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Iran: Protests in the cities of Mashhad, Damavand, Parsabad

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Protesters demand their money back from government run financial institutions  Iranians in Mashhad and other cities protested against corrupt financial institutions affiliated to the regime. Plundered shareholders of Badr-e Toos in the northwestern city of Mashhad demonstrated in front of the regime provincial governor’ office in this city on Saturday, April 13 demanding their looted money be returned. They were chanting “Nobody has seen a government so irresponsible” and “I will get my money back, even if I have to die” among other slogans. Looted shareholders in Mashhad demonstrate In another news, about 200 truckers in the city of Damavand protested against low fuel ration. Protest gathering by truck drivers in Damavand

Protests in Tehran, Mashhad and Ahvaz

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Protests in Tehran, Mashhad and Ahvaz  On Monday, several cities across Iran witnessed protests by angry people whose rights have been trampled by the Iranian regime and its affiliated companies and organizations. Tehran: demonstrations by customers of Saipa vehicle manufacturer In Tehran, angry customers of Saipa, an Iranian vehicle manufacturing company, held demonstrations in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Commerce. The protesters are demanding the delivery of their purchased vehicles, which have been delayed for more than a year. Some of the customers of Saipa made their purchases in 2016 and have not yet received their vehicles. Protests over undelivered purchases and hiking prices of Saipa have been ongoing for several months. Saipa is one of Iran’s largest auto manufacturers and a publicly traded company. Its main shareholder is an investment company owned by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Commerce. That’s why the customers...

Maryam Rajavi: The uprising in Mashhad indicative of the popular desire for the overthrow of the clerical regime

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Thousands demonstrated in the city of Mashhad Thousands of residents n a number of Iranian cities including the north-eastern city of Mashhad took to the streets on Thursday demonstrating against unemployment, poverty and the rising cost of living. Protesters raised the slogans 'Death to Rouhani, and Death to the Dictator'. Usually the term 'dictator' is addressed to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Protesters also waved banners denouncing Iran's interference in the Arab region. The demonstrators also chanted “Forget about Syria, think about us”, “Don’t be scared, we are all together.” Officials in Isfahan warned of the worsening unemployment crisis, with statistics indicating that more than 27,000 people were fired from their jobs because firms went bankrupt over the past nine months.   Maryam Rajavi  , the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (  NCRI  ), described today’s uprising in Mashhad as indicative of the p...