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Iran News in Brief – May 19, 2021

19th May 2021

teachers-protest-iran-tehran-18052021 — Teachers protest in Tehran, in front of the Majlis (parliament)

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UPDATE: 5:00 PM CEST

Iran Is Heading Towards a Very Hot Summer

As time passes by, working and living conditions for the majority of Iranians are deteriorating. On Wednesday, different cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Arak, Menujan, and Kerman witnessed several rallies and protests against systemic injustice and corruption in the country. Protests and rallies are becoming the new face of Iranian cities and as the regime fails to live up to its obligations, there is no end in sight for the demonstrations that alternatingly keep expanding in terms of quantity, depth, and radicalization.

May 19- Tehran, #Iran
Stock market investors protested today outside the Stocks and Securities Org. to demand justice. The government encouraged them to invest and then manipulated the stock exchange to steal their money. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/nY4YVCgebx

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) May 19, 2021

May 19 – Tehran, #Iran
Unemployed teachers gathered for the second day outside the Dept of Education to demand jobs. They say they were interviewed and have waited for a year without being hired. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/SoVocz6PtC

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) May 19, 2021

#IranProtests
Tehran—defrauded investors of Tehran's Stock Market once again rallied in front of the Bourse Organization venting their anger over officials' fraud and corruption led to losing their savings.
"Disgrace, come down" and "Death to Dehnavi," enraged protesters chanted. pic.twitter.com/5IOMqBqWuE

— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) May 19, 2021

May 19 – Kerman, S #Iran
Miners in Asminoun continued their strike for the 3rd consecutive day and said they will continue until their unpaid wages and benefits are paid. Reports say they slept in this tunnel last night. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/ac0eqXJc2O

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) May 19, 2021

UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST

Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 541 Cities Exceeds 292,100

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities across Iran exceeded 292,100. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 67,996, Isfahan 19,375, Khuzestan 18,099, Khorasan Razavi 17,860, East Azerbaijan 11,943, Lorestan 11,840, West Azerbaijan 10,908, Gilan 9,916, Fars 9,547, Alborz 8,068, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,686, Kerman 6,548, Central Province 6,088, Kermanshah 5,774, Khorasan North 4,263, Hormozgan 3,430, and South Khorasan 2,746.

Editorial: Iran Sham Election: A Band Of Mass Murderers, War Criminals, Thieves, And Thugs

Genuine choice and constructive instruments for collective decision-making underpin democratic and fair elections. They are thus the most apparent ensign of a political system’s legitimacy. In Iran, however, both genuine choice and instruments through which the public becomes tangibly visible are out of reach, which explains why the Iranian people reject the political system as entirely illegitimate.
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Iran Presidential Election 2021: Ebrahim Raisi, Chief Regime Henchman Vies for Iranian Presidency#Iran #IranRegimeChange #MyVoteRegimeChange #رای_من_سرنگونی
#آری_به_جمهوری_دمکراتیک #رئیسی_جلاد۶۷ pic.twitter.com/bqFzuglWGF

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 17, 2021

Iran: Teachers, Workers Protest in Several Cities

On Tuesday, “green report card” teachers from various cities gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) in Tehran to reiterate their demands from the government. “Green report card” teachers are people who have taken and passed the employment exam of the education ministry, which is known as the “article 28 exam.” But the government has given no plans to employ these teachers. The teachers have been gathering regularly in the past weeks, asking the government to fulfill its pledges. According to the protesters, there are 23,000 employment opportunities in the government. The government claims that it is facing budget and resource shortages to hire teachers.

Behind The Headlines

Breifing by Alireza Jafarzadeh
Iran’s Sham Presidential Elections in June: Nothing can get the people back to the ballot box. They have already spoken during uprisings since 2018 that My vote is Regime Change. Ignore Tehran’s lies and watch for the election boycott.

Iran’s Sham Presidential Elections in June: Nothing can get the people back to the ballot box. They have already spoken during uprisings since 2018 that #MyVoteRegimeChange. Ignore Tehran’s lies and watch for the election boycott.#BoycottIranShamElections pic.twitter.com/l8rtdjRue9

— Alireza Jafarzadeh (@A_Jafarzadeh) May 17, 2021

Iran: Corruption, Bad Governance, and Deceitful Policies

A look at the assessments of Iranian government experts shows that the economy is in a dire situation. In May 2020, the Economic Affairs research Institute wrote: “A review of data and statistics from various institutions shows that Iran is not in a good position in terms of governance. This is evident in all the indicators that are built around the category of governance. Iran’s best ranking in 2018 is related to ‘government effectiveness,’ in which it is ranked 131st among 209 countries. But in other indicators, it is among the last 50 countries among more than 200 countries. The country’s position among the countries in the region (25 countries) is not very suitable, so that in all indicators except the government effectiveness index, it is one of the last 10 countries. In addition to the World Bank, other international institutions have confirmed that Iran is not in a good position in terms of good governance.”