{"id":331897,"date":"2025-05-24T07:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T06:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331897"},"modified":"2025-05-24T09:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:52:51","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-may-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 May 24, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Bern, Switzerland, held a rally on May 17, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grim Reality for Iranian Workers: 10,000 Annual Deaths Amid Systemic Exploitation<\/h3>\n

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The shocking news released by the Iranian regime\u2019s Deputy Health Minister about the annual death of 10,000 workers due to work-related accidents, despite all the cover-ups and distorted statistics provided by regime officials, points to the silent tragedies afflicting Iranian workers under the mullahs\u2019 rule. Statistics indicate that 96 percent of workers are employed under temporary contracts, without job security or insurance, and in high-risk conditions.<\/p>\n

In the catastrophic\u00a0explosion in Bandar Abbas<\/a>, a major port city in southern Iran, regime sources, including Bahar News, reported that over 90 percent of the maritime company workers present at the docks during the explosion were either missing or turned to ash. The names of most of them were not registered anywhere, and many reportedly lacked birth certificates or identification cards.<\/p>\n

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Femicide in Iran: A Never-Ending Tragedy of Silence and Blood<\/h3>\n

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In just 15 days, Iran witnessed at least 9 cases of femicide across various parts of the country\u2014women brutally murdered as victims of domestic abuse, so-called \u201chonor\u201d killings, and the chronic failures of protective institutions. Each of these killings is a human tragedy, yet they are often lost in official statistics and gradually normalized in the public conscience.<\/p>\n

The relentless recurrence of such crimes is not the result of \u201cmomentary rage\u201d or \u201cpersonal disputes,\u201d as often portrayed, but rather the direct consequence of structural inequality, a culture that tolerates violence, and the silence of responsible institutions.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Truck Drivers Launch Nationwide Strike Over Fuel Quotas, Insurance Costs and Economic conditions<\/h3>\n

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On Thursday, May 22, 2025, truck drivers across Iran began a nationwide strike, suspending operations in protest of what they describe as worsening economic and professional conditions. The movement began in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas. It quickly spread to other major urban centers, including Tabriz, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Shiraz, Arak, Sirjan, Ilam, Darreh Shahr\u2019s Abbasabad, and Parvizkhan.<\/p>\n

The strike was sparked, in part, by a recent fatal explosion at Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of several truck drivers. In response, many drivers halted their work in solidarity, gathering at freight terminals and transit hubs while refraining from transporting goods. Demonstrators cited longstanding grievances, including reduced diesel fuel quotas, rising insurance premiums, low freight tariffs, and insufficient government support.<\/p>\n

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Canada: MEK Supporters in Vancouver and Winnipeg Condemn Executions in Iran and Honor PMOI Founders<\/h3>\n
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