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Images of homeless sleeping in cemetery shock Iran |
Unemployment is fairly high in Iran, not to mention that
its currency has fallen drastically against the U.S. dollar
leaving many citizens in dire situations.
In one of the images published this week, a grime-streaked
man rises out of a grave, smoke from a fire providing
warmth inside rising around him. Others gather for warmth,
smoking.
One of the many homeless dwellers in a cemetery in the town
of Shahriar, near Iran’s capital Tehran.
Homeless people spending their nights in empty graves outs
ide Iran’s capita.
The photographs only highlighted the never-ending economic
struggles that hunt Iranians today. Some of those who lived
in the graves had done so for 10 years, according to the
daily.
The story and the haunting images of the homeless staring
into the camera from inside the unused grave slots spread
quickly on social media, where users and celebrities
reacted with expressions of alarm and sadness.
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