{"id":231113,"date":"2020-12-14T09:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T09:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=231113"},"modified":"2023-03-04T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T15:10:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-14-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-14-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 14, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_231117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231117\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1\" class=\" wp-image-231117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Pictures of political prisoners who were massacred in 1988 in Iran.\" width=\"736\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-1988-massacre-13122020-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictures of political prisoners who were massacred in 1988 in Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iran: UN experts condemn execution of Ruhollah Zam<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020.jpg\" alt=\"UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020\" width=\"1258\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020-696x294.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UN-Iran-Zam-execution-14122020-1068x452.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GENEVA (14 December 2020) &#8211; UN human rights experts* condemned the execution of Ruhollah Zam, an Iranian dissident and founder of AmadNews,calling his conviction and execution \u201cunconscionable\u201d and a serious violation of Iran\u2019s obligations under international law.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2020, the Iranian judiciary announced that Mr. Zam had been sentenced to death on the vague charge of \u201cspreading corruption on earth\u201d. Iranian authorities convicted Mr. Zam over information released on AmadNews that they allege helped inspire nation-wide anti-government protests in 2017, and which revealed damaging accusations about State officials. Iranian state media said on 12 December he had been executed.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26603&amp;LangID=E\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 UN experts condemn the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RuhollahZam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RuhollahZam<\/a>, an Iranian dissident and founder of AmadNews, calling his conviction and execution \u201cunconscionable\u201d and a serious violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s obligations under international law. Read more \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6J9BHQsWpX\">https:\/\/t.co\/6J9BHQsWpX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ThVsslIWzd\">pic.twitter.com\/ThVsslIWzd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UN Special Procedures (@UN_SPExperts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_SPExperts\/status\/1338506286309191684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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>Department of the Treasury announced designations on two individuals from Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"US-Iran-sanctions-14122020\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Iran-sanctions-14122020.jpg\" alt=\"US-Iran-sanctions-14122020\" width=\"928\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Iran-sanctions-14122020.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Iran-sanctions-14122020-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Iran-sanctions-14122020-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/US-Iran-sanctions-14122020-696x413.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, the Department of the Treasury <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/recent-actions\/20201214\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> designations on two individuals from Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security for their direct involvement in the abduction, detention, and probable death of Robert Levinson. It is clear that not only were senior Iranian officials responsible for Mr. Levinson\u2019s disappearance, but that they took deliberate actions to obscure their involvement through an extensive disinformation campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/statement-press-secretary-121420\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Town Hall: On Iran, EU Caught Breaching Its Latest Commitment to Target Human Rights Violators<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"TownHall-Iran-14122020\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TownHall-Iran-14122020.jpg\" alt=\"TownHall-Iran-14122020\" width=\"716\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TownHall-Iran-14122020.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TownHall-Iran-14122020-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TownHall-Iran-14122020-696x501.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week it almost seemed that EU leaders had finally taken it upon themselves to take concrete action against human rights abusers such as Iran\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p>But within just a week of EU foreign ministers adopting the &#8220;global human rights sanctions regime,&#8221; targeting those responsible for serious human rights violations, the EU\u2019s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was scheduled to hold the Europe-Iran Business Forum \u2013 an event that was postponed at the very last minute after the regime hung yet another former European resident over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/hanifjazayeri\/2020\/12\/14\/on-iran-eu-caught-breaching-its-latest-commitment-to-target-human-rights-violators-n2581481\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 4:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Workers of the Water and Waste Water Department protest<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dec. 14- Shadegan, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of the Water and Waste Water Department gathered outside the department to demand their unpaid wages. <br \/>One of the protesters said the workers had not received at least 6 months of their wages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KCA4C6cKg7\">pic.twitter.com\/KCA4C6cKg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1338447697368453124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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: Coronavirus Death Toll in 470 Cities Exceeds 184,000<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-13122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-13122020.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 Sunday, December 13, 2020, that the Coronavirus fatalities in 470 cities had exceeded 184,000. The number of victims in Tehran is 45,301, Isfahan 10,720, Khuzestan 9,470, Lorestan 7,465, East Azerbaijan 7,187, West Azerbaijan 6,928, Gilan 6,471, Fars 5,502, Alborz 4,875, Golestan 4,582, Kermanshah 3,896, Kerman 3,884, Kurdistan 3,191, Ardabil 2,222, Hormozgan 1,950, and Zanjan 1,892.<\/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-184000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Maryam Rajavi: After 32 years, UN experts described the 1988 Massacre of political prisoners in Iran as a &#8220;crime against humanity&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the NCRI wrote in a message on Twitter that after 32 years, UN experts described the 1988 Massacre of political prisoners in Iran as a &#8220;crime against humanity.&#8221; She wrote: &#8220;The justice movement is bearing fruit on the international front. The era of silence &amp; ignoring of regime&#8217;s major crimes is over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 32 years, UN experts described the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> of political prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> as a &quot;crime against humanity. &quot;The justice movement is bearing fruit on the international front. The era of silence &amp; ignoring of regime&#39;s major crimes is over. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Dlplf4edR\">pic.twitter.com\/9Dlplf4edR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1338157565910323207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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 workers demonstrate in several cities<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231114\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-protests-13122020\" class=\" wp-image-231114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-13122020.jpg\" alt=\"Workers of the Ramin power plant protesting in Ahvaz, southwest Iran\" width=\"701\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-13122020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-13122020-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-13122020-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers of the Ramin power plant protesting in Ahvaz, southwest Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Friday marked the seventh day of a strike by bus drivers in the city of Falavajan, Isfahan province, who have been protesting the low income and high maintenance costs.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that these buses are transporting more than 4,000 passengers daily in eight cities and three counties.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-labor-protests-20201213\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Al Arabiya: Iran sentences two women\u2019s rights activists to total of 15 years in prison<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231116\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Najmeh-Vahedi-and-Hoda-Amid\" class=\" wp-image-231116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Najmeh-Vahedi-and-Hoda-Amid.jpeg\" alt=\"Najmeh Vahedi, left, and Hoda Amid, right, were sentenced to prison in Iran. \" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Najmeh-Vahedi-and-Hoda-Amid.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Najmeh-Vahedi-and-Hoda-Amid-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Najmeh Vahedi, left, and Hoda Amid, right, were sentenced to prison in Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iran has sentenced two women\u2019s rights activists to a total of 15 years in prison, Iranian media reported.<\/p>\n<p>A court in Tehran charged Hoda Amid and Najmeh Vahedi, who were both arrested in 2018, with \u201ccollaborating with the US government against the Islamic Republic on the issue of women and the family,\u201d Iranian news website Emteded reported on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/News\/middle-east\/2020\/12\/13\/Iran-sentences-two-women-s-rights-activists-to-total-of-15-years-in-prison-\" 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\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" 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