{"id":239998,"date":"2021-05-19T01:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T06:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239998"},"modified":"2023-02-15T00:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T23:01:28","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 19, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_240003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240003\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240003\" title=\"teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021.jpg\" alt=\"teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teachers protest in Tehran, in front of the Majlis (parliament)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran Is Heading Towards a Very Hot Summer<\/h3>\n<p>As time passes by, working and living conditions for the majority of Iranians are deteriorating. On Wednesday, different cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Arak, Menujan, and Kerman witnessed several rallies and protests against systemic injustice and corruption in the country. Protests and rallies are becoming the new face of Iranian cities and as the regime fails to live up to its obligations, there is no end in sight for the demonstrations that alternatingly keep expanding in terms of quantity, depth, and radicalization.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 19- Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Stock market investors protested today outside the Stocks and Securities Org. to demand justice. The government encouraged them to invest and then manipulated the stock exchange to steal their money. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nY4YVCgebx\">pic.twitter.com\/nY4YVCgebx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1395023946781806592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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 19 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Unemployed teachers gathered for the second day outside the Dept of Education to demand jobs. They say they were interviewed and have waited for a year without being hired. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SoVocz6PtC\">pic.twitter.com\/SoVocz6PtC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394924398747000833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><br \/>Tehran\u2014defrauded investors of Tehran&#39;s Stock Market once again rallied in front of the Bourse Organization venting their anger over officials&#39; fraud and corruption led to losing their savings.<br \/>&quot;Disgrace, come down&quot; and &quot;Death to Dehnavi,&quot; enraged protesters chanted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5IOMqBqWuE\">pic.twitter.com\/5IOMqBqWuE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1395058975025078278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">May 19 &#8211; Kerman, S <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nMiners in Asminoun continued their strike for the 3rd consecutive day and said they will continue until their unpaid wages and benefits are paid. Reports say they slept in this tunnel last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ac0eqXJc2O\">pic.twitter.com\/ac0eqXJc2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1394939533444227072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 541 Cities Exceeds 292,100<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239999\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021 (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-18052021-1-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nThe <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> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities across Iran exceeded 292,100. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 67,996, Isfahan 19,375, Khuzestan 18,099, Khorasan Razavi 17,860, East Azerbaijan 11,943, Lorestan 11,840, West Azerbaijan 10,908, Gilan 9,916, Fars 9,547, Alborz 8,068, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,686, Kerman 6,548, Central Province 6,088, Kermanshah 5,774, Khorasan North 4,263, Hormozgan 3,430, and South Khorasan 2,746.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-in-541-cities-exceeds-292100\/\" 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 292,100 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\/ih9tEpqZTe\">https:\/\/t.co\/ih9tEpqZTe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WD0d2nuNB\">pic.twitter.com\/5WD0d2nuNB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1394755169007538179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>: Clearly, so long as the clerical regime has not been overthrown, it will not abandon repression, religious discrimination, and misogyny. It will not abandon its meddling and crimes in Middle East countries because it relies on these policies for its survival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clearly, so long as the clerical regime has not been overthrown, it will not abandon repression, religious discrimination, and misogyny. It will not abandon its meddling and crimes in Middle East countries because it relies on these policies for its survival. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yeBLTLKDza\">pic.twitter.com\/yeBLTLKDza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1394619719345483776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Editorial: Iran Sham Election: A Band Of Mass Murderers, War Criminals, Thieves, And Thugs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239938\" title=\"Raisi-and-Larijani-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2.jpg\" alt=\"Raisi and Larijani 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Raisi-and-Larijani-2-696x465.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGenuine choice and constructive instruments for collective decision-making underpin democratic and fair elections. They are thus the most apparent ensign of a political system\u2019s legitimacy. In Iran, however, both genuine choice and instruments through which the public becomes tangibly visible are out of reach, which explains why the Iranian people reject the political system as entirely illegitimate.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/editorial-iran-sham-election-a-hodgepodge-of-mass-murderers-war-criminals-thieves-and-thugs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran Presidential Election 2021: Ebrahim Raisi, Chief Regime Henchman Vies for Iranian Presidency<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0627\u06cc_\u0645\u0646_\u0633\u0631\u0646\u06af\u0648\u0646\u06cc<\/a>  <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0631\u06cc_\u0628\u0647_\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631\u06cc_\u062f\u0645\u06a9\u0631\u0627\u062a\u06cc\u06a9<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%B6%DB%B7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0631\u0626\u06cc\u0633\u06cc_\u062c\u0644\u0627\u062f\u06f6\u06f7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bqFzuglWGF\">pic.twitter.com\/bqFzuglWGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1394404771394727938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Teachers, Workers Protest in Several Cities<\/h3>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240003\" title=\"teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021.jpg\" alt=\"teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, \u201cgreen report card\u201d teachers from various cities gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) in Tehran to reiterate their demands from the government. \u201cGreen report card\u201d teachers are people who have taken and passed the employment exam of the education ministry, which is known as the \u201carticle 28 exam.\u201d But the government has given no plans to employ these teachers. The teachers have been gathering regularly in the past weeks, asking the government to fulfill its pledges. According to the protesters, there are 23,000 employment opportunities in the government. The government claims that it is facing budget and resource shortages to hire teachers.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-protests-tehran-kerman-20210518\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 18 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Teacher graduates from across the country are rallying outside the regime&#39;s Majlis (parliament) protesting not being officially employed by the regime&#39;s Education Ministry.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLg0sY1U9o\">pic.twitter.com\/BLg0sY1U9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1394532193293115394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Behind The Headlines<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Breifing by Alireza Jafarzadeh<br \/>\nIran\u2019s Sham Presidential Elections in June: Nothing can get the people back to the ballot box. They have already spoken during uprisings since 2018 that My vote is Regime Change. Ignore Tehran\u2019s lies and watch for the election boycott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s Sham Presidential Elections in June: Nothing can get the people back to the ballot box. They have already spoken during uprisings since 2018 that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a>. Ignore Tehran\u2019s lies and watch for the election boycott.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l8rtdjRue9\">pic.twitter.com\/l8rtdjRue9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh\/status\/1394424213679874051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran: Corruption, Bad Governance, and Deceitful Policies<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240002\" title=\"iran-poverty-child-labor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor.jpg\" alt=\"iran-poverty-child-labor\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-poverty-child-labor-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A look at the assessments of Iranian government experts shows that the economy is in a dire situation. In May 2020, the Economic Affairs research Institute wrote: &#8220;A review of data and statistics from various institutions shows that Iran is not in a good position in terms of governance. This is evident in all the indicators that are built around the category of governance. Iran&#8217;s best ranking in 2018 is related to \u2018government effectiveness,\u2019 in which it is ranked 131st among 209 countries. But in other indicators, it is among the last 50 countries among more than 200 countries. The country&#8217;s position among the countries in the region (25 countries) is not very suitable, so that in all indicators except the government effectiveness index, it is one of the last 10 countries. In addition to the World Bank, other international institutions have confirmed that Iran is not in a good position in terms of good governance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economy-poverty-corruption-governance-20210518\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, May 19, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 19, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_CMOoZYewhJA\" 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%2FCMOoZYewhJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CMOoZYewhJA\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M54S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-19T09:59:11Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_CMOoZYewhJA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FCMOoZYewhJA%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 19, 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\/CMOoZYewhJA\" 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%2FCMOoZYewhJA%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 19, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 19, 2021 Iran: Prisoner in Urmia Prison Killed Under Torture On Monday, May 17, 2021, Urmia Central Prison guards attacked a ward and beat to death one of the prisoners, Amir Rezaei, 35, who had spent 10 years of his 20-year sentence. The repressive guards threw Amir down the stairs from the second floor, and while he was severely injured, dragged him to solitary confinement and continued to beat and torture him. While unconscious because of the beatings, Rezaei was taken to the prison medical center but died an hour later. Although the signs of torture and beatings on the prisoner\u2019s body are evident, the prison warden and the regime\u2019s agents claim that Rezaei died of a drug overdose. Killing prisoners is routine in the clerical regime and has accelerated during Ebrahim Raisi\u2019s tenure as the Judiciary Chief. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 292,100 Over 292,100 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 Tuesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 77,532, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cWe should not think the coronavirus variants from India, South Africa and Brazil have to arrive. There is a possibility of a variant being discovered inside Iran,\u201d said Alireza Raisi, spokesperson of the National Covid-19 Task Force on Tuesday, according to the Javan daily, an outlet linked to the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards. 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