{"id":231752,"date":"2020-12-24T08:23:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T08:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=231752"},"modified":"2023-04-25T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:15:38","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-24-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 24, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_231765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231765\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-231765 size-full\" title=\"Iran-mine-workers-24122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-mine-workers-24122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-mine-workers-24122020-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The hard condition of the Iranian workers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 6:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Maryam Rajavi<\/h2>\n<h3>Jesus Christ, the harbinger of justice and the eternal beacon of hope for the salvation of humanity<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231797\" title=\"Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Maryam-Rajavis-Christmas-Greetings-12_60167e3c24be9d9ce99f791e26750a3c-1068x712.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christmas Message:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Christian compatriots,<br \/>\nFollowers of Jesus Christ around the world,<br \/>\nMerry Christmas to all of you. My heartfelt prayers for a speedy recovery of all those who have been infected with the Coronavirus in Iran and in other countries, and for the rapid eradication of this virus.<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas to all.<\/p>\n<p>This time symbolizes the period when the world&#8217;s eyes were opened to Jesus Christ (PBUH), who would become the messenger of unity and liberation, the harbinger of justice and the eternal beacon of hope for the salvation of humanity.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/item\/christmas-message\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maryam Rajavi&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Christmas<\/a> Greetings<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffBjO8WquF\">https:\/\/t.co\/ffBjO8WquF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1342123260020981764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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: 3:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Conservatives Global: Europe must stop appeasing the state terrorists of Tehran<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231790\" title=\"conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24.jpg\" alt=\"conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/conservatives-global-europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran-2020-12-24-696x472.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Giulio Terzi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On December 1, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted that he had spoken to Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and had discussed \u201cdevelopments in Iran and EU-Iran relations.\u201d However, the only specific issue that Borrell identified was the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which unfortunately remains as the overwhelming focus of nearly all policy discussions related to the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/conservatives.global\/europe-must-stop-appeasing-the-state-terrorists-of-tehran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian immunology expert criticizes regime for not buying COVID-19 vaccine<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231788\" title=\"Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-COVID-19-750x375-1-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTimely vaccination is the most effective and decisive method to end the mass killings of helpless people, and to create herd immunity. It must be bought immediately,\u201d Dr. Mostafa Moein, the Head of the Immunology, Asthma and Allergies Research Center in Tehran\u2019s Medical Sciences University wrote in his Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>According to the state-run IRNA News Agency, Dr. Moein said about 80 countries have bought 7 billion doses of the Pfizer vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-immunology-expert-criticizes-regime-for-not-buying-covid-19-vaccine\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran \u2013 Coronavirus Disaster in Iran: Death Toll in 475 Cities Exceeds 190,300<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-23122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-23122020.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 December 23, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 475 cities had exceeded 190,300. The number of victims in Tehran is 46,766, Khorasan Razavi 13,035, Isfahan 11,290, Khuzestan 9,760, West Azerbaijan 7,158, Mazandaran 7,112, Gilan 6,786, Fars 5,822, Golestan 4,712, Hamedan 4,565, Kermanshah 4,011, Kerman 4,094, North Khorasan 2,943, Ardabil 2,327, Hormozgan 2,015, Zanjan 1,985, Qazvin 1,967, and South Khorasan 1,781.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-disaster-in-iran-death-toll-in-475-cities-exceeds-190300\/\" 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 190,300 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 475 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\/zBaWGZRWAZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/zBaWGZRWAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ty5QN5GKs\">pic.twitter.com\/7ty5QN5GKs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1341837984195350528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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>Rising concerns about the fate of Golrokh Iraee in Evin Prison<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fate-of-Golrokh-Ebrahimi-remains-unknown-min\" src=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fate-of-Golrokh-Ebrahimi-remains-unknown-min.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Authorities told Iraee family: \u201cYou should not be waiting for your daughter\u2026 Whatever happens to her, she deserves it.\u201d More than 10 days after her brutal forced transfer to the IRGC Intelligence Ward 2A in Evin Prison, there are rising concerns about the fate of Golrokh Iraee and her conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The Iraee family are extremely concerned about her health and about fabrication of new charges against her. They referred to the Evin Courthouse, but did not receive any clear answer from the authorities.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/12\/23\/rising-concerns-about-the-fate-of-golrokh-iraee-in-evin-prison\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran &#8211; Municipality and state policy units seen destroying the homes of people<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Municipality and state policy units seen destroying the homes of people who have been living in this area for years. Now they are being deprived of their only shelter and the winter season is extremely harsh in these areas.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/41YearsOfMisery?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#41YearsOfMisery<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7cdLcYNnv\">pic.twitter.com\/I7cdLcYNnv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1341759110044258304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 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 Citizens Hold Eight Protests on December 22<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231763\" title=\"Iran-protests-24122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-24122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-protests-24122020\" width=\"699\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-24122020.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-24122020-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-protests-24122020-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, December 22, Iranian citizens from different walks of life held at least eight rallies, protesting the government and government-linked employers. In such circumstances, the government tries to silence any opposition under the excuse of Covid-19 protocols.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, economic pressures prompted impoverished citizens to express their complaints and dissents about systematic plunder and corruption. The continuation of these moves shows the depth of Iranians\u2019 hardship while they cannot ignore them despite the health risks.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iranian-citizens-hold-eight-protests-on-december-22\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The harsh living conditions of Iranian workers under the mullahs\u2019 rule<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231764\" title=\"Iran-workers-24122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-workers-24122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-workers-24122020\" width=\"701\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-workers-24122020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-workers-24122020-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-workers-24122020-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Late last year, the Iranian regime inflicted bitter conditions on workers, which laid the groundwork for the current more bitter condition. The regime\u2019s so-called Supreme Council of Labor held a meeting without presence of even regime-appointed representatives of the workers, in which the government representative and the employers as parties to the meeting agreed not to increase the workers&#8217; wages by more than 15 percent. The regime claimed that it will not allow inflation to increase by more than 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-workers-wages-20201223\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 24, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 24, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_-qmxuS0AfOQ\" 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%2F-qmxuS0AfOQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qmxuS0AfOQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M11S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-24T09:54:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_-qmxuS0AfOQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-qmxuS0AfOQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 24, 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\/-qmxuS0AfOQ\" 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%2F-qmxuS0AfOQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 24, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 24, 2020 Iran: COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds 190,300 Over 190,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 475 cities across all of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Wednesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 54,156, around a third of the actual figure. Regime President Hassan Rouhani resorted to more lies today as mullahs\u2019 officials grow even more concerned about public protests over their refusal to procure Covid-19 vaccines. \u201cThere should be no concerns about the production of indigenous vaccines and procuring foreign made vaccines. Right alongside the world and even better than some countries we have been advancing in the fight against this virus,\u201d Rouhani claimed on Wednesday. \u201cThe Central Bank and Health Ministry are doing their best and conducting the necessary planning to provide a trustable foreign vaccine for the people. And we are taking measures to produce indigenous vaccines\u2026 In the past seven years the country\u2019s health system has been able to double its abilities and these government\u2019s health apparatus abilities have been twice that of our country\u2019s entire history,\u201d he claimed. Political Prisoners Transferred to Rajaishahr Prison Political prisoners Mohammad Amirkhizi and Payam Shakiba were transferred from Evin Prison in Tehran to Rajaishahr Prison in Karaj on Saturday. The two prisoners had been abruptly moved from the political prisoners\u2019 ward in Rajaishahr Prison to the Intelligence Ministry Ward 209 in Evin Prison in July 2020, along with political prisoner Majid Assadi. All three prisoners were supposed to be released from Rajaishahr Prison. But on the orders of the Ministry of Intelligence, new cases were filed against them to prevent their freedom on the charge of propaganda against the state. 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