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Protests on Saturday in Iran
On Saturday, several reports from inside Iran indicate continuing protests in different cities and provinces. Teachers in Tehran, municipal workers in Khorramshahr, and environmentalists in Khuzestan province were among the protesting groups.
Jul. 3 – Tehran, #Iran
Young teachers gathered outside the Ministry of Education to demand official jobs. They have been sleeping on the streets for the past few nights and say they will not leave until they get their rights. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/iZp9GNKGf2— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 3, 2021
Jul 3 – Khorramshahr, SW #Iran
Municipal workers in Khorramshahr gathered today to demand 6 months of their unpaid wages and 10 months of their unpaid insurance. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/00akyrXpMm— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 3, 2021
Khuzestan, SW #Iran
Environmentalists gathered today outside the Khuzestan Utilities Dept. demanding water for the Hour al-Azim marsh. They believe the lack of water in the marsh due to the closure of dams will lead to an environmental crisis in the area. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/4BTD6VVLlF— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 3, 2021
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Iran: The Staggering Number of Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 321,300
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, July 2, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 321,300. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 75,176, Isfahan 21,715, Khuzestan 20,351, Khorasan Razavi 19,565, West Azerbaijan 11,943, Fars 10,802, Alborz 9,138, Sistan and Baluchestan 7,826, Kerman 7,388, Kermanshah 6,198, Kurdistan 5,467, Hormozgan 4,790, Ardabil 3,950, Bushehr 3,484, and South Khorasan 2,966.
Due to the regime’s criminal policies, including the ban on purchase of vaccines from the U.S. and Europe, #Iran has the world’s highest #Coronavirus death toll. This is a crime against humanity for which Khamenei has the ultimate responsibility and must face justice.
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 2, 2021
MP: COVID-19 To Become Humanitarian Catastrophe in SE Iran
The MP of Chabahar County said on June 30 that there would be a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan if the COVID-19 conditions are not attended to. According to the state-run ISNA News Agency, Moinuddin Saeedi said in a parliament meeting held on June 30 that the Sistan and Baluchestan province has passed the tragedy stage and is becoming a humanitarian catastrophe.
Free Iran 2021 rally will send a clear message to the world
In little over a week, the Iranian Resistance will hold its annual convention, an event that gathers thousands of people from around the world to support the cause of democracy, freedom, and regime change in Iran.
This year’s Free Iran rally will be held while Iran has seen tremendous developments. The world watches as the Iranian regime has finally shed its threadbare façade of democracy and legitimacy and has revealed its true colors: a brutal gang of criminals that have only stayed in power through violence, terrorism, and corruption.
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Iran’s Parliament Seeks To Block All Foreign Social Networks
With the severe failure of domestically produced social networks and the non-use of them by Iranian users, now, after nearly three years, the plan to organize and control social media is on the agenda of the regime’s parliament. Now, after the Presidential elections, it seems that parliament will enact different laws in order to organize foreign social networks, which was predictable with the entry of Ebrahim Raisi into the government as the new president.
More Iranian Women Sentenced Despite Horrible Prison Conditions
The clerical regime’s Judiciary continues to hand down prison sentences to Iranian women activists and imprison them despite terrible prison conditions during the pandemic. According to the main Iranian opposition force, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK), the death toll in Iran due to the Coronavirus has surpassed 321,300 persons by the evening of Friday, July 2, 2021, the world’s highest per capita death toll.
Iran News in Brief, July 3, 2021
Read more: Iran News in Brief – July 2, 2021
