According to him, the main cause of tension and problems in Khuzestan province is definitely the issue of proper water management. However, he also believes that not all problems can be attributed to water management in this province. Given the repeated dam constructions in the past three decades in the country and considering the recent […]...

He says we had no solid plan for Khuzestan. He states that “environmentalists have repeatedly warned about the future of Khuzestan,” and adds, “the problem is that we gave the Great Marsh to the Ministry of Oil and they came and dried a part of it. Why did they dry it? To come and find […]...

He says that in his opinion the main issue is dam construction. He is not aware of several existing dams on the Karun River for water control. In his opinion, this is “a kind of water storage and transfer.” The monthly magazine “Peace Line” in this issue, considering the recent protests in Khuzestan province and […]...

The “water crisis” has now turned into one of the major economic, environmental, and socio-political crises in Iran. This crisis did not occur suddenly and unexpectedly, but it is the result of a historical process over the past four decades. Reckless consumption and non-compliance with scientific standards, as well as lack of investment in restructuring […]...

Peaceful protests by the people of Khuzestan against reckless dam construction and water crisis began on Friday, July 16, 2021. These protests were met with violence by law enforcement and security forces, resulting in the death of at least 10 young protesters and the arrest and injury of hundreds more. Some also tried to portray […]...

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The final words. Continuous protests in our society today, above all, are met with strategizing for the survival of the striking workers and breaking the imposition of hunger on them by employers and the government. This is often accompanied by media siege, intimidation, and suppression of the striking workers in order to exacerbate the effects […]...

The industrialization of societies has increased day by day after the industrial revolution and the implementation of development plans without considering the environmental impacts. This has led to changes in land use from forests to agricultural and livestock lands, construction of dams, and manipulation of the natural water cycle, among other factors. The alarming increase […]...

In an interview with ISNA, it was said that the 11th Parliament should prevent social corona. Sayyed Razi Nouri, a doctor and representative of Khuzestan (Shush) in the 10th Parliament of the Islamic Republic, was present. Considering his remarks and the various opinions of representatives such as Gholamali Jafarzadeh, who had said that the post-corona […]...

  Simin Rouzgar Mohammad Saleh Nikbakht, a well-known Iranian lawyer, has a long track record in the field of human rights. He has also taken on the representation of a large number of victims of chemical bombings in Iran. Mr. Nikbakht has played a significant role in the formation of the “Association for the Defense […]...