Spring of freedom

Truck drivers of about 280 cities in Iran are on strike On Wednesday, May 30, the nationwide strike of heavy vehicles and truck drivers continued for the ninth consecutive day. In some cities, such as Sanandaj (Kurdistan province), taxi drivers also went on strike in solidarity with the heavy vehicles drivers. Truckers’ strike continues while in the past two days the clerical regime agents tried to break the strike by resorting to repressive measures. In Doroud (Lorestan province), a number of truckers who refused to load were arrested. In Amirabad (Mazandaran province), repressive forces attacked strikers and arrested some of them. On Monday, hundreds of truck drivers driving from Kovar (Fars province) and intending to join strikers in Shiraz were attacked and dozens were arrested. In Zarrinshahr (Isfahan province), the anti-riot guards were dispatched to disperse strikers and truckers who had gathered in Vegetable (Tareh Bar) Square. With counter attack of the strikers, ...

The nationwide strike of truck and heavy vehicles drivers continued in Iran The nationwide strike of truck and heavy vehicles drivers continued in Iran On Sunday, May 27, the nationwide strike of truck and heavy vehicles drivers continued for the sixth day in spite of threats, pressures and repressive measures. In the past days, the intelligence henchmen have summoned drivers from different classes to pressure them to end the strike and to announce it in the cyberspace. In Sabzevar, the head of State Security Forces threatened to prevent drivers from driving in all the roads of the country should they continue their strike. In some cities, such as Hamedan and Tehran, the police insult drivers and fine them for unfounded offences. In spite of these repressive measures, the freight terminals in various cities are half-closed, and drivers refuse to load and with lining up their trucks along the roads, demand for a solution to their problems. In Akbarabad Kovar (Fars provi...