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Many Workers’ Protests in Iran This Week

Iranian workers

By Pooya Stone

Despite the current risk of the coronavirus and the ongoing risk of violent suppression by the government, Iranians from various occupations have held protest rallies in several cities across Iran to protest their dire living conditions.

Coronavirus Protests in Urmia Prison

Urmia Prison

By Jubin Katiraie

Prisoners at Urmia Prison in Iran set fire to their blankets and the “secure section” of the facility on Tuesday as part of their protest over fears of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Iran – More Than 95% of Smuggling Is Done by Official Sources

Iran Smuggling

By Pooya Stone

That smuggling in Iran is organized by the regime itself is nothing new, and that this regime has destroyed Iran’s economy and production in the past 40 years is not new too.

Six Workers’ Protests in Iran on Tuesday

Iran protests May 2020

By Jubin Katiraie

At least six protests over economic woes were held by Iranians across the capital and the northwestern and south-western provinces on Tuesday.

Khuzestan Prison Organization Admits Coronavirus Infections

Iran Khuzestan coronavirus

By Pooya Stone

Authorities from the Iranian prison system have finally acknowledged, in a statement on Sunday, that many prisoners in Khuzestan Province are infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Iraq Once Again Rises Against Iran’s Puppet Government

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Iraq uprising 2020

By Jubin Katiraie

Anti-government protests started again in Iraq as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with security forces in Baghdad on Sunday. The protests follow the appointment of Mustafa al-Kadhimi as Prime Minister, bringing an end to months of relative calm.

Female Iranian Political Prisoner Pens Letter About Pressure on Fellow Inmates

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

By Pooya Stone

A female political prisoner has revealed that the authorities are intensifying pressure on female political prisoners by transferring them to Qarchak Prison in Varamin, the notorious women’s prison that she is held in.

Iran’s Officials Confiscate House of Political Prisoners

Fatemeh Mosanna and Hassan Sadeghi

By Jubin Katiraie

The Iranian authorities have made the children of two political prisoners homeless by confiscating their homes.

Iran: Poverty Line Approaches 9 Million Tomans

The poverty line constantly rises while many people have nothing to feed their families

By Pooya Stone

On May 8, Dr. Mohammad Reza Mahboub-Far, a social pathologist, revealed surprising truths about the Iranian people’s conditions and the state of the poverty line in Iran. “In May 2019, the poverty line was announced at 8 million tomans [$506]. Regrettably, today, the poverty line for a family of four has approached nearly 9 million tomans [$539],” ROKNA quoted Mahboub-Far as saying.

Iran Arrests Three and Closes 147 Shops for “Not Following Sharia Law”

Iran seals shut 147 shops, arrests 3 people for eating in Ramadan

By Pooya Stone

The Iranian authorities have sealed shut 147 shops and arrested three people in several provinces across the country for “not following Sharia law” during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.