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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST
More Protests Reported on Saturday in Iran
Today, more than 1600 employees of the Department of Natural Resources in Fars province gathered to protest against the company’s decision to ask them for a re-pay for the lands they had purchased 20 years ago. Now, the employees must deposit 250 million tomans to prove ownership of the land they had already purchased.
Workers of Susangard Municipality held a rally today, protesting the officials’ refusal of 8 months’ salary.
A number of scammed people who fell victim to Ghadr Cooperative rallied in front of the regime’s Ministry of Labor in Tehran to protest against the company’s failure to deliver the units they had bought eight years ago.
On Saturday, active and retired employees of the National Iranian Airlines (Homa) gathered in front of the Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development to protest against the officials’ refusal to address their demands. Homa employees are protesting against their poor job and living conditions and want their salaries increased in order to keep up with the skyrocketing inflation and other multiple economic hardships.
A group of workers at the Pabdana Coal Mine in Kerman held a rally at the entrance of their workplace to protest the official’s refusal to address their demands.
A group of truck drivers and crane operators of Gachsaran Chemical Complex went on strike and refused to continue their work. The protesting drivers, among other things, demanded an increase in their salaries and timely receipt of their wages.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Ebrahim Raisi’s Administration has No Agenda, State Media Admits
The state-run ‘Setareh Sobh’ newspaper wrote: “It has been about 50 days since the new government took office and the government has failed to show any serious indication of resolve for returning to the negotiating table, reviving the JCPOA, confirming the FATF bills, and lifting of sanctions… Continuing this will have two unfortunate consequences; One is the reshaping of the global consensus against Iran, similar to what happened under Barack Obama (and under Ahmadinejad), and the other one is the continuation of current sanctions that the United States is likely to impose on Iran if the Vienna talks fail and the JCPOA is scrapped.”
The state-run newspaper Arman also wrote: “Since the new administration stepped into office, one can learn that the government lacks an economic plan and strategy … The government’s strategy for the economy and foreign policy is not clear, nor are the targets it is persuing.”
Arman daily added: “Today, Iraq owes our country $5 billion for gas, electricity and other exports. However, Iraq does not pay this money to Iran due to sanctions. This means that Iraq is waiting for the U.S. green light to lift sanctions on Iran. If Raisi does not move towards compliance with the JCPOA and lifting the sanctions, Iran’s economic situation will worsen and the country will face new challenges.”
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Rajavi Case: Federal Prosecutor’s Office Must Investigate the Iranian Killer Squad
The murder of the Iranian opposition activist Kazem Rajavi over 30 years ago is being reassessed under the aspect of genocide. It’s not just about one of the most nefarious crimes in Swiss criminal history. The murder of the Iranian opposition member Kazem Rajavi on April 24, 1990 in the area of the Lake Geneva municipality of Coppet (VD) also has an eminently political component.
UPDATE: 3:30 AM CEST
Saturday Protests in Iran
This morning, drivers in Bushehr, Southern Iran, joined their fellow oil workers who have been on strike for several months and stopped working. These workers have complained to the Ministry of Labor, protesting against the unfair work conditions as well as the terms of their contracts but officials have failed to listen to their demands.
Also today, a group of rural telecommunication agents from all over the country gathered in front of the office of the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO) in Tehran. These workers were protesting against discrimination and low wages.
Hardworking fishermen from Hendijan gathered at the city’s Grand Mosque on Friday, to protest the confiscation of their fishing boats by the navy, demanding the return of their boats.
The obvious theft, which was revealed by secretly filming of witnesses and fishermen, showed the naval forces of Mahshahr port who have been hitting the income of hardworking fishermen and their families.
Izeh preschool teachers, who were fired after several years of teaching, held a rally in front of the Khuzestan governor’s office this morning, protesting the unfair treatment from the officials.
Pharmacists held a rally in front of the Ministry of Health on Saturday to make officials listen to their demands.
LPG liquefied gas drivers held a protest rally in front of the Robat Karim governor’s office protesting the gas shortages.
Cyclone Hits Iranian Shores
As expected, the tropical storm named ‘Shahin’ approached the Sea of Oman and hit the Iranian shores. State-run IRNA news agency reported today: “Tropical storm Shahin arrived in Chabahar city in southern Sistan and Baluchestan this morning, starting with rain.”
According to the director-general of meteorology of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, Shahin has now turned into a severe cyclonic storm, and its offshore winds are expected to reach 120 kilometers per hour and even more.
Iran Plays for Time as Pessimism Grows Over Nuclear Talks
Politico— Iran is stalling. A new hard-line regime in Tehran has insisted it wants to return to the negotiating table and revive talks over a deal to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. But its actions are telling a slightly different story.
In recent days, Iranian officials have held dozens of meetings with foreign officials to discuss the nuclear talks — but revealed few details about when they will return and what they want. And the regime continues to play a game of brinkmanship with the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency, striking deals to avoid censures, only to block access for inspectors days later.
UPDATE: 1:00 AM CEST
Iranian Oil Tanker Spotted Heading en route Lebanese Hezbollah
Tanker Trackers, a tanker and cargo ship tracking company, said it had spotted an Iranian tanker that is carrying fuel from the Iranian regime which entered the Gulf of Suez from the Red Sea on Friday.
The third tanker carrying Iranian gasoil or gasoline for Hezb'Allah's distribution in #Lebanon (via Baniyas, Syria) has now re-appeared on AIS. Her name is FORTUNE (9283746) and has entered the Gulf of Suez from the Red Sea. FAXON, FOREST and FORTUNE visited Venezuela in 2020. pic.twitter.com/17fD0VqjZP
— TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) October 1, 2021
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati stated in September that Hezbollah’s import of fuel from the Iranian regime, which is taking place without governmental permission, remains a “violation of Lebanese sovereignty.
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Flooding Disrupts Life in Astara, Northern Iran
According to the head of the regime’s governorate in Astara, heavy rains over the past few days have caused flooding on roads and disrupted people’s livelihoods. The Khalilabad neighborhood and Shahid Rostamian street are underwater and the residents of the area are forced to move by boat.
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Takes the Lives of 445,200
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, October 1, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 445,200. In Tehran, at least 104,376 have lost their lives to Coronavirus, Khorasan Razavi 36,555, Isfahan 29,790, Khuzestan 27,285, Mazandaran 16,625, Fars 15,984, West Azerbaijan 15,968, Gilan 15,575, Lorestan 14,915, Alborz 13,038, Hamedan 8,368, Central Province 8,148, Kermanshah 8,004, Hormozgan 7,570, Kurdistan 7,057, Qazvin 4,954, and Ilam 4,228.
#Iran Coronavirus Update
More than 445,200 people have died of the novel #coronavirus in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.
Full Reporthttps://t.co/4ndF0n2Hin pic.twitter.com/UKtce8u87S
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 1, 2021
With Every Execution, the Iranian Regime Is Driving a Nail in Its Own Coffin
After spending 20 years in Iran’s harsh prisons, Abbas-Gholi Salehi was executed on Wednesday morning in Isfahan’s Dastgerd prison. Iran’s regime executed Salehi while he had been acquitted of the charges that had sentenced him to death. On Tuesday, the regime informed Salehi’s family that he had been sentenced to death in an immediate court ruling and the sentence would be carried out the next day.
Iran’s 1988 Massacre Was Years in the Making, Survivor Says
For years Iranian regime apologists and various appeasement circles have claimed that the summer 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran was in retaliation of a three-day military campaign launched by the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) that same year. This couldn’t be further from the truth and such a claim aims to whitewash, and even justify, the regime’s atrocities that are being described by experts as crimes against humanity and genocide.
Iran’s Regime Claims To Recreate an 8 Million Basij Force
The word ‘Basij’ (Mobilization) which is one of the most hated words in Iran since the start of the mullahs’ rule is today reminiscent for most Iranians of a character with attributes like mercenary, criminality, ragged nature (Lumpenism), and sloppiness, and finally, the thugs of society and those people who the rulers hire to control the people and repress them. In the 8-year Iran-Iraq war, they were whose young people, mostly underaged, were used as minefield cleaners for the IRGC.
CEO of Tehran’s Stock Exchange Market Resigns Amidst Latest Scandal
The CEO of Tehran’s Stock Exchange Market, Ali Sahraei, has resigned from his position following the discovery of a cryptocurrency mining farm in the building’s basement. Despite the discovery of dozens of miners working in the building, the organization’s public relations team strongly denied the existence of the farm, claiming that they have been running an investigation and research project into cryptocurrency since 2020.
Monthly Report September 2021, Iran Human Rights Monitor
The deaths of at least four prisoners under torture last month once again drew attention to the issue of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in Iran. Torture and inhumane treatment of detainees and prisoners by agents has always been one of the most serious violations of human rights in Iran. A prisoner identified as 22-year-old Amirhossein Hatami was killed under torture on September 23 in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary. An informed source said he was killed under severe beatings of batons to his head by the prison guards.
Iranian Prisoner Killed Under Torture in Northwestern City
A prisoner was killed under torture in Urmia, northwestern Iran. According to reports, the prisoner was identified as Shahin Dirzadeh. Shahin was detained for getting into a fight with his neighbor and sentenced to one year and three months of prison. Shahin got in a fight with prison agents in Section 15 and two prisoners witnessed he was taken away. Shahin’s family went to visit him on June 27, but they were told that he had died. His body was found in the hospital morgue.
Iran Security Forces Kill Baluch Fuel Carrier in Southern City
A fuel carrier was killed yesterday by security forces in Bashagard, southern Iran. According to the Baloch Campaign website, the fuel carrier was identified as Behzad Balavar. An informed source said Behzad was transferring fuel through Bashagard when security forces ambushed him without a warning. This is the third case of killing fuel carriers in September. On September 20, two Baluch fuel carriers identified as Khodadad Shahnavazi and Mohammad Rafie Hosseinbar were killed by narcotic forces in Khash, southeastern Iran.