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HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
ahvaz, Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group workers, Bojnurd, Darugar, Iranian Pension, Isfahan, Karaj, Kermanshah, Rasht, Sanandaj, Shahrekord, Tabriz, Tehran, Telecommunication Company, Urmia

On Sunday, July 31, at least 16 protests took place in Iran.

In Tehran, Kermanshah, Shahrekord, Karaj, Tabriz, Urmia, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Bojnurd, and Sanandaj, the pensioners of the state-owned Iran Telecommunication Company held protests against the non-payment and reduction of their benefits. In Tehran, the police dispersed the protest gathering and several pensioners were arrested.

 

The pensioners of the Social Security Organization continued their protests in front of this organization in Rasht and Kermanshah.

In Ahvaz, the pensioners held a protest together with Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group workers and the nurses of a hospital in front of the Ahvaz Governor-General Building.

 

The workers of the detergent manufacturing company Darugar continued their protests in front of the factory entrance to ask for five-month delayed wages and insurance payments.

 

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group workers, Evin Prison, Tehran

On Wednesday, July 27, for several consecutive days, Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group workers gathered before the Governor-General’s office to demand levelling up wages and weather payment.

A number of Iran-Iraq war veterans gathered before Evin Prison in Tehran and asked to free the detained veterans. Last Saturday, during their protest before the parliament, several veterans were arrested by security forces.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group, Bank Maskan, Iran-Iraq war veterans, Iranian Interns, Kish Island, Tehran, zanjan

On Saturday, July 23, at least six protests took place in Iran.

A group of workers of Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group gathered before a member of the parliament’s office as well as the governor-general’s office to demand levelling up wages and the implementation of the Job Classification Plan.

The residents of a village in Zanjan Province held a protest before the governor-general’s office to protest against a drinking water shortage and the local authorities’ inattention to the water supply.

Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences interns held a protest against the lack of proper amenities before the central building of the university.

A number of Iran-Iraq war veterans gathered before the parliament in Tehran to protest against their poor living conditions.

A group of shopkeepers and merchants in Kish Island held a protest against local authorities’ incompetence in attracting tourists to Kish. One of the protestors said, “Our houses proved to be resistant against earthquake in the recent earthquake, but due to the lack of accurate information in the media, tourists are afraid to come here.”

A number of citizens gathered before Bank Maskan branches in Tehran to protest not receiving their pre-purchased apartments.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
ahvaz, Arak, Ardabil, Babol, Birjand, Dezful, green maintenance workers, Hamedan, Ilam, Isfahan, Karaj, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, khorramshahr, Mashhad, Qazvin, Ramhormoz, Rasht, Sari, Shushtar, Sirjan, Tabriz, Tehran, zanjan

On Saturday, July 16, 2022, at least 27 protests took place in Iran

The pensioners of the Social Security Organization protested against low pensions in Karaj, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Arak, Babol, Mashhad, Tabriz, Zanjan, Kerman, Ilam, Khorramshahr, Tehran, Khorramabad, Shushtar, Sirjan, Ardabil, Sirjan, Rasht, Ramhormoz, Sari, Kermanshah, Birjand, Hamedan, Qazvin and Dezful.

In Behbahan, the green maintenance workers of the Municipality gathered to demand their unpaid wages.

Coming from different cities, a number of farmers active in poultry and ostrich farming held a protest in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad.

A group of interns of the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences protested before a hospital in Tehran.

 

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

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Labor and Guilds, News
ahvaz, Arak, Hamedan, Iranian pensioners, Javanrud, Khorramabad, Qazvin, Rasht, Sari, Shahrkurd, Shiraz, Tabriz, Tehran, Tele-communication companies, Urmia, Yazd

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at least 18 protests took place in Iran.

The retirees of the Telecommunication Company of Iran held protests in front of the company headquarters in Tehran, Khorramabad, Qazvin, Shiraz, Hamedan, Javanrud, Shahrkurd, Yazd, Urmia, Tabriz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Sari and Arak.

The retirees protested against low and unpaid benefits, delays in payments and not complying with recruitment regulations.

Continuing their protests against low pensions, Iranian pensioners held a protest in front of the Governor-General Building in Shush.

A group of workers of the Tabriz Petrochemical Company gathered in front of the company’s entrance to demand closing disparities in wages and elimination of discrimination.

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Several Individuals Arrested for Live Stream Posts by Iran’s Cyber Police

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Freedom of Expression, News
Bushehr, Iran’s Cyber Police, Tehran, West Azerbaijan, zanjan

The chief of Iran’s Cyber Police announced that several individuals have been arrested in several cities across the country for what he called inappropriate live videos on social media. He said that the individuals’ mobile phones have been confiscated and they have been indicted by the judicial authorities.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Mehr News Agency, a number of individuals have been arrested by the cyber police in Bushehr, Tehran, West Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Fars provinces.

Without revealing the identities and the number of the individuals who are arrested, Vahid Majid, the chief of Iran’s Cyber Police claimed, “from Bushehr, Tehran, West Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Fars, the members and heads of a gang, who were circulating inappropriate live video posts to promote corruption and money laundering were identified and apprehended.”

Seven Defendants Humiliated by Police through Shame-Parading in Tehran

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News, Other
HRANA, IRIB News Agency, Mortezagard village, Shame-Parading, Tehran

In Tehran, the police paraded seven detainees through the streets for humiliation and public shaming. In recent years, Iran’s law enforcement officers have occasionally used shame parading as a punishment tool against both suspected and convicted offenders. 

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting IRIB News Agency, the police paraded seven defendants from the Mortezagard village in Tehran County for the purpose of humiliation and public shaming.

A video circulated on social media showed the police forced these defendants to humiliate themselves in public.

Shame Parading is a  blatant violation of both domestic laws, human rights treaties and human dignity.

 

 

Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi Sent to Evin Prison to Endure her Five Years Sentence

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Freedom of Expression, News
Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi, Raheleh Rahemipur, Tehran

On Wednesday, December 29, civil activist Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi was sent to Evin Prison to serve her five year sentence.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Makvandi was summoned to the Executive Unit of Shahid Moghaddas Courthouse.

On November 12, 2019, along with another civil activist, Raheleh Rahemipur, Makvandi was arrested by security forces in Tehran and sent to Ward 2 of Evin Prison. Thereafter, the security agents searched their house and confiscated some of their personal belongings. Later, they were released on bail.

Branch 29 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, in a trial in absentia, sentenced the civil activist to six years in prison. This verdict was upheld on appeal. The most severe punishment of 5 years is enforceable, grounded in Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code,

Makvandi has faced other arrests and convictions due to her civil activities.

 

The Latest on the Teachers and Educators’ Protests

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Alborz province, Amanj Amini, Isfahan, protests, Saqqez city, Teacher protests, Teachers, Tehran

After several consecutive days of protests, thousands of retired and working teachers and educators, joined by supporters, demonstrated in more than 100 cities across the country. These protests were held on December 13 by the call of the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, demands included the implementation of an already-enacted plan whereupon the incomes of teachers will be increased depending on rank, to up to 80% of the salaries of faculty members. 

They also asked for unpaid severance payments for retirees who went into pension last year. The implementation of this plan will reduce disparities in income and pay gaps. 

Chants included “teacher wake up, stand up against discrimination”, “Free Imprisoned teachers”, “If our problem is not solved, the school will be closed”.

In these demonstrations, some protesters had some handheld placards with slogans in support of the recent protests in Isfahan against water supply mismanagement.

In Alborz Provinces and in Tehran (in front of Parliament), these protests turned violent due to the interference of security forces.

In Saqqez City, teachers chanted in support of Amanj Amini, the teacher who had been previously arrested, beaten and mistreated by security forces during the protest.

Leila Hosseinzadeh’s Five Year Sentence Upheld by The Court of Appeals

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News, Students, Women
Amir Raisian, Gonabadi Dervish, irgc, Leila Hosseinzadeh, Mohammed Sharifi Moghaddam, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran

Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals in Tehran upheld the verdict of student activist and former political prisoner, Leila Hosseinzadeh. Hosseinzadeh was sentenced to five years in prison and a two year ban on online social activity by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran due to her attendance at the birthday ceremony of imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish, Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam, held at the entrance of the Sharif University of Technology.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Hosseinzadeh’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, was notified about the court;’s decision to uphold the initial verdict.

In February 2021, Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran convicted her on the charge of “assembly and collusion for the purpose of acting against national security”.

Amid the nationwide protests which broke out in December 2017, Hosseinzadeh was arrested alongside other student activists and released on bail after spending 16 days in detention. On March 7, 2018, she was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of “propaganda against the regime”, as well as one year in prison and a two year ban on leaving the country on the charge of “propaganda against the regime”. The sentence for her first charge was reduced on appeal from five years to two years and six months. Grounded on Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, 30 months of this sentence was enforceable.

On July 28, 2019, she was arrested and detained for 10 days in a facility at the IRGC’s intelligence unit. Afterwards, she was sent to Evin prison to serve her sentence.

On March 11, 2020, while on furlough, she was set free due to her “intolerance of punishment”.