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Socio-economic Crises and State Suppression Claim High Death Toll in Kurdistan Province
Human rights organizations and local sources have reported multiple human rights violations in the western Kurdistan province in recent days.
On Thursday, September 1, a “kulbar” (poor freight carrier who carries heavy loads over the border for making a living) named “Ayoub Moloudi” was shot and injured by the regime’s border regiment on the border of Nowsud, the western part of the country. The criminal security forces directly shot this citizen without prior warning and from a close distance. Ayoub was wounded in the thigh and left hand. Mr. Moloudi has been transferred to Quds Paveh Hospital for medical treatment.
On the same day, another “kulbar” named “Reza Hasani” (30) was injured due to direct firing by security forces at the “Hengehjal” border of Baneh and was transferred to Salahuddin Ayubi Baneh hospital for medical treatment. The border regiment soldiers have also shot at this “kulbar” without prior warning and from close range.
On Wednesday, August 31, a 22-year-young man named Saleh Rashidzadeh from the village of “Qalaresh” in Sardasht was killed by the security forces on the border of Baneh.
According to a human rights organization, following the death of his cousin, Karzan Saberi ended his life by taking pills. Karzan’s aunt’s son was seriously injured in a car accident a few days ago and died last night.
A 13-year-old boy from Sanandaj named Shahdad Nemati hanged himself on Wednesday, August 31, for unknown reasons. According to a local source, the body of Shahdad was handed over to his family by a forensic doctor and buried.
Iran has been witnessing an increase in the number of suicides among teenagers and children, mostly in Kurdistan province. At least 40 boys under the age of 18 have committed suicide in different cities of Kurdistan.
A young woman from Urmia, identified as the 27-year-young Lemia Saeed Haroyan committed suicide and ended her life on Wednesday, August 31. According to a local human rights organization, Lemia committed self-immolation after her sister’s wedding ceremony and died due to severe burning. The motive for her actions has not been made public so far.
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10 Female Seasonal Workers Lost Their Lives on Iran’s Unsafe Roads
10 female seasonal workers died in a tragic accident on Shushtar road. A minibus and a truck crashed on the morning of August 30, 2022. Sixteen were killed and eight wounded. Ten female seasonal workers were among the dead. (The state-run isna.ir, August 30, 2022)
A young woman, 15, was among those wounded. She was severely hurt in the leg. Another young woman, 20, suffered a ruptured liver and needed to undergo surgery. Her condition was reported to be worse than others.
Iran’s Elites Are Gone ‘Forever’
On August 29, the Iranian regime’s state-run daily Etemad published an article entitled ‘They are gone forever’, which pointed to the critical situation of the ‘brain drain’ in Iran. The regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi ordered the Center for Presidential Strategic Studies to implement the plan of “elite retention and reverse migration”.
However, contrary to the regime’s claim about the success of this plan, the state-run media is writing about its failure.
Also, read Iran News in Brief – September 2, 2022