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4 Iran self-immolations, 1 suicide in one day over economic pressure   by   Adena Nima     October 2, 2019   in  Iran Economy   Reports from Iran indicate that on September 30, four Iranians self-immolated while one man jumped off a building due to economic pressure. According to a  human rights group , two women in the western province of Kermanshah self-immolated on Monday. They are currently hospitalized in Kermanshah’s Khomeini Hospital. The report said that the women, identified as Zeinab Mohammadi and Negar Ezzati committed suicide due to economic problems. “Poverty made Negar Ezzati so desperate that she was forced to self-immolate,” a source close to the woman said. Also on Monday, a man passed away after jumping off the sixth floor of a building in Kermanshah due to poverty and economic pressure. The 35-year-old man was married and had children. According to the  ISNA  st...

Internet access cut across much of Iraq - NGO BAGHDAD (Reuters) Thursday, 03 Oct 2019 3:08 AM MYT   - Internet access has been cut off across much of Iraq including the capital Baghdad with connectivity falling below 70%, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said, amid renewed anti-government protests that turned violent and spread nationwide. Update: #Iraq is now largely offline amid widening mass-protests; situation on the ground unclear due to blackouts; real-time network data show ~75% of country including #Baghdad now offline (excl. autonomous regions) 📉 📰 https://t.co/7GF42YLDWU pic.twitter.com/zUzK36w8nC — NetBlocks.org (@netblocks) October 2, 2019 Earlier on Wednesday social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as messaging applications WhatsApp all appeared to be have been disabled across Iraq except in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region which has a separate internet infrastructure. ⚠️ Urgent: Internet access ...

Iraqi PM chairs top security council’s meeting over deadly protests by   Mohammed Ebraheem Oct 2, 2019, 7:41 pm An Iraqi protester flashes the v-sign during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment in the Baladiyat district of the capital Baghdad (AFP/Getty Images) Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has presided over an emergency meeting of the country’s National Security Council against the backdrop of mass protests that hit several Iraqi cities over unemployment, corruption and poor public services. Mass protests continued in Iraq for the second consecutive day in Baghdad and other cities, with protesters demanding urgent reforms to the country’s deteriorating situation. #UPDATE -Curfew imposed in southern cities of Nasiriyah, Amara & Hilla -Constant gunfire in Baghdad's Tahriri Square as anti-government protests continue -Protesters storming Baghdad's Al-Jumhuriya Bridge to reach the hea...

Three more Iraqis killed as violent protests continue by   Mohammed Ebraheem Oct 2, 2019, 10:05 pm An Iraqi protester gestures the V-sign during a demonstration at Tayaran square in Baghdad on October 2, 2019. (AFP) Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Three people were killed and at least 115 wounded on Wednesday in renewed nationwide clashes between demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, Saudi TV news channel Al Arabiya reported. WARNING - DISTURBING FOOTAGE Oct 2 - Baghdad, Iraq #Iran -backed militias are reportedly opening fire on demonstrators. This individual appears to be hit by a tear gas canister. WARNING - DISTURBING FOOTAGE pic.twitter.com/wXBEzrt5cj — Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) October 2, 2019 The protests, which started on Tuesday over unemployment,  corruption,  and poor public services have escalated, with many chanting for the “fall of the regime,” a slogan first popularized during the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. “We are demanding a change, we w...

Iran news in brief, October 1, 2019

Activists Continue to Be Targeted by Iranian Authorities The imprisoned activists - Sanaz Allahyari, Asal Mohammadi, Marzieh Amiri, and Neda Naji said: "Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court issued heavy sentences of 10.5 to 18 years of imprisonment for them" 02 OCTOBER 2019   EMPTY By Pooya Stone The Iranian government has been cracking down on dissent more and moreover the past few years. Activists across the country are doing all they can to make their cause known but the Iranian authorities are trying to silence them. Several student and labor activists that are currently locked up in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran have denounced the Iranian authorities’ treatment of prisoners in an open letter. The imprisoned activists - are Sanaz Allahyari, Asal Mohammadi, Marzieh Amiri, and Neda Naji. They denounced the intelligence forces for their unfair and cruel treatment of activists and journalists and called the government out for issuing such tough sentences...

Iran's Corrupt Judiciary 02 OCTOBER 2019   EMPTY By Jubin Katiraie Recently, at a meeting of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, judiciary chief Ibrahim Raisi called for the "defense of the party and tribe of friends and like-minded figures" as "another factor causing corruption," and went on to describe corruption in the judiciary as “stupendous". “In the judiciary itself, we have seen cases of bribery that are surprising, ranging from 600-meter flats to 4,000-meter villas in the north [of Iran]. These are quite unique,” he said. On this subject, Ahmad Mortazavi Moghaddam, head of Iran’s  Supreme Court , acknowledges that “immoral relations and corruption are the most violations witnessed among judges.” The Iranian judiciary  is a corrupt institution in which "the corruption case of a government official" becomes "extinct" and "the result is never determined." In Iran’s judiciary, the fee of the dealers inside the ...