Monday, January 30, 2023
  • English
  • Français
  • فارسی
  • عربى
PODCASTS
NCRI Women Committee
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Reference Library
  • About Us
    • Women’s Committee of Iran NCRI
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Biography
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • IWD Speeches
    • Activities
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
    • Events
    • International Solidarity
    • International Women’s Day
    • NCRI Women’s Committee Presentations
    • Other Activities in Iran
    • Violence Against Women in Iran
    • Women in Iran Protests, Uprising
  • Podcast
  • Donate
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
NCRI Women Committee
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Reference Library
  • About Us
    • Women’s Committee of Iran NCRI
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Biography
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • IWD Speeches
    • Activities
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
    • Events
    • International Solidarity
    • International Women’s Day
    • NCRI Women’s Committee Presentations
    • Other Activities in Iran
    • Violence Against Women in Iran
    • Women in Iran Protests, Uprising
  • Podcast
  • Donate
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
NCRI Women Committee
No Result
View All Result
Home Articles
Mostazafan Foundation set to demolish 300 households in Ahvaz village

Mostazafan Foundation set to demolish 300 households in Ahvaz village

August 28, 2020
in Articles
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Preventing the installation of electricity poles by the Mostazafan Foundation has made life miserable for the women and children of Abolfazl village in the unbearable heat of Ahvaz

The southwest Iranian village of Abolfazl near Ahvaz was the scene of clashes on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, between the deprived residents of this village and the regime’s security forces who were acting on behalf of the Mostazafan Foundation to raze their houses.

The oppressive security forces used pellet guns and fired tear gas against the protesting locals, leaving several injured including children. Dozens were arrested.

Earlier, images had been published on social media on August 24, showing that residences in Abolfazl village had been destroyed. The state-run Mehr news agency published a report on August 20, about how the Foundation was seeking to destroy the houses of 300 rural families in Abolfazl village and leaving them homeless.

Problems of women and children

A middle-aged mother spoke about the problems she was facing. “Our houses are being destroyed here. I have five disabled children, one of whom has died. I wish they looked at us with more compassion so that we would not suffer so much in fear of losing our shelter,” she said.

The women and children of this village cannot leave their homes due to the unbearable heat. The village’s electricity supply has dwindled because the Mostazafan Foundation requested that the utility company stop installing electricity poles. With weaker electricity, air conditioners cannot operate. In the hot, sultry weather in Ahvaz, the situation is especially unbearable for women and children.

Problems of women and children

The history of Abolfazl village

Hazrat-e Abolfazl village is located between Zardasht town and Kianshahr of Ahvaz, capital of the oil-rich Province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran. The state media have reported that some 300 families have been residing in this village since four decades ago.

On August 26, 2020, the state-run Sharq daily wrote: “The inhabitants of Abolfazl village which is 25 hectares in total, have deeds according to which some of the residents of the village were granted farming water quotas since 1985 till 1991 to plant wheat, barley, vegetables, etc… The deed also indicates that the village inhabitants have been living there for 40 years. But the Mostazafan Foundation claims to own their lands and is preventing them from receiving rural services.”

Thirty years ago, following the end of the Iran-Iraq War, the real estate of Abolfazl village lacked any value and considered inadequate for farming. But gradually with the expansion of the capital, the real estate value of Abolfazl village also began to rise.

For about a year now, the Mostazafan Foundation which operates under direct supervision of Ali Khamenei, the mullahs’ supreme leader, has been claiming ownership of the lands in this village and seeking to force out its inhabitants. The villagers who resisted the demolition of their homes, got arrested upon the request of the foundation.

Khuzestan province officials have only promised to follow up in response to villagers’ complaints but have taken no action.

Mostazafan Foundation, in the name of the poor, for the benefit of the rich

The Mostazafan Foundation (or the Foundation for the Oppressed) is one of the main centers of corruption and looting of the property of the Iranian people.

A state-owned newspaper wrote, “The Mostazafan Foundation was established in 1979 to serve needy and underprivileged social classes and eliminate deprivation. But a look at some of the foundation’s activities gives the impression that this large foundation has become a tool to build wealth among some of society’s richest individuals. The transfer of ownership of properties and buildings of several thousand meters to influential people in the upper areas of the capital city is just one example of how the foundation has violated its primary goals.” (The state-run Hamdeli daily newspaper – August 22, 2020)

In 1997, then-director Mohsen Rafiqdoost said that the foundation owned about 400 trading and commercial companies and produced 28% of Iran’s textiles, 22% of its cement, about 45% of its soft drinks, 28% of its rubber, and 25% of its sugar. In 2019, this foundation’s net profit was 36,000 billion tomans.

Mostazafan Foundation, in the name of the poor, for the benefit of the rich

Women of Abolfazl village

The prayer leader of the mosque of Abolfazl village says “If the foundation is really the foundation of the oppressed, it is no more oppressed than these people.”

For more than 40 years, 300 families have built houses and lived in Abolfazl village. Now, they are being forced to vacate their homes while the Coronavirus has spread on the one hand, and on the other, and the sultry and unbearable heat and unhealthy economic situation, on the other hand, have made the life for the people more difficult. These 300 deprived families cannot afford to buy or even rent a house in other suburbs of Ahvaz.

It is very painful and intolerable for any human conscience to imagine how the women of Abolfazl village can take care of their children after evacuating their homes or meet their families’ needs given their lack of shelter.

Not only the corrupt state officials have not given any consideration to these villagers’ need for a decent life and fundamental rights, but are the leading cause of the villagers’ homelessness.

Tags: Povertyrural womenThe girl child
ShareTweetPinShare

Related Posts

Monthly November 2022 – Systematic violence against women in Iran

December 5, 2022
violence

Monthly November 2022 – Systematic violence against women in Iran Systematic violence against women in Iran during Iran protests Over 80 days into the anti-regime protests, Iranian women...

Read more

On International Children’s Day: Call on Security Council, European Union for immediate action to stop killing, and to release detained

November 20, 2022
NCRI Women’s Committee calls to support women imprisoned in Iran

On International Children's Day: Call on Security Council, European Union for immediate action to stop killing, and to release detained On the occasion of the International Children's Day...

Read more

World Children’s Day – In memory of children killed by state agents in Iran

November 19, 2022
World Children's Day – Remembering children killed by the Iranian regime

At least 50 children, including two 8-year-olds and a 2-year-old, have been killed by security forces in Iran Iranian Resistance has announced the names of 446 out of...

Read more

Little Baluch girl victim of arbitrary killing in SE Iran

October 25, 2022
Little Baluch girl victim of arbitrary killing in SE Iran

High school students arbitrarily arrested Rights activists detained without standing trial Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence opened fire on a moving vehicle in Saravan, killing a little...

Read more

Iran: NCRI Women’s Committee condemns attack on Sadr girls’ high school

October 25, 2022
NCRI Women’s Committee calls to support women imprisoned in Iran

NCRI Women's Committee urges international intervention to stop suppression of children Iran: Women's Committee of NCRI condemns attack on Sadr girls' high school, urges international intervention to stop...

Read more
Next Post
Mothers of victims of 1988 massacre

Mothers of the victims of the 1988 massacre gather at their mass grave site

Documents

The list of women and girls killed by Iranian security forces during the 2022 uprising

The list of women and girls killed by Iranian security forces during the Iran uprising

November 25, 2022

The list of women and girls killed by Iranian security forces during the Iran uprising Women are leading a revolution...

Statement to support the Iranian women’s struggle for freedom and equality

Sign to support the Iranian women’s struggle for freedom and equality

October 10, 2022

The NCRI Women's Committee urges all human rights defenders, women's rights organizations and advocates to sign this statement to support...

executions of women - women executed in Iran

Iran regime, the world record holder in executions of women

October 10, 2022

List of executions of women in Iran since 2007 List of women executedDownload Iran regime is the world’s record holder...

Monthlies

Spreading false narratives to cover up crime
Monthlies

Monthly Report December 2022 – Spreading false narratives to cover up crime

January 4, 2023
violence
Monthlies

Monthly November 2022 – Systematic violence against women in Iran

December 5, 2022
Monthly October 2022 – Stop arrest and torture of Iranian women
Monthlies

Monthly October 2022 – Stop arrest and torture of Iranian women

November 6, 2022
Iran protests - Leading role of women's Resistance Units
Monthlies

Monthly September 2022 – Iran protests and the leading role of women’s Resistance Units

October 9, 2022

Articles

Charges of Armita Abbasi examined

Charges of Armita Abbasi examined in first court session

January 30, 2023

The first court hearing on the charges of Armita Abbasi The court hearing examining the charges of Armita Abbasi was...

Zeynab Molaei Rad, the mother of Kian Pirfalak, suspended from her job

Zeynab Molaei Rad, the mother of Kian Pirfalak, suspended from her job

January 25, 2023

Zeynab Molaei Rad suspended from her job Zeynab Molaei Rad has been banned from teaching until further notice. Zeynab Molaei...

Brave Iranian women lose their eyes, but their hearts still beat for Iran

Brave Iranian women lose their eyes, but their hearts still beat for Iran

January 17, 2023

Ghazal Ranjkesh: I still haven’t seen the day I “must” see; I know it’s close, very close Many inspiring moments...

The Fallen for Freedom

Fatemeh Amini_EN
The Fallen for Freedom

Fatemeh Amini, symbol of perseverance and steadfastness

August 15, 2022
Fariba Dashti
The Fallen for Freedom

Fariba Dashti

August 13, 2022
Dr. Massoumeh Karimian massacred in 1988
The Fallen for Freedom

Dr. Massoumeh Karimian (Shurangiz)

August 10, 2022
Nastaran Hedayat Firouzabadi
The Fallen for Freedom

Nastaran Hedayat Firouzabadi

July 26, 2022

ABOUT US

NCRI Women Committee

We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.

CATEGORIES

  • Activities
  • Articles
  • Documents
  • Events
  • Famous Women
  • Heroines in Chain
  • International Solidarity
  • International Women's Day
  • IWD Conferences
  • IWD Speeches
  • Maryam Rajavi
  • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
  • Monthlies
  • NCRI Women's Committee Presentations
  • Other Activities in Iran
  • Podcast
  • Reference Library
  • Solidarity
  • Statements
  • The Fallen for Freedom
  • Uncategorized
  • Videos
  • Violence Against Women in Iran
  • Women in History
  • Women in Iran Protests, Uprising
  • Women of Iranian Resistance
  • Women's News

BROWSE BY TAG

Child marriage coronavirus education execution forced hijab Gender Gap Generation Equality Honor killings Iran Teachers Maryam Akbari Monfared Nurses Poverty Prisoners Protests rural women Saba Kord Afshari The girl child Violence against women Women's Leadership Women Heads of Household Zeinab Jalalian

The copyright of all the material published on this website has been registered under © 2016 the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. To obtain permission to copy, redistribute or publish the material published on this website, you should write to the NCRI Women’s Committee. Please include the link of the original article on our website, women.ncr-iran.org.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Reference Library
  • About Us
    • The NCRI Women’s Committee
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • The Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • Activities
    • IWD Speeches
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
  • Podcast
  • Donate
  • Contact us
  • فارسی
  • عربی
  • Français

The copyright of all the material published on this website has been registered under © 2016 the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. To obtain permission to copy, redistribute or publish the material published on this website, you should write to the NCRI Women’s Committee. Please include the link of the original article on our website, women.ncr-iran.org.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist