{"id":312973,"date":"2023-10-29T08:59:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T07:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=312973"},"modified":"2023-10-29T19:57:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:57:38","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h2>\n

UPDATE: 7:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Female Unemployment in Iran Doubles, Outpacing Male Unemployment<\/h3>\n

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The latest report from Iran’s Statistical Center reveals a troubling trend: female unemployment has doubled in comparison to male unemployment.<\/p>\n

Citing the most recent official statistics, the state-run Ettelaat newspaper reported today<\/a> that, on average, unemployed educated women accounted for a significant 68.8% of the total unemployed population in the country.<\/p>\n

A closer look at the Statistical Center’s data reveals that during the summer of this year, educated unemployed men made up about 42.8% of the total national unemployed population. Among these, 30.5% were male graduates, while the remaining 66.3% were female graduates.<\/p>\n

The state-run Khabar Online reported in July<\/a> that the female labor force participation rate in Iran is less than one-fourth of the rate in developed economies and less than half of the rate in Turkey. Their estimates also suggest that the female unemployment rate in Iran is 70% higher than that of men.<\/p>\n

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20,000 School Administrators Ousted for Political Beliefs, MP Reveals<\/h3>\n

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In a recent statement, a member of the Iranian regime’s parliament criticized the recent administrative changes within the country’s educational system. According to Jalal Mahmoudzadeh<\/a>, the new education minister of Ebrahim Raisi has removed around 15,000 to 20,000 school principals from their positions due to political and ideological reasons.<\/p>\n

These administrators have either been expelled, suspended, or transferred to different positions. The Minister of Education, Reza-Morad Sahraee, who assumed office in June, had previously mentioned that these changes were intended to “transform the school system.”<\/p>\n

Previously, reports indicated that a substantial number of university professors have also faced dismissals or faced the authorities’ refusal to extend their contracts. Besides the shocking revelation that highlights the increased level of suppression, the large number of dismissed school administrators is a serious indication of dissent at every level of society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Brave Iranian Prisoner, 25, Risks Her Life To Reveal How Women Are Tortured, Humiliated & Brutalised at Notorious Jail<\/h3>\n

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A BRAVE Iranian political prisoner has risked her life to share with the world the squalid and often torturous conditions inside the regime’s notorious women’s prison.<\/p>\n

University student Farideh, 25, was imprisoned for more than a year at Qarchak – an infamous prison originally built to house livestock in Varamin, around 40 miles south of Tehran.<\/p>\n

She told The Sun how she was arrested after painting some graffiti against the country\u2019s current regime.<\/p>\n

Farideh – a member of the Iranian resistance group MEK – said she was denied a fair trial, tortured, beaten, interrogated, and kept in solitary confinement before being housed in a filthy public cell at Qarchak.<\/p>\n

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Fifteen Poor Freight Carriers Targeted by Regime Security Forces in West Iran<\/h3>\n

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On Saturday evening, October 28, criminal agents of the Border Regiment, opened fire directly on a group of Kurdish “kulbars” [poor freight carriers who transfer goods for a living] in the border area near Nowsud. This brutal attack resulted in severe injuries to 15 kulbars who hail from the cities of Javanrood and Salas Babajani in Kermanshah Province.<\/p>\n

The kulbars primarily suffered injuries in their heads, backs, arms, and legs. Among the injured, 25-year-old Arman Salimi from Marivan required surgery, which was performed at Qods Hospital in Paveh.<\/p>\n

These injured kulbars were transferred to Qods Hospital in the city of Paveh for medical treatment. Unfortunately, the overall condition of several of them is reported to be critical.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n

Armita Geravand Was Laid to Rest in Tehran<\/h3>\n

Today, October 29, a significant number of people gathered in Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran to pay their respects to Armita Gheravand during her funeral procession. Despite the presence of security and intelligence forces, the crowd passionately chanted slogans and called out Armita’s name. They also shouted, “This flourishing blossom has become a gift to our homeland.”<\/p>\n

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October 29\u2014Tehran, #Iran<\/a>
People gather at the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery for the funeral of #ArmitaGeravand<\/a>, a teen killed by the regime's morality police for not wearing the mandatory hijab.#IranProtests<\/a> #\u0622\u0631\u0645\u06cc\u062a\u0627_\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0648\u0646\u062f<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WMjL4lVgog<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n