{"id":230951,"date":"2020-12-12T09:11:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T09:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=230951"},"modified":"2023-03-30T01:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T00:05:49","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-12-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 12, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_230957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230957\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-230957 size-full\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2.jpg\" alt=\"IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IRGC-cyber-army-12122020-2-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Treadstone 71, LLC, the cyber intelligence and counter-intelligence company, today released details of an Iranian intelligence-backed influence operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>VOA<\/h2>\n<h3>Activists Seeking Probe of 1988 Iran Prison Killings Face Uncertainties After Boost from UN Experts<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230993\" title=\"VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020.jpg\" alt=\"VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/VOA-Iran-1988-Massacre-12122020-696x445.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>International rights activists pressing for a U.N.-authorized investigation of Iran\u2019s 1988 mass killings of political prisoners got a boost this week from a supportive letter by U.N. rights experts, but the activists\u2019 long-running campaign for such a probe faces several uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter published online Wednesday, the six U.N. Special Rapporteurs and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances warned Iran that if it continues to \u201crefuse its obligations\u201d under international human rights law to investigate the 1988 mass killings and their aftermath, the experts will call for a first-ever \u201cinternational investigation\u201d of those killings as potential crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/middle-east\/voa-news-iran\/activists-seeking-probe-1988-iran-prison-killings-face-uncertainties\" 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\/amnesty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amnesty<\/a>&#39;s campaign for a UN-authorized investigation of Iran\u2019s 1988 mass killings of political prisoners got a boost this week from a supportive letter by UN rights experts, but the effort also faces several uncertainties, as I learned from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahaBahreini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahaBahreini<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/82a4701XdI\">https:\/\/t.co\/82a4701XdI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Lipin (@Michael_Lipin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_Lipin\/status\/1337640265943801856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 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: The criminal execution of Ruhollah Zam is reprehensible<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The criminal execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RuhollahZam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RuhollahZam<\/a> is reprehensible.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1337787420893450240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 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: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran&#8217;s regime executes Ruhollah Zam<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230963\" title=\"ruhollah-zam-12122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ruhollah-zam-12122020.jpg\" alt=\"ruhollah-zam-12122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ruhollah-zam-12122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ruhollah-zam-12122020-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ruhollah-zam-12122020-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ruhollah-zam-12122020-696x427.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The inhumane mullahs&#8217; regime executed Ruhollah Zam today. The spokesperson of the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mojahedin.org\/i\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;The regime needs to issue consecutive death sentences to terrorize the public, prevent and an uprising, preserving its rule, and intimidating potential opponents among its ranks. The regime should answer for all of its crimes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: Official UN experts describe the 1988 massacre as a &#8220;crime against humanity&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Official UN experts describe the 1988 massacre as a &amp;quot;crime against humanity&amp;quot;\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hrVZkFAzAPI\" 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%2FhrVZkFAzAPI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hrVZkFAzAPI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-11T19:21:37Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_hrVZkFAzAPI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FhrVZkFAzAPI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Official UN experts describe the 1988 massacre as a &quot;crime against humanity&quot;<\/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\/hrVZkFAzAPI\" 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%2FhrVZkFAzAPI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Official UN experts describe the 1988 massacre as a &amp;quot;crime against humanity&amp;quot;\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Thursday, December 9, 2020, United Nations experts described the massacre of political prisoners in 1988, ninety percent of whom were from the PMOI\/MEK, as a crime against humanity and demanded a thorough and independent investigation. Khomeini, who issued the fatwa for the massacre, said it was justified because PMOI members maintained their affiliation with the organization. In this regard, in a video message Maryam Rajavi welcomed the report and said, \u201cThe great day of justice for the Iranian people will arrive. Mullahs, IRGC, and intelligence agents cannot escape their fate. Yes, the justice movement is bearing fruit on the international front. The era of silence and ignoring of the clerical regime&#039;s vast crimes is over.\u201d\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 470 Cities Exceeds 182,500<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-11122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-11122020.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&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> announced on Friday, December 11, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 470 cities across Iran had exceeded 182,500. The number of victims in Tehran is 44,971, Isfahan 10,615, East Azerbaijan 7,143, West Azerbaijan 6,873, Alborz 4,840, Ardabil 2,192, Ilam 1,895, Bushehr 1,854, South Khorasan 1,681, Khorasan Razavi 12,620, North Khorasan 2,833, Khuzestan 9,430, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,526, Fars 5,432, Kurdistan 3,171, Kerman 3,834, Kermanshah 3,871, Gilan 6,231, Lorestan 7,425, Central Province 3,753.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-470-cities-exceeds-182500\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Epidemiologist says Iran has 3.3% of global COVID-19 deaths<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_229222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229222\" style=\"width: 976px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229222\" title=\"Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145.jpg\" alt=\"Coronavirus Iran\" width=\"976\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Iran-Cronavirus-56-e1604766244145-696x451.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coronavirus has taken the lives of more than 182,500 in 470 cities across Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With 1% of the world\u2019s population, Iran has 3.3% of global COVID-19 deaths, higher than the world average, a professor and epidemiologist at Iran University of Medical Sciences said. According to a report by the state-run Mehr News Agency, Abbas Motavalian said this calculation was based on officially announced positive test results, but stressed that the actual numbers of infections and deaths were much higher.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Health Ministry put the death toll at 51,728 today. This is much lower than the figures announced by the National Council of Resistance of Iran which announced today that 182,500 Iranians had died from the virus.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/epidemiologist-says-iran-has-3-3-of-global-covid-19-deaths\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>AP: Treadstone 71 Releases Intelligence Advisory on Confirmed Iranian Influence Operations<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230953\" title=\"Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020.jpg\" alt=\"Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020\" width=\"719\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Treadstone-press-release-Iran-IRGC-12122020-696x491.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Treadstone 71, LLC, the cyber intelligence and counterintelligence company, today released details of an Iranian intelligence-backed influence operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) joint operation targeted Iranian dissident groups using a timely and coordinated campaign of disinformation. The IRGC Cyber Units triggered core team members with military precision aimed at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) annual online conference,\u201d said Jeff Bardin, Chief Intelligence Officer at Treadstone 71.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/press-release\/send2press\/business-corporate-news-products-and-services-social-media-online-media-bfad05913467bf073ae3ab0d0e51bca8\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Wave of arrests in Ahvaz \u2013 Maryam Ameri, Azhar Albughabish, Zeinab Savari<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49672\" title=\"Arrested-party\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Arrested-party.jpg\" alt=\"Arrested-party\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Arrested-party.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Arrested-party-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, December 10, 2020, intelligence forces raided the residence of Maryam Ameri. They arrested her and took away her personal belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Ameri\u2019s family have not been able to find out about her place of detention.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence agencies had summoned Maryam Ameri repeatedly over the past 10 days, questioning her about her cultural activities.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/12\/11\/wave-of-arrests-in-ahvaz-maryam-ameri-azhar-albughabish-zeinab-savari\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 12, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_oXy7qVtpIAI\" 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%2FoXy7qVtpIAI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXy7qVtpIAI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-12T10:28:41Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_oXy7qVtpIAI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FoXy7qVtpIAI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 12, 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\/oXy7qVtpIAI\" 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%2FoXy7qVtpIAI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 12, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 470 Cities Exceeds 182,500 Over 182,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 470 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 toll declared by the regime stands at 51,728, less than a third of the actual figure. \u201cWe remain in a fragile situation. The illness may increase yet again, especially in the northern provinces where the cold season is beginning to kick in,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Thursday, according to state TV. \u201cIran has one percent of the world\u2019s population and yet we have a 3.3 percent Covid-19 death rate,\u201d said an expert at the Iran Medical Sciences University on Friday. \u201cThe winter cold and the longest night of the year is before us and this is concerning. The Covid-19 transmission rate is increasing. This chain reaction is escalating, and we must break it. Covid-19 is not an unresolvable issue. If we accept the restrictions for a period the pandemic will decrease,\u201d the expert added, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime&#039;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Maryam Rajavi: The Great Day of Justice for Iran&#039;s People Will Arrive Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, in a video message welcomed the publication of a letter by seven United Nations experts, describing the 1988 massacre as a crime against humanity and calling for an international independent investigation. &quot;After 32 years, official experts of the United Nations have described the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran as a &quot;crime against humanity.&quot; The experts have called for a comprehensive and independent investigation. This is the outcome of the blood of martyrs and a great victory for the MEK, the Iranian Resistance and the Iranian people on their path to seeking justice. Yes, the justice movement is bearing fruit on the international front. The era of silence and ignoring of the clerical regime&#039;s vast crimes is over,&quot; she said &quot;On behalf of the Iranian people, I call on all human rights defenders to protect the suppressed human rights of the Iranian people. The Justice Movement will continue until all of the details of this great crime, particularly the list of all the victims and places of burial, are determined. It will continue until Khamenei and all of those involved in this massacre face justice. The great day of justice for the Iranian people will arrive. The mullahs, the IRGC, and intelligence agents cannot escape their fate,&quot; Mrs. Rajavi concluded. 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><strong>Read more<\/strong>:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/latest-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-11-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 11<\/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: 5:00 PM CET VOA Activists Seeking Probe of 1988 Iran Prison Killings Face Uncertainties After Boost from [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":230957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,141,184,198,218],"class_list":{"0":"post-230951","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":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-human-rights","12":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","13":"tag-ncri","14":"tag-demonizing-mek"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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