Iran Protests

On July 23, 2021, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa commented upon Iran’s regime repressive response to protests over water shortages in the Iranian province of Khuzestan by drawing comparisons to the crackdown on an earlier nationwide uprising.

The Uprising in Khuzestan and Other Parts of Iran Necessitates an International Response Against the Mullahs’ Regime

August 1, 2021

Maryam Rajavi: Iran Uprising Flares up From the Thirsty and Suffering Khuzestan!

Maryam Rajavi: Iran Uprising Flares up From the Thirsty and Suffering Khuzestan

July 31, 2021

New protests over water shortages began in Khuzestan two weeks ago on July 15, 2021, but, as is common with protests in Iran, it quickly became about regime change with people chanting slogans like “death to the dictator”, which has become common in anti-regime protests over the past four years.

Crackdown on Iran Water Protests

July 28, 2021

Iran saw many protests by workers on Monday, July 26, 2021, all across the country, which quickly became political in nature and any of these might be the spark that sets off the fire of the next uprising.

Round up of Iran Protests by Iranian Workers

July 28, 2021

On Monday, July 26, 2021, Tehran saw major protests, where people condemned the regime’s policies and chanted anti-regime slogans, just days after protests began in Khuzestan.

Iran: Major Protests in Tehran and Khuzestan

July 27, 2021

Amnesty International released a report on 23 July 2021. In this report, Amnesty strongly condemned the repression of the people of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, who have been protesting wildly since July 15 due to the lack of water. In the protests, the people being shot by the Iranian regime's security forces, which killed at least eight people.

Amnesty International: Using Live Ammunition to Crush Protests in Khuzestan Uprising In Iran -at Least 8 People Have Been Killed

July 23, 2021

Khuzestan province in Iran has seen many numerous large-scale protests over the water shortages, weeks after the start of protests over power blackouts in the province and across the country.

Protests Over Water and Power Shortages in Iran

July 21, 2021

The Iranian people have been protesting over blackouts during the hottest months and how the regime is profiting off the Iranian people’s suffering.

Iran’s Energy Shortage and Blackout Are Caused by Regime

July 6, 2021

Industrial Global Union issued a statement supporting the nationwide strikes of Iranian petrochemical and oil and gas workers.

Industrial Global Union Supports the Widespread Strike of Iran’s Petrochemical, Oil and Gas Workers

June 29, 2021

The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI) issued a statement about continuation of the strike of the workers of the Iranian oil and petrochemical industry.

The Nationwide Strike of Iranian Oil and Petrochemical Workers Entered Its Second Week

June 27, 2021