Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad arrested over events relating to building collapse. A 10-story building that was under construction in Abadan, Khuzestan, fell on May 23. The death of 43 people sparked angry protests, many faced tear gas, warning shots and arrests. TEHRAN: Iranian media said late Friday that two film directors had been arrested … Read more
The death toll from the collapse of an Iranian building has risen to 41. The 10-story Metropol building in Abadan, southwestern Khuzestan province. In 2017, the Plasco Building, in central Tehran, collapsed, killing 22 people. The death toll from the collapse of an Iranian building two weeks ago has risen to 41, local authorities said … Read more
The catastrophic collapse of a building in southwestern Iran has heightened public outrage about price hikes and economic hardship, sparking three weeks of protest that show no signs of abating, according to observers. With video footage showing the use of bitter slogans against the government and even supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the protests present a … Read more
Local media claimed on Saturday that Iranian police used tear gas and warning shots to disperse demonstrators in the southwestern city of Abadan, where a tower block collapse killed 28 people. A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in Abadan, Khuzestan province, crumbled on Monday in one of Iran’s deadliest … Read more
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in southern Iran on Friday to demand justice after a tower block collapse killed 24 people, according to Iran news reports. On Monday, a huge piece of the 10-story Metropol building in Abadan, Khuzestan province, collapsed, resulting in one of Iran’s biggest construction catastrophes in years. Hundreds of … Read more
Officials say an incomplete building collapsed in southwestern Iran, killing at least four people and trapping nearly 80 others. “Parts of the 10-story Metropol building, located in Abadan, capital of Khuzestan province, collapsed,” state television said, noting that the premises was still under construction. An initial toll confirmed that at least “four people have lost … Read more
