{"id":211104,"date":"2018-12-28T18:14:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211104-iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:47:48","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SRg44uHmiMo\" 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%2FSRg44uHmiMo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRg44uHmiMo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-26T09:40:05Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SRg44uHmiMo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSRg44uHmiMo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, December 25, 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\/SRg44uHmiMo\" 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%2FSRg44uHmiMo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018 1- Ahvaz Steelworkers&#039; Families Demand Their Release in Protest On Monday 24 December, the families of detained Iran National Steel Group workers gathered outside the Khuzestan Governor\u2019s office demanding the release of the detained Ahvaz steelworkers. A number of steelworkers were also among the protesters. The protesters, many children, held placards that read, \u201cFather, I\u2019m waiting for you\u201d, \u201cFree my father\u201d, \u201cDetained worker must be released\u201d, \u201cWorker is detained, thief is free\u201d, and \u201cworkers have economic demands\u201d. Security forces arrested more than 40 steelworkers in the southern city of Ahvaz on December 16 and 17 in midnight raids. Reports indicate that a number of workers were released but 26 are still in detention. 2- Iran: Third Day of Truckers&#039; New Nationwide Strike Truck drivers throughout Iran have launched a new, fifth round of nationwide strikes across the country and Monday marks the third day of this latest movement. The drivers are protesting low wages as prices are skyrocketing throughout the country. 3- Farmers of Isfahan Protest Against Water Mismanagement Policies On Sunday, the farmers of Varzaneh, east of Isfahan province, held a demonstration in protest to the regime\u2019s corrupt policies, which has deprived them of the water they need to irrigate their lands. The farmers were chanting, \u201cNoble farmers, support us\u201d and \u201cLong live farmers, death to tyrants.\u201d The farmers also threatened officials by saying, \u201cIf you don\u2019t restore our right to water, we\u2019re ready for martyrdom.\u201d In the past years, the Iranian regime has engaged in a number of projects and policies that have diminished the water sources of Isfahan, where agriculture continues to remain one of the main sources of income and work for its citizens. 4- Court of Appeals Upheld Upholds Prison Sentence for Jailed Teacher Mohammad Habibi Court of Appeals upheld 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for jailed teacher Mohammad Habibi. Branch 36 of the Tehran\u2019s Court of Appeals presided by judge Zargar held on October 24, sentenced Mr. Habibi to a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for \u201cassembly and colusion against national security\u201d and \u201cspreadindg propaganda against the state\u201d, 74 lashes, a two-year ban on leaving the country and poilitical and social activities. The Iranian authorities have subjected numerous teacher trade unionists to years of harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy prison sentences following unfair trials, according to Amnesty International. 5- Iranian Minor Offender Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Authorities&#039; Failure to Handle His Case Mohammad Reza Haddadi, a death row prisoner in Iran has gone on hunger strike since November 22, in protest to the authorities\u2019 failure to handle his case. The young man suffers from kidney and digestive problems and has undergone cardiac surgery. The hunger strike has worsened his physical condition and caused severe physical weakness. His father said Haddadi had been set up by his co-defendants, who were over 18 years of age at the time the crime was committed. 6- Iran MP Says Flogging and Execution Good Means for Market Control Amidst Iran\u2019s economic crisis which has Iranian officials concerned about the increasing street protests, the chairman of the Parliament\u2019s Committee on Industries and Mines encouraged the use of flogging and execution for \u201ceconomic offenders\u201d. \u201cIf two people are thoroughly flogged and if two people are executed in a timely manner for controlling the market, it will be a lesson for everyone else,\u201d Aziz Akbarian said in an interview with the state-run Alborz Radio. \u201cThe Judiciary has done good work in this regard and I hope that it will end well,\u201d the representative of the towns of Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard and Asara added.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran news in brief, December 25, 20181- Ahvaz Steelworkers&#8217; Families Demand Their Release in Protest On Monday 24 December, the families of detained Iran National Steel Group workers gathered outside [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[178],"class_list":{"0":"post-211104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-iran-news-in-brief","7":"tag-save"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018 - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, December 25, 20181- Ahvaz Steelworkers&#039; Families Demand Their Release in Protest On Monday 24 December, the families of detained Iran National Steel Group workers gathered outside the Khuzestan Governor\u2019s office demanding the release of the detained Ahvaz steelworkers. A number of steelworkers were also among the protesters.The protesters, many children, held placards that read, \u201cFather, I\u2019m waiting for you\u201d, \u201cFree my father\u201d, \u201cDetained worker must be released\u201d, \u201cWorker is detained, thief is free\u201d, and \u201cworkers have economic demands\u201d.Security forces arrested more than 40 steelworkers in the southern city of Ahvaz on December 16 and 17 in midnight raids. Reports indicate that a number of workers were released but 26 are still in detention.2- Iran: Third Day of Truckers&#039; New Nationwide StrikeTruck drivers throughout Iran have launched a new, fifth round of nationwide strikes across the country and Monday marks the third day of this latest movement. The drivers are protesting low wages as prices are skyrocketing throughout the country.3- Farmers of Isfahan Protest Against Water Mismanagement PoliciesOn Sunday, the farmers of Varzaneh, east of Isfahan province, held a demonstration in protest to the regime\u2019s corrupt policies, which has deprived them of the water they need to irrigate their lands. The farmers were chanting, \u201cNoble farmers, support us\u201d and \u201cLong live farmers, death to tyrants.\u201d The farmers also threatened officials by saying, \u201cIf you don\u2019t restore our right to water, we\u2019re ready for martyrdom.\u201dIn the past years, the Iranian regime has engaged in a number of projects and policies that have diminished the water sources of Isfahan, where agriculture continues to remain one of the main sources of income and work for its citizens.4- Court of Appeals Upheld Upholds Prison Sentence for Jailed Teacher Mohammad HabibiCourt of Appeals upheld 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for jailed teacher Mohammad Habibi.Branch 36 of the Tehran\u2019s Court of Appeals presided by judge Zargar held on October 24, sentenced Mr. Habibi to a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for \u201cassembly and colusion against national security\u201d and \u201cspreadindg propaganda against the state\u201d, 74 lashes, a two-year ban on leaving the country and poilitical and social activities.The Iranian authorities have subjected numerous teacher trade unionists to years of harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy prison sentences following unfair trials, according to Amnesty International.5- Iranian Minor Offender Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Authorities&#039; Failure to Handle His CaseMohammad Reza Haddadi, a death row prisoner in Iran has gone on hunger strike since November 22, in protest to the authorities\u2019 failure to handle his case.The young man suffers from kidney and digestive problems and has undergone cardiac surgery. 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A number of steelworkers were also among the protesters.The protesters, many children, held placards that read, \u201cFather, I\u2019m waiting for you\u201d, \u201cFree my father\u201d, \u201cDetained worker must be released\u201d, \u201cWorker is detained, thief is free\u201d, and \u201cworkers have economic demands\u201d.Security forces arrested more than 40 steelworkers in the southern city of Ahvaz on December 16 and 17 in midnight raids. Reports indicate that a number of workers were released but 26 are still in detention.2- Iran: Third Day of Truckers&#039; New Nationwide StrikeTruck drivers throughout Iran have launched a new, fifth round of nationwide strikes across the country and Monday marks the third day of this latest movement. 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The farmers were chanting, \u201cNoble farmers, support us\u201d and \u201cLong live farmers, death to tyrants.\u201d The farmers also threatened officials by saying, \u201cIf you don\u2019t restore our right to water, we\u2019re ready for martyrdom.\u201dIn the past years, the Iranian regime has engaged in a number of projects and policies that have diminished the water sources of Isfahan, where agriculture continues to remain one of the main sources of income and work for its citizens.4- Court of Appeals Upheld Upholds Prison Sentence for Jailed Teacher Mohammad HabibiCourt of Appeals upheld 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for jailed teacher Mohammad Habibi.Branch 36 of the Tehran\u2019s Court of Appeals presided by judge Zargar held on October 24, sentenced Mr. Habibi to a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for \u201cassembly and colusion against national security\u201d and \u201cspreadindg propaganda against the state\u201d, 74 lashes, a two-year ban on leaving the country and poilitical and social activities.The Iranian authorities have subjected numerous teacher trade unionists to years of harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy prison sentences following unfair trials, according to Amnesty International.5- Iranian Minor Offender Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Authorities' Failure to Handle His CaseMohammad Reza Haddadi, a death row prisoner in Iran has gone on hunger strike since November 22, in protest to the authorities\u2019 failure to handle his case.The young man suffers from kidney and digestive problems and has undergone cardiac surgery. The hunger strike has worsened his physical condition and caused severe physical weakness.His father said Haddadi had been set up by his co-defendants, who were over 18 years of age at the time the crime was committed.6- Iran MP Says Flogging and Execution Good Means for Market ControlAmidst Iran\u2019s economic crisis which has Iranian officials concerned about the increasing street protests, the chairman of the Parliament\u2019s Committee on Industries and Mines encouraged the use of flogging and execution for \u201ceconomic offenders\u201d.\u201cIf two people are thoroughly flogged and if two people are executed in a timely manner for controlling the market, it will be a lesson for everyone else,\u201d Aziz Akbarian said in an interview with the state-run Alborz Radio. \u201cThe Judiciary has done good work in this regard and I hope that it will end well,\u201d the representative of the towns of Karaj, Fardis, Eshtehard and Asara added.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2018\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Iran news in brief, December 25, 2018 - NCRI","og_description":"Iran news in brief, December 25, 20181- Ahvaz Steelworkers' Families Demand Their Release in Protest On Monday 24 December, the families of detained Iran National Steel Group workers gathered outside the Khuzestan Governor\u2019s office demanding the release of the detained Ahvaz steelworkers. A number of steelworkers were also among the protesters.The protesters, many children, held placards that read, \u201cFather, I\u2019m waiting for you\u201d, \u201cFree my father\u201d, \u201cDetained worker must be released\u201d, \u201cWorker is detained, thief is free\u201d, and \u201cworkers have economic demands\u201d.Security forces arrested more than 40 steelworkers in the southern city of Ahvaz on December 16 and 17 in midnight raids. Reports indicate that a number of workers were released but 26 are still in detention.2- Iran: Third Day of Truckers' New Nationwide StrikeTruck drivers throughout Iran have launched a new, fifth round of nationwide strikes across the country and Monday marks the third day of this latest movement. The drivers are protesting low wages as prices are skyrocketing throughout the country.3- Farmers of Isfahan Protest Against Water Mismanagement PoliciesOn Sunday, the farmers of Varzaneh, east of Isfahan province, held a demonstration in protest to the regime\u2019s corrupt policies, which has deprived them of the water they need to irrigate their lands. The farmers were chanting, \u201cNoble farmers, support us\u201d and \u201cLong live farmers, death to tyrants.\u201d The farmers also threatened officials by saying, \u201cIf you don\u2019t restore our right to water, we\u2019re ready for martyrdom.\u201dIn the past years, the Iranian regime has engaged in a number of projects and policies that have diminished the water sources of Isfahan, where agriculture continues to remain one of the main sources of income and work for its citizens.4- Court of Appeals Upheld Upholds Prison Sentence for Jailed Teacher Mohammad HabibiCourt of Appeals upheld 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for jailed teacher Mohammad Habibi.Branch 36 of the Tehran\u2019s Court of Appeals presided by judge Zargar held on October 24, sentenced Mr. Habibi to a 10-and-a-half-year prison sentence for \u201cassembly and colusion against national security\u201d and \u201cspreadindg propaganda against the state\u201d, 74 lashes, a two-year ban on leaving the country and poilitical and social activities.The Iranian authorities have subjected numerous teacher trade unionists to years of harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention, and lengthy prison sentences following unfair trials, according to Amnesty International.5- Iranian Minor Offender Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Authorities' Failure to Handle His CaseMohammad Reza Haddadi, a death row prisoner in Iran has gone on hunger strike since November 22, in protest to the authorities\u2019 failure to handle his case.The young man suffers from kidney and digestive problems and has undergone cardiac surgery. 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