{"id":242468,"date":"2021-07-03T01:46:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T06:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=242468"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:22:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 3, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242474\" title=\"Iran-coronavirus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-coronavirus\" width=\"1000\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-coronavirus-696x424.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Protests on Saturday in Iran<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday, several reports from inside Iran indicate continuing protests in different cities and provinces. Teachers in Tehran, municipal workers in Khorramshahr, and environmentalists in Khuzestan province were among the protesting groups.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jul. 3 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Young teachers gathered outside the Ministry of Education to demand official jobs. They have been sleeping on the streets for the past few nights and say they will not leave until they get their rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iZp9GNKGf2\">pic.twitter.com\/iZp9GNKGf2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1411243200875016192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">Jul 3 &#8211; Khorramshahr, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Municipal workers in Khorramshahr gathered today to demand 6 months of their unpaid wages and 10 months of their unpaid insurance. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00akyrXpMm\">pic.twitter.com\/00akyrXpMm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1411244609137786881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Khuzestan, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>\nEnvironmentalists gathered today outside the Khuzestan Utilities Dept. demanding water for the Hour al-Azim marsh. They believe the lack of water in the marsh due to the closure of dams will lead to an environmental crisis in the area. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4BTD6VVLlF\">pic.twitter.com\/4BTD6VVLlF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1411242453328400386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 321,300<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242458\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-321300-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-1068x610.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI\/MEK) announced on Friday, July 2, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 321,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 75,176, Isfahan 21,715, Khuzestan 20,351, Khorasan Razavi 19,565, West Azerbaijan 11,943, Fars 10,802, Alborz 9,138, Sistan and Baluchestan 7,826, Kerman 7,388, Kermanshah 6,198, Kurdistan 5,467, Hormozgan 4,790, Ardabil 3,950, Bushehr 3,484, and South Khorasan 2,966.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-the-staggering-number-of-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-321300\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to the regime\u2019s criminal policies, including the ban on purchase of vaccines from the U.S. and Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> has the world\u2019s highest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coronavirus<\/a> death toll. This is a crime against humanity for which Khamenei has the ultimate responsibility and must face justice.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1410997754852163592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 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 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MP: COVID-19 To Become Humanitarian Catastrophe in SE Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242470\" title=\"COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COVID-19-will-become-a-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-SE-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MP of Chabahar County said on June 30 that there would be a \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan if the COVID-19 conditions are not attended to. According to the state-run ISNA News Agency, Moinuddin Saeedi said in a parliament meeting held on June 30 that the Sistan and Baluchestan province has passed the tragedy stage and is becoming a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/mp-covid-19-to-become-humanitarian-catastrophe\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Free Iran 2021 rally will send a clear message to the world<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242475\" title=\"Free-Iran-2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Free-Iran-2020\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Free-Iran-2020-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>In little over a week, the Iranian Resistance will hold its annual convention, an event that gathers thousands of people from around the world to support the cause of democracy, freedom, and regime change in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Free Iran rally will be held while Iran has seen tremendous developments. The world watches as the Iranian regime has finally shed its threadbare fa\u00e7ade of democracy and legitimacy and has revealed its true colors: a brutal gang of criminals that have only stayed in power through violence, terrorism, and corruption.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/free-iran-rally-alternative-20210702\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s Parliament Seeks To Block All Foreign Social Networks<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242469\" title=\"Iran-social-network-bann\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-social-network-bann\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-social-network-bann-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the severe failure of domestically produced social networks and the non-use of them by Iranian users, now, after nearly three years, the plan to organize and control social media is on the agenda of the regime\u2019s parliament. Now, after the Presidential elections, it seems that parliament will enact different laws in order to organize foreign social networks, which was predictable with the entry of Ebrahim Raisi into the government as the new president.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/irans-parliament-seeks-to-block-all-foreign-social-networks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More Iranian Women Sentenced Despite Horrible Prison Conditions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242471\" title=\"Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min.jpg\" alt=\"Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Prison-conditions-Shahrzad-Nazifi-Anisa-Jafari-Mehr-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical regime\u2019s Judiciary continues to hand down prison sentences to Iranian women activists and imprison them despite terrible prison conditions during the pandemic. According to the main Iranian opposition force, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI\/MEK), the death toll in Iran due to the Coronavirus has surpassed 321,300 persons by the evening of Friday, July 2, 2021, the world\u2019s highest per capita death toll.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/07\/02\/more-iranian-women-sentenced-despite-horrible-prison-conditions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Iran News in Brief, July 3, 2021<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, July 3, 2021\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_skEaDk1Q3NI\" 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%2FskEaDk1Q3NI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/skEaDk1Q3NI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M28S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-07-03T08:54:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_skEaDk1Q3NI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FskEaDk1Q3NI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, July 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\/skEaDk1Q3NI\" 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%2FskEaDk1Q3NI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, July 3, 2021\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, July 3, 2021 Iran: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 321,300 Over 321,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 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 July 2. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 84,389, around a fourth of the actual figure. \u201cIn half of the country\u2019s provinces we are witnessing the fifth wave\u2019s increasing numbers. 62 cities and towns are registered as red zones, and there will be more. In six or seven provinces we have a significant number of red zone cities, which are mostly in the south and southeast parts of the country. Of the 62 red cities, 50 are located in the south and southeast areas. In provinces such as Tehran and Mazandaran the numbers are increasing,\u201d said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Thursday, according to the state state-run Entekhab daily. Iran: Political Prisoner\u2019s Health Deteriorated Amir Hossein Moradi, a young man arrested during the November 2019 protests, is in critical condition due to being deliberately denied access to his medication in detention. Moradi was transferred to the Investigation Unit of Iran\u2019s police station on June 15, raising fears that a new case is being prepared against him. He suffers from Pustular psoriasis which is a rare and severe form of psoriasis that involves widespread inflammation of the skin and small white or yellow pus-filled blisters or pustules. He was denied medication and clean clothing which he desperately needs for his skin condition. This has worsened his health condition. Amir Hossein Moradi returned to the quarantine ward of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary on June 27. 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