{"id":243488,"date":"2021-07-20T01:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T06:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=243488"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:55:11","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; July 20, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Khuzestan-Water-Protests-696x435.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Sosangar-02-1.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Despite The Killing, The Movement Lives On<\/h3>\n<p>Just as every other time, when people stood up and cried for freedom, justice and the right to live with dignity, the regime tried to brutally crack down and kill dissent. But after four decades of plundering and massacre, the majority of the Iranian people have already lost everything they could build their lives upon. With their backs on the wall, there&#8217;s no way other than forward.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 20 &#8211; Khuzestan province, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Major turnout for traditional ceremonies during the burial of three protesters killed by regime security forces during recent protests over water shortages across this province.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062e\u0648\u0632\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646_\u062a\u0646\u0647\u0627_\u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cKsvsb4LZb\">pic.twitter.com\/cKsvsb4LZb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417502825211338754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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\">July 20 &#8211; Izeh, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Another city of Khuzestan province joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> over severe water shortages. <br \/>For five consecutive nights protesters are blaming the regime&#39;s erroneous policies and mismanagement for their crisis.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062e\u0648\u0632\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646_\u062a\u0646\u0647\u0627_\u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UpHclhiDAy\">pic.twitter.com\/UpHclhiDAy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417517180128698369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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>UPDATE: 1:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Nationwide Protests In Iran<\/h3>\n<p>While officials in the highest echelons in Tehran are trying to find a way on how to address the uprising in the South, people throughout the country continue to flood the streets and raise their voices to protest and demand their rights.<\/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 \/>Isfahan\u2014on the 31st consecutive day of the nationwide strike, project workers in Fouladshahr marched venting their anger over officials&#39; indifference toward their dilemmas.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TNfeVAOYT3\">pic.twitter.com\/TNfeVAOYT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1417402123671818240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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 20- Tabas, NE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Livestock farmers gathered, pouring milk on the ground, to protest the regime&#39;s corruption, erroneous policies &amp; mismanagement which has driven them into bankruptcy. <br \/>They say the government&#39;s subsidies are coming out of their income. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zgYM5CUykq\">pic.twitter.com\/zgYM5CUykq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1417421762262978560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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. 20 &#8211; Gonabad, NE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>  <br \/>Shop owners\/bazaar merchants gathered to protest the closure of the bazaar. They want the bazaar to be open 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. The COVID-19 Headquarters said the bazaar can only be open from 8am-1pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/evB0hvYzyq\">pic.twitter.com\/evB0hvYzyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Wire (@IranNW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNW\/status\/1417406291878764578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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>UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Death to the Islamic Republic, People Chanted In Tehran Today<\/h3>\n<p>This morning, a crowd waiting in the Tehran metro, mainly containing young women, used the opportunity to express their anger and frustration about the corrupt system that starves the population and oppresses the cries for justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">July 20\u2014Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Sadeghieh Metro Station<\/p>\n<p>People chanting:<br \/>&quot;Down to the [mullahs&#39; regime] principle!&quot;<br \/>&quot;Death to the Islamic Republic!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rdqmpfPSAK\">pic.twitter.com\/rdqmpfPSAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417374211472044065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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\">July 20 &#8211; Tehran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Sadeghieh Metro Station<\/p>\n<p>People chanting:  &quot;Death to the Islamic Republic!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gLjqG4bkYA\">pic.twitter.com\/gLjqG4bkYA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417372933765230596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 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: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Over 332,800 Deaths, Highest Number of Deaths in 49 Days<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-332800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-332800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 332,800 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-332800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-332800-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-332800-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-332800-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-332800-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Over 332,800 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&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) as of Monday afternoon local time, July 19. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 87,374, around a fourth of the actual figure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-disaster-20200612\">coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0death toll in various provinces include: 77,596 in Tehran, 22,530 in Isfahan, 21,166 in Khuzestan, 20,235 in Razavi Khorasan, 12,885 in Mazandaran, 12,258 in West Azerbaijan, 11,247 in Fars, 10,831 in Gilan, 10,065 in Qom, 9508 in Alborz, 8911 in Sistan &amp; Baluchistan, 7983 in Kerman, 7785 in Golestan, 5652 in Yazd, and 5405 in Hormozgan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-coronavirus-news-332800-deaths-20210719\" 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 332,800 people have died of the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> in 547 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\/VDu0IUqyb9\">https:\/\/t.co\/VDu0IUqyb9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jcIQIgsTgj\">pic.twitter.com\/jcIQIgsTgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417264991820947471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-Ahwaz-03-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-Ahwaz-03-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iran-Ahwaz-03-1-696x367.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>Iran: Fifth Consecutive Night of Protests in Ahvaz, Hamidiyeh, Kut-Abdollah, Veys, Susangerd, and Shooshtar<\/h3>\n<p>Defiant youth in Khorramabad launch solidarity demonstration with Khuzestan uprising<br \/>\nOn the evening of Monday, July 19, the people of Khuzestan\u2019s uprising against the clerical regime continued despite the regime\u2019s severe repressive measures and deployment of reinforcements for the fifth consecutive night running. Thousands of brave youths of Khuzestan took to the streets in Kuy-Alavi and Shelangabad regions of Ahvaz, Hamidiyeh, Veys, Kut-Abdollah, Susangerd, and Shooshtar to protest against severe water shortages.<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-fifth-consecutive-night-of-protests-in-ahvaz-hamidiyeh-kut-abdollah-veys-susangerd-and-shooshtar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Poverty, inflation, unemployment, disease, water shortages, and power cutoffs are the clerical regime\u2019s only gifts to the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. Freedom &amp; justice can be realized just by overthrowing the clerical regime and the establishment of democracy and popular sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1417230668199825412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 19 &#8211; Susangerd, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>A large crowd surrounds the local governor&#39;s office demanding his resignation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062e\u0648\u0632\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZ1rMfMaED\">pic.twitter.com\/GZ1rMfMaED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417207432195952651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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\">July 19 &#8211; Ahvaz, Hamidieh district, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br \/>Locals continuing protests over severe water shortages into the fifth consecutive day.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R5ZRuTphjN\">pic.twitter.com\/R5ZRuTphjN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1417179428161982464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 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\">Khuzestan: Fourth Day of Protests Over Water Shortages<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ahwaz-protests-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ahwaz-protests-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ahwaz-protests-1-696x441.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On Sunday night, the people of Iran\u2019s Khuzestan province returned to the streets to resume their protests over severe shortages of water during the hot summer season. Protests were reported in the cities of Ahvaz, Susangerd, Kut Abdollah, Shush, Karkheh, Jofeir, Abdulkhan, Seyyed Abbas, Shaver and many others. Protesters chanted anti-regime slogans and blocked roads. Instead of solving the water crisis, which is endangering all life in the province, the regime has dispatched security forces to quell the protests. Security forces opened fire on protesters killing and injuring several people. The identity of three victims has so far been confirmed, including a 17-year-old boy, but the casualties are likely to be higher.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/khuzestan-province-water-shortage-protests-20210719\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Video Report: Protesters Demand Water for Fourth Night in SW Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Protesters demand water for fourth night in SW Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_IVAVfqkjLSw\" 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%2FIVAVfqkjLSw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IVAVfqkjLSw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M20S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-07-20T09:51:24Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_IVAVfqkjLSw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FIVAVfqkjLSw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Protesters demand water for fourth night in SW Iran<\/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\/IVAVfqkjLSw\" 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%2FIVAVfqkjLSw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters demand water for fourth night in SW Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iranian Arabs gathered in several cities in Iran&#039;s Khuzestan province for the fourth night on July 19. Protesters in at least 17 cities have taken to the streets in the past 4 days. Large numbers of anti-riot police were dispatched to the restive cities in southwestern Iran to quell the protests. Riot police used extreme force, sometimes lethal, to crackdown on protesters who only demanded water. Gunshots were heard in several videos. Protesters chanted &quot;People want the regime\u2019s downfall&quot; and \u201cWe won\u2019t bow down\u201d in Arabic, also chanting for water. Locals also blocked the main roads by creating roadblocks with burning tires. Many protesters were injured and detained. It\u2019s not yet clear how many protesters were injured and detained. There are also reports of internet disruption in the restive cities. Iranians blame the regimes\u2019 mismanagement for the severe water shortages in Khuzestan Province.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Arabs gathered in several cities in Iran\u2019s Khuzestan province for the fourth night on July 19. Protesters in at least 17 cities have taken to the streets in the past 4 days. Large numbers of anti-riot police were dispatched to the restive cities in southwestern Iran to quell the protests. Riot police used extreme force, sometimes lethal, to crack down on protesters who only demanded water. Gunshots were heard in several videos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/video-report-protesters-demand-water-fourth-night\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">12 Executions in One Week by Iran Regime\u2019s Judiciary Headed by Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje\u2019i<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-242449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left.jpg\" alt=\"Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Perpetrators-of-the-1988-massacre-Ebrahim-Raisi-Right-Gholamhossein-Mohseni-Ejei-Center-and-Hossein-Ali-Naieri-Left-696x437.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei last year decided to contract his government and started slowly to eliminate the figures of the so-called reformist faction in the hope of strengthening its government and being able to face upcoming protests and as well external crises. The final bullet of this decision was the appointment of Ebrahim Raisi as the regime\u2019s president, not least because the overwhelming majority of the people of Iran boycotted the presidential election. Along with this contraction, Khamenei appointed the infamous and cruel Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje\u2019I as the chief of the judiciary, replacing Ebrahim Raisi. It seems that the execution machine of this regime has started its work again so that the regime executed 12 persons last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/12-executions-in-one-week-by-iran-regimes-judiciary-headed-by-gholam-hossein-mohseni-ejei\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Economy in Ruins<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-economic-crisis-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iran's economic crisis (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Irans-economic-crisis-1-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran&#8217;s economy is grappling with several crises due to structural corruption. Crises rendering negative growth, inflation, and high prices, shrinking people&#8217;s purchasing power while pushing at least 60 million Iranians across the country further into poverty and misery. A part of this critical situation can be seen in farmers&#8217; and ranchers\u2019 protests over severe water shortages and the high cost and shortage of livestock feed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iran-economy-corruption-inflation-skyrocketing-prices-unemployment-20210719\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">More Inmates Showing Symptoms of COVID-19 in the Women\u2019s Ward of Evin<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-Evin-min-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There are growing concerns over widespread infection with Covid-19 in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison. More recent reports from the women\u2019s ward of Evin indicate that more inmates are showing symptoms of the Covid-19 in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison. Aliyeh Motallebazadeh, a photographer and a women\u2019s rights activist, who is presently detained in the women\u2019s ward of Evin, sent out an audio file on Saturday, July 17, saying that her fellow inmates are contracting the Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/07\/19\/more-inmates-showing-symptoms-of-covid-19-in-the-womens-ward-of-evin\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian Kurd Killed Under Torture in NW City<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Iranian-Kurd-killed-under-torture-in-NW-city-Rahman-Ahmadian-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An Iranian Kurd was killed under torture on July 16 in Urmia\u2019s Intelligence Office Detention Center. According to the report by the Hengaw Organization, the man was identified as 38-year-old Rahman Ahmadian. Rahman and other citizens including his neighbor were detained by Intelligence agents on July 13. A close friend of Rahman said that the Intelligence agents called the Ahmadian family on Sunday, July 18, and told them to come to take Rahman\u2019s body from the detention center. The agents told Rahman\u2019s family that he had hanged himself in the detention center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iranian-kurd-killed-under-torture-in-nw-city\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-july-19-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">Iran News in Brief \u2013 July 19, 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 7:30 PM CEST Despite The Killing, The Movement Lives On Just as every other time, when people [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":243454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-243488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief - July 20, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. 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