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Behind the Headlines/December 7


Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s program we discuss the following news stories with our guests Dr Alireza Nourizadeh and Mousa Sharifi:

The continuation of protests at Haft Tapeh Sugar Factory as workers in Ilam petrochemical factory go on strike too for overdue salaries but the regime’s response to all these protests remain more repression and ignoring their demands.
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Behind the Headlines/December 5


In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines we will look at the rampant corruption among the regime’s official in the midst of continuation of the workers strike at the Haft Tapeh Sugar Factory and Ahwaz Steel Plan.

18 Majles deputies from the city of Isfahan have resigned but it is not yet clear if the parliament’s speaker has accepted their resignation or not.

Meanwhile the student movement in the universities has once again erupted and clashes between pro-and anti-regime students have been reported in the local press.
Our guests tonight to discuss these issues are Hassan Etemadi and Maziar Shakouri.
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