Spring of freedom

Strike and protest gatherings in a verity of cities in Iran   Reports from across indicate people from all walks of life across Iran staged a variety of protests and strikes on Wednesday, making their demands heard loud and clear and continuing to protest the regime’s destructive policies. Municipality employees in the town of Towheed in Ilam Province, western Iran, held a rally protesting not receiving their paychecks for the past six months. They were seen holding a large sign reading, “We the Towheed municipality employees have not received our paychecks for the past six months. Please see to our requests. We can no longer raise our heads before our families.” Around 200 workers of the Abadan Oil Refinery’s Repair Department, working under the framework of the Nasim-e Pak contracting company in the site’s central workshop, continued their strike for the second consecutive day. They are seeking answers to their demands and have vowed to continue their protests. In Babo...

Protests in Tehran, Sirjan and Andimeshk As the mullahs’ regime in Iran is engulfed in escalating economic difficulties and its banks are literally facing complete bankruptcy, people from all walks of life in numerous cities throughout Iran are intensifying their strikes and protests. In Tehran, people pre-purchasing vehicles from the state-run  Iran Khodro and Pars companies rallies outside the regime’s Ministry of Industry on Saturday, demanding answers and protesting  officials’ refusal to deliver their purchased vehicles or returning their money. The protesters were chanting: “We’re not going anywhere and demand to see the minister himself.” Pre-purchasers of Iran Khodro vehicles protesting in Tehran, Iran – March 2, 2019 In the past months, many people have registered to purchase vehicles from Iran Khodro and Saipa, two of the largest auto manufacturers of Iran. However, their purchases haven’t been delivered to them, which has triggered protests in diffe...

Protests in numerous cities of Iran   As gatherings by people from all walks of life continue across Iran, protesting poor living conditions and skyrocketing prices, clients of state-run credit firms are continuing to voice demands and seeking their stolen money returned. Clients of the Caspian credit firm, known to be associated directly to the Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC ), rallied in Rasht, northern Iran, on Wednesday, protesting how their life savings have been plundered by the notorious institution. “They betray us and no one answers,” was among the slogans chanted by these protesters. In Mashhad, northeast Iran, clients of the Badr Toos credit firm rallied outside the city’s provincial governor office, demanding regime officials return their stolen assets. “The government is bankrupt, sitting on our money – The media’s silence is in support of the thieves – We’ll get our money back, even if it costs us our lives,” were some of the chants heard from t...

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...

Iranian teachers in   numerous   cities began the second day of their nationwide strike On Wednesday, Iranian teachers in numerous cities began the second continuous day of their nationwide strike. The strikes began yesterday in protest to the deteriorating living conditions, suppression of teachers, high inflation rates and declining purchasing power of Iranian consumers. The teachers are also demanding that the regime stops discrimination against working and retired teachers. The Iranian regime has arrested and incarcerated several teachers for standing up to their rights. The strike follows several similar strikes by teachers in the past months and is happening against the backdrop of nationwide protests and strikes by different classes of the Iranian society that have been ongoing since the beginning of the year. Yesterday, students across Iran expressed their support for their protesting teachers. Iranian opposition leaders Maryam Rajavi also voiced her s...

Scenes of various protests and strikes across Iran  From the beginning of November, Iran has been the scene of numerous  protests and strikes . On Wednesday, truckers continued their nationwide strike in dozens of cities for the seventh consecutive day. Truck drivers in the cities of  Bandar Khomeini, Parvizkhan, Gorgan, Zanjan, Sirjan, Shiraz, Farough, Kazerun, Marvdasht, Mirjaveh, Yazd, Tehran, Bandar Abbas  & others were seen continuing their strike. This nationwide strike has currently reached 65 cities in 24 of Iran’s 31 provinces. Bandar Khomeini – Truck drivers’ strike   In a village school near the city of  Marivan , western Iran, students were complaining about the shortage and lack of necessary supplies, especially heating appliances. The students were holding signs reading, “We are cold.” Marivan, western Iran – Students complaining of their school being cold   Storeowners in the city of  Malard  joined the...