{"id":240526,"date":"2021-05-27T01:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T06:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=240526"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:59:35","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-27-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; May 27, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-235315 size-full\" title=\"project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company.jpg\" alt=\"Project workers of Ilam Petrochemical Company protest - February 21, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/project-workers-of-ilam-petrochemical-company-696x382.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Iran: Nationwide Protests By Oil Workers And Employees In Oil Centers In 9 Cities<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-240570\" title=\"Slide3-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Slide3-2\" width=\"801\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Slide3-2-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday morning, May 27, 2021, official employees of Iran\u2019s oil company held rallies in different oil centers in Tehran, Assaluyeh, Abadan, Ahvaz, Gachsaran, Mahshahr, Bandar Deylam, Khark, and Lavan Island, protesting their low salaries and harsh livelihood condition due to skyrocketing prices.<br \/>\nThe protests of the official employees of the oil company were held following a call to protests by Iran\u2019s oil workers.<\/p>\n<p>Workers held signs and placards which read: \u201cOil and gas are not produced easily, they are produced at the cost of our lives,\u201d \u201cThis level of injustice is not the right of operational staff,\u201d \u201cEmployment on offshore platforms and operational areas equals the sale of life,\u201d \u201cEqual pay increases in unequal conditions.\u201d<br \/>\nWorkers also chanted, \u201cBe afraid, we are united,\u201d \u201c[Bijan] Zangeneh shame on you, leave the ministry,\u201d \u201cthe oil minister is a disgrace,\u201d and \u201cWe will not relent until we get our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-nationwide-protests-by-oil-workers-and-employees-in-oil-centers-in-9-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Six Iranian Bahais sentenced to 73 years of prison in SW Iran<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240584\" title=\"Seven-Bahais\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais.jpg\" alt=\"Seven-Bahais\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Seven-Bahais-696x355.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA Revolutionary Court in Dashtestan County, southwestern Iran sentenced six Iranian Bahais to a total of 73 years and six months of prison on May 19.<\/p>\n<p>The Human Rights News Agency identified the six men and women who live in Shiraz and Borazjan as 53-year-old Borhan Esmaili, 27-year-old Dana Esmaili, 30-year-old Maryam Bashir, 33-year-old Minou Bashir, 48-year-old Faranak Sheikhi, and 49-year-old Haideh Ram.<\/p>\n<p>The Revolutionary Court sentenced Borhan Esmaili to 11 years of prison for \u201cSpreading propaganda against the state and acting against national security by promoting the Bahai faith\u201d. The other five men and women were each sentenced to 12 years and six months of prison for \u201cassisting in spreading propaganda against the state and acting against national security by promoting the Bahai faith\u201d and \u201cposting vulgar images in cyberspace and on social media to promote the Bahai faith\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/six-iranian-bahais-sentenced-to-73-years-of-prison-in-sw-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES:<\/h3>\n<p>2021 Iran Presidential Election: Why Khamenei Purged Larijani<br \/>\nAlireza Jafarzadeh explains!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES:<br \/>\ud83d\udd36 2021 Iran Presidential Election: Why Khamenei Purged Larijani<br \/>\u25b6\ufe0f Alireza Jafarzadeh explains!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A_Jafarzadeh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@A_Jafarzadeh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C9rsRra9T5\">pic.twitter.com\/C9rsRra9T5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRIUS\/status\/1397678344162918419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 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: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 543 Cities Exceeds 298,800<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-240518\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-298800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-298800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-298800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-298800-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-298800-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-298800-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-298800-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-298800-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-298800-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-298800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-min-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" 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 Wednesday, May 26, 2021, that the Coronavirus casualties in 543 cities had exceeded 298,800. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 69,816, Isfahan 19,885, Khorasan Razavi 18,195, Khuzestan 18,634, East Azerbaijan 12,248, Lorestan 12,050, Mazandaran 12,030, West Azerbaijan 11,213, Fars 9,887, Golestan 7,265, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,856, Kerman 6,693, Hamedan 6,623, Central Province 6,223, Ardabil 3,750, Hormozgan 3,580, Ilam 3,146, Bushehr 3,109, Qazvin 3,444, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,339.<\/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-543-cities-exceeds-298800\/\" 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 298,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 543 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\/6x2MGZrFNt\">https:\/\/t.co\/6x2MGZrFNt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YfhQJzBj8B\">pic.twitter.com\/YfhQJzBj8B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1397651623032233986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 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;\">Mek Resistance Units: No to the Mullahs\u2019 Regime and Yes to Freedom and Democracy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240528\" title=\"iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26.jpg\" alt=\"iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iran-mek-resistance-units-activities-may26-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anti-regime campaigns calling for regime change continues across Iran. This is while in coming weeks due to the upcoming sham presidential elections the regime has intensified repression. On walls of various cities, young and courageous Iranians are writing slogans such as \u201cMy vote is regime change, yes to a democratic republic,\u201d \u201cUnder mullahs\u2019 regime there is no such thing as an \u2018election\u2019,\u201d \u201cA Free vote for every Iranian is a No to the mullahs\u2019 regime and yes to freedom and democracy,\u201d and \u201cDown with Khamenei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-resistance-units-activities-20210526\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Oil Workers Protest Low Wages in Oil-Rich Southern Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240530\" title=\"Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oil industry workers in Asaluyeh-May26, 2021\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Oil-industry-workers-in-Asaluyeh-May26-2021-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hundreds of employees and workers of the National Iranian Oil Company gathered today to protest and strike in at least five cities and southern oil ports in Iran. The protests were an organized effort by Iran\u2019s oil workers to demand higher wages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/irans-oil-workers-protest-low-wages-in-oil-rich-southern-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: COVID Vaccines for Officials, Death for the Public<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-237080\" title=\"irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public.jpg\" alt=\"irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/irans-regime-seeks-to-profit-off-of-coronavirus-vaccines-with-dire-consequences-for-the-public-696x485.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s coronavirus crisis continues to grow worse and the daily death toll is in the triple digits while in many other countries, daily cases and deaths continue to decline. According to a May 19 report by the state-run Tasnim news agency, &#8220;A periodic comparison of the statistics in the past week shows that the mutated variant of the virus is still active. In some areas, the virus has risen to the point where there is concern that the current small flames of the disease all over the country will suddenly become a worrying crisis or cause the fifth peak throughout Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-vaccine-20210526\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\u2019s Happening With Iran\u2019s Power Outage?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240531\" title=\"Iran-power-outage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-power-outage\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Iran-power-outage-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, the state-run media wrote about how the power outages have been destructive across the country. The Hamdeli daily said that the outages are \u201ca new challenge\u201d that puts Iranians\u2019 \u201clives in jeopardy\u201d, as well as \u201cthreaten[ing] the lives of patients\u201d, while the Farhikhtegan daily said that these outages were a common occurrence despite the Iranian public\u2019s dependence on electricity for work, school, and staying alive. The state-run Jahan-e Sanat quoted Khomeini Hospital\u2019s Head of Infectious Diseases Department Dr Hamid Emadi as saying that Covid-19 patients are being endangered by the lack of an oxygen machine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/whats-happening-with-irans-power-outage\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mass Execution of Six Baluch Men in Birjand Prison on Drug Charges<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-240532\" title=\"Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges.jpg\" alt=\"Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Mass-execution-of-six-Baluch-men-in-Birjand-prison-on-drug-charges-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Six prisoners from Iran\u2019s Baluchi ethnic minority were executed on drug charges in Birjand Prison at dawn on Tuesday. According to Rasanak, a regional human rights news agency, one of the men is identified as Javad Nakhaei, while the names of the other five are not yet known. All the six men had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/26\/mass-execution-of-six-baluch-men-in-birjand-prison-on-drug-charges\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran news in brief, May 27, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_9wK-c95rXxQ\" 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%2F9wK-c95rXxQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9wK-c95rXxQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M51S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-27T08:33:38Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_9wK-c95rXxQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F9wK-c95rXxQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 27, 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\/9wK-c95rXxQ\" 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%2F9wK-c95rXxQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 27, 2021 117th Woman Executed Under Hassan Rouhani A woman was hanged Sunday morning, in the Central Prison of Yazd. This is the 117th woman executed during Hassan Rouhani\u2019s tenure as the mullahs\u2019 president. At least 15 women have been executed every year in Iran over the past eight years. More than 4300 people have been executed in Iran during Rouhani\u2019s tenure. As of now, they include 117 women. The NCRI Women\u2019s Committee previously pointed out that many of the women executed by the mullahs\u2019 regime are themselves victims of domestic violence against women and acted in self-defense. Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 298,800 Over 298,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People&#039;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran as of Wednesday. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 79,219, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cWe are concerned of future and dangerous peaks with the mutated Indian and South African variants. In the current circumstances of this pandemic nearly 30 percent of the hospitalized patients are heading to ICUs,\u201d said Health Minister Saied Namaki on Wednesday during a visit to Ilam province in western Iran, according to the Tasnim news agency, an outlet linked to the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. 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