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UPDATE: 2:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n On Thursday, November 9, the Director-General of Environmental Protection in Fars Province stated that the wetlands in the region are gradually deteriorating due to climate change and excessive groundwater extraction.<\/p>\n According to the ILNA news agency<\/a>, Atapour Shirzad, the Director-General of Environmental Protection in Fars Province, made these remarks during a meeting discussing the impact of climate change on the wetland ecosystems in Shiraz. He explained that Fars Province is home to 14 wetlands, with 5 of them designated as Ramsar Convention sites. Notably, the Arzhan and Parishan wetlands in protected areas, which serve as biodiversity reserves, have now completely dried up.<\/p>\n Shirzad also pointed out that the Tashk and Bakhtegan wetlands in the National Park area have been affected. This year, these wetlands dried up due to a combination of uncontrolled water extraction and reduced rainfall and precipitation.<\/p>\n With a few months left until the regime’s parliamentary elections, the purging of members who have been vocal critical of the Raisi government is already underway. On November 20, Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh, a sitting MP, expressed concern that the government was manipulating the elections.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mohammad Taghi Shahcheraqi<\/a>, the head of the Election Headquarters at the Ministry of Interior claimed that the status of the banned individuals isn’t simply “disqualification” but rather a failure to “meet the necessary requirements.”<\/p>\n Since Friday, reports have emerged about several MPs being declared ineligible for the next round of elections. These individuals include Nouri Ghazlje, Jalil Rahimi Jahanaabadi, Jalal Mahmoodzadeh, Ahmad Alirezabeigi, Masoud Pezeshkian, Alireza Monadi, Rajab Rahmani, Samieh Mahmoudi, and Ahmad Rasouli Nejad, among others.<\/p>\n The head of the Election Headquarters mentioned that five institutions, namely the Ministry of Intelligence, the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Civil Registration Organization, the State Security Forces, and the Judiciary, have reviewed these cases.<\/p>\n According to Shahcheraqi, out of a total of 24,982 individuals who registered for the parliamentary elections, 14% were not approved, and 14% did not meet the necessary requirements.<\/p>\n Today, workers and retirees from the Iranian oil industry converged in Tehran and Alborz provinces to voice their strong objections. The primary concerns that brought them together were the amalgamation of their pension funds into social security accounts and the outstanding issues related to their lawful entitlements.<\/p>\n On the same day, the nursing staff at Tehran’s Shohaday-e Tajrish Hospital also organized a protest against what they perceived as unjust tariff payments, mandatory overtime requirements, and unmet demands, effectively drawing attention to their concerns.<\/p>\n November 11\u2014Ahvaz, southwest #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFars Wetlands Transformed into Dust and Salt Havens, Official Admits<\/h3>\n
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\nSaturday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n
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Workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group hold protest rally as regime authorities continue to ignore their demands for better wages and work conditions.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/FJsfkbZU5K<\/a><\/p>\n