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THE Teachers’ Union of Iran today condemned the “heinous murder” of Mona Heidari, who was decapitated by her husband in a so-called honour killing in Ahvaz.
It blamed the Iranian government for a spate of misogynistic killings in the country, with unofficial statistics saying at least 60 women have been killed in Khuzestan province in the last two years.
“In the deplorable economic conditions that dominate the lives of the Iranian people, and as we witness every day news of the suicide of teachers, pensioners and other low-income segments of society, the horrific images of the Ahvaz tragedy shocked the turbulent Iranian community,” it said in a statement.
The civilian toll climbs past 1,000 as women, children and families are struck in their homes, schools and public spaces – a stark illustration of the human cost of war. AZAR SEPEHR emphasises that the future of Iran is solely determinable by the people of that country and them alone
MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal rule and warns against monarchist revival and US-engineered regime change
The Islamic Republic is attempting to deflect from its own failures with a scapegoating campaign against vulnerable and impoverished migrants, writes JAMSHID AHMADI
