{"id":211027,"date":"2018-11-24T07:20:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211027-iran-news-in-brief-november-12-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 12, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 12, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_jazomrBQ2Vs\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjazomrBQ2Vs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jazomrBQ2Vs\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M46S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-12T10:56:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_jazomrBQ2Vs\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjazomrBQ2Vs%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 12, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jazomrBQ2Vs\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FjazomrBQ2Vs%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 12, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 12, 2018 Reports Suggest Iran Executes 22 People in Ahvaz Human rights activists are reporting the regime has executed 22 inmates Ahwaz, southern Iran. The Intelligence Department officials contacted the families of some of these executed individuals informing them of their executions and having them pledge to not hold any gatherings or ceremonies. The executions were reportedly carried out on Thursday November 8. In the wake of the attack on the military parade, the Iranian Regime security arrested hundreds of Ahwazi activists, including civil society activists who do not belong to any extremist groups. Human rights activists say the Iranian authorities used the attack as an opportunity to attack civil society activists and intellectuals interested in the national rights of Arabs in southern Iran. Iran: 11th Day of Truck Drivers\u2019 Nationwide Strike Truck drivers across Iran continued their nationwide strike for the 11th consecutive day on Sunday (Nov 11), reaching 75 cities in 25 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement on this very powerful movement and the strikes launched by other sectors of Iran\u2019s society. \u201cMrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, hailed the determination of the truck drivers, the deprived farmers of Isfahan, the oppressed hard-working workers of Haft Tapeh sugarcane factory and Ahvaz steel, and other strikers across the country, and called on fellow citizens, especially the youth, to support them and said: \u201cPoverty, inflation, unemployment and corruption were brought to our country by the religious fascism, and will continue as long as this medieval regime is in power.\u201d Iran: Sugar Cane Employees on Strike for Seven Days Employees of the Haft Tappeh sugar mill workers continued their strike on Sunday for the seventh consecutive day, protesting officials not answering to their demands. These reports join long list of other rallies held across the country. On Saturday, the protesting employees transferred their strike site, having the locals hear their protests. Another group of these workers were continuing their strike at the company site. Ahvaz Steel Factory Workers Protest Unpaid Wages On Saturday, November 10, Ahvaz steel factory workers gathered outside the Khuzestan Governor\u2019s Office in protest to their unpaid wages and ambiguities surrounding the company\u2019s ownership and production issues. In videos of the protest which showed a large group of the Ahvaz steel factory workers gathered outside the Governor\u2019s Office in the southern province, the workers chanted,\u201ca nation has never seen such injustice\u201d. 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