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Category: Human Rights
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Residents of Yasuj Protest Against Water Shortages and Dam Construction
Residents of Yasuj protest Mandegan and Khersan-3 dams, warning of aquifer destruction, livelihood collapse, and “water export” from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, demanding Pezeshkian halt…
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Tehran’s Water Rationing: From Climate Crisis to Social Inequality and Governance Failure
Tehran’s unprecedented drought and unannounced water rationing expose deep social inequalities and governance failure, as the wealthy bypass shortages, the poor bear the risks,…
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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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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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Six Days that Mattered: Qezel Hesar Hunger Strike Forces a Temporary Halt to Executions
A mass hunger strike by prisoners on death row at Qezel Hesar, amplified by families and a broad civic coalition, won a six-month suspension…
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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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1,500 Death-Row Prisoners Go on Mass Strike as Executions Surge
About 1,500 death-row inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison launched a hunger strike against mass executions, declaring: “Our patience has run out from this endless…
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Largest Campus Protest in Two Years: Khajeh Nasir Students Rally in Tehran
Khajeh Nasir students staged a rally against securitization and welfare cuts, demanding restored shuttles, affordable meals, better dorms, and an end to expulsions and…
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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…