{"id":259548,"date":"2022-05-31T08:36:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=259548"},"modified":"2023-02-05T08:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T07:09:52","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-31-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 31, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-259549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30.jpg\" alt=\"abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Gunmen Killed A Sunni Cleric in Southeast Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"pistol-file-photo\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259589 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pistol-file-photo-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"pistol-file-photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pistol-file-photo-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pistol-file-photo-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pistol-file-photo-696x350.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/pistol-file-photo.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On May 30, a Sunni Baluch cleric was killed by gunmen in the city of Sarbaz. The cleric was identified as &#8220;Mufti Mohammad Karim Hamli&#8221;, the son of Pir Mohammad from Kvazdar village. According to a local source, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/balochcampaign\/10768\" rel=\"noopener\">Baluch Campaign Activists<\/a>, gunmen opened fire and wounded the interim Friday prayer leader of Kalat, who died after being taken to a clinic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;It is possible that Mufti Mohammad Karim was targeted and killed by IRGC forces because he was following the murder of two young Baluchis,&#8221; an informed source told the Campaign Reporter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Baluchis are a deprived ethnic group who live mainly in the Sistan and Baluchistan province, located at the southeasternmost edge of the Iranian plateau, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the annual report of the 2021 Baluch Campaign Activists, at least 115 Baluch citizens have been killed and wounded by gunmen and thieves in the Southeast areas of Iran. Among those killed and wounded were at least five children and four women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ahmad Taheri, the Sistan and Baluchestan police commander, said in an interview with the state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/sistan-baluchestan\/news\/14010310000054\" rel=\"noopener\">Fars news agency reporter<\/a> in Zahedan: &#8220;At 7 pm on Monday, following some citizens&#8217; call with the Police Emergency Center regarding a shooting incident in the &#8216;Anguri Axis&#8217; in Kalat, Sarbaz city, our detectives were immediately dispatched to investigate the matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 11:00 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Unsafe Buildings Throughout Iran Are Prone to Repetition of Incidents Like Abadan Metropol Collapse, State Officials Admit<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-building-burning-Copy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259559 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-building-burning-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"iran-building-burning-Copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-building-burning-Copy.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-building-burning-Copy-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following the nationwide outrage over the fiasco of a 10-story building collapse in the southern city of Abadan, some officials are now trying to sound the alarm and dodge responsibility for any future catastrophes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A member of the city council in Shiraz <a href=\"https:\/\/payamema.ir\/payam\/articlerelation\/67871\">warned that<\/a> incidents like the collapse of the Metropol Complex in Abadan might happen again and stressed that some buildings in Shiraz are prone to that fate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe Metropol building in Abadan is a symbol of recklessness and incompetence of some officials, Afsaneh Khast Khodaee said. \u201cThere is a similar danger for the Aseman Hotel in Shiraz, as it is a symbol of officials\u2019 malpractice. The investor of this hotel believes by obtaining the signatures of all officials and acquiring the necessary permits for the complex with this height and conditions, he has everything he needs. But it was only for the municipal permits that paved the way for the Aseman Hotel\u2019s construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">She added: \u201cIn Mashhad, the shadow of 315 other Metropols are casting heavy over the city\u2019s skies. The insecure buildings in the list announced in 2021 include the names of Hazrati Market, Ferdowsi Mal, the Zist Khavar Complex, and Imam Reza Market. The head of the Ahvaz Municipality Fire Department also announced last week that more than 1,570 unsafe buildings had been identified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entekhab.ir\/fa\/news\/678657\">Mahmoud Mirlohi,<\/a> a former member of the Tehran City Council said: &#8220;We have 3,000 unsafe buildings in Tehran. There are only 800 unsafe buildings in District 1. Land uses, construction, and layout have become centers of rent-seeking and corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, according to the state-run <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1401\/03\/10\/2719916\" rel=\"noopener\">Tasnim news agency<\/a> from Qazvin, the Deputy of the regime&#8217;s Passive Defense Organization Mehdi Rahimi stated this afternoon in a meeting: &#8220;We have received some reports that show one of the multi-story residential complexes in the city of Mohammadiyeh in Qazvin does not have the necessary security, and therefore the authorities should take action as soon as possible so that an unfortunate incident like the Metropol in Abadan does not occur.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;text-align: justify\">UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran: Sixth Night of Anti-regime Rallies, Protests in Several Cities<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259549 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/abadan-metropol-building-protests-may-30.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Several cities across Iran were scenes of continuing anti-regime protests on Monday night, May 30, for the sixth consecutive night. Activists in the cities of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1531350984047448064?s=20&amp;t=NQM7x7SQiLuRc7axsiIW5g\">Abadan<\/a>, Shadegan, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1531361049781362689\">Izeh<\/a>\u00a0in Khuzestan province,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeshmatAlavi\/status\/1531355704384229376?s=20&amp;t=GQ3GTBSoC3oAuJ6WATiUNg\">Bushehr<\/a>\u00a0in Hormozgan province, Tehran, Zavareh in Isfahan province, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1531359791628550145?s=20&amp;t=NQM7x7SQiLuRc7axsiIW5g\">Kazerun<\/a>\u00a0in Fars province reported people taking to the streets in solidarity the people of Abadan and rallies against the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iran-sixth-night-of-anti-regime-rallies-protests-in-several-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Political Prisoners Defy the Mullahs\u2019 Judiciary Chief in His Visit to Qarchak<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259550 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Protest-in-Qarchak-defies-mullahs-Judiciary-Chief.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Political prisoners defied the mullahs\u2019 Judiciary chief during his visit to the notorious\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison-for-women\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Qarchak Prison<\/a> on Friday, May 27, 2022. Political prisoners detained in Qarchak boycotted the visit by\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/08\/03\/the-worlds-most-misogynist-judge-becomes-head-of-irans-judiciary\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gholam Hossein Ejei<\/a>. They bravely chanted, \u201cDeath to Khamenei (the mullahs\u2019 supreme leader).\u201d Many political prisoners refused to face him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Qarchak\u2019s warden,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2021\/12\/15\/soghra-khodadadi-deprives-zahra\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Soghra Khodadadi<\/a>, described Ejei as a guest. However, political prisoners cried out, \u201cWe do not want a criminal guest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.ncr-iran.org\/2022\/05\/30\/judiciary-chief-visit-qarchak\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Regime Uses Death Penalty as Means of Repression<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"death-penalty-in-Iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259551 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-300x169.webp\" alt=\"death-penalty-in-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-696x392.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran-1068x601.webp 1068w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/death-penalty-in-Iran.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In its annual review of the death penalty, Amnesty International reported that 2021 saw a worrying rise in executions and death sentences as some of the world\u2019s most prolific executioners returned to business as usual and courts were unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">At least\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/24052022-concern-over-rise-in-death-sentences-and-executions-in-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\">579<\/a>\u00a0executions were known to have been carried out across 18 countries last year\u2060 \u2013 a 20% increase on the recorded total for 2020\u2060. Iran accounted for the biggest portion of this rise, executing at least 314 people (up from at least 246 in 2020), its highest execution total since 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/iran-regime-uses-death-penalty-as-means-of-repression\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran\u2019s Media Warns About the People\u2019s Distrust of the Official Media<\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-market\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259552 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"iran-market\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market-696x435.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/iran-market.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Following the tragic collapse of the Abadan Metropol building, which killed at least two dozen people, Iranian social media users have been expressing their solidarity with, and condolences to Abadan\u2019s people in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>One of the issues that have attracted attention is the fate of Hossein Abdolbaqi, the owner of Abadan Metropol. From the moment the building collapsed, various articles about his involvement with bribery were published on social media, indicating a great deal of corruption behind the construction of this complex.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/society\/irans-media-warns-about-the-peoples-distrust-of-the-official-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Iran Imposes New Restricts on Access to Khavaran Cemetery<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259553 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Khavaran-Cemetery-in-Tehran-Iran.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Iranian authorities have installed large concrete walls and high metal poles for security cameras around Khavaran cemetery, the burial site of thousands of political prisoners executed in 1988.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Footage of the authorities installing concrete walls and installing security cameras around the Khavaran mass gravesite has been shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/05\/30\/iran-imposes-new-restricts-on-access-to-khavaran-cemetery\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Half of Wetlands in Iran Devastated by Officials\u2019 Mismanagement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"wetlands-in-Iran\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259554 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wetlands-in-Iran-300x150.webp\" alt=\"wetlands-in-Iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wetlands-in-Iran-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wetlands-in-Iran-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wetlands-in-Iran-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wetlands-in-Iran.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The pollution of wetlands in Iran has always been criticized by many environmentalists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Lack of waste and sewage management in the wetland environment, fragmentation of wetlands, burning of oil ponds in the wetland, and discharge of oil waste in the wetlands are among the issues of concern and raised by environmental activists.\u00a043% of wetlands in Iran become a source of dust.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2022\/05\/30\/wetlands-in-iran-devastated-officials-mismanagement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-30-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 30,<\/strong><strong>\u00a02022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST Gunmen Killed A Sunni Cleric in Southeast Iran On May 30, a Sunni Baluch cleric was killed [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":259549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,182,234],"tags":[129,277],"class_list":{"0":"post-259548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-latest-news-in-brief","9":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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