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Category: Economy
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Bread or Missiles? The State’s Official Policy in a Year of Turmoil
Iran’s leadership prioritizes missile power over basic welfare, pouring scarce resources into the military amid inflation, poverty, drought and collapse, leaving governance paralyzed while…
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The Tragedy of Self-Immolation Among Street Vendors in Iran
Ahmad Baledi, a young Ahvazi Arab student, self-immolated after municipal agents violently demolished his family’s kiosk, igniting public outrage, repression, and renewed attention to…
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Ahmad Baledi: Young Arab Law Student Who Set Himself on Fire
Ahmad Baledi, a 20-year-old Arab student, self-immolated after a violent municipal raid on his family’s kiosk, sparking protests, officials’ denials, activist arrests, and renewed…
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Ayandeh Bank: How One Family Built a Bank to Feed Its Own Empire
The Ansari family created its own bank, lent billions to its companies, and turned political and religious connections into protection—until the shield around Bank…
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Ayandeh Bank: How a Private Lender Became a Byword for Kleptocracy
Ayandeh Bank’s collapse reveals insider lending and Ponzi-like deposits, losses, and delayed oversight—shifting costs to the public and spurring demands for independent supervision, transparency,…
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Waiting for War, Fearing Revolt: The Islamic Republic’s Paralysis in Crisis
Tehran wavers between war readiness and revolt control, pushing “Cold War” narratives as scarce resources and fracturing proxies deepen paralysis—shifting budgets from social needs…
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Iran’s Mines: A Menace to Local Communities, a Haven for Rent-Seeking
Parliament research shows Iran’s mining sector fosters rent-seeking and monopolies, sidelines local communities, and—rather than driving sustainable development—remains primarily extractive, degrades the environment, depletes…
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Gross Human Rights Violations at the Andirgan Gold Mine: Direct Fire on Protesters
Andirgan is not an isolated episode; it exposes the Islamic Republic’s structural securitization of social, economic, and environmental demands—especially intensified in ethnic regions like…
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No Birth Certificates and Deadly Roads: The Fate of Baloch Children
Systemic denial of identity papers forces Baloch children into hazardous seasonal labour, deadly transport, and school dropout—entrenching intergenerational poverty amid weak protections and discriminatory…
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Caspian Landgrabbing: Turning Rice Paddies into Villas
Mazandaran officials approved a deal swapping waste services for land reclassification, pulling 60+ hectares of rice paddies into village limits for villas, sidestepping legal…
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Between Surrender and Collapse: The Islamic Republic’s Search for a “Third Way”
Amid renewed sanctions and regional isolation, Tehran seeks a “third way” of survival through China and Russia—but without real integration, it risks only delaying…
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Teaching Through Repression: How Iran’s Educators Kept the Movement Alive Over the Past Year
Amid intensified crackdowns, Iran’s teachers sustained nationwide organizing, faced mass dismissals and arrests, built cross-movement solidarity, and demanded an end to securitized schooling, recognition…