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Power Outages: More Reason to Protest
Iranians have all reasons to rally and protest against the corrupt regime that thrives by plundering their wealth and disregards their health. Power outages have disrupted the lives and livelihood of the population in many ways. According to reports, even hospitals and ICUs were indiscriminately hit by the blackouts.
Reports from Tehran, Qaem Shahr, Kazerun, Bandar Gaz, Juybar, Fereydunkenar, Hasanabad, Bahnemir, Khorramabad, Marivan, and other cities reveal how devastating the situation has become.
Jul. 5 – Pakdasht, Tehran #Iran
Angry locals have torched tires to block the road to protest unannounced lengthy blackouts. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/qhOWg9DunF— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 5, 2021
Jul. 5 – Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran Province, N #Iran
Another protest against ongoing lengthy blackouts in Qaem Shahr. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/kjDA1vqTJv— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 5, 2021
July 5 – Isfahan, central #Iran
Farmers and their families protest authorities' measures of rerouting a local river for the Revolutionary Guards' projects while leaving their lands devastated without water.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/7zFx4uHzFm— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 5, 2021
UPDATE: 9:30 AM CEST
Iran: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 322,600
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Sunday, July 4, 2021, that the Coronavirus in 547 cities had exceeded 322,600. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 75,416, Isfahan 21,800, Khuzestan 20,441, Khorasan Razavi 19,640, Lorestan 12,635, West Azerbaijan 11,973, Fars 10,852, Qom 9,900, Alborz 9,158, Sistan and Baluchestan 7,926, Kerman 7,453, Hamedan 6,918, Yazd 5,367, Semnan 5,335, Hormozgan 4,865, Bushehr 3,514, and Ilam 3,371.
Water and Power Outages Are Reaching the Point of A National Crisis
Constant power outages are causing outrage and tensions among the population. On Sunday evening, it took people to the power grid and distribution centers in several cities, protesting the negligence and the disregard by the regime’s officials. In Tehran, people started chanting and blaming the Supreme Leader.
July 4 – Tehran, #Iran
Eastern districts
Locals are heard chanting "Down with Khamenei! Down with dictator!" in escalating protests over frequent blackouts reported across the country.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/M6NDT8uYvP— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 4, 2021
Saravan, SE #Iran
An angry man protesting outside the Water and Sewer Dept. says they don't have "one drop of running water in their home".
"What kind of life is this?! What kind of officials are you?!" #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/FlpYRfIMoj— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) July 4, 2021
Fars—#poweroutage in Shiraz led to the cutoff of traffic lights and absolute chaos.
"Traffic lights are off, people do not know what should they do? Someone goes ahead, another one goes back," reports a citizen from an intersection.
Video by @HeshmatAlavipic.twitter.com/PO35kOMoN5— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) July 4, 2021
MEK Network in Iran Supports Maryam Rajavi by Installing Posters in Iran
The network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) supports President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Maryam Rajavi. PMOI/MEK Resistance Units install posters of Maryam Rajavi in public places in Iran.
Iran: Pensioners, Retirees Hold Weekly Protest Rally
On Sunday, retirees and pensioners held protest rallies in several cities across Iran, including Shush, Ahvaz, Isfahan, and Khorram Abad. The rallies were held in front of the offices of the Social Security Organization in different cities. After a short hiatus during the sham presidential election, the pensioners are back in the streets to claim their demands.
Iran’s Bar Association Rejects Judiciary’s Guidelines That Violate Lawyer’s Independence
Iran’s National Union of the Bar Association issued a statement yesterday in protest to new guidelines issued by the Judiciary on June 30. According to state-run media, the lawyer’s guideline with 164 articles was confirmed and issued by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, during his last days as Chief Justice. The National Union said the new regulations violate the union’s independence and will infringe on the lawyer’s right to defend citizens. The new regulations no longer allow the union to issue law certificates, giving this authority to the judiciary. The guideline has also added the Islamic Law curriculum to law exams.
Guards Harass and Insult Women Detainees in Amol Prison – Golrokh Iraee
Prison guards harass the women detainees in Amol Prison, said political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee in a message from this prison. To protest this situation, Mrs. Iraee refuses to make telephone calls or go for visitations as an act of protest. In a brief message from Amol Prison, Golrokh Iraee declared that since the women detainees in Amol Prison are deprived of their minimum rights, “I will refuse to use the telephone or go for visitations –which are accompanied every time by the guards’ insults– until the current miserable condition is ended.”
Iranian Judiciary Executes Three Prisoners Including Minor
The Iranian judiciary executed three prisoners including a minor today in Urmia, northwestern Iran. According to the Human Rights News Agency, the three prisoners were identified as Bahaodin and Davoud Ghasemzadeh, and Anvar Abdollahi. Davoud and Bahaodin were detained in 2009 on two murder charges. Bahaoddin was 17 at that time. In a tweet, Amnesty International called for the cessation of the execution.
Eviction of Tenants From Cities Has Started in Iran
In Iran, inflation of 100 and 200 percent in the rental market is a fact that paves the way for the widespread expulsion of weak and average tenants, and in this situation, according to real estate consultants, tenants who cannot pay the added costs of their renting from saved money, borrowing or selling cars or gold, are easily expelled from the city to the suburban.
Read more: Iran News in Brief – July 4, 2021
