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In the early hours the publication of heartbreaking and catastrophic news made the hearts of our compatriots hurt: the explosion in the Tabas coal mine. Mohammad Ali Akhundi, Director General of Crisis Management of South Khorasan Governorate, stated the cause of this incident - which happened at 2100 hours on Saturday night, 21st of Sept. - as "sudden release of methane gas in one of the tunnels" and said: "The concentration of gas in the tunnels caused an explosion in the depth 250 meters vertically and 700 meters diagonally have been mined. (Hamshahri online. Sept. 21, 2024)According to the news, more than 50 hardworking workers of this mine died in a psychological and oppressive manner and 22 of them were injured. The cause of their death was suffocation due to the concentration of methane gas. The reaction of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Medical Trade, according to the usual routine in this regime, is to address this national tragedy with well-known and uncharacteristic phrases to ignore the main cause; Like: "The full expert report of the dimensions of the incident will be presented to the public!" Or the work of the private company that is in charge of this coal mine is under investigation!" https://tinyurl.com/27p5jwzd

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On Sept. 16, Yalda Rahimi, a 17-year-old girl from Bagh-e Malek, a town in Khuzestan Province in Iran, ended her life due to severe poverty and lack of social welfare. On the day of her death, Yalda Rahimi had visited the Khomeini Relief Foundation seeking assistance just before the school year was set to begin. After her request was denied, she chose to take her own life in the bathroom of the relief office. Her father had committed suicide by hanging several years earlier, leaving Yalda to live with her grandfather. https://tinyurl.com/ymjfmep4

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On Monday, September 16, Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued severe sentences for seven political prisoners. Among them, Nasim Gholami Simiyari has been sentenced to six years, 74 lashes, and 20 years of exile to Anguran in Zanjan Province in Iran. The court emphasized that her exile should be carried out so that she is not permitted to interact with others. She is currently incarcerated in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, having spent nearly 490 days in detention. The other 6 individuls include Hamidreza Soheil-Abadi, Amin Sokhanvar, Ehsan Ravazjiyan, Ali Herati Mokhtari, Hossein Mohammad Hosseini, and Amir Shah-Velayati. https://tinyurl.com/m53tu2b6

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Zeinab Jalalian, a political prisoner in Iran, who's been in prison for 17 years without a day of leave, has been suffering from severe health issues due to the intense physical torture she endured during and after her arrest. Her ailments include vision impairment, pterygium (a growth in the eye), asthma, kidney issues, and gastrointestinal disorders. Over the years, her condition has worsened due to the authorities’ neglect of her medical needs. Zeinab is sentenced to life in prison. https://tinyurl.com/3nfm6j4r