Socially

By Jazeh Miller

The national currency of Iran – the rial – has lost value rapidly over the past year. One unfortunate consequence of this is that the people of Iran have faced further suffering and more and more people are falling into extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as conditions in which people cannot afford or access the most basic of human amenities including food, clean and potable water, sanitary facilities, shelter, social services and information.

By Mahmoud Hakamian

With unemployment and an economy on the verge of collapse in Iran, working as a border porter or “kolbar” has become an important means of supporting a family in Iran’s western cities that border Iraq and Turkey.

Unemployment rates have reached as high as 40% among the youth In Kurdistan province, and many young people have turned to this occupation. However, it is not only young people.

By INU Staff

INU- On Tuesday, the Center for Human Rights in Iran published a thorough report on the legislation that is currently awaiting introducton to the Iranian parliament which would bring the Iranian internet into even greater government control. The report consists of a general synopsis and an itemized analysis of the four chapters making up a bill whose existence was formerly denied by Iranian officials.

By INU Staff

INU- Farmers in the Isfahan region were wealthy and prosperous, when the Zayanderud River flowed down from the Zagros Mountains to water the region. Since the river has dried up, it no longer provides water for farming towns like Qahdarijan. The regime’s mismanagement of water resources has caused these farmers to lose everything.

By INU Staff

INU- A new wave of migration that is arising from the drylands has begun in Iran, and it is believed that is will change the population map and leave Iran in crisis.

By INU Staff

INU- The social situation in Iran is terrible. The Iranian regime has failed to address many social problems that have been spiralling out of control. The Iranian regime’s corruption has also resulted in a weakened economy that is ruining the livelihoods of many.