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UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST
Sunday Protests in Iran
Scammed account owners who fell victim to the Caspian Investment Company held a rally in front of the Central Bank building in Tehran to protest that their complaints have still been unaddressed and justice has been denied after 5 years.
On Sunday, people of the city of Rameshk, Southeastern Iran, gathered to protest the confiscation of their lands by the IRGC and closed the road leading to the mine. Accordingly, security forces were dispatched to the region and clashes broke out. The Revolutionary Guards, who took the lands from the Baluchi locals five years ago, promised them to pay a share for the profit it reaps from their land but eventually, the IRGC refused to pay the locals. The IRGC also refused to employ the Baloch locals at this workplace and it has only hired those who are affiliated with the regime.
Workers of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane company organized their thirteenth day of strike in front of the governor’s office in the city of Shush. After the rally, workers marched in the streets chanting slogans against the government of Ebrahim Raisi and called them ‘thieves’.
This morning, retirees from the cities of Ahvaz and Isfahan staged a rally. Retired personnel of the Steel Fund continued their protest to demand an increase in their salary and the establishment of welfare services.
UPDATE: 10:00 PM CEST
Father and Son Were Executed in Yazd
The Iranian regime’s judiciary executed a father and son in Yazd Central Prison. According to HRANA, on Sunday morning, the sentence of two prisoners who had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges was carried out in Yazd Central Prison.
The prisoner’s names were Hossein and Ramin Dadzadeh. According to the report, these prisoners were arrested about five years ago and have been serving their sentences in prison ever since.
Head of AEOI Doubles Down on PMOI’s Role in Blowing up the Regime’s Clandestine Nuclear Program
Speaking to state-run TV channel one, Mohammad Eslami, head of the regime’s Atomic Energy Organization, said: “Our enemies put a lot of pressure on the IAEA. The mercenary hypocrites (an acronym for the People’s Mojahedin Organization) go to great lengths and are constantly feeding deceptive information to the IAEA, and they are always producing information against our country. The IAEA constantly takes these into account and examines them, and we are constantly being questioned.”
Mohammad Eslami added: “We tried to set up a new approach with the Agency and we asked them to limit the political issues as well as the influence that these destructive systems create. We told them that it cannot go on like this. We asked them what would be the last day and the last page that they want to address and when all this ambiguity is going to stop?”
During this interview, the head of the AEOI also acknowledged that the regime has already exceeded 120 kg in uranium storage with 20% enrichment.
UPDATE: 9:30 PM CEST
Number of Prisoners Has Grown 8 Times Since This Regime Took Power- State Official
State-run newspaper Hamdeli quoted Hassan Norouzi, deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Judiciary Commission as saying: “Before the revolution, we had 16,000 prisoners and now we have 240,000.”
Hamdeli also reminded that two days ago, Taghi Rostamvandi, the head of the country’s Social Affairs Organization said: “Iran, with 240,000 prisoners, ranks ninth in the world in terms of the total number of prisoners.”
The source added: “If we are to calculate the growth rate of prisoners based on population, now that the population of Iran has crossed the 80 million mark, the number of prisoners in the country should not have reached 30,000, and that means that the number of prisoners is 8 times this figure.”
UPDATE: 10:30 AM CEST
Shayan Ansari Bakhtiari Killed in Shahrekord by Police
On October 2, Shahrekord police forces clashed with a young man, Shayan Ansari, in front of his house. The police shot Shayan in the leg while his mother and other family members were watching. Upon family’s pleading, an ambulance arrived after forty minutes.
Due to severe bleeding, the 21 years old victim went into a coma in the hospital and died on Friday, October 8. This young man who belonged to the Bakhtiari ethnic group was buried on the same day. His burial turned into a glorious ceremony where large crowds of people from Shahrekord and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province attended and paid their respect. Terrified of the ceremony turning into public outrage, police forces in Shahrekord were put on alert.
UPDATE: 7:30 AM CEST
Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 452,200
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Saturday, October 9, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities in Iran had exceeded 452,200. The death toll in Tehran has reached 105,906, Khorasan Razavi 37,225, Isfahan 30,545, Khuzestan 27,725, Mazandaran 16,780, West Azerbaijan 16,363, Fars 16,320, East Azerbaijan 15,873, Gilan 15,830, Alborz 13,293, Kerman 12,002, Golestan 10,090, Central Province 8,243, Kurdistan 7,202, Bushehr 5,099, Qazvin 5,079, and Ilam 4,298.
No to the Regime of Executions and Massacres – The Imperative of International Prosecution of Khamenei and Raisi
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, we pay tribute to the 120,000 martyrs and the fallen for freedom, particularly the 30,000 massacred political prisoners in 1988, over 90% of whom were members and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK).
Political Prisoners Beaten in Notorious Tehran Prison
Several political prisoners were beaten yesterday in the notorious Greater Tehran Penitentiary, also known as Fashafuyeh, located 30 kilometers south of Tehran. According to reports, they were beaten severely by prisoners hired by the prison authorities. The prisoners have filed complaints several times to be transferred to other sections due to insecure conditions, but they were left unanswered. Five political prisoners identified as Rokhdad Shapour Ehsani-Rad, Pouya Ghobadi, Esmail Gerami, Akbar Bagheri, and Akbar Faraji were taken to the prison infirmary.
Iran: Annual Budget Deficit and Resource Impasse
Iran’s government is facing a huge budget deficit and has no resources to fund its annual budget. Therefore, Ehsan Khandouzi, an economic expert, suggested the government in the presence of the top managers of the tax administration to increase the taxes to cover the 400 trillion toman budget. “We should try to grow the tax-to-GDP ratio to 50% in the first four years ahead.” (Dolat.ir, August 29, 2021)
Read more: Iran News in Brief – October 9, 2021
