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More Protests on Wednesday in Iran
On Wednesday, different cities in Iran witnessed more protests and rallies from hardworking Iranians who were deprived of their rights and earnings. Workers in Ahvaz, sugar cube workers in Shush, teachers and defrauded cryptocurrency owners in Tehran were reported among the protesting groups. Also, locals in Saqervan blocked the Mashhad-Quchan road protesting the shortage of water for their livelihoods.
#IranProtests
Khuzestan—for the 2nd day in a row, Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane workers rallied in front of the CEO's empty office protesting officials' failure to provide water for sugarcane, pay their overdue salaries, and return their fired workers to the work. pic.twitter.com/m2lKHME4Da— Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) June 2, 2021
Ahvaz, SW #Iran
Locals in Ahvaz gathered today outside the Khuzestan Water and Sewage Co. to demand jobs. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/DE3a1ooZic— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) June 2, 2021
Fire in an Oil Refinery in South Tehran
On Wednesday afternoon, reports indicated that a huge blaze has erupted in Tehran’s oil refinery located on the southern outskirts of Iran’s capital, with towering plumes of black smoke rising high into the sky and visible even from the northern parts of the city.
Jun 2 – Tehran, #Iran
Large fire reported at the Tondguyan Oil Refinery in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/bLEWFQFGB9— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) June 2, 2021
UPDATE: 8:00 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 303,500
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, the Coronavirus death toll in 543 cities had exceeded 303,500. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 71,096, Isfahan 20,260, Khorasan Razavi 18,440, Khuzestan 18,944, East Azerbaijan 12,458, Lorestan 12,160, West Azerbaijan 11,408, Fars 10,102, Alborz 8,543, Golestan 7,350, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,991, Kerman 6,778, Hamedan 6,698, Central Province 6,308, Kurdistan 5,192, Yazd 5107, North Khorasan 4,373, Ardabil 3,785, Hormozgan 3,765, Qazvin 3,484, Ilam 3,186, and South Khorasan 2,816.
#Iran Coronavirus Update
More than 303,500 people have died of the novel #coronavirus in 543 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK.
Full Reporthttps://t.co/GxupQgKia8 pic.twitter.com/W9XRspWfdT
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 1, 2021
MEK Resistance Units Carried Out Widespread Anti-Regime Activities in May
During the month of May, over 310 areas in all of Iran’s provinces witnessed activities calling for a boycott of the regime’s sham presidential elections in June. These are activities of the Iranian Resistance Units, the network of the Iranian opposition the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). This campaign primarily began in April 2021, following the Iranian Resistance’s call to boycott the mullahs’ farce elections. In April, The Resistance Units, carried out anti-regime activities in over 250 places in 27 provinces.
Iran’s Regime Is on the Verge of Collapse, Senior Officials Admit
These days, high-profile Iranian officials, both current and former, are acknowledging that the regime’s situation is bad in all respects, and it is facing a possible rebellion at the scale of the 1979 revolution that overthrew the Shah regime. What’s interesting is that the people who warn of the regime’s overthrow today were deeply involved in the regime’s crimes for four decades and have worked hard to prevent the regime’s overthrow. Their statements today prove that when the time for regime change comes, nothing can stop it.
Iranian Kurdistan’s Chief Justice Says “No Leniency” for People Who Cross Election “Red Line”
The Chief Justice of Kurdistan said in a meeting on June 1 that anyone who crossed the regimes “red line” in cyberspace regarding the upcoming elections would be severely dealt with. According to the state-run ISNA News Agency, Seyed Hossein Hosseini said the Judiciary would monitor everyone’s activities on the internet and that offenders would be “severely” dealt with without any leniency.
Iran Regime Uses Drugs to Fund Terrorism
As the Iranian regime is under international sanctions, how on earth are they able to fund proxy terrorist groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and more? Well, the Iranian opposition asserts that the regime has actually established an international arms smuggling and drug trafficking system, using the financial resources plundered from the Iranian people. They said that groups operating under the influence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and managed by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Quds Force are funding terrorism and regional interventions through sending drugs to the West.
IRGC Kill 2 Iranian Kurdish Dissidents in NW Iran
Two Iranian Kurdish dissidents were killed on May 29 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces in Piranshahr, northwestern Iran. According to the Hengaw Organization, the two men were identified as Hadi Sheikheh and Ayub Soltani and were members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. The report said they were driving in the Piranshahr- Mahabad road, when IRGC forces opened fire on their car. The two men were killed at the scene, and the injured driver was also detained by the IRGC.
Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report May 2021
Over May 2021, Iranian authorities continued executions, torture, the suppression of minority groups, arrest and conviction of civil and political activists and the internet censorship. Group arrests at private parties, summonses, interrogations, and detentions of religious and ethnic minorities also continued. The following report is a summary of the human rights situation in Iran over the past month.
Iran News in Brief, June 2, 2021
Read more: Iran News in Brief – June 1, 2021
