUCCRwU\" 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%2FRH-3FUCCRwU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RH-3FUCCRwU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M59S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-01T09:59:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_RH-3FUCCRwU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FRH-3FUCCRwU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 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\/RH-3FUCCRwU\" 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%2FRH-3FUCCRwU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 1, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 1, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities in 465 Cities Exceeds 173,100 Over 173,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 465 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 toll declared by the regime stands at 48,246, nearly a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cBack in March I said that we will concede a goal at the 90th minute [referring to a 90-minute football\/soccer match]. This is a complicated virus and it has mutated in a unique manner. Its characteristics have changed and become very contagious,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Sunday, according to state TV. \u201cOnly three percent of the population has contracted the virus and 97 percent are healthy and clean,\u201d said Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli on Monday. \u201cWe are completely focused to provide care for that three percent so that the remaining 97 percent can live their lives normally. Due to that three percent we have restricted commuting, closed stores and imposed other restrictions,\u201d he added, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Iran: Defiant Youth Continue Their Activities in Various Cities During the final week of November defiant youths in Tehran, Sand other cities across Iran set fire to the entrances of the clerical regime\u2019s repression and plundering centers, which play a significant role in suppressing dissent and stealing public wealth. The defiant youths also set fire to posters of Ali Khamenei and Qassem Soleimani in various cities. Local residents welcomed these activities, which were carried out despite tight security measures and the State Security Force being on full alert. 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