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A group of people with disabilities gathered in front of the Islamic Republic’s parliament on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The protesters, pointing to the non-implementation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their difficult living conditions, demanded immediate attention to their situation. A group of poultry farmers in Fars Province gathered in front of the provincial governor’s office in protest against the sh

Mohsen Parish, a monarchist political activist and one of those injured during the nationwide protests, is still being held in solitary confinement more than forty days after his arrest and, according to received reports, has gone on hunger strike in protest against his situation. Throughout this entire period, he has been denied the right to meet with a lawyer and to contact his family, and despite a bail order of 750 million tomans, he has not been granted temporary release

A number of students at Noshirvani University of Technology in Babol gathered on campus and protested against the very poor quality of the cafeteria food. The students say that over the past months, they have repeatedly pointed out the poor condition of the food, the low quality of the meals, and the administrators’ disregard for their requests, but no effective action has been taken. A protest gathering of pharmacists in Gilan was held in front of the Social Security Medical

Sajjad Fathi, a political prisoner held in Evin Prison, has been sentenced to five years in prison by Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati. According to a published report, the sentence was issued on charges of “propaganda in support of and to strengthen Israel,” based on allegations that he filmed restricted locations. The main evidence in the case was reportedly a report from the IRGC’s Tharallah Headquarters in Tehran. Mr. F

A group of victims of the large-scale “King Money” cryptocurrency fraud case gathered in front of the Supreme Court. The protesters, who estimate the scale of the scam at around 170 million euros and the number of plaintiffs at 4,100, called for an urgent response from the judiciary and accountability from officials. A number of retired telecommunications workers in Kermanshah held a protest gathering in response to poverty, poor living conditions, and the authorities’ disreg