Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Reports about the destitution and poverty of the Iranian people

Iran Press News: Translation by Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzzi.
Islamic regimes lack of funds to feed the needy!

FARS, the regime-run news agency reports that the director of the Aide and Assistance Committee of the Imam has said that more than 780,000 single mothers are being assisted and so far another 1.5 million people that they know of are waiting for financial aide. The problem is however that there is not enough money in their budget to support all of the registered people. READ MORE

Safe manufacturing factory workers gone unpaid for 7 months

Though 100 workers from the Khorram safe manufacturing factory have done everything from protests in front of many the regimes governmental agencies, the Islamic Parliaments Assembly and Ahmadinejads headquarters, so far not a single thing has been done to help them. They continue to live in increasing poverty and destitution, as month after month they remain unpaid. On Sunday, January 15th, once again, they appealed to the special investigations offices of the president and once again they were handed the same old promises. They said: "We know that once again nothing will be done and that our families will continue to starve..."