FILE - Protesters hold up a placard reading "Stop Execution in Iran" at a rally in Berlin, Oct. 22, 2022. Britain has joined the effort targeting the death penalty in Iran, with more then 250 members of the U.K. Parliament condemning the practice.
VOA Persian: Over 250 British MPs join call to end executions in Iran
The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) has announced that over 250 members of the U.K. Parliament, including former government ministers, have condemned “the Iranian regime’s systematic use of the death penalty to target dissidents and detained demonstrators.”
In their statement, the cross-party signatories emphasize that these executions are politically motivated, aimed at suppressing dissent and deterring future uprisings through fear and terror.
Telecommunications retirees protest in Iran, in this image from social media.
VOA Persian: Retirees protest in several cities of Iran over inflation, rial devaluation
The economic protests in Iran continued Monday with ongoing gatherings of telecommunications retirees in several provinces. As part of their weekly protests, retirees gathered this time in at least five provinces: Isfahan, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kermanshah and Kurdistan.
This came after business owners and employees of Tehran’s historic bazaar staged a rare strike on Sunday to protest inflation and the devaluation of the rial.
