INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
economic, because Iran is not able to do business
The economic situation of the country has deteriorated, especially for those working in the field of foreign trade
Therefore, all employees of foreign-invested companies have been affected by sanctions
Thus, some industries have been forced to reduce the number of their employees up to ten times
For example, in the handicrafts sector, which used to export many products abroad and has nothing to do with oil or the government
These jobs are mostly family-run, with five to twenty people but now only one person is hired
May 7 to 18, 2022, to assess US sanctions against Iran
She is the first UN special rapporteur to visit Iran after 17 years
Douhan is tasked by the UN Human Rights Council to examine the impacts of US unilateral coercive measures on Iran
During her 12-day visit to Iran, Douhan met with Iranian government officials, as well as representatives of civil society organizations,
I will give you a specific example in this regard
First of all, when we talk about people's lives, we have to keep in mind that a lot of people are affected by economic conditions
As a result, the poor people are falling below the poverty line, and the situation of many middle-class people has deteriorated
In the past, people had the opportunity to pay to private institutions to receive better health and educational services for their children
But as the economic situation worsens, their wages have dropped to such an extent that they now use only public services
Subsequently, the workload of public hospitals has increased significantly and in addition, there are tens of thousands of additional
refugees that Iran receives daily and thus you will find that an incredible pressure is imposed on Iran's hospitals and educational system,
subsidies, essential goods or medicine, is now reduced
This means that the people who depend on these aid and subsidies and who are the poorest strata of the population, suffer the most
It should be added that some patients with serious illnesses have been able to receive free medicines from the government
have contributed to killing Iranian people during the Corona pandemic
The most convincing reason is the lack of access to medicine
Yes, Iran produces more than 90% of its medicines, but unfortunately for doing so, they need to provide raw materials from abroad
This is difficult because we know that it is very difficult for this country to obtain, pay for and receive these materials
Especially since the quality of raw materials is not always good and these materials are very expensive
Iran, I was told that this country was able to produce a standard product of insulin but with the significant difference because this drug
does not cure certain types of diabetes, therefore certain patients cannot be treated in Iran and thus in Iran, the patients with this
those protests was in part the U.S
I can now tell you two things: The first is that when I was in Iran, the demonstrations took place after the reduction of basic food
subsidies, and I asked the government about this decision that would most affect the deprived strata of the population
And the answer that was given to me is the answer that I have seen in other countries under sanctions, that is, with the reduction of
government revenue due to sanctions, the government is no longer able to pursue its social programs for the people
So when you make less money, you cannot keep commodity prices down
I was also told that a review of the government aid system would make it possible to provide direct assistance to the poorest strata of the
