Iranians Rally in Support on Fifth Night of Khuzestan Water Protests
Iranwire - Unprecedented protests in Khuzestan over the province’s nightmarish water crisis entered their fifth night on July 18. Protesters gathered outside…
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Iranians protesting water crisis killed in southwest Khuzestan province
Al-Monitor - Iran’s southwest region has been rocked by four consecutive nights of protests over access to clean drinking water.…
Two Killed in Crackdowns on Khuzestan Water Protests
Iranwire - over the ongoing water crisis took place in at least 17 different cities in Iran’s Khuzestan province on Sunday night.…
Death toll from Iran protests rises to three, say activists
Al-Arabia - The death toll from street protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwest rose to three, activists said…
Videos: Protests, Gunfire in Oil-rich, Restive Iran Province
VOA - Protesters angry over water shortages marched through streets late Thursday in an oil-rich, restive province in southwestern Iran…
Water Crisis: Huge Tracts of Land in Iran Vulnerable to Sinkholes
Iranwire - The secretary of Iran’s Natural Disaster Task Force has said hundreds of large plains in the country are…
The Water Crisis in Iran’s Khuzestan Province
Iranwire - In a flurry of reports Thursday, July 1, local media and environmentalists in Khuzestan once again raised the…
Iran’s Water Crisis: In 20 Years Drought Could Make Some Iranian Cities Uninhabitable
Iranwire - In the next 20 years some Iranian cities might no longer be fit for human habitation because of drought…
Manspreading Environment Chief Calls Reporters’ Criticism “BS”
Iranwire - Last week a rickety bus carrying environmental journalists on a tour of West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran, overturned…
Iran Narrows in on Repressing Farmers’ Protests as Water Crisis Spreads
CHRI - Protests by hard-hit farmers over Iran’s worsening water crisis are being repressed by state security forces as officials…