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HAIL TO THE IRANIAN
WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against
the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini,
and his placeman president. The message of
the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or
get lost> in 2023 and still is.
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
(Updates
November 27, 2024)
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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 |
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Please do read
the above and 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
November '24
topics:
November 26, 2024:
Corruption, Black Market, and
Shortages
November 25, 2024:
Iranian Journalist's Death Exposes
Flawed Healthcare System
24 Nov 2024:
Femicide: Unpunished Crimes in
Mullahs' Iran
November 22, 2024:
Iran Faces New Fuel Price Dilemma
November 21, 2024:
Inside Baluchistan's Educational
Nightmare
And other Actual stories:
November 23, 2024: Leila
Hossein Zadeh
says NO-hijab
and
Commemoration of the Fallen for Freedom
Part 5
And more commemorational stories
and
Click here for previous inspiring
stories and articles
incl. Red Alerts |
'New' topic: a regimes' re-newed method of
torture: denial of medical care
Nov. 22 - Aug. 30, 2024:
Medical torture of women during
incarceration
November 4, 2024
"UN Expert Highlights Alarming
Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms..."
October 19-18 2024 - July 18, 2016
Health taken hostage
And read here more about the
'Nurses 'strike' back':
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
"Nurses can neutralize security
forces' efforts with unity."
August 30, 2024
and updates:
August 28, 2024:
Nurses' demands - "A nurse will
die, but will not accept humiliation,":
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"NO to executions"
campaign
In support - reflection and
updates:
Sept. 7 - August 20, 2024
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
'The mullahs' regime / OHCHR* gallows' dance'
Other updates can be read in
the 'Actual News' section
July 8 - 4, 2024:
The-death-sentence-against-Sharifeh-Mohammadi
June 15, 2024:
Prisoner Swap with Iran is
Shameful Reward
June 5 - May 23, 2024:
It |Iran| puts people to death in
order to terrorize the population into silence.
and other stories
*OHCHR - UN Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Click here for earlier reports
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November 26 - 25,
2024
Preface by Gino d'Artali:
Yesterday, GMT time, was the
so-called 'International Day against violence
against Women'
Now, since the women-led "Woman, Life,
Freedom" revolutions
are getting a growing stronger hold in the Middle East
it is always wise to face the Fact-Finding reality
and so let's read two reports of 2
trustworthy outlets
who does excactly that: |
November 22 -20, 2024
<<Rights groups demand
medical release of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges
Mohammadi...
& <<Jiyan Hisen of Kongra
Star: We will reinforce the fight against executions...
& <<Dozens of grieving
families demand reversal of death sentences for Varisheh
Moradi and Pakhshan Azizi...
& <<Kongra Star: We
wholeheartedly salute every woman who stands up against
injustice...
& <<Iranian Woman Appears
in Court After Confronting Harasser...
& <<Iran Jails Young
Protest Supporter Arrested at Memorial Ceremony...
& <<IRGC Rejects
Conditional Release Request for Political Prisoner
Mahnaz Tarah...
and more actual and revealing news |
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.
Inside Baluchistan’s Educational Nightmare
Iranwire - November 21, 2024 - by Roghayeh Rezaei
<<Neglected: Inside Baluchistan's Educational Nightmare
Elementary children flood the rooms in the morning's first light. Tiny
bodies. Infinite potential.
Afternoon arrives. Middle school students claim the same desks. Boys.
Girls. Segregated. Separated. United in their primal hunger for
knowledge.
In this village in Fanuj District in the southwestern part of Sistan and
Baluchistan province, over 1,000 residents rely on a single
six-classroom school serving both elementary and middle school students.
Although the school accommodates boys and girls, they are placed in
separate classrooms, and their recess times differ.
IranWire sources say that the school enforces strict gender segregation
policies.
Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran's youngest province with a high birth rate
of 10 babies per hour, faces a dire educational infrastructure crisis
that jeopardizes the future of its youth. Despite being home to 5 per
cent of Iran’s population, the province endures severe educational
disparities, particularly in rural areas. Civil and educational equality
activists describe the region's education state as "catastrophic." Many
villages lack schools, while other rural communities have only minimal
classroom space, often fewer than five rooms. Students in some areas
face immense challenges accessing education, with hundreds hitching
rides on fuel trucks due to the absence of proper transportation. The
existing educational infrastructure is critically underdeveloped,
standing in sharp contrast to 15 years of government pro-natalist
policies to increase population growth. However, these initiatives have
not been supported by corresponding investments in education,
particularly in provinces like Sistan and Baluchistan. The students in
Fanuj village are considered one of the luckiest in the area, as it is
the largest in the district. Students from neighboring villages flock to
it, as many nearby schools consist of only two or three classrooms for
elementary education, staffed by a single teacher for all grades. These
schools, built through charitable donations, offer no middle or high
school education, forcing students to travel long distances to Kheirabad
or Fanuj for higher education. The journey is fraught with danger;
students often use cargo Nissan trucks or motorcycles on hazardous dirt
roads. A former student shared the harrowing story of a young girl
injured in a car accident on her way to school, leaving her with severe
facial and eye injuries. Many boys risk accidents or death daily while
commuting via motorcycles. Some students stay in dormitories, but
admissions have been increasingly restricted in recent years due to
various factors. These dormitories are deplorable, with inadequate food
and unsanitary living environments. The combined challenges of poor
living conditions, long commutes, and harsh study environments drive
many students to drop out. An elementary school teacher in Rask told
IranWire that even urban schools in the province face severe
overcrowding and limited resources. "There are 40 students in each
classroom, and the space is so cramped that students can't leave their
desks to go to the blackboard and answer questions," the teacher
explained. "They have to climb over benches, and this has caused
accidents multiple times. Once, a student fell and fractured his skull.
We've raised the issue with the Rask Department of Education repeatedly,
warning of the dangers, but they are unresponsive. It’s only a matter of
time before a child suffers a serious brain injury." Another teacher
from Dashtiari highlighted even worse conditions in rural areas, where
many villages lack proper school facilities, some not even having
elementary schools. Girls are often transported to larger villages using
hired vehicles, but families must cover the costs. Financial constraints
force many families to forgo these expenses, ultimately causing their
daughters to drop out of school. The teacher pointed to the acute
shortage of educational space, citing a recently built school with only
four classrooms accommodating 450 students. The teacher explained that
one classroom was originally a storage room that had to be converted.
"The classrooms are so cramped that teachers can't move between desks.
The conditions at boys' schools are even more dire. They lack air
conditioning in the extreme heat, and many boys travel long distances on
fuel trucks, which is extremely hazardous," the teacher added. Like many
in the region, the school survives entirely on community donations. The
bathroom facilities are unsanitary and urgently need repairs. Despite
this, the children have no choice but to use them. The teacher revealed
that the school didn't even have blackboards until parents collected
money to buy them. At least four teachers and graduates interviewed by
IranWire highlighted the acute shortage of educators in Baluchistan,
particularly for specialized subjects, even at the elementary level. A
teacher from Dashtiari shared that her school lacked a first-grade
teacher for an entire month, leaving four students without instruction.
While the village is located near a main road and has decent access, it
lacks even the most basic living facilities. "Last year, two non-Baluch
teachers were brought to the school a month after the academic year
started, but they said they wouldn't stay here," the teacher said. In
2024, the Ministry of Education reported a nationwide shortage of
176,000 teachers across various levels. Experts attribute this crisis to
inadequate education budgets and the misallocation of resources,
particularly toward religious studies. The teacher shortage is most
severe in rural and marginalized areas, especially in regions with
significant ethnic and religious diversity. Moeinoddin Saeedi, a former
representative of Chabahar, noted that Sistan and Baluchistan face a
deficit of 14,000 teachers, contributing to the province's 10 per cent
share of Iran's school dropouts. Saeedi attributed this alarming dropout
rate to insufficient infrastructure, inadequate schools, and unreliable
transportation. Civil activists in Baluchistan argue that given the
province's deprivation despite its rich natural resources and unique
geopolitical position, addressing the teacher shortage requires
prioritizing local hires for the education sector. They criticize
discriminatory hiring policies in Iran that favor non-local candidates,
perpetuating high unemployment rates among Baluch graduates. A civil
activist from Dashtiari described the state of education in Baluchistan
as "deeply concerning." Highlighting girls' dropouts due to a lack of
transportation and school facilities, the activist said, "Boys turning
to fuel carrying instead of pursuing education reflects the depth of the
crisis. Hiring teachers from other provinces, only for them to leave
after a year, worsens inequality in a region that urgently needs human
resources." The activist also condemned local candidates' exclusion in
yearly teacher recruitment exams, calling it a clear example of
"inequality and injustice." These discriminatory practices, they said,
not only exacerbate the challenges in education but also deepen feelings
of hopelessness and resentment among local youth. In addition to the
shortage of teachers in Baluchistan, the lack of specialized educators
is another significant issue. A teacher from Dashtiari told IranWire
that in some villages, a single instructor is responsible for all six
elementary grades. Teachers with no expertise in mathematics or English
are often assigned these roles, leading to poor educational outcomes. A
graduate from Rask shared that many of the non-local teachers assigned
to Baluchistan are inexperienced or conscripts who lack basic teaching
skills and cannot explain even the most straightforward concepts to
students. According to them, the mismatch between the teachers' academic
backgrounds and the subjects they are required to teach is a primary
reason for the lack of progress in these schools. "You have philosophy
graduates teaching biology or health science majors instructing first
graders. These teachers often stick to the textbook and avoid questions
because they can’t answer them," they explained.
Another graduate from Qasr-e-Qand reported that many teachers in the
region are hired on temporary contracts without passing entrance exams.
Some are so unmotivated that they neglect even basic attendance duties.
The lack of investment and oversight by the Ministry of Education and
school administrators further compounds the crisis. A graduate from Rask
said, "Schools in the province are predominantly built through community
donations, with no long-term planning from the government. Funds
allocated for school construction are often embezzled by officials, many
of whom are aligned with the Basij militia," they said. According to the
accounts of graduates and teachers who spoke with IranWire, the Ministry
of Education has essentially abandoned the education system in
Baluchistan. A civil activist from Dashtiari added that personal
connections heavily influence school construction in the province. Those
with "influential connections" manage to secure six-classroom schools
through donations, while others are left with inadequate facilities.
"The lack of effective oversight deprives countless students of their
basic right to education. This neglect not only negatively affects the
quality of education but also jeopardizes future generations," they
said. A graduate from the Polan region recounted the harrowing reality
of their village's only elementary school, which, until three years ago,
lacked a proper roof. "When it rained, or the wind blew, the classrooms
would flood, and the roof was at constant risk of collapse. The school
often closed for months, forcing us to hold classes in a villager's
house while they were away in Chabahar," they recounted. Despite
widespread knowledge that many girls drop out due to the long distances
to school, provincial education officials have failed to implement
policies to make education more accessible.
In some cases, they've made it even harder.
A young Baluch woman highlighted students' difficulties in attending
school and sitting for exams.
"Students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades now have to travel to Polan for
exams. Many families can't afford transportation, which means students -
especially girls - drop out at this stage. My cousin missed several
exams because the distance was too long, and transportation wasn't
always available," she said. Schools' lack of sanitary facilities
further exacerbates challenges for female students. She added, “Girls
struggle to get to school, only to find no water or proper bathrooms.
Recently, a relative of mine in 10th grade started her period at school.
The principal called her family to pick her up. Imagine there isn't even
water at school, let alone anything else." With minimal government
support in Baluchistan, the education system heavily relies on the
community and parents. A resident of Delgan said that the education
system essentially abandons schools in Baluchistan, and locals have
stepped in to address issues neglected by authorities. "Schools here
receive no support from the administration. The community does
everything. Recently, an entire school's electrical wiring was stolen.
The administration did nothing, so the locals had to replace it
themselves," they said.
Baluch students face the dual burden of systemic neglect and ideological
discrimination, making even basic education a distant dream. This
starkly contrasts Article 30 of Iran's Constitution, which says, "The
government is obligated to provide free education and facilities for all
up to the end of secondary school."
Yet, in Baluchistan, this promise remains unfulfilled.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/features/136299-neglected-inside-baluchistans-educational-nightmare/
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