Iran State Media Acknowledge Bad Regime Policies
The Iranian state-run media has for the past two days been acknowledging that the regime’s policies have destroyed the Iranian economy and the lives of the people who are now suffering through the pandemic with skyrocketing prices, and how this may well lead to an uprising. The Etemad daily wrote Monday, 19 April 2021: “The […]
The Retirees’ Nationwide Protests With Significant Presence Of Women Continue Across Iran
“We will not vote anymore, we have heard enough lies”, “Parliament, government enough lying to the nation “On Sunday, April 18, 2021, for the thirteenth week running in the past three months, retirees and pensioners protested against the dire living conditions, high prices, and low wages in Tehran and 16 other cities and called for […]
Iran: For the Fourth Time in the Iranian New Year Retirees Protest in 23 Cities (19 Provinces)
“We will not vote again because we have not seen any justice,” “We share the same problems, join us” Defrauded investors gather outside Tehran’s Stock Exchange, chant: “Down with Rouhani” On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in their fourth nationwide gathering in the Persian new year (beginning March 20) against the clerical regime, retirees and pensioners […]
Retirees and Pensioners Protest for the Third Time in the Persian New Year in 27 Cities (20 Provinces) Across Iran
Maryam Rajavi: The protests by the dignified retirees reflect the cries of protests by all Iranians to obtain their pillaged rights Retirees occupy Tabriz’s Social Security Office “We have heard too many lies, we will no longer vote,” “Only by taking to the street may we attain our rights” On Sunday, April 11, 2021, in […]
Iran Sees 9th Pensioner Protest in 2021
Iranian retirees protested across the country again on Sunday, 4 April 2021, for the ninth time in three months and the first time since the new year, despite the increased repressive atmosphere that the regime is using to prevent dissent. These rallies took place outside the social security offices of Arak, Ardabil, Abhar, Ahvaz, Gorgan, […]
Enraged Retirees in 23 Cities (19 Provinces) of Iran Staged Their First Nationwide Protest in the New Year 1400
“We have heard too many lies, we will no longer vote; We have not seen any justice, we will no longer vote; to overcome empty plates, we must take to the streets.” Maryam Rajavi: Protests by dignified retirees and their calls for the sham election boycott reflects the protest chants of all Iranians to obtain […]
Retirees and Pensioners Protests, 8th Week Running in Iran
For the eighth week in a row, retirees of Iran’s Social Security Organization held protests across the country on Sunday, March 14, to demand that their pensions rise in line with inflation as the cost of food and other essentials continues to rise dramatically. The protesters said that their ridiculously low pensions are also delayed […]
Iran Pensioner Protest Shows Desire for Uprising
Iranian pensioners protested in 28 cities on Sunday, March 7, 2021, over the regime’s corrupt economic policies that have left retirees in poverty. At their seventh nationwide protest since the start of the year, the retirees chanted: “The result of the government’s work, looting the nation’s money” “Our country is sitting on treasure, but the […]
Iranian Workers Protest Unpaid Salaries
Across Iran, farmers and factory workers have been protesting high prices and unpaid salaries that leave farmers struggling to make money from their businesses and factory workers unable to afford food to put on their table. Iranian farmers from Hashtbandi in Hormozgan province went on strike on Sunday to protest the low purchase price of […]
Protests in Iran: A Snapshot
On Sunday, February 28, for the fourth time in as many weeks, pensioners and welfare recipients staged protests in over a dozen cities because of the mullahs’ refusal to act over their terrible living conditions caused by low pensions. The protesters are furious to have not only been forced into poverty thanks to the mismanagement […]