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Grim Reality for Iranian Workers: 10,000 Annual Deaths Amid Systemic Exploitation
The shocking news released by the Iranian regime’s Deputy Health Minister about the annual death of 10,000 workers due to work-related accidents, despite all the cover-ups and distorted statistics provided by regime officials, points to the silent tragedies afflicting Iranian workers under the mullahs’ rule. Statistics indicate that 96 percent of workers are employed under temporary contracts, without job security or insurance, and in high-risk conditions.
In the catastrophic explosion in Bandar Abbas, a major port city in southern Iran, regime sources, including Bahar News, reported that over 90 percent of the maritime company workers present at the docks during the explosion were either missing or turned to ash. The names of most of them were not registered anywhere, and many reportedly lacked birth certificates or identification cards.
Femicide in Iran: A Never-Ending Tragedy of Silence and Blood
In just 15 days, Iran witnessed at least 9 cases of femicide across various parts of the country—women brutally murdered as victims of domestic abuse, so-called “honor” killings, and the chronic failures of protective institutions. Each of these killings is a human tragedy, yet they are often lost in official statistics and gradually normalized in the public conscience.
The relentless recurrence of such crimes is not the result of “momentary rage” or “personal disputes,” as often portrayed, but rather the direct consequence of structural inequality, a culture that tolerates violence, and the silence of responsible institutions.
Iranian Truck Drivers Launch Nationwide Strike Over Fuel Quotas, Insurance Costs and Economic conditions
On Thursday, May 22, 2025, truck drivers across Iran began a nationwide strike, suspending operations in protest of what they describe as worsening economic and professional conditions. The movement began in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. It quickly spread to other major urban centers, including Tabriz, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Shiraz, Arak, Sirjan, Ilam, Darreh Shahr’s Abbasabad, and Parvizkhan.
The strike was sparked, in part, by a recent fatal explosion at Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of several truck drivers. In response, many drivers halted their work in solidarity, gathering at freight terminals and transit hubs while refraining from transporting goods. Demonstrators cited longstanding grievances, including reduced diesel fuel quotas, rising insurance premiums, low freight tariffs, and insufficient government support.
Canada: MEK Supporters in Vancouver and Winnipeg Condemn Executions in Iran and Honor PMOI Founders
Canada – May 17, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Vancouver and Winnipeg to protest the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, with a particular focus on recent death sentences handed down to political prisoners.
The rallies also marked the 60th anniversary of the PMOI/MEK’s founding in 1965. Demonstrators paid tribute to six decades of the organization’s steadfast resistance against two tyrannical regimes: the overthrown monarchy of the Shah and the current theocratic dictatorship. They honored the MEK’s enduring commitment to achieving a free and democratic Iran.
Iran: Cement Industry Crisis; Factory Shutdowns, Pressure on Housing Market and Stock Exchange
As power outages increase and cement factories halt production, the price of this essential construction material has experienced a rare surge. Construction industry stakeholders are calling this situation a “disaster” for the housing market. Pezhman Jouzi, head of the Construction Industry Association, warned on Thursday, May 22, in response to the rising cement prices due to electricity and energy shortages, saying: “For the public, the news of cement becoming more expensive might just be news, but for housing producers, it is a disaster with damaging consequences.”
He criticized the ongoing power cuts to industries, adding: “The housing problem in Iran stems from internal mismanagement, not foreign sanctions. Power outages in foundational industries like cement directly harm housing production.”
Iran’s Power and Water Crisis Deepens Amid Warnings and Mismanagement
Iran is once again grappling with widespread power outages that are disrupting daily life across the country—affecting not only electricity access but also water supply and internet connectivity. The crisis mirrors similar patterns from previous years, highlighting long-standing infrastructure vulnerabilities and governmental mismanagement.
While the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company (ABFA) urges residents of upper-floor apartments to use electric pumps to maintain water pressure, frequent blackouts render this advice impractical. The contradiction is not lost on citizens: without electricity, the pumps needed to access water simply don’t work.