{"id":240154,"date":"2021-05-22T01:33:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T06:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=240154"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:54:53","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-22-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 22, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240170\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"coronavirus-Iran-3\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3.jpg\" alt=\"coronavirus-Iran-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coronavirus-Iran-3-696x487.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo- coronavirus in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Protests Throughout Iran on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p>Farmers in Isfahan, water and wastewater in Izeh, metro workers in Tehran, oil industry workers in Asaluyeh, diesel car drivers in Mashad, mineworkers in Kerman, locals and farmers in Sahneh as well as workers in Nasim Shahr were reported to have taken to the streets in protest against the regime and its local subordinates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 22- Asaluyeh, S <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers of Iran International General Contractor Co. who work in Asaluyeh&#39;s oil and gas fields went on strike today to demand higher wages. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZrEZmTAAH0\">pic.twitter.com\/ZrEZmTAAH0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1396008554620915713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 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 \/>Kerman\u2014families of Asimoun miners as well as residents of the cities of Asimoun and No-dej rallied and marched supporting miners&#39; strike.<br \/>According to local reports, officials have been forced to give some concessions.<br \/>Workers said they will continue to the end. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pMr3efl8Bt\">pic.twitter.com\/pMr3efl8Bt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1396117041912950793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 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 \/>Kermanshah\u2014security forces prevent the residents of Sahneh town from planting rice. In response, farmers resist and push back oppressive forces.<br \/>Afterward, locals gathered in front of the local Governorate, parking their tractors in front of the office. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wu5evvpmmu\">pic.twitter.com\/Wu5evvpmmu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1395841638816178178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 542 Cities Exceeds 294,800<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 294,800 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-294800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-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 Friday, May 21, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 542 cities had exceeded 294,800. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 68,756, Isfahan 19,580, Khuzestan 18,324, Khorasan Razavi 17,995, East Azerbaijan 12,073, Lorestan 11,930, Mazandaran 11,925, West Azerbaijan 11,028 Fars 9,692,, Alborz 8,188, Golestan 7,170, Kerman 6,603, Kermanshah 5,818, Kurdistan 5,072, Khorasan North 4,288, Hormozgan 3,480, and South Khorasan 2,761.<\/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-542-cities-exceeds-294800\/\" 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 294,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 542 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\/tKdLu6pmYl\">https:\/\/t.co\/tKdLu6pmYl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8P6pF8AU9O\">pic.twitter.com\/8P6pF8AU9O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1395843129211645952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>: The clerical regime\u2019s election is neither free nor congruent with any international standards. It does not enjoy any legitimacy among the public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The clerical regime\u2019s election is neither free nor congruent with any international standards. It does not enjoy any legitimacy among the public. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n8JJGxp2N9\">pic.twitter.com\/n8JJGxp2N9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1395788005772873731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 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\">Iranian Officials Prepare for Protests Ahead of Election<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-protests-man-protecting-face\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face.jpg\" alt=\"iran-protests-man-protecting-face\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-protests-man-protecting-face-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Top Iranian officials are warning about possible protests as the upcoming presidential election approaches, and they are threatening to severely repress any unrest. According to the regime\u2019s state-run website Andishe Moaser, on Thursday, May 20, the regime\u2019s deputy Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje&#8217;i said, \u201cThe judiciary will seriously deal with violators of the elections and any irregularities in this period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-officials-elections-protests-20210521\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Maryam Akbari Monfared under maximum pressure 70 days after exile<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min.jpg\" alt=\"Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Maryam-Akbari-Monfared-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPolitical prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared is under maximum pressure by the Ministry of Intelligence, 70 days after her exile to the Central Prison of Semnan.<\/p>\n<p>Her case is being followed up directly by the Intelligence Ministry. No one, even the assistant prosecutor who oversees the cases of political prisoners, is not allowed to interfere in Maryam Akbari\u2019s case. The Intelligence Ministry does not allow granting any of her requests.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/05\/20\/maryam-akbari-monfared-under-maximum-pressure-70-days-after-exile\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Why Iran\u2019s Election Boycott Will Be Unprecedented This Time Around<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-election-boycott\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott.jpg\" alt=\"Irans-election-boycott2\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Irans-election-boycott-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many Iranians have called for a boycott of the upcoming June 18 presidential elections. Although Iran\u2019s elections have always been rigged and voter turnout exaggerated by the regime, officials are worried that this time around, they cannot cover up Iran\u2019s election boycott due to its extensive nature. This becomes even more clear when you read Iran\u2019s state-run media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/why-irans-election-boycott-will-be-unprecedented-this-time-around\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Power-Hungry and Corrupt Officials Seek People\u2019s Votes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-corruption-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-corruption (1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-corruption-1-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With the start of the presidential election season in Iran and the war between the candidates to gain power, there has been a flood of revelations of the officials\u2019 corruption and their looting of the people\u2019s wealth, and other pains imposed on the people. After five decades of inflation and high prices and the people\u2019s livelihood basket shrinking, these candidates are ignoring the reality of the country, people\u2019s situation, and the corrupt and destructive behavior of the government\u2019s institutions and offices, by relaying their populist slogans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/irans-power-hungry-and-corrupt-officials-seek-peoples-votes\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Reporters Warned Against Criticizing Chief Justice and Presidential Hopeful, Raisi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ebrahim-Raisi\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi.jpg\" alt=\"Ebrahim-Raisi-flag\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ebrahim-Raisi-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An Iranian journalist tweeted yesterday that two people were summoned on May 15 for posting tweets criticizing Iran\u2019s Chief Justice and presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi. \u201cMr. Raisi has said he opposes social media limitations but his agents in the Judiciary are contacting activists and media reporters every day asking them to remove their posts against Raisi. Two people were summoned on Saturday just for tweeting against Raisi,\u201d Mehdi Mahmoudian tweeted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-reporters-warned-against-criticizing-chief-justice-and-presidential-hopeful-raisi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Ministry of Health Bans Unauthorized Info on Vaccine Imports<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1-696x457.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Iran-coronavirus-vaccine-10012021-1-741x486.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Director-General of Iran\u2019s Customs Agency was warned in a May 19 letter against publishing information about the import of COVID-19 vaccines without the authorization of the Health Ministry. According to the IRGC affiliated Tasnim News Agency, Abbas Salehi, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, who is also the Chairman of the COVID-19 Information Committee wrote the letter to Mehdi Mirashrafi, the Director-General of the Customs Agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-ministry-of-health-bans-unauthorized-info-on-vaccine-imports\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Two Inmates Tortured to Death in NW Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Two-Inmates-Tortured-to-Death-in-NW-Iran-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to human rights defenders, authorities in Iran tortured two inmates to death at Urmia Central Prison, in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, on Monday, May 17. The opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) identified the victims as Ahad Yektavatan and Amir Rezaei, 35. \u201cOn Monday night, the prison\u2019s guards raided a ward and severely beat several prisoners\u2026 Then, criminal agents threw down Ahad Yektavatan from the second floor. Afterward, they transferred him to solitary confinement and tortured him. Given the severity of the torture, he became unconscious and lost his life,\u201d the Persian-language PMOI\/MEK website wrote on May 17.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/two-inmates-tortured-to-death-in-nw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran News in Brief, May 22, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_cxxmA3fTi-4\" 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%2FcxxmA3fTi-4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxxmA3fTi-4\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-22T06:45:27Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_cxxmA3fTi-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FcxxmA3fTi-4%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 22, 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\/cxxmA3fTi-4\" 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%2FcxxmA3fTi-4%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 22, 2021 Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 294,800 Over 294,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Friday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 78,194, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cThe downward trend has started for this wave but Tehran in the past few days has witnessed an increase in the number of people seeking initial medical attention for Covid-19 symptoms, and those being hospitalized,\u201d said a senior official of Tehran\u2019s Masih Daneshvari Hospital on Thursday. \u201cThe status quo in Tehran is unstable. We hope to not witness a new wave after general vaccination,\u201d this official continued, according to the state-run E\u2019temad daily. Protests Continue Across Iran As Iranian officials and media continue to warn about the possibility of another round of nationwide uprisings, labor protests continue across Iran. On Tuesday, workers of the Jovein Cement, Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast Iran Factory went on strike and held a protest rally at their workplace. 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