By Pooya Stone
Around two weeks pass from the gas prices hikes in Iran which flamed nationwide protests across the country. As always, the government responded to the people's rightful grievances with an iron fist. The security forces made a total bloodbath in different cities and towns by killing more than 450 protesters and wounding thousands.
By Jubin Katiraie
Just days after partially restoring internet access to the Iranian people, following a week-long shutdown, the Iranian authorities have a new plan to further limit internet access because they fear the eruption of more popular protests.
By Jubin Katiraie
In an interview on state-run television on 26 November, Kazem Delkhoush Abateri, a member of the Iranian parliament and the Iranian Parliament Commission on Economy, said that Iran’s oil exports had reached zero, while the government is unable to obtain even 30% of the taxes it is charging people for their income.
By Pooya Stone
Reuters news agency in Iraq reported 28 November that Iraqi forces killed 14 demonstrators after they burned the Iranian consulate building.
By Pooya Stone
Following the rise in gas prices, the Iranian government's revenue is expected to increase by nearly 74 billion tomans daily. If the daily consumption of gasoline is not less than the current 95 million liters, this amount will be about 27 trillion tomans a year and will reach 9.2 trillion tomans in the 125 remaining days of the Persian calendar year.
By Jubin Katiraie
Back in May, Iranian security officials gathered at a heavily fortified Tehran compound to discuss how to punish the United States for withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy.
By Pooya Stone
After the Iranian government mercilessly cracked down on protesters, the main question is, did officials truly achieve a “victory” as they try to persuade the people and the world? Could they permanently defeat the protests and their motives? Or, is the Iranian government still faced with a serious threat?
With Internet services being restored – albeit by a step by step lengthy procedure- in Iran, more shocking data is made available as to details of the one-week uprising that shook the country and put – as one understands from the data- the theocratic regime on verge of losing power.
By Pooya Stone
In parallel to the nationwide Iranian protests that shook the earth under the mullah's feet, a new phenomenon emerged. It was the role of Iranian women in leading and organizing protests and becoming role models of resistance for their people.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian people came out into the streets for the 10th day of the uprising on Sunday, despite the presence of herds of Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the paramilitary Bassij, the State Security Force (SSF), plainclothes agents, and Intelligence Ministry agents.
By Pooya Stone
During recent protests in Iran, protesters time and again targeted banks and financial institutes and set them ablaze. However, there is a question of why are the Iranian people torching these centers? And eventually, aren't people supposed to answer their economic grievances through these financial systems?
Be Pooya Stone
Gasoline in Iran went up between 50 to 300 percent in price and began to be rationed on 15 November. How does this affect the livelihood of the Iranian people?
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On Friday, November 22, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. CET, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)’s representatives held an online press conference about the recent protests in Iran titled, “Iran Uprising: Latest Developments and Reports.” The representative of the NCRI in the UK Ms. Dowlat Nowruzi and member of the NCRI foreign affairs committee Mr. Shahin Qobadi presented a picture of the current situation inside Iran.
By Jubin Katiraie
The experience of the 2018 uprising in Iran had shown that when the fire of outrage, public hatred against Iran's oppressive clerical system and calls for its overthrow arise, these would quickly ignite the whole country.
By Pooya Stone
In its editorial, Javan Online, affiliated to the Revolutionary Guards, described the character of the recent uprising in Iran as 'organized violence' and insisted protesters were 'trained rioters'.
By Jubin Katiraie
The Iranian government continues the shutdown of the Internet to oppress the people because it has no other way than to use such tools to prevent protests by people who have attempted to overthrow this corrupt government.
By Jubin Katiraie
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is “deeply concerned” over the Iranian authorities’ violent crackdown on ongoing peaceful protests that began in the country on Friday.
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