{"id":244950,"date":"2021-08-15T02:58:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T07:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244950"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:46:28","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-15-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-15-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief &#8211; August 15, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death.jpg\" alt=\"Iran's coronavirus outbreak has entered an unprecedented stage of contagion and death\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Irans-coronavirus-outbreak-has-entered-an-unprecedented-stage-of-contagion-and-death-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h2>\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 style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Sunday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranians in various cities took to the streets to protest against the inhuman negligence of their rights and wages by the officials.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 15 &#8211; Shush, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Workers and employees of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Company rallied for the 34th consecutive day, protesting not receiving answers to their economic demands.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0636\u0627\u062a_\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0631\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oSPD6cVLXj\">pic.twitter.com\/oSPD6cVLXj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426838574490660867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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\">August 15 &#8211; Isfahan, central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Farmers rallying outside the provincial governor&#39;s office and protesting the rerouting of the local Zayandeh-Rud River that has left their lands devastated.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nT8nvHKwa9\">pic.twitter.com\/nT8nvHKwa9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426802327957114880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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\">PMOI Network Inside Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Despite the nationwide crackdown on dissent, PMOI resistance units continue to challenge the security apparatus and show the people that fear is to be fought back and freedom is to be achieved.<\/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> is fully ready to overthrow the mullahs&#39; regime, say members of the opposition PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units across the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/caDzcaY1wM\">pic.twitter.com\/caDzcaY1wM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426914073015459849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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\">Today, the trial of Hamid Nouri in Sweden, and tomorrow will be Khamenei and Raisi\u2019s turn, say members of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> opposition PMOI\/MEK Resistance Units, calling for regime officials to be held accountable for crimes against humanity.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DW3DBvnIJ7\">pic.twitter.com\/DW3DBvnIJ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426903767182561287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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 style=\"text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: The Staggering Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 362,400<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-244942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic-PMOI-MEK reports over 362,400 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Infographic-PMOI-MEK-reports-over-362400-coronavirus-COVID-19-deaths-in-Iran-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) announced on Saturday, August 14, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 362,400. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 85,246, Isfahan 24,350, Khorasan Razavi 22,935, Khuzestan 22,751, Mazandaran 14,040, East Azerbaijan 13,688, Lorestan 13,260, West Azerbaijan 12,973, Fars 12,642, Gilan 11,935, Sistan and Baluchestan 10,695, Alborz 10,628, Kerman 9,138, Golestan 8,625, Kermanshah 6,598, Yazd 6,333, Hormozgan 6,255, North Khorasan 4,909, Ardabil 4,405, Zanjan 3,800, Ilam 3,668, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,749.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-the-staggering-coronavirus-death-toll-exceeds-362400\/\" 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 362,400 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\/XYXff2nnVD\">https:\/\/t.co\/XYXff2nnVD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLeCQv8ypM\">pic.twitter.com\/vLeCQv8ypM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1426793276300877828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Khamenei\u2019s Criminal COVID Policy Is Firing Back at the Entire Regime<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nInDJtQVhAU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-08T21:44:53Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_nInDJtQVhAU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to 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\/nInDJtQVhAU\" 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%2FnInDJtQVhAU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Khamenei bans the import of coronavirus vaccine to Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"January 8, 2021\u2014While the number of Covid-19 victims in Iran is reaching the 200,000 mark under the most conservative assessments, regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei specifically expressed his opposition to importing vaccines. He left no doubt that he is the first individual responsible for the killing of thousands of deprived Iranians. \u201cThe entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country are banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly,\u201d he said on Friday. \u201cIf the Pfizer company can make the virus vaccine, why do they want to give it us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK,\u201d Khamenei added. \u201cI also don\u2019t trust [vaccines approved by the World Health Organization. I don\u2019t know sometimes they want to check their vaccines on other nations to see if they work or not\u2026 I don\u2019t have a good feeling about France either\u2026 If [officials] want to procure the vaccine from other places and it is a reliable country, that is no problem,\u201d he continued. Khamenei then began promoting \u201cdomestic vaccines\u201d that are scheduled to be made by foundations under his control. According to the regime\u2019s own experts if they are even usable, they will not be available before late June or July. \u201cThe vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride,\u201d Khamenei said. \u201cOn one sample it has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. This should not be doubted\u2026 It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future,\u201d he added. Ali Khamenei&#039;s full text: The [domestic] vaccine being prepared for Covid-19 should not be questioned. This is our country\u2019s pride\u2026 It has reached the human testing phase and has been successful. God willing they will make better ones, and they will be improved day by day. It has been successful until now and God willing it will be successful in the future. The entry of American and British Covid-19 vaccines into the country is banned. I have told this to our officials and now I am saying it publicly... If they know how to make a vaccine, and if the Pfizer company can make the vaccine, why do they want to give it to us? They should use it themselves and not have such a high death rate\u2026 the same goes with the UK. They are not trustworthy or reliable. I don\u2019t know, perhaps they wish to test a vaccine on other nations to see if it works or not. And of course, I do not trust the French either.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Iran is facing a disastrous and tragic resurgence of coronavirus infection, with the number of covid cases and deaths growing at an unprecedented rate. The uncontrolled spread of virus has caused concern among regime officials and leaders who previously showed no empathy toward the health and lives of the Iranian people. And this concern is not caused by the skyrocketing coronavirus casualties but the ramifications that it can have for the regime in its entire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/khamenei-coronavirus-policy-20210814\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Health Official: Daily Deaths From COVID-19 Will Reach 800 in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Daily-deaths-from-COVID-19-will-reach-800-in-Iran-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Deputy Minister of Research and Technology in Iran\u2019s Health Ministry said in a letter on August 12 that the daily deaths from COVID-19 will reach 800 if the situation does not worsen. According to the state-run ISNA News Agency, Dr. Farid Najafi, the Deputy Minister of Research and Technology wrote a letter to Saeed Namaki, Iran\u2019s Health Minister, calling for a ban on religious mourning gatherings in the upcoming days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/daily-deaths-from-covid-19-will-reach-800-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">By Reversing Rare Conviction of a Murderous Official, Iran Welcomes New Crackdowns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Saeed-Mortazavi\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi.jpeg\" alt=\"Saeed-Mortazavi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Saeed-Mortazavi-696x435.jpeg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">On Tuesday, Iran\u2019s Supreme Court acquitted the former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi for his role in three deaths that caused vast international outcry following government crackdowns in the 2009 protests. His lawyer boasted that the decision left Mortazavi with a clean record, years after he became the only major official to face domestic legal consequences for human rights abuses perpetrated by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/by-reversing-rare-conviction-of-a-murderous-official-iran-welcomes-new-crackdowns\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\">Iranian Kurdish Prisoner Heidar Ghorbani at Risk of Execution<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kurdish-political-prisoner-Heidar-Ghorbani-696x348.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The lawyer of Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani said that the supreme court has denied his request for a retrial. Heidar Ghorbani\u2019s lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said that the Branch 27 of the supreme court has rejected his request for a retrial which he made in December 2020. \u201cThe case was sent from Revolutionary Court to the Implementation of Verdicts Unit in Kamyaran after the request was rejected, but so far no order has been issued by the branch to implement the verdict,\u201d Nikbakht said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\" title=\"International Youth Day in Iran\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2021\/08\/13\/heidar-ghorbani-at-risk-of-execution-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-14-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><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 August 14, 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: 10:00 PM CEST Sunday Protests in Iran Iranians in various cities took to the streets to protest [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":244961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-244950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-latest-news-in-brief","tag-iran-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News in Brief - August 15, 2021 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is happening in Iran today. 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