Spring of freedom

Strikes, protests in the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Dezful, Neyshabur, Borujerd & Shush – Iran As the mullahs’ regime seeks to at least temporarily recover from the resignation crisis of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad  Zarif , protests are being reported by people from all walks of life throughout the country. In Karaj, west of Tehran, rail workers rallied to express their protests over not being paid for several months and strongly criticizing officials’ hollow promises. The protests are happening in parallel to similar protests by  railway workers in different cities . Rail workers protesting in Karaj, Iran – February 27, 2019 In Tehran, students of Sharif Industrial University were seen protesting in some of the largest dormitories of this campus, demanding measures to provide security in and around the campus and bus transfer services from dormitories to the college campus. Youths in Dezful, southwest Iran, held a rally outside mayor’s office and rais...

Shahroud,  Karaj, Qazvin, Tabriz and other cities across Iran witnessing protests on Tuesday  As living conditions continue to become more difficult and more than 80 percent of Iranians are living in  poverty , protests by people from all walks of life are  mushrooming  across the country. Employees of a ball-bearing factory in  Tabriz , northwest Iran, rallied on Tuesday protesting not receiving their paychecks for the past four months. This is the country’s largest ball-bearing factory. Tabriz – Ball-bearing factory workers holding a protest rally A group of farmers in  Qazvin , also in northwest Iran, rallied on Tuesday, protesting the authorities’ measures of closing down a water pumping station and depriving locals of water for their farms. This rally was held outside the  Qazvin  Province Water Department.  Qazvin – Protesting farmers rallying outside the provincial water department In  Karaj , west of T...

Karaj – Students showing support for their teachers’ strike across Iran In a new development, U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert voiced support for the Iranian teachers’ nationwide strike sweeping across the country on Sunday and Monday. In Iran, schools are open from Saturday to Thursday, and closed only on Fridays. We are following the reports of nationwide strikes in  #Iran . We support the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands. These strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran’s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people. — Heather Nauert (@statedeptspox)  October 15, 2018 “We are following the reports of nationwide strikes in  #Iran . We support the right of the Iranian people to peacefully express their rightful demands. These strikes have a message for the regime: stop wasting Iran’s wealth abroad and start addressing the needs of your own people.” The freedom-lov...