Amnesty International: Iran suppresses protests in Khuzestan with live ammunition

Jul 23, 2021, 10:11 GMT+1Updated: 20:37 GMT+1

Amnesty International said that Iranian security forces are using live ammunition, rifles, tear gas and lethal automatic weapons to suppress peaceful protests in Khuzestan (southwest of Iran).

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Statement by 700 Independent Cinema Critics and Residents: Enough of this bloodshed and this looting and this corruption

Jul 23, 2021, 10:01 GMT+1

More than 700 independent film critics and locals wrote in a statement in support of the protests in Khuzestan and other parts of Iran: "Hopes have been buried under the poison of horses and boots, patrols, bombs and bullets." The blood is shed. Enough is enough. Enough of this bloodshed and this looting and this corruption and this painful riot

Amnesty International: Security forces crack down on protests with live ammunition and deadly weapons

Jul 23, 2021, 09:49 GMT+1

Amnesty International says Iranian government security forces use live ammunition, live ammunition, tear gas and deadly automatic weapons to quell peaceful protests in Khuzestan

Iran Water Resources Management Company: The amount of water storage in the country's dams has been halved

Jul 23, 2021, 09:46 GMT+1

Iran Water Resources Management Company reports that water storage behind the country's dams has reached about 49 percent and in the last 10 months, the amount of water outflow from dams has been more than two billion cubic meters more than the inflow of water to dams.

Ismail Kahrom, ecologist: Ministry of Oil dries up parts of Hur al-Azim wetland for drilling

Jul 23, 2021, 09:34 GMT+1

Ismail Kahrom, an ecologist and environmental activist, told Mehr News Agency: "The Ministry of Petroleum has drained parts of the Hur al-Azim wetland to drill test wells and turned them into five basins to use Hur al-Azim oil, while in the past it used its water. Been. "In fact, they sacrificed water for oil."

Ali Khamenei: If it had been addressed in time, this situation in Khuzestan would not have happened

Jul 23, 2021, 09:25 GMT+1

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, referring to the non-implementation of the Khuzestan Water Recommendations, said: "It should have been taken care of. If the necessary measures had been taken in time, this situation would certainly not have happened to the people."

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Statement by 700 Independent Cinema Critics and Residents: Enough of this bloodshed and this looting and this corruption

Amnesty International: Security forces crack down on protests with live ammunition and deadly weapons

Iran Water Resources Management Company: The amount of water storage in the country's dams has been halved

Ismail Kahrom, ecologist: Ministry of Oil dries up parts of Hur al-Azim wetland for drilling

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Statement by 700 Independent Cinema Critics and Residents: Enough of this bloodshed and this looting and this corruption

Amnesty International: Security forces crack down on protests with live ammunition and deadly weapons

Iran Water Resources Management Company: The amount of water storage in the country's dams has been halved

Ismail Kahrom, ecologist: Ministry of Oil dries up parts of Hur al-Azim wetland for drilling

Ali Khamenei: If it had been addressed in time, this situation in Khuzestan would not have happened

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