The monthly report of the Iranian Center for the Defenders of Human Rights (Kanoon Modafean Hoghooge Bashar) for the month of Farvardin (March 21st to April 21st) references Younes Asakareh who set himself on fire in the city of Khoramshahr last month and reports that the incident shows the growing rate of poverty and […]
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Poverty and violence blamed for depression among Iranian women
Domestic violence and loneliness exacerbated by lack of both self-esteem and of opportunities for social-interaction and recreation have been identified as major causes of the widespread depression experienced by Iranian women. Lack of financial power owing to poor wages and other factors, plus dependence on others, are also hugely significant. Renowned psychologist Leyla Alizade […]
80 percent of Iranian workers live under poverty line
Freedom Messenger – The head of the Contract Labor announced the rate of a labor family’s expenses as 900,000 tomans [about 900 dollars]…
More than 7 million poverty stricken school drop outs in Iran
According to announcements by the officials of the Ministry of Education in the past few days, the numbers of students in the country have decreased to 12 million 300,000 from last year’s 12 million 800,000 in light of the stable population growth in the past few years, the decrease of the population of students […]
Report says inflation, poverty line rising
Iranian families are facing an inflation rate of 50 percent as they shop for necessities, and the poverty line will rise by two million toumans ($1,800) by next March, says Abbas Vatanparvar.