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JINA MAHSA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

In memory of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini, the cornerstone of the 'Zan. Zendegi. Azadi revolution.
16 February 2023 | By Gino d'Artali

And also
Read all about the assasination of the 22 year young Jina Mahsa Amini (Kurdistan-Iran) and the start of the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, life, freedom) revolution in Iran  2022
and the latest news about the 'Women Live Freedom' Revolution per month in
2024: May wk4 -- May wk3 part2 -- May wk 3 -- May wk2 part2 -- May wk2 -- May wk1 -- April wk4 part3  --  overview per month
and 2023: Dec wk 5 part 2 -- Dec wk 5 -- Dec week 4-3 -- Dec wk3 -- Dec 17 - 10 -- Dec week 2 and 1 -- click here for a menu overview November - Januari 2023


Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago. Update December 23, 2023

Editorial by G. d'A.: Dear reader, as a webmaster also I constantly have to guard the read-ability of the 'Cryfreedom'-outlet and sometimes decisions need to be made to have it be for your convenience and moreso in total support of the women-led revolt in Iran which inevitably will be a grand Victory. Still, choices must be made always and so I've decided to, for now, embed all the actual news about the 'NO-hijab; 'Biological terror attscks against schoolgirls'; 'Iranian journalists under siege'; 'Blinding as a weapon' and 'The hanging spree' as part of the 'Actual news' updates of the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom' section. But, if need be and urgent attention and action is needed concerning the above mentioned topics it will get an extra emphasized place as part of the actual news page-layout. Thank you for being a reader and for your support of the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' revolution.
Click here for the previously tabled topics

CLICK HERE ON HOW TO READ ALL ON THIS PAGE 
You are now at the Iran 'Woman, Life, Freedom'  section
For the 'Women's Arab Spring 1.2' Revolt news click here 

Here we are to enter THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his placeman president, Ebrahim Raisi. The message of the women when he visited a university is plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far

Dear reader, from here on the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' pages menu will look a bit different and this to avoid too many pop-ups ,meaning the underlined period  in yellow tells you in what period you are and click on another underlinded period to go there. However, when needed a certain topic will be in yellow meaning it's a link to go that topic and will open in a new window. If you dissagree about any change feel more than free to let me know what you think at info@cryfreedom.net
(Updates May 17, 2024) z



UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT. 

Articles about JINA
March 4 - February 27, 2024:
<<Iranian Teacher Arrested for <Illegal Gathering> at Mahsa Amini's Grave...
and more news

February 12 , 2024:
<<Unlawfully Imprisoned Activist and Organizer of Mahsa Jina Amini's Funeral Must Be Released on Medical Grounds
<<Mahsa Amini's Father: <Everything They Have Said and Shown is Lies>
and
WHO JINA AMINI REALLY WAS.
By Diako Alavi, a journalist from Saqqez and family friend of Mahsa Amini 
and
Jina Amini, the face of Irans uprising and revolution:
www.cryfreedom.net/the-face-of-irans-protests.htm

Click here for more articles
























We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:
 


Read her updated story here

AND

Updates of Jina Aminis' Revolution:
Part 16: December 28 - 16, 2023

Part 17: January 23 - 6, 2024
Part 18: March 4 - February 8, 2024
   

and links to earlier parts
 
Gino d'artali's opinion: We mourn AND fight!

And read also

ONGOING 'TILL VICTORY:
Jan 2024: 'WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM'
REVOLUTION

 

 

December 31, 2023 - Preface about the below 3 heroines of Iran by Gino d'Artali : Beacons of hope and inspiration on the road towards a long and free Iran . * Jina Amini, our sister/daughter who martyred herself for freedom; *Narges Mohammadi, our sister and as I call her 'mother of a free Iran' and winner of the Nobel Prize of Freedom 2023 and sentenced five times to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes but who refuses to give in to the mullahs' regime to wear a hijab or bow to their demands and therefore is refused medical care although needing it badly and bringing her live in danger but says "Victory is not easy, but it is certain"  * and Maryam Akbari Monfared, our sister who's encarcerated since 15 years and refuses to bow down to the mullahs saying "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Read all about them here and let them inspire you on your road towards a long and free Iran or as we say in the West: 'Three strikes and the mullahs' regime is out'
Be the finalizing strike dear and brave dissent

 

 

 

A to VICTORY tribute to
NARGES MOHAMMADI
Update May 6, 2024
"Tyranny will fall"
April 25, 2024
Narges Mohammadi Condemns Death Sentence of Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi...
April 10, 2024
"Nobel Laureate Critiques 'Baseless' Case Against Iranian Activists


"Victory is not easy, but it is certain"
watch it here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAMPz57Aqw 

Click here for a news-overview from January 15, 2024 'till October 31, 2023

 

 

 

 



JINA AMINI'S VOICE IS ALSO HEARD
And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update!

despite the mullahs' regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks out loud and clear

Click here for the latest news of the
'Woman, Life, Freedom'
revolution


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 













MARJAM AKBARI MONFARED

Dec 30, 2023: Not bowing for the mullahs' regime she says: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"

 

 

 

 



 

April 30, 2024
Atena Farghadani - Target on her back

 

 

April 20, 2024
Suma Pour-Mohammadi sentenced to 11 years in prison


 
Click here for more stories of Heroines of Iran 

March 12, 2024
I am a Woman! I Stand by My Beliefs!!

 

February 22, 2024 - RED ALERT
Leaked Documents Give Glimpse of Repression in Iran
 

Please do read the following articles about heroines who risk live and limb for the women-led revolution and no matter what they'll never give in nor up!and other stories: click on the underlined topics:
May 6, 2024: The Repressive Hijab Crackdown Continues with CCTV Cameras
May 5, 2024: Rising Rates of Suicides Among Female Doctors
and
Crossing the red line into politics makes you a target
May 1, 2024: Iran Women Defeat Repressive Hijab Campaign
and
Silenced-Voices - Broken Promises

and 
Click here for previous inspiring stories and  articles incl. Red Alerts

SPECIAL REPORTS PALESTINE

Click here for actual updates
and earlier news
        

'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'

May 15 - 2, 2024
Prisoners continue hungerstrikes against executions
and other news
May 7 - April 30, 2024
Most urgent call to safe Khosrow Besharat and other appeals
April 24, 2024
Death Sentence on Activist Musician Toomaj Salehi
*OHCHR - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Click here for earlier reports
 

 

May 10 - 3, 2024

'War against the No-hijabi women'
 

 

May 16 - 14, 2024
<<Kurdish political prisoners in Iran start hunger strike...
and <<Riot in the women's ward of Urmia prison following Parvin Mousavi's transfer to solitary confinement for execution...
and <<A poor woman, Razieh, 33, hanged in the Central Prison of Mashhad...
and <<Four Balochs, including a Child Killed by Direct Fire from Iranian Armed Forces...
and <<Iran Jails Workers' Rights Activist for 'Insulting Supreme Leader'...
and <<Security Crisis Stirs Iran With Violent Crimes, Brutal Hijab Enforcement...
and <<Kurdish Trader Fatally Shot by Iranian Border Guards...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!

NEXT update May 18 20.00 hours GMT

May 14 - 10, 2024
<<Deprivation of Medical Care: The Case of Laleh Saati in Evin Prison...
and <<Political Prisoner Massoumeh Nassaji, 62, Refuses Food and Medicine...
and <<Iranian director's escape stokes drama as Cannes gears up for explosive film fest...
and <<Four Kurdish Individuals Sentenced to a Total of 16 Years in Prison by Iranian Judiciary...
and <<Iran's Overworked Nurses Face Exhaustion and Even Death...
and <<Iran Sees Spike in Femicides: 23 Killed in Just Six Weeks...
and <<Iran Court Denies Release of Woman Journalist, Says 'Needs to Punish'...
and <<Zahra Shafeii Suffers Brain Stroke due to Blows to Her Head during Arrest...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!


 

May 10 - 6, 2024
<<Inside Tabriz Central Prison: Overcrowding and Sexual Abuse of Women...
and <<Uncertainty Looms Over Families of 14 Kurdish Detainees from Oshnavieh Nawroz Celebrations...
and <<Iran Deploys Drones, Surveillance to Enforce Hijab Rules...
and <<Semnan's Baha'i Cemetery Vandalized...
and <<Iran Arrests Two Protest Singers, Whereabouts Unknown...
and <<Prisoners Continue Their Hunger Strike on the 15th Week of <No to Execution> Campaign...
and <<Healthcare Crisis: Drug Shortages Endanger Iran's Thalassemia Patients...
and <<Iranian Women Prisoners at Evin Mark Labor Day With 3-Day Event...
and more news but most with a 'give way or go away' yell!

and it will also bring you through more news in May - April 2024

When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

Dear reader, let us start with the most important and calling for an even higher awareness of the dangers of the mullahs' regime.


Verishe Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi
Jinha - Womens News Agency 16 may 2024
<<Kurdish political prisoners in Iran start hunger strike
Verishe Moradi, a women's rights defender and member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), and Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist, have started a hunger strike to protest Verishe Moradi's transfer to Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
News Center- The Kurdistan Human Rights Network has reported today that Verishe Moradi, a women's rights defender and member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), has started a hunger strike to protest having been transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison on May 14.
According to the network, Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish activist and former political prisoner, has also started a hunger strike to protest Verishe Moradi's transfer to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. On August 1, 2023, Verishe Moradi was arrested and taken to an unknown location by the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Sanandaj. Pakhshan Azizi was arrested in Tehran on August 3, 2023. After being held in a detention center for five months, they were transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran. Even though nine months have passed, they have not stood trial yet.>>
Source:
https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/kurdish-political-prisoners-in-iran-start-hunger-strike-35063?page=1


Parvin Mousavi
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 16 may 2024
<<Riot in the women's ward of Urmia prison following Parvin Mousavi's transfer to solitary confinement for execution
A woman prisoner in the women's ward of Urmia Central Prison, named Parvin Mousavi, who was previously sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was transferred to solitary confinement in this prison to carry out her death sentence. Simultaneously, the prisoners of the <Naswan> ward protested and clashed with the prison officers. According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Thursday, May 16, 2024, a 50-year-old woman named Parvin Mousavi from Maragheh, East Azerbaijan province, was transferred to solitary confinement at Urmia Central Prison to carry out her death sentence. An informed source confirmed that when Parvin Mousavi was transferred to the cell, some women rioted and protested, and in the meantime, some items inside the cell were set on fire. Pravin Mousavi was arrested four years ago for drug-related charges and was sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In June of last year, she was transferred to a cell to carry out her death sentence and was returned to the women's ward of Urmia Central Prison. This woman prisoner was diagnosed with cancer in the prison, and her health status was previously reported to be unfavorable.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-51

And continue here for other be it not less 'red alert' news:

NCRI - Womens committee - 16 may 2024 - in Women's News
<<A poor woman, Razieh, 33, hanged in the Central Prison of Mashhad
At dawn on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, a woman was hanged in the Central Prison of Mashhad, northeastern Iran. The woman named Razieh was a victim of rampant poverty in Iran. Razieh, 33, had murdered her two young children, 8 and 4 years old, eight years ago, in 2016, because she could not feed them. Then, she cut her own wrist to take her own life, but she was saved by her sister. At least two-thirds of the Iranian population lives under the poverty line, with many living under what is called the <death line.>
Razieh is the seventh woman executed in 2024.
According to the information compiled by the Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, with the execution of Razieh, the number of women executed in Iran since 2007, the number of women executed reaches 237. The Iranian regime has again stepped up the wave of executions in Iran fearing another potential uprising.
Record holder of executions of women
The Iranian regime is the world's top record holder of executions of women.
No government in the world has executed so many women. The list does not account for the tens of thousands of women executed in Iran on political grounds. The NCRI Women's Committee previously mentioned that many of the women executed by the mullahs' regime are themselves victims of domestic violence against women and have acted in self-defense. An average of 15 women were executed every year under the former government in Iran. However, 26 women were executed under Raisi government in 2023, which is 11 more than the previous average. The NCRI Women's Committee calls on the United Nations, the European Union, and other relevant international organizations to take urgent action to save the lives of those on death row and stop the use of death penalty in Iran.>>
Source:
https://women.ncr-iran.org/2024/05/16/a-poor-woman-razieh/


Wahed Qaderpour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 16 may 2024
<<Another Kurdish Kolbar fatally shot by Iranian Border Guards
Wahed Qaderpour, a young Kolbar from Saqqez, was fatally shot by Iranian Border Guards at the 'Hangazhal' border in Baneh, Kurdistan (Sanandaj) Province. Considering this incident, since the beginning of this year, an average of three Kolbers have been killed each month by direct fire from Iranian Border Guards along the borders of Baneh. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Thursday morning, May 16, 2024, young Kolbar Wahed Qaderpor, from the village of 'Daren Ziyarat' in Saqqez, was shot and killed by Iranian Border Guards.
Hengaw has learned, the Iranian Border Guards, stationed at the border of Hangazhal in Baneh, killed this Kolbar with an AK-47 weapon without prior warning. Based on the statistics complied in the Statistics and Documents Center of Hengaw, Wahed Qaderpour is the 12th Kolbar that has been killed by direct fire of the Iranian Border Guards since the beginning of 2024.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-50


Four Balochs including a Child Killed
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 15 may 2024
<<Four Balochs, including a Child Killed by Direct Fire from Iranian Armed Forces
Two separate incidents have resulted in the deaths of two brothers, along with a child and his father, due to gunfire from the security and military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the cities of Hirmand and Saravan, Sistan and Balouchistan Province. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 14-year-old Bilal Nasrati died two days after being shot by security forces in Saravan. This is while the father of this child, 28-year-old Asghar Gomshad Zehi, died on the spot on Monday evening, May 13, 2024, by being shot by security forces inside his car (Peugeot Pars). Additionally, two other members of the family, a 7-year-old child and the mother, sustained injuries in the shooting. According to the Haalvsh news collection, several government vehicles stationed at the Post intersection in the center of Saravan city opened fire on the car of these individuals from several directions without prior warning. In a separate incident late on Monday evening, May 13, two brothers, Mohammad Sarani, 33 years old and father of two children, and Gholam Sarani, 38 years old and father of four children, were killed by border guards in the border village of Kando, located in Hirmand city. Furthermore, another brother, Nabi Sarani, 42 years old and father of four children, along with another individual named Nazir Rakhshani, sustained serious injuries in this incident.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-48


Mohammad Davari
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 15 may 2024
<<Civil Rights Activist, Mohammad Davari, Transferred to Shiraz Central Prison
Mohammad Davari, a Bakhtiari Lor civil activist from Dehdasht, a city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, has been arrested and transferred to Shiraz Central Prison to serve a three-year prison sentence. According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Mohammad Davari, 31, a resident of Shiraz, was summoned to Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of this city, arrested, and transferred to Adelabad Prison to serve his sentence. Previously, Mohammad Davari was sentenced by Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Seyed Mahmoud Sadati, to three years of imprisonment for <insulting Khamenei> and one year and six months for <propaganda against the government,> with three years of the sentence to be served. Additionally, this civil activist was sentenced to supplementary punishments, including a two-year ban on leaving the country with passport invalidation, a two-year ban on activities in cyberspace, and exile to the city of Bardsir in Kerman Province for two years. Mohammad Davari, a civil engineering graduate from Yasuj Azad University and a political science undergraduate student at Golestan Shiraz University, is also facing charges of <spreading falsehoods> in another case referred to the Shiraz Criminal Court. The hearing for these charges will be held in the near future by Branch 109 of this court. He has also been previously arrested and subjected to judicial sentences, including imprisonment, due to his activities over the past years.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-47


Khsraw Beshaarat
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 15 may 2024
<<Iran Executed Kurdish religious prisoner Khsraw Beshaarat
The death sentence of Khsraw Besharat, a Kurdish religious prisoner from Mahabad, was carried out after he spent 15 years in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. He was transferred to solitary confinement two weeks before his execution. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Khsraw Besharat, who had been imprisoned for fifteen years, was executed in Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj. Coinciding with the execution of one of his co-defendants, Anwar Khezri, Khsraw Besharat was also moved to solitary confinement on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Strongly condemning the execution of Khsraw Besharat, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights emphasizes that this political prisoner faced a death sentence through a process that was completely non-transparent, unfair, and illegal within the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In addition to the execution of Anwar Khezri in recent weeks, four other individuals from Khsraw Besharat's co-defendants group, namely Davud Abdullahi, Ayoub Karimi, Qasim Abeste, and Farhad Salimi, were also executed in the same prison. Khsraw Besharat, Farhad Salimi, Anwar Khezri, Qasim Abeste, Davoud Abdullahi, Kamaran Shekha, and Ayoub Karimi were apprehended on December 7, 2009, by security forces and were subsequently transferred to the intelligence agency detention center in Urmia City. Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, under the leadership of Judge Moqiseh, handed down the death sentences for these prisoners. The charges against them in the alleged murder case of <Abdul Rahim Tina> included <action against national security,> <propaganda against the government,> <membership in Salafi groups,> and <corruption on earth.> The session for the accusations against these 7 Kurdish religious prisoners took place in March 2015, with the mentioned sentences officially communicated to them on May 25, 2016. It's noteworthy that the verdict was overturned by the 41st branch of the Iranian Supreme Court, headed by Judge Razini, in 2017. An appeal was made to the 15th branch of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran, where, in June 2017, Khsraw Besharat and six other co-defendants were again sentenced to death by Judge Abolqasem Salvati. This verdict was confirmed by the 41st branch of the Iranian Supreme Court with repeated pressure from the Iranian Intelligence Department in Urmia. On Monday, March 4, 2020, it was officially communicated to Mahmoud Walizadeh Tabatabai, the lawyer representing these seven Kurdish religious prisoners. These seven individuals were initially incarcerated in Gohardasht prison and were later transferred to Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj on August 1, 2023, following the evacuation of Gohardasht prison.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-45 

Iranwire - 15 May 2024
<<Iran Jails Workers' Rights Activist for 'Insulting Supreme Leader'
An Iranian Workers' rights advocate was transferred to Adelabad prison on Tuesday to serve a three-year sentence. Mohammad Davari's conviction stems from charges of <insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran> and <propaganda against the Islamic Republic,> according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). A source close to Davari's family confirmed his incarceration to HRANA. The Shiraz Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mahmood Sadati, originally sentenced Davari to four-and-a-half years in prison in November 2023. Under Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the harshest sentence is served when a person faces multiple charges. Davari also faces additional restrictions, including a two-year travel ban, a social media ban, and a mandatory two-year residence in Bardsir County upon release. The specific actions that led to the charges against Davari remain unclear. This is not Davari's first brush with authorities. He has a history of arrests and convictions related to his activism for workers' rights. Davari holds a civil engineering degree from Yasuj University and is a Master's student in political science at Shiraz Payam Noor University.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129227-iran-jails-workers-rights-activist-for-insulting-supreme-leader/

Iranwire - 15 May 2024
<<Security Crisis Stirs Iran With Violent Crimes, Brutal Hijab Enforcement
Iran is facing a growing security crisis as violent incidents plague cities and social media floods with outrage over police brutality against women defying mandatory hijab laws. On Tuesday, images emerged of a machete attack at a Delfan County hospital in Lorestan province. Videos reportedly show attackers threatening individuals in the emergency department. Local media claims the perpetrators were apprehended, but the incident adds to a growing sense of unease among people. Further fueling concerns, social media posts by Iranian journalists expose armed robberies targeting homes in Tehran's Sardar Jangal neighborhood. Witness accounts describe gunmen terrorizing residents with Kalashnikovs and Colts, raising questions about the effectiveness of the law enforcement. These incidents come amidst a month-long crackdown on women, who oppose mandatory hijab, under the government's <Noor plan.> Social media users have likened the police's violent tactics against women to <enemy attacks> and compared them to <ISIS brutality.> Videos obtained by IranWire depict police forces beating and arresting women who refuse to wear the hijab. Authorities claim an officer responsible for one particularly brutal assault has been arrested, but the outrage continues. Many users feel a lack of security for women and children, with some reports suggesting the perpetrators in Tehran remain at large.>>
Read more here:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129222-security-crisis-stirs-iran-with-violent-crimes-brutal-hijab-enforcement/
And read more about this topic in 'War against NO-hijabi women'

Iranwire - 14 May 2024
<<Iran Records 1,559 Work-Related Fatalities in Nine Months
At least 1,559 people have died from work-related accidents in the past nine months in Iran, according to a report released by the Forensic Research Center. The head of the center, Mahmoud Khodadoost, identified falls from heights, blunt force trauma, and electrocution as the leading causes of death. The report also highlighted a significant regional disparity in work-related deaths. Tehran province recorded the highest number of casualties, with 360 deaths. Khodadoost raised further concern by pointing to an increase in work accident deaths during December.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129173-1559-work-related-deaths-in-nine-months/

Iranwire - 14 May 2024
<<Iranian Petrochemical Workers Rally for Overdue Salaries
Contract workers at Iran's Makeran Petrochemical in the Chabahar Free Trade Zone have been holding a rally since Saturday, demanding payment of overdue salaries. According to the Iran's Labor News Agency (ILNA), the company management has not provided a clear explanation for the salary delays. <The situation at the company has been poor for the past year,> a worker told ILNA. <After the Nowruz holiday [Iranian New Year in March], the payment of our wages has stalled, and managers say they can't pay.> This is not the first instance of delayed wages at Makeran Petrochemical; workers held a similar protest in March for unpaid arrears. The workers' frustration is exacerbated by a recent 35 per cent wage increase approved by the Supreme Labor Council, which they consider insufficient amid high inflation. Labor representatives have criticized the raise as <outrageous> and are advocating for additional measures to improve worker livelihoods, including an increase in housing allowances. However, the government has upheld its stance, with the Minister of Labor asserting that the current minimum wage is adequate.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129163-iranian-petrochemical-workers-rally-for-overdue-salaries/

Iranwire - 14 May 2024
<<Man Arrested After Criticizing Security Forces' Violence Against Him
Security forces of the Islamic Republic have arrested a man after he protested some officials' behavior during his previous detention. Jibraeel Pakrouh, a resident of Tabriz, was arrested by security forces at his home on Monday. He had previously criticized the police force's violent action against him and his family in videos posted on social media. Before his arrest, Pakrouh was summoned by the Tabriz Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office on charges of <spreading falsehoods.> In a video message, his daughter and son stated that security forces arrested him in a fragile physical condition and took him to an undisclosed location. Pakrouh detailed the consequences of a previous assault by officers from Tabriz's 1st Intelligence Base in a video posted on social media in March. He stated that the attack led to him getting three surgeries and multiple hospitalizations in the neurology department of Tabriz's Razi Hospital. The video documented lasting health problems, including blurred vision, balance issues, hearing impairment, a drooping eyelid, and muscle weakness, significantly impacting his daily life. Following this video's release, Tabriz police threatened Pakrouh with arrest if he continued his protest. Despite these threats, he continued to speak out in videos, criticizing the extra-legal sentences issued against him, his brother, and his son. In recent years, with the rise of anti-government protests, Iranian authorities appear to the use of force by police to suppress dissent.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/news/129154-man-arrested-after-criticizing-security-forces-violence-against-him/


Moein Tawfiqpour
Hengaw Organisation for Human Right - 14 may 2024
<<Kurdish Trader Fatally Shot by Iranian Border Guards
At the Choman border of Baneh, Kurdistan (Sanandaj) Province, young Kurdish trader Moein Tawfiqpour lost his life due to direct fire from Iranian Border Guards. According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Iranian Border Guards stationed at the Choman border of Baneh fired upon a vehicle owned by Moein Tawfiqpour, 24 years old, resulting in his untimely demise. According to a reliable source, Moein Tawfiqpour, aged 24 and married, hailed from the village of Choman. He was fatally shot by Iranian Border Guards wielding AK-47 rifles while inside his Toyota vehicle, allegedly without prior warning, on grounds of suspected illegal goods transportation.>>
Source:
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2024/05/article-44

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