{"id":323007,"date":"2024-08-05T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323007"},"modified":"2024-08-05T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T19:38:10","slug":"risking-life-for-bread-the-harsh-reality-of-fuel-porters-in-sistan-and-baluchestan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/risking-life-for-bread-the-harsh-reality-of-fuel-porters-in-sistan-and-baluchestan\/","title":{"rendered":"Risking Life for Bread: The Harsh Reality of Fuel Porters in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fuel portering, one of the most dangerous and precarious occupations in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, is a livelihood that thousands of residents have resorted to\u2014not by choice, but out of sheer necessity to provide for their families. This week, the heartbreaking news of impoverished fuel porters burning to death has deeply pained the people of Baluchestan.<\/span><\/p>\n

These fuel porters either perish in accidents or fall victim<\/a> to the bullets of oppressive military forces. The necessity for bread, for life, and for supporting a family drives these fuel porters to this dangerous work. In regions where job opportunities are scarce and resources limited, people are forced to choose this perilous path. They risk their lives, fully aware of the dangers, simply to keep their families alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating job opportunities, improving the economic and social conditions of the region, and addressing the real needs of the people are the only solutions that can ease this pain and prevent such tragedies. These solutions will never be possible under the tyrannical and illegitimate regime of Khamenei. There is hope that this oppressive regime will be overthrown, and these sorrows will come to an end.<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, many young people engaged in fuel portering lost their lives in various incidents. On Saturday, August 3, around 3:30 PM, military forces pursued a fuel porter’s vehicle, causing it to veer off course and collide with a passenger car. This collision resulted in the deaths of two fuel porters and three members of a family traveling in the Samand car, who perished in the flames.<\/span><\/p>\n

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IRGC forces kill Baluch fuel porters in Saravan, protests ensue<\/div><\/div>
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