Spring of freedom

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

Iranian regime MP Mohammad Dehghan Mohammad Dehghan, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), revealed more details of the ongoing feuds and infightings between rivaling ruling factions. “The situation of the country is not good and some of our colleagues in the Majlis believe that if the government dissolves today, it’s better than tomorrow,” Dehghan said. “A path that goes through the impeachment of the president through the Majlis will have very heavy costs and it might cause instability in the country. The final decision will be up to [Iranian regime supreme leader Ali] Khamenei, and until now, his perspective has been that the country should not be destabilized,” Dehghan further said. Dehghan’s remarks come at a time that rivaling factions in the regime are at each other’s throat over various critical issues, including the fate of the nuclear deal forged with world powers in 2015 and the pending ratification of anti-money laundering rules, a requirement that ...

Protests by Iranian teachers and retired government workers in front of the parliament On Sunday, a large crowd of Iranian teachers, educators and retired public sector workers gathered in front of the Majlis (parliament) to protest against the regime’s incompetency and neglect in responding to their most basic demands. The protests are taking place while the Majlis is discussing the budget for the next Persian year (starting March 21), which will also include the salaries of public sector workers. Protests by teachers, educators and retired government workers in front of the Majlis (Parliament)  “Given the continuation of the poor living conditions, especially for retirees, and the government’s lack of resolve to improve the situation, we will continue our protests until we reclaim our rights,” the retired workers have declared in a statement that has been widely distributed in social media channels. “Enough with the tyranny. We don’t have food to eat,” the protes...

The most common form of violence against women in Iran is the state-sponsored measures to impose the compulsory veil. Dozens of video clips were posted on the social media over the past year, revealing the savagery of the so-called guidance patrols in dealing with Iranian women on the streets and parks. A report published in summer by the research center of the mullahs’ parliament (Majlis) indicated that some 70% of Iranian women do not believe in the compulsory dress-code, namely the head-to-toe black veil or  Chador , imposed by the regime. They are among the “improperly veiled” and protest the compulsory veil. The report confirms that Iranian women observe the veil only through coercion and harsh restrictions. [i] As the center puts it, more than 85% of the “improperly veiled” do not believe in the value of Chador and do not approve of government intervention to control this issue. The research indicated that young educated women residing in large cities and metropoli...

People demonstrate in solidarity with anti-government protests in Iran near the Iranian embassy in Paris, France, Jan. 6, 2018 Iranian voters, fed up with politics as usual, have demanded the ouster of both Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President  Hassan Rouhani THE CONVERSATION, January 23, 2018  - The two-week protest movement that rocked cities across Iran earlier this year has largely subsided, but the fallout from the government’s harsh response has just begun. More than 3,700 people were arrested and 23 were killed in sometimes violent nationwide marches that started on Dec. 28, 2017, in response to an austerity budget proposed by President Hasan Rouhani. At first, the protests were a display of anger by working-class Iranians, in the city of Mashhad, who complained of poverty and inequality. But the unrest soon spread to more than 80 cities. And as thousands of disenchanted citizens widened the agenda to include corruption, human rights, foreign policy...