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Shaho Safari, a firefighter in Sanandaj, set himself on fire at his workplace in protest over unpaid wages and months-long salary arrears. The 34-year-old firefighter, who is the father of two children, has reportedly suffered at least 30% burns, and his overall condition is very critical. This incident comes just one day after the death of Ahmad Baledi, a 20-year-old student in Ahvaz who also lost his life in an act of self-immolation in protest.

Masoud Vazifeh Bejarbeteh, a monarchist political prisoner, has been sentenced to two years of discretionary imprisonment, flogging, and a 50-million-toman fine. Likewise, Sohrab Hassankhani, another monarchist political prisoner, has also been sentenced to two years of discretionary imprisonment, flogging, and a 50-million-toman fine. According to the case file, the charges brought against these two monarchist activists include “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” “dis

The trial of Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer imprisoned in Evin Prison, was held on November 4 at Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. The session was conducted in absentia, as Mr. Najafi refused to attend in protest of what he called an unfair judicial process. He faces charges of propaganda against the regime, insulting the Supreme Leader, and spreading false information. The court branch responsible for reviewing the “spreading false information” charge has not yet been as

Evin Prison’s guard unit entered Ward 7 to transfer Ehsan Afrashteh, a death row prisoner, sparking widespread protest among inmates and creating chaos in the ward. Guards forced prisoners from Hall 2 into the yard and, using violence, took Mr. Afrashteh to an unknown location. During the incident, the doors to other halls were locked, tensions rose throughout the prison, and one prisoner suffered a seizure and was violently taken to the infirmary. Ehsan Afrashteh was arreste

The deputy director of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz announced that in the past year, 1,624 people in Khuzestan have died due to air pollution. He added that 22,000 residents sought medical care. Mehrdad Sharifi said the air in Ahvaz, Dasht-e Azadegan, and Hoveyzeh was considered healthy for only two days in recent months, and that air pollution has cost the province’s health sector more than 427 million dollars.

Ahmad Baledi, a 21-year-old street food vendor, set himself on fire after municipal officers in the Zeytoun neighborhood of Ahvaz demolished his food stand. He succumbed to his severe burns. According to his father, Mojahed Baledi, the family had made a living from that small food stand for 21 years, raising six children with its modest income. He said that during the demolition, Mr. Ahmad begged the officers to stop, but they ignored him. When he warned that he would set him

Hundreds of contract and outsourced workers at the South Pars refineries gathered in front of the South Pars Gas Company headquarters. They protested wage discrimination and injustice in the payment system, chanting against inequality and demanding urgent action from officials.

Social Security retirees in Shush took to the streets in a protest march. With chants like "Their slogan is Hossein Hossein, their work is theft and plunder!" and "Only in the streets can we get our rights," they voiced their anger over poverty, high prices, runaway inflation, meager wages, and the government’s theft, plunder, and corruption. Retired workers from Isfahan’s steel and mining industries gathered in front of the governor’s office as part of ongoing protests. Rais

Retired telecommunications workers in Gilan took part in a gathering marking the anniversary of the privatization of Iran Telecommunication. With powerful chants like "Today is a day of mourning," "Iran Telecommunication is in the hands of bullies," and "Those who steal people’s rights," they voiced their anger and frustration over the looting of assets by the Execution of Imam’s Order Headquarters and the IRGC’s Cooperative Foundation. Retired telecom workers in Isfahan gath

Retired and current telecom workers in East Azerbaijan held a large gathering, chanting: “Today, workers and retirees are in mourning,” and “They took the telecom company and stole our rights.” They expressed anger over mismanagement and the plundering of assets by the Executive Headquarters and the IRGC Cooperative Foundation.

Retired telecom workers in Tehran gathered in front of the company’s headquarters on Sardar Jangal Street. They chanted slogans expressing their anger at structural corruption, mismanagement, and injustice by the shareholder institutions, including the IRGC Cooperative Foundation and the Executive Headquarters.

Retired telecommunications workers in Kermanshah held a protest gathering, voicing their anger at structural corruption and injustice within the shareholder institutions, including the IRGC Cooperative Foundation and the Executive Headquarters.

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A group of women from Sistan and Baluchestan gathered in front of the Chabahar governor’s office after their homes in the Komb area were demolished by military forces and Housing Foundation officials. These women, many with their children now displaced in the streets, say they’ve been left with no shelter and no answers. One of them said, “No institution takes responsibility. They just keep sending us from one office to another.” More than 300 armed forces reportedly destroye

Retired telecommunication workers in Hamadan gathered in front of the provincial telecom office. They chanted sharply worded slogans, protesting injustice, structural corruption, and mismanagement by the shareholder institutions, including the IRGC Cooperative Foundation and the Executive Headquarters.

Operators of municipal machinery in Kermanshah stopped work and gathered in front of the governor’s office after going four months without pay. They say that after four unpaid months, there’s no guarantee contractors will even pay future wages. The situation shows how the city and its people have been trapped for years in mismanagement and corruption.

A group of employees and retirees of Bank Mellat gathered in front of the bank’s headquarters to protest worsening living conditions and problems with the pension fund. Their chants included: “Enough with the empty promises, our tables are empty,” and “Retirees may die, but they won’t live in humiliation.”

After the self-immolation of 20-year-old Ahmad Baladi from Ahvaz, a group of citizens and relatives gathered in protest at Taleghani Hospital, demanding the dismissal of Mayor Amini and a judicial investigation into the causes of his death. The incident took place when municipal enforcement officers, ignoring a court order to respect citizens’ rights, smashed windows, destroyed personal belongings, insulted the family’s mother, and used violence. Their actions created an atmo

The Supreme Court has rejected the retrial request of Manouchehr Fallah, a political prisoner sentenced to death and one of those arrested during Iran’s nationwide uprising. With this rejection, the risk of his execution has now significantly increased. Manouchehr Fallah, 42, a father of a young daughter and a tattoo artist, has been imprisoned in Lakan Prison in Rasht. The Revolutionary Court sentenced him to death on charges of “waging war against the state by acting agains