{"id":239059,"date":"2021-05-03T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T07:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239059"},"modified":"2023-03-04T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T14:20:20","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 3, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_237775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237775\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-237775\" title=\"Iran-Bazar-001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001.jpg\" alt=\"Iran, full-packed Bazaar\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Iran-Bazar-001-696x424.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran, full-packed Bazaar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Iranians Protested on Monday<\/h2>\n<p>Tehran, Tabriz, Qazvin, Yazd, Shahr-e Kord, and Chaldaran were among the various locations that witnessed large protests and rallies against the regime and its local authorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 3 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Iranians who bought land in the Pardis area gathered today outside the company that sold them the land to demand the plots of lands sold to them. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AUNyPSgT0\">pic.twitter.com\/6AUNyPSgT0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1389248528325742604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 3 &#8211; Tabriz, NW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Faculty members at Tabriz University gathered today to protest their low wages and express their economic grievances. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeacherAppreciationWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeacherAppreciationWeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A5UogcGgcb\">pic.twitter.com\/A5UogcGgcb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1389144312173240321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 3 &#8211; Qazvin, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>High school students protesting in-person final exams outside the city&#39;s Education Department.<br \/>&quot;We don&#39;t want in-person exams!&quot; they&#39;re chanting.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eURf2H5E8U\">pic.twitter.com\/eURf2H5E8U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1389174500013461505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities in 541 Cities Surpass 274,500<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239048\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 274,500 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-274500-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div>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<\/a> announced on Sunday, May 2, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 274,500. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 63,121, Isfahan 18,000, Razavi Khorasan 17,105, Khuzestan 16,764, Mazandaran 11,420, Lorestan 11,408, East Azerbaijan 11,238, Gilan 9,541, Qom 9,260, Fars 8,502, Alborz 7,233, Golestan 6,885, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,286, Hamedan 6,203, Kerman 6,184, Central Province 5,743, Kermanshah 5,504, Yazd 4,772, North Khorasan 4,078, Zanjan 3,025, Ilam 2,826, South Khorasan 2,701, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,144.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_63 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_63\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-covid-19-fatalities-in-541-cities-surpass-274500\/\" 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 274,500 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 541 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\/PW7wzcz18h\">https:\/\/t.co\/PW7wzcz18h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGkA8UQEP6\">pic.twitter.com\/UGkA8UQEP6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1388935559398060032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Labor Day Protests Condemn Regime Corruption, Call for Elections Boycott<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239060\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239060\" title=\"labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021.jpg\" alt=\"labor-day-protests-in-iran-may1,2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/labor-day-protests-in-iran-may12021-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labor day protests in Iran, May 1, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, Iranian workers marked International Labor Day by holding protest rallies across the country. Labor communities, who had coordinated their rallies on social media, held their demonstrations in more than a dozen cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Mashhad, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, Rasht, Isfahan, Qazvin, Ahvaz, Karaj, Arak, Khorramabad, Marivan, Haft Tappeh, Ilam, Borujerd, and Baneh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-labor-day-protests-20210502\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MEK Resistance Units Mark International Workers Day Across Iran<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239061\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-239061 size-full\" title=\"mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Labor day activities in Iran, May 1, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mek-network-inside-iran-labor-day-activities-2021-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The network of the Iranian Opposition inside Iran organized a vast campaign marking International Workers&#8217; Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 1, on the occasion of International Workers Day, the Iranian Resistance Units, the internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) organized widespread anti-regime activities across the country. In various cities, the Resistance Units spread anti-regime slogans that targeted mullahs\u2019 institutionalized corruption. Workers in Iran are among the most deprived classes of society and struggle to live with a minimum wage. Workers live under the poverty line and can\u2019t even afford their most basic and vital needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-labor-day-20210502\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, May 3, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 3, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_iQzmzzeMxvY\" 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%2FiQzmzzeMxvY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iQzmzzeMxvY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-03T10:23:03Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_iQzmzzeMxvY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FiQzmzzeMxvY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 3, 2021<\/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\/iQzmzzeMxvY\" 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%2FiQzmzzeMxvY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 3, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 3, 2021 Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities Surpass 274,500 Over 274,400 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 541 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 Sunday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 73,484, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cWith this question that if vaccination is taking place based on people\u2019s professions, why is there a difference between Iranian municipality workers and non-Iranian municipality workers?\u201d a member of the Tehran City Council asked on Sunday. \u201cApparently, Afghan nationals cannot receive the vaccine since they lack national identity codes. If they cannot receive the vaccine, how are they allowed to continue their work?\u201d he continued, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime&#039;s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. MEK Resistance Units Mark International Workers Day On May 1, on the occasion of the international workers day, the Iranian Resistance Units, the internal network of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran organized widespread anti-regime activities across the country. 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