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Iran’s Rebellious Youth Mark the Second Anniversary of The Bloody Friday of Khash
On Friday, November 1, Iran’s rebellious youth commemorated the anniversary of the “Bloody Friday of Khash,” honoring the martyrs of the courageous uprising of the people of Khash on November 4, 2022. They targeted the centers and symbols of repression and crimes of the regime in the cities of Zahedan, Mashhad, Qazvin, Karaj, and Tehran.
The Nurses’ Protest Movement
Yesterday, the dedicated nurses of hospitals in Mashhad and Yazd once again took to the streets, protesting injustice, discrimination, and unbearable living conditions.
For months now, these tireless professionals—among the most hardworking in society—have joined people across various cities in Iran, raising their voices in a determined call for their rights. The full extent of the pressure on nurses becomes evident when looking at statistics from the regime’s officials: Iran’s nurse-to-population ratio has dropped to half the global standard.[1] This shortage places an overwhelming burden on the remaining nurses, who, amid harsh conditions and deprived of basic wages and benefits, are compelled to care for a growing number of patients with inadequate staffing.
October 2024 Monthly Report – Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM)
In October, with 178 executions, there was approximately one execution every 4 hours.
Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) presents a thorough analysis of the troubling state of executions in Iran during October 2024. This month witnessed a staggering total of 178 executions, marking it as the highest monthly count in over two decades. This report details the nature and context of these executions, highlighting alarming trends, including the execution of women, child offenders, and political prisoners, and calls for urgent action from the international community.
October 2024 was characterized by a drastic escalation in executions in Iran, with 178 individuals executed throughout the month. This statistic translates to approximately one execution every 4 hours, emphasizing a relentless and ruthless application of the death penalty. The Iranian judiciary’s propensity to resort to capital punishment reflects a broader strategy to instill fear within the populace and maintain control over dissent.
A New Policy for Democratic Change In Iran
Today, the religious fascism governing Iran is the focal point of warmongering in the modern world. This is a reality acknowledged by most governments and statesmen globally. However, the practical approach they adopt to counter it only serves to strengthen it further. What are the consequences of this paradox for the world and the Middle East? The repeatedly failed approach of major powers toward this regime has been appeasement instead of facing it with firmness.
The ineffectiveness of the policy of appeasing religious fascism is now more evident than ever, prompting the urgent question: what is the correct solution? This issue was addressed at a conference in Berlin attended by Maryam Rajavi and German and international political figures.
Iran’s Economic Outlook Worsens: Challenges to Growth and Development Goals
The Research Center of the Iranian regime’s Parliament recently reported a decline in economic growth in the summer of 2024 compared to the spring, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the 14th government’s economic policies.
According to the report, Iran’s monthly economic growth in September 2024 was only 1.9% compared to the same period last year, and when excluding the oil sector, growth drops further to 1.6%. These figures represent a significant decrease from the 3.2% growth rate recorded in spring 2024 (2.5% without oil), highlighting the mounting challenges facing the administration.
A closer analysis of the report shows that the services sector contributed the most to growth in September, adding 0.89%, followed by agriculture at 0.65% and oil and gas at 0.36%. In contrast, the industries and mines sector recorded a negative growth rate of -0.04%, with factors such as power outages, reduced investment in construction, and declining sales of construction materials driving this contraction.
Shared Housing Crisis in Iran: Economic Pressures Forcing Families into Overcrowded Living Conditions
The phenomenon of shared housing has emerged as a significant social issue in Iran, pushing many families toward precarious living arrangements and threatening their stability. This trend, initially considered a solution primarily for students and single individuals, has expanded into the sphere of family life under mounting economic pressures. Driven by skyrocketing housing costs and diminishing purchasing power, more Iranian households are now forced to share homes, creating a host of social and psychological repercussions.
Ardeshir Geravand, a sociologist and social researcher, highlights the economic factors fueling this shift. In an interview with the state-run website Didban-e Iran on November 1, Geravand explained, “The increase in housing costs and the widening gap between household incomes and expenses have forced families to adopt new lifestyles. In previous decades, young couples often began married life in a family home and moved into an independent residence once financially stable. Today, however, economic crises and escalating costs are compelling many families to share living spaces.”
Systematic Human Rights Violations: Killing Political Prisoners Through Forced Illness
In recent years, reports of severe human rights violations within Iran’s prison system have surged. Political prisoners and government critics face systematic physical and psychological abuse. The Iranian regime employs ruthless measures to eliminate political dissidents, including staged suicides, enforced illness, and assassination. A particularly harrowing tactic, sometimes labeled as “biological assassination,” involves administering psychoactive drugs and inducing autoimmune diseases. These methods lead to devastating physical and mental decline, stripping prisoners of their will and control, reminiscent of Nazi atrocities and inhumane medical experiments on captives.
Four Dead Due to “Multiple Ground Subsidence” in Tehran
Ali Beitollahi, the head of the Earthquake Department at the Center for Roads, Housing, and Urban Development Research, announced that “multiple ground subsidence incidents in Tehran” have resulted in four fatalities. Among them, two people died in the ground collapse at “Meydan-e Qiyam” and two others lost their lives in a similar incident in the Shahran area. According to the state-run newspaper Etemad on Sunday, November 3, Beitollahi reported that “a firefighter and a worker” were buried under a pile of soil in the ground subsidence incident at Tehran’s Meydan-e Qiyam, while two others died in a similar accident in Shahran. According to UNESCO’s definition, “ground subsidence” refers to the “collapse or settlement of the ground’s surface,” which occurs on a large scale for various reasons.
Unauthorized Oil Drilling in Hawizeh Marshes in Iran Threatens Ecosystem
New drilling operations and road widening in the Yaran oil field within the Hawizeh Marshes, launched without authorization from Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization and with only approval from the Khuzestan Province Security Council, have been identified as a serious threat to the marsh’s ecosystem and migratory species. According to Payam-e-Ma newspaper, new oil well drilling in the Yaran field has commenced without approval from the Environmental Protection Organization.
The report states that in a session of the Khuzestan Provincial Security Council on September 7, during the final days of the former governor’s tenure, these drilling permits were issued without environmental assessments. The projects were implemented in collaboration with an oil contractor and the Khuzestan Governor’s Office.
MEK Supporters Rally in Essen, Germany, to Demand Blacklisting of IRGC and Closure of Iranian Embassy
Essen, Germany—September 28, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally and exhibition protesting the Iranian regime’s rising wave of executions. They also demanded the closure of the mullahs’ embassy in Germany and the blacklisting of the IRGC.
Stockholm, November 2, 2024: MEK Supporters Rally to Honor Martyrs of 2015 Camp Liberty Missile Attack
Stockholm, Sweden—November 2, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a rally to commemorate the martyrdom of 24 MEK members killed in a missile attack on Camp Liberty, Iraq, on October 29, 2015.
MEK Supporters Rally in Copenhagen: Demanding Closure of Iranian Embassy and Blacklisting of IRGC
Copenhagen, Denmark—November 2, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a rally and exhibition condemning the crimes of Iran’s regime, demanding the closure of the mullahs’ embassy in Denmark and the blacklisting of the IRGC.
Düsseldorf, November 2, 2024: MEK Supporters Organized an Exhibition to Condemn the Mullahs’ Regime Crimes in Iran
Düsseldorf, Germany—November 2, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition protesting the Iranian regime’s rising wave of executions. They also demanded the closure of the mullahs’ embassy in Germany and the blacklisting of the IRGC.