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Iran: Reports of protest by people from all walks of life

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General strike of Bazaar, shops, merchant and truck drivers  Reports of a variety of protests are coming from cities and towns across Iran. Truck drivers across Iran are continuing their nationwide strike for the 12 th  consecutive day on Monday. This movement has now expanded to 75 cities in 25 of Iran’s 31 provinces. Qas-e Shirin truck drivers continue their strike In Saravan , southeast Iran, drivers were rallying near a gas station, protesting the authorities’ refusal to provide diesel fuel for their trucks. In Ahvaz , southeast Iran, employees of the National Steel Group continued their strike for the third consecutive day. People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) @Mojahedineng November 12 Ahvaz, southwest # Iran Employees of the National Steel Group on strike for the third consecutive day. # IranProtests 109 3:14 PM - Nov 12, 2018 114 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy ...

Iran Suppressive State Forces (SSF) attack protesting Bazaar merchants

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Iranian protesters chant anti-regime slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran Today, Monday, June 25th, Bazaar merchants and shopkeepers in various parts of Tehran went on strike in protest of the collapse of the currency and unprecedented recession. They rallied toward the Baharestan square and gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament). They chanted slogans: Death to the dictator; Let go of Syria, think about us; Our enemy is right here, but they falsely claim (our enemy) is the US; Death to high prices; We shall die, but we do not accept humiliation; Zealous marketers, support, support. Anti government demo in Tehran (June 25) In order to disperse the Bazaar merchants and the people who had joined them, the anti-riot guard attacked them at 15 th  Khordad Ave and threw tear gas at the crowd. The frustrated people confronted the repressive forces with stones and bricks and set fire to the kiosk of repressive police force at Baharestan Square.  The proteste...

Iran protests: After Kazerun, where will be the next flash point?

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Every day, the Iranian regime is creating grounds for new protests to take place in the country Iran, May 24, 2018  - In December, protests that erupted in the eastern city of Mashhad over unemployment, poverty and government corruption quickly turned into a nationwide protest across Iran. Although the regime brutally cracked down on the protesters, tensions continued to simmer and manifest themselves in smaller yet constant protests in other parts of the country. Last week, the protests in Kazerun, which had begun about  a few months earlier  over the government’s plans to divide the city into smaller areas, turned into clashes between the government and people when security forces attacked and killed several of the protesters. As the Kazerun protests showed, the social climate across the entirety of Iran is tense, and chances that uprisings reoccur are very high. Here are a few of the ongoing crises that might flare up in the coming weeks and months: ...