Series of protests reported across Iran
Unpaid wages and poor work conditions trigger protests in several Iranian cities
Feb. 27, 2019 - On Tuesday, protests over economic woes, government corruption and the repression of the Iranian regime continued in various Iranian cities. Below is a small glimpse of protests happening across Iran.
Workers of Tabriz railway go on strike again
Tehran University students protest to arbitrary rules
Taxi drivers in Dorud hold protests, demand the release of their jailed coworkers
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Retirees rallying outside the mullahs’ Majlis (parliament)
Feb. 26, 2019 - Retired government employees, along with retired military personnel, rallied on Tuesday outside the regime’s Majlis in Tehran, the capital of Iran, protesting poor living conditions, discrimination and the violation of their rights. These retirees have long been demanding the mullahs’ regime provide the pensions they are entitled to under law.
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Iranian teachers, educators and government retirees hold protests in front of parliament
Feb. 24, 2019 - On Sunday, a large crowd of Iranian teachers, educators and retired public sector workers gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) to protest against the regime’s incompetency and neglect in responding to their most basic demands.
The protests are taking place while the Majlis is discussing the budget for the next Persian year (starting March 21), which will also include the salaries of public sector workers.
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Latest report of numerous protests checkered across Iran
Feb. 21, 2019 - Various cities throughout Iran witnessed a large number of protests by people from all walks of life. Storeowners in Tehran, people who pre-ordered vehicles from state-run companies of Changan and Saipa, retired employees of the Haft Tapeh sugarcane mill in Shush and Torbat-e Heydarieh, municipality workers of Khorramabad and Zanjan, employees and workers of the East Azerbaijan Province Communications Company, and workers of the “Jahan” vegetable oil company all held protest rallies seeking answers to their rightful demands.
Hundreds of storeowners of Tehran’s Kuhak-e Resalat bazaar protested the authorities’ measures to close the entire complex. This rally was held outside of the regime’s so-called “Mostazafan Foundation.”
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Depositors of corrupt Iranian credit institutions hold demonstrations in Tehran and Kermanshah
Feb. 20, 2019 - On Tuesday, depositors of state-backed Caspian Credit institution gathered in front of the Iranian regime’s public court in Tehran and marched in the Tehran Bazaar toward the Iranian regime’s attorney general’s office. The protesters were chanting “Where are our possessions, the attorney general is asleep” and “why isn’t the country’s law being upheld?”
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Iranian workers continue protests over privatization of oil company
Feb. 19, 2019 - The workers of Jahan Vegetable Oil Company in Zanjan, Azerbaijan province, have been protesting for several days over the privatization of the company and eight months of unpaid wages. On Sunday, the workers held the third consecutive day of their demonstrations in front of the governor’s office in Zanjan.
The workers have been protesting for several months over unpaid wages and lack of job security. In November, after several week of protests, officials promised to regularly pay the company's workers, which number in the hundreds.
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The intensifying wave of strikes by Iran’s railroad workers
Feb. 17, 2019 - In recent weeks, strikes and protests by railroad workers in different regions of Iran have intensified. Most of the striking workers are employed by contractors companies like Travers, and their salaries aren’t guaranteed. In some cases, the workers have not received their pay for more than 20 months.
These workers don’t have official contracts and are being forced into unfair conditions by their employers, sometimes called “white contracts.” There’s no legal and judicial backing for their most basic right, which is being compensated for their hard work.
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Teachers across Iran resume protests over low pay, suppression
Feb. 15, 2019 - On Thursday, teachers in several Iranian cities held demonstrations in protest to the Iranian regime’s suppression of activists, poor work conditions and low pay, among other demands.
Teachers and retired educators in Ardebil, Kermanshah, Marivan, Mashhad, Urmia and Sanandaj held rallies in tandem and called on the regime to respond to their demands, which they’ve been reiterating regularly for most of the past year.
One of the main demands of the teachers is the release of teacher activists from prison. On Thursday, the teachers were holding placards that read, “In a country where teachers are behind bars, we can only weep blood.”
According to reports, the Iranian regime had dispatched plainclothes agents and suppressive forces to disperse protesters in various locations.
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Nine Protests Across Iran on Sunday
There were nine protest rallies held across Iran on Sunday, with several different groups in the capital Tehran demanding to be paid for their work, while elsewhere people were demanding the return of their looted money and others were calling on the Iranian government to protect the environment. Let’s look at them in more detail.
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Iran Regime Attacks Peace Protest for Water Rights
Security forces use tear gas, pepper spray to disperse protesting teachers
Feb. 8, 2019 - Hundreds of teachers in Isfahan, central Iran, rallied alongside the city’s famous Zayanderud River on Thursday, protesting the mullahs’ unjust policies, including the drying up of Zayanderud’s waters, and demanding changes. People from all walks of life were seen joining the protesting teachers in this gathering.
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Protests Continue Across the Country
Widespread discontent across Iran is still very much in the forefront. Last year was marked by major protests and anti-government demonstrations and this year is set to continue in the same way.
The people have made it very clear that they will not tolerate the regime’s corruption and mismanagement and they are adamant that regime change will come soon.
Over the weekend, angry protesters took to the streets in several cities across the country, including railways workers in Ahvaz, young people in Tehran, farmers in Isfahan, dam workers in Gachsaran and teachers in Karoun and Bavi.
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Depositors of Caspian Credit Institution march in front of the Iranian regime’s judiciary
Feb. 5, 2019 - On Monday, the depositors of Caspian Credit institution demonstrated in front of the Iranian regime’s judiciary branch and marched toward Vali Asr Square. The protesters were chanting, “They betrayed us, but there were no court proceedings,” and “They betrayed their commitments but there were no court proceedings.”
The protesters were criticizing the judicial system for taking no action against the high level corruption that has been plaguing the country’s financial system. “Why isn’t the law enforced in our country?” the protesters were shouting.
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Iranian students hold gathering to commemorate victims of university bus accident
Feb. 3, 2019 - On Saturday, students of the Science and Research unit of Tehran’s Azad University gathered to commemorate 10 students who lost their lives 40 days earlier in a bus accident, a ritual that is part of the Shiite Islam culture.
On December 25, a bus carrying students from the Science and Research unit of Tehran’s Azad University veered off a steep, mountainous road and crashed into a cement block, causing the death of 10 passengers and injuring 28 others.
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