{"id":231823,"date":"2020-12-25T08:59:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T08:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=231823"},"modified":"2023-04-14T22:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T21:03:48","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><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\" \/><\/h2>\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><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><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi-jesus-christ-the-harbinger-of-justice-and-the-eternal-beacon-of-hope-for-the-salvation-of-humanity\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 3:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Central Bank Covers Up Economic Mess<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223346\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223346\" title=\"Hemmati\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati.jpg\" alt=\"Hemmati\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hemmati-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abdolnasser Hemmati, Iran regime&#8217;s Central Bank Chief<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Iranian regime is trying to hide the problems that its economy is in through the publication of false statistics, with the Central Bank on Iran (CBI) governor Abdolnasser Hemmati recently trying to present a rosy future, but infighting amongst the mullahs has led to the revelation of these lies.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/economy\/iran-central-bank-covers-up-economic-mess\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Request by Fatemeh Davand to be released with leg tags turned down<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223639\" title=\"Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand.jpg\" alt=\"Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Fatemeh-Davand-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Prosecutor of Bukan turned down the request by Fatemeh Davand to be released with an electronic leg tag. Fatemeh Davand is serving her sentence in the Central Prison of Urmia and the prison authorities had agreed with her request to be freed with an electronic leg tag.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Davand, 42, and mother of three children, was arrested on November 16, 2019, during the protests in her hometown of Bukan against gasoline price hike.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2020\/12\/24\/request-by-fatemeh-davand-to-be-released-with-leg-tags-turned-down\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Two Austrian-Iranian citizens who are held in Evin Prison have contracted the COVID-19<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231864\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-231864\" title=\"Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb.jpg\" alt=\"Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb\" width=\"704\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kamran-Ghaderi-and-Massoud-Saheb-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kamran Ghaderi and Massoud Saheb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kamran Ghaderi and Massoud Saheb, two Austrian-Iranian citizens who are held in Evin Prison have contracted the COVID-19. They have not been sent to a civic hospital and are quarantined in the prison for 14 days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Shahab Javid who was executed on December 17, had committed suicide the night before<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shahab Javid who was executed on Dec. 17 in the Central Prison of Qom, had committed suicide the night before. Prison guards took Shahab Javid to the gallows with bloody clothes and as he was very weak. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b330GWSbSf\">https:\/\/t.co\/b330GWSbSf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D1Vv1kaPYb\">pic.twitter.com\/D1Vv1kaPYb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1342216302392463367?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: 9:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231821\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Iran-coronavirus-update-24122020-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/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 December 24, 2020, that the Coronavirus death toll in 475 cities had exceeded 191,000. The number of victims in Tehran is 46,926, Isfahan 11,360, Lorestan 7,708, Qom 7,490, East Azerbaijan 7,402, Fars 5,842, Alborz 5,035, Sistan and Baluchestan 4,686, Kerman 4,121, Kermanshah 4,036, Central Province 3,988, Yazd 3,387, Kurdistan 3,291, Semnan 2,894, Ilam 1,975, Bushehr 1,919, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1,500.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-475-cities-exceeds-191000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Soheil Arabi arraigned with trumped up charges in Shahr-e Rey Courthouse<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_228015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228015\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228015\" title=\"Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020.jpg\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Political-prisoner-Soheil-Arabi_16102020-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Political prisoner Soheil Arabi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi was arraigned with new charges through a video conference by Branch 8 of Shahr-e Rey Courthouse on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As a punishment, Mr. Arabi was relocated from the Great Tehran Penitentiary to Rajaishahr Prison on September 18 this year. He was held in solitary confinement for 33 days and subsequently transferred to Ward 2A of Evin Prison. Finally, on November 8, 2020, he was sent back to Rajaishahr Prison.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/soheil-arabi-arraigned-with-trumped-up-charges-in-shahr-e-rey-courthouse\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Khamenei Warns Regime in Danger of Overthrow<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227280\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227280\" title=\"Khamenei_05102020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_05102020.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei_05102020\" width=\"690\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_05102020.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Khamenei_05102020-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned regime officials Wednesday that their rule is in danger of collapsing because of the many social and economic crises facing the country, including the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, poverty, institutionalized corruption, and the class gap.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/insider\/iran-khamenei-warns-regime-in-danger-of-overthrow\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, December 25, 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2020\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_Lnenb-2kHys\" 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%2FLnenb-2kHys%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lnenb-2kHys\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M27S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-12-25T09:51:11Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_Lnenb-2kHys\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FLnenb-2kHys%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 25, 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\/Lnenb-2kHys\" 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%2FLnenb-2kHys%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2020\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2020 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Cities Exceeds 191,000 Over 191,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 475 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 Thursday afternoon. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 54,308, about a third of the actual figure. \u201cThe Health Ministry is doing its best to procure vaccines, both domestically and from abroad. The people should be assured that as we did not allow the imposed sanctions to disrupt the country\u2019s fight against Covid-19, vaccines will be provided to the people despite the sanctions and hindering measures by the U.S.,\u201d claimed regime President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday in response to growing public anger over the regime\u2019s refusal and delay in purchasing the vaccine. Maryam Rajavi Sends a Message on Christmas Eve Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, sent a message on Christmas Eve. &quot;Merry 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. This time symbolizes the period when the world\u2019s eyes were opened to Jesus Christ who would become the messenger of unity and liberation, the harbinger of justice and the eternal beacon of hope for the salvation of humanity,&quot; she said. &quot;Although this year, Christian families are deprived of seeing and being with each other because of the pandemic, and although this Christmas is intertwined with the loss of a number of our friends and nearly 200,000 of our compatriots in Iran, there is still hope and joy in the future of enchained humanity,&quot; Mrs. Rajavi added. Opposition Network Inside Iran: The People Demand Regime Change In recent days, the opposition network inside Iran continued its campaign for regime change by spreading slogans targeting the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Despite intensified repressive measures by the mullahs\u2019 regime, the network of the supporters of the main opposition movement the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran organized anti-regime activities across the country calling for the downfall of the clerical regime. In recent days, in Isfahan, Mashhad, Ahvaz, Neyshabur, and Esfarayen, the Resistance Units installed posters and banners of Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi, echoing slogans such as, \u201cThe people of Iran and the Resistance Units will bring an end to the theocratic rule,\u201d and \u201cRise up to overthrow the regime of the Supreme Leader.\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><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-december-24-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 24<\/strong><strong>, 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryam Rajavi Jesus Christ, the Harbinger of Justice and the Eternal Beacon of Hope for the Salvation of Humanity Christmas Message Fellow Christian compatriots, Followers of Jesus Christ around the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":231797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[129,142,184,197,198],"class_list":{"0":"post-231823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-1988-massacre","11":"tag-coronavirus-outbreak-in-iran","12":"tag-mek-iran","13":"tag-ncri"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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