Iran: Protests reported in Tabriz, other cities
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...