“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere…” (Martin Luther King Jr)

19th Oct ‘24 - State media in Iran reported that thirty-one female students at Jannat Girls’ School, located in the town of Samalqan, North Khorasan, were poisoned.

This poisoning was caused by the release of an unpleasant odour from mercaptan gas barrels belonging to a nearby gas company.

The condition of many schools in Iran, particularly in rural and underdeveloped areas, reflects years of underfunding and mismanagement. Deteriorating infrastructure, inadequate safety protocols, and outdated facilities create an environment where the health and well-being of students are at constant risk.

1st Oct 24' - The Iranian regime’s Guardian Council finally confirmed the Hijab and Chastity bill on September 18, 2024.

The Hijab and Chastity bill is set for implementation, a move to tighten women's dress code controls. Mousa Ghazanfarabadi, chair of the mullahs’ parliament's Judicial and Legal Committee, highlighted its significance and called for government cooperation in enforcement.

Key changes include increased fines for violations and expanded scope to include private individuals and vehicles, raising concerns over privacy. In response to public criticism, the plan to automatically deduct fines from bank accounts was canceled; violators now have one week to pay their penalties.

30th Sept '24 - Protests have erupted across Iran as retirees, workers, and professionals demand economic reforms and better living conditions.

Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province: Retired government employees and telecommunications industry pensioners held protests, demanding higher pensions and better living conditions.

Tehran: Oil sector retirees rallied outside the Ministry of Oil, protesting low pensions and deteriorating living conditions.

Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province: Telecommunications workers continued their strike, demanding better wages and working conditions.

Yazd, Yazd Province: Nurses protested at Yazd Medical Sciences University, demanding overdue wages and better working conditions.

30th Sept '24 - Poverty and inflation in Iran severely harm children and education, increasing illiteracy rates and threatening the country’s future. High education costs, including textbooks, supplies, and transportation, are causing many Iranian children to drop out, as families cannot afford these expenses. Many Iranian children are deprived of basic food items. The absence of these nutrients in their daily diet leads to physical and mental health issues, which diminish their learning capacity and harm their academic performance.

According to Article 30 of the Constitution, Iran's government is obligated to provide free educational facilities for all citizens up to the end of secondary school. However, the growing number of children dropping out of school in Iran demonstrates a clear failure to uphold this commitment. Even if education is technically free, the additional costs can compel some families to prioritize immediate financial survival over their children’s education

9th Sept '24 - An unidentified flu-like virus has rapidly spread among the women's wards of Evin prison. The situation has become so dire that many prisoners have had to receive intravenous fluids.

Despite this sudden outbreak, however, these female prisoners have received very little and inadequate medical treatment, including a lack of proper quarantine facilities for those affected.

Many elderly prisoners are high-risk patients and are particularly vulnerable to such viral outbreaks.

4th Sept '24 - The thirty-second week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign began on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, with prisoners from 21 prisons across Iran participating in a coordinated hunger strike against the death penalty.

This weekly hunger strike was initiated by female political prisoners in the notorious Evin Prison, Tehran. Today, in an incredible co-ordinated campaign, it has spread to cities and prisons across Iran, including: Central Karaj Prison, Greater Tehran Prison, Khorramabad, Shiraz Military Prison, Mashhad and many others.

 24th Aug '24 - At a conference on atrocity and crimes against humanity in the massacre and genocide of political prisoners in 1988 in Iran, the imperative of accountability and ending impunity for the masterminds and perpetrators consistent with international laws and treaties were discussed.

20th Aug '24 - Despite Iran's vast oil, gas, and natural resource reserves, its people suffer from poverty due to government corruption. Those living below the $2 daily absolute poverty line have steadily increased, though the government manipulates statistics to hide the true figures. Studies indicate that while cash subsidies temporarily help those in poverty, inflation eventually nullifies this support, according to the state-run Mardomsalari news website on August 13.

19th Aug '24 - Protests by Iran’s nursing community enter their second week, highlighting discontent over unbearable working conditions, especially in Mashhad. Nurses demand justice and fair enforcement of the 2006 Tariff Plan for Nursing Services. Their frustrations peaked due to the government's lack of recognition for their sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many nurses, acclaimed as heroes, face inadequate pay and post-trauma, stating, “We fought against COVID with no support, and now we have to fight for our rights.”

22nd July '24 - In Nur, Mazandaran Province, security forces shot a young woman, Arezoo Badri, for not wearing a mandatory hijab. She suffered severe spinal cord and lung injuries, resulting in the loss of walking ability. After 10 days, doctors removed the bullet, but she has no sensation from the waist down and may be completely paralyzed. Currently hospitalized in the ICU of Vali-e-Asr Hospital in Tehran, specialists indicate a high likelihood of permanent loss of mobility.