Published 3 years ago

Demonstrator Shot Dead At Iranian Water-Shortage Protest

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Large demonstrations were seen in Ahvaz, Hamidiyeh, Hoveyzeh and Susangerd. Demonstrators demanded that the government stop a project that provides water transfers from the Karun River to other regions. Iran has witnessed demonstrations in recent weeks, especially in Tehran, because of mass power cuts.

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BBC News

Iran protests: One killed in water crisis demonstration

Iran is facing a severe drought, and there is growing public anger over water and power shortages.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Youth killed in Iran water crisis protests

A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, the state news agency IRNA reported.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Youth killed in Iran water crisis protests

DUBAI (Reuters) - A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, the state news agency IRNA reported. Read full story

3 years ago·Malaysia

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The Nation

One killed in protest over water stress in southwestern Iran

One person was killed on Friday night in the southwestern Iranian town of Shadegan during the protest over water stress amid a severe drought, official news agency IRNA reported.

3 years ago·Lahore, Pakistan

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WION

One shot dead in Iran water shortage protests: State media

A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on "opportunists and rioters". The demonstrator was killed in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan, the official IRNA news agency said. The province is Iran's main oil-producing region and one of its wealthiest, but it has been hit by a persistent drought that has…

3 years ago·Noida, India

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VOA News

1 Dead in Iran Water Shortage Protests

Iran’s state media report that one person was killed late Friday during a protest of water shortages in the country’s southwest. The state news agency IRNA quoted Omid Sabripour, head of the local government in Shadegan, as saying “a number of Shadegan's people had gathered to protest water shortages due to the drought, during which opportunists and rioters shot dead one of the demonstrators." Sabripour told the agency someone had shot into the…

3 years ago·United States

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