{"id":262727,"date":"2022-08-26T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T06:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=262727"},"modified":"2023-02-04T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T22:04:18","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_262713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262713\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"G6A7799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799.jpg\" alt=\"G6A7799\" width=\"1000\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G6A7799-696x372.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a press conference, the National Council of Resistance of Iran announced its firm resolve to hold Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime&#8217;s President, to account for crimes against humanity and genocide for his key role as a member of the Death Commission during the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 inside Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Friday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Today, August 26, during the usual Friday prayer sermon in the main mosque of Ahvaz, while the oil minister was giving a speech about solving problems like water tension, lack of drinking water, etc., people rose up and protested the systemic hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 26 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals began protesting severe shortages of drinking water during today&#39;s prayers when the regime&#39;s Oil Minister was delivering a speech.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBOpGMo8UX\">pic.twitter.com\/hBOpGMo8UX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1563171912783519745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The workers of Abad Rahan Asalouye Company went on strike today, protesting the administrators&#8217; refusal to pay their arrears, and closed the company&#8217;s gates. These workers have been deprived of their salaries since April and are struggling with livelihood problems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">August 26 &#8211; Asaluyeh, southern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Employees of the Abad Rahan Pars International Group launched a strike today protesting their paycheck delays.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otM4HEzheu\">pic.twitter.com\/otM4HEzheu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1563175684490440706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2022<\/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: 4:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Crowd in Tehran&#8217;s Azadi Stadium Defies State During Staged Propaganda<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On August 25, before a football match between Tehran&#8217;s Esteghlal FC and Sanat Mes Kerman FC, when organizers started playing the &#8220;hello commander&#8221; song- a piece widely used to boost the morale of the regime&#8217;s followers and mercenaries in and outside Iran- the people started to protest, disturbing the staged show. They also immediately started to call Voria Ghafouri, the former captain of Esteghlal FC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aug 26- According to footage posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/socialmedia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#socialmedia<\/a>, before a football match in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tehran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tehran<\/a>&#39;s Azadi stadium, when organizers started playing the &quot;hello commander&quot; song- mainly used for state propaganda- the crowd started to protest and cried Voria Ghafouri&#39;s name. 1\/2<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iacVwVFlX2\">pic.twitter.com\/iacVwVFlX2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1563169764305805312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Voria Ghafouri has become a popular icon for standing up for social issues and defying the state on sensitive topics. Last month, when Voria expressed his support for the protests that erupted after the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/everything-the-collapse-of-the-metropol-building-in-abadan-brought-to-light\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Metropol Complex collapse<\/a> in Abadan, he became subject to the regime&#8217;s scrutiny, and consequently, Esteghlal FC announced that his contract with the club will <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/general\/soccer-fans-protest-ousting-captain-voria-ghafouri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">not be extended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 1:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">We Are Heading Towards A Revolution, Former Official Warns<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262745 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/emad-afrough-sociologist-ensafnews.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In an interview, Emad Afrough, a former member of the Iranian regime&#8217;s parliament warned that Iran&#8217;s society is heading towards a revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Society is well informed and when people see that those who claim to strive for justice and moral values are lying, give false statistics, deceive, and even consider lying permissible, they will find out that these things are not compatible with the rulers&#8217; own words and slogans,&#8221; Afrough told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensafnews.com\/365963\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Ensaf news<\/a> on August 26. &#8220;I have said many times that people no longer have that trust and governments do not have that capital because they wasted their credibility by lying, seducing, and deceiving, and society knows this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Ethnicities feel excluded because they are not given any opportunities like political participation. Despite the fact that structurally, there is no discrimination in our law, it does exist in practice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;Society is moving towards a revolution. What happens in a revolutionary situation? The elites, the people, and the civil institutions separate themselves from the echelons of power. Just as it happened in 1979.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">PRESS CONFERENCE: <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In a press conference, the National Council of Resistance of Iran announced its firm resolve to hold Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime&#8217;s President, to account for crimes against humanity and genocide for his key role as a member of the Death Commission during the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 inside Iran<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVE<\/a> PRESS CONFERENCE: <br \/>Federal Complaint Against Ebrahim Raisi for Role in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a> in Iran <br \/>The 81st U.S. Attorney Gen Michael Mukasey, Plaintiffs&#39; Counsel to Present Details &amp; Statutory Basis Thur August 25, 2022 \u2013 10:30 am (EDT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoVisa4Raisi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoVisa4Raisi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4eyldKDtH0\">https:\/\/t.co\/4eyldKDtH0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1562733440243404800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/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\">Following Death Threats, Lawyer of Political Prisoner Quits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-258535 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/political-prisoner-Saada-Khadirzadeh.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to a local source, the first court hearing of So&#8217;ada Khadirzadeh case was held online on Wednesday, August 24, in the third branch of the Criminal Court No. 1 located in Mahabad city, West Azerbaijan Province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So&#8217;ada Khadirzadeh has been accused of being an accomplice in the murder of a member of the Revolutionary Guards, which Ms. Khadirzadeh has denied. The regime&#8217;s Judiciary is said to have agreed on a 3 billion tomans bail for her temporary release.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the source, Morad Pirutinia, the son of Khezr Pirutinia, an IRGC member who was killed by unknown people on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, threatened to kill So&#8217;ada Khadirzadeh if she is eventually released by the court. Upon the threat,\u00a0Ms. Khadirzadeh&#8217;s lawyer informed the defendant&#8217;s family that he has given up continuing to represent So&#8217;ada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"text-align: justify\">On the morning of Thursday, August 18, after months of the Judiciary&#8217;s refusal to finalize her case, and after giving birth to her child in harsh conditions, <\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify\">So&#8217;ada Khadirzadeh hanged herself using a scarf when all other prisoners were asleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She was eventually rescued by her fellow inmates but local sources reported that So&#8217;ada Khadirzadeh was forced to confess and deny the news of her suicide. The Judiciary-run Mizan News Agency published the video of her forced confession.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fa\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u0628 \u06af\u0630\u0634\u062a\u0647 \u0633\u062e\u0646\u06af\u0648\u06cc \u0642\u0648\u0647 \u0642\u0636\u0627\u06cc\u06cc\u0647 \u062f\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0632\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0627\u0632 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0631\u0648\u0645\u06cc\u0647 \u0628\u0627 \u0645\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0632\u0646\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0627\u062e\u06cc\u0631\u0627 \u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0646\u062f \u0627\u062f\u0639\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0648\u062f\u0646\u062f \u062f\u0631 \u0632\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0642\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u062f\u06a9\u0634\u06cc \u06a9\u0631\u062f\u0647 \u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0648 \u06af\u0641\u062a \u0648 \u06af\u0648 \u06a9\u0631\u062f. \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u062e\u0628\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u062f\u06a9\u0634\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0631\u0627 \u062a\u06a9\u0630\u06cc\u0628 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0648 \u0627\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u06a9\u0631\u062f \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u062e\u0628\u0631 \u062f\u0631\u0648\u063a \u0627\u0633\u062a. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iMGu6OhYOL\">pic.twitter.com\/iMGu6OhYOL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u062e\u0628\u0631\u06af\u0632\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u0632\u0627\u0646 (@MizanNewsAgency) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MizanNewsAgency\/status\/1562011175910506496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2022<\/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\">Khamenei\u2019s Hold on Power Weakens as Inner Conflicts Grow in Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ali-khamenei-ebrahim-raisi\" class=\"size-full wp-image-262728 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ali-khamenei-ebrahim-raisi.jpg\" alt=\"ali-khamenei-ebrahim-raisi\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ali-khamenei-ebrahim-raisi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ali-khamenei-ebrahim-raisi-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Faced with increasing global tensions and an explosive society, the Iranian regime&#8217;s supreme leader resorted to a series of political measures to consolidate power and stabilize his regime. The epitome of this campaign was the appointment of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-news\/raisis-cabinet-a-full-roster-of-criminals-crooks-and-irgc-vets\/\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, a key figure in the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners, as the regime\u2019s president. Khamenei also purged the Majlis (parliament) of his rivals, hoping to form a united front against domestic unrest and international pressure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/khameneis-hold-on-power-weakens-as-inner-conflicts-grow-in-irans-regime\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoner in Exile Maryam Akbari-Monfared Was Attacked by an Official During Visitation Time<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-262729 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Political-prisoner-in-exile-Maryam-Akbari.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A political prisoner in exile, Maryam Akbari-Monfared, was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arashiranpor44\/status\/1562835014231867392\/photo\/1\" rel=\"noopener\">beaten by a prison official in Semnan Prison<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An informed source said that Maryam, a political prisoner in exile, had received a visit from her family. During the visit, a man named Hosseinipour, Chief of the Prison\u2019s Meeting Hall, attacked Ms. Akbari-Monfared. Kurdi, the Deputy Head of Semnan Prison in north Iran, disrespectfully rejected visitation for Maryam\u2019s two daughters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/08\/25\/political-prisoner-in-exile-maryam-akbari-was-attacked\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Also, read<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-25-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 25,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST Friday Protests in Iran Today, August 26, during the usual Friday prayer sermon in the main mosque [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":262713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-262727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","9":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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