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Iran: Workers in Arak, Shush hold protest rallies & launch strikes Protest gathering of Azarab factory employees in Arak, western Iran (File Photo) Iran, October 13, 2019 —Employees of the Azarab factory in the city of Arak, western Iran, held a gathering at a city square on Sunday, October 13, protesting their employment status remaining in limbo and poor living conditions. These workers have announced a one-week deadline for regime officials in order to finalize the status of the main shareholder of their factory, being the state-run Bank Keshavarzi (Farming). On the same day, workers of the  Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane company  held a protest rally and outside the factory courtyard protesting the factory officials’ decision to expel many of their colleagues, bogus charges raised against these innocent workers and not receiving answers to their demands. The Haft Tapeh workers are now officially on strike. The Azarab workers held a gathering again on Monday, O...

Tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk – Eleven die in six months October 13, 2019 -  Tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk – During the last six months, 11 women have set themselves ablaze in the small city of Dishmuk, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran. Early marriages, domestic  violence against women  and girls, and poverty are among the main reasons of self-immolations of women in Dishmuk. One of the examples of the tragic self-immolations of women in Dishmuk is the case of Soraya. She was married at age 11 to a 12-year-old boy. They had a lot of differences. Soraya’s husband threatened her. “Either leave or I will kill your little child.” A terrified Soraya goes to her room and douses herself with kerosene and sets herself alight. Another young woman by the name of Kafi set herself ablaze since she got constantly brutalized by her father-in-law and brother-in-law. Kafi died at the hospital after 20 days. Ziba, a preg...

Teenage Baluchi girls drowned in a ditch while attempting to get water October 12, 2019-  Two teenage Baluchi girls, Sara and Basmeh Kalamati, 14 and 16, were drowned in a water ditch or   Hootag . The news was announced by Jamshid Sarani, governor of Dashtyari County of Chabahar, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The two teenage Baluchi girls had gone to the  Hootag  to do their dishes and laundry when they fell into the ditch and drowned. “The water for 100% of the villages in this county is provided by tankers that bring 15 liters of water for each person,” Sarani added. The government has left the water supply projects for 210 villages in this region incomplete and done nothing to complete any of them. Anvar Badpa, director of the Education Department of Dashtyari, also stated: “The drowned were two students who had gone to the  Hootag  outside of school hours to help their families; unfortunately, they fell into th...

Iran news in brief, October 12, 2019

Marzieh, Legendary Diva of Persian Traditional Music Ashraf os-Sadat Marzieh (March 22, 1924 – October 13, 2010), known professionally as Marzieh, was a Tehran-born singer of Persian traditional music. Known as the great diva of Persian traditional song, her voice represented the 60-year sufferings of a nation and the strength of Iranian women against stoning and misogyny of the mullahs’ ruling Iran. Her parents were fond of arts and her relatives included a number of sculptors, painters, miniaturists, and musicians. Her mother encouraged her to sing and supported her artistic activities throughout her life. Marzieh said, “At a time when Iranian families rarely let their daughters study, my father albeit a clergy encouraged me to go to school and learn the sciences of the time. When I started singing, it was not normal for a woman to become a singer. In the meantime, it was not enough to have a good voice. A singer had to go to school and learn the classical theory o...

Apathy Towards Upcoming Parliamentary Masquerade; Rouhani’s Desperate Push for a High Turnout; Guardian Council’s Response Published on  11 October 2019 . The first Majlis election was the best one in which the MEK participated As the religious dictatorship’s parliamentary election masquerade draws closer, the mullahs’ President, Hassan Rouhani, keenly aware of the apathy towards this farce and concerned over a general boycott, desperately tried to encourage a large turnout. While one of the most senior officials of the ruling theocracy in the past 40 years, Rouhani said on October 9, 2019, “You cannot find a better Majlis (Parliament) than the first one because even  the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK)  fielded candidates,” describing it as an imperative to political excitement. An hour later, the Spokesman for the Supreme Leader’s subservient Guardian Council describes Rouhani’s remarks as being against the Constitution.    Speaking at the Cabinet...

U.S. State Department Says Extra Deployment in Saudi Is Against Attacks by Iran Written by  Shahriar Kia  on  12 October 2019 . It was announced that the US is deploying more troops to Saudi Arabia. It is said that the deployments reinforce efforts to defend Saudi against the Iranian regime. "Today the Defense Department announced the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Esper have had many talks with the Saudis … The product of these bilateral talks is the announcement today that an additional 3000 forces will flow to Saudi Arabia." U.S. State Department Spokesperson Brian Hook said in a news brief, adding that the deployment is to protect US interests against attacks by Iran. "The troops that we are sending into Saudi and the enhanced assets our defensive. They are there to defend our interests and to help Saudi defend itself. We are not looking for conflict in the Middle East. We have had plent...