HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

On Tuesday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 20, at least seven protests took place in Iran

Tuesday, July 21

A number of ranchers gathered in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad to protest against the high prices of livestock production inputs.

A number of citizens who have not received their purchased car from the car dealership Ramak Khodro after five years protested in front of this company in Tehran.

 

Wednesday, July 22

Iranian pensioners continued their protests against insufficient pension increases in Behbahan, Ahvaz, Shush and Shushtar.

A number of citizens whose digital assets have been frozen in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland held a protest in Tehran.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

On Thursday, July 7, 2022, at least seven protests and two labour strikes took place in Iran.

About 20 workers of the municipality of Veysian, Lorestan Province walked off the job and went on strike to protest against delays in payments.

The mayor announced that due to this strike the municipality had to shut down. He said that workers’ and employees’ wages have not been fully paid for eight months.

For the third consecutive day, the workers of the Sungun copper mine went on strike and held a protest rally. This protest turned violent when the police attacked and arrested seven protestors.

Dozens of citizens whose digital assets have been frozen in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland for over one year protested in front of the Economic Crimes Courthouse in Tehran.

At the same time, the victims of a gold dealer’s scam gathered before the Tehran Revolutionary Court to ask for expediting the process of this financial case.

In Kermanshah, a number of medical employees held a protest in front of the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences to protest against the post-Covid mass layoff.

The pensioners of the Social Security Organization held a protest in Shush to demand raising up pensions in accordance with Supreme Labor Council’s enactment.

In Yasuj, a number of citizens protested against local authorities’ failure to protect the oak forests in the area against caterpillar pests.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

On Thursday, June 30, 2022, five protests took place in Iran. Read our review below for details, photos, and videos from these demonstrations:

In Ahvaz, a number of pensioners continued their protest in front of the Governor’s office. They chanted slogans against the government and called the president a liar. According to the protestors, the government is obliged to increase the pensions in compliance with the Supreme Labour Council’s enactment.

A number of farmers and tractor drivers parked their tractors and gathered before the Governor’s office in Gatvand city, Khuzestan Province, to protest against decreasing fuel rations.

In recent days, the personnel of Keshavarzi Bank gathered in front of the headquarter of this bank as well as a chapel inside the building to protest against their poor living conditions.

A number of the medical staff of the Allameh Karami Hospital in Ahvaz held a protest to ask for their unpaid wages and benefits.

The citizens who lost their money in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland gathered in front of the Public and Revolutionary Court in Tehran to ask for the return of their money. Reportedly, their deposits in the form of cryptocurrencies have been frozen.

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Friday, April 22

For the thirteen consecutive day, a number of the residents of Saravan village in Rasht Province held protests against waste accumulation in forest areas, which has brought about insects, toxins, and leachate. For about 40 years, the waste of Rasht city and seven other cities are accumulating in the landfills adjacent to this village.

Sunday, April 24

A number of the workers of the Municipality of Shush City gathered in front of the Municipal building to protest against delays in payments.

The pensioners of the Social Security Organization in Ahvaz, Rasht, Arak, Tabriz, Ilam and Kermanshah held protests before the building of this organization. These retirees asked for raising the pensions to stand above the poverty line, closing the wage disparities, addressing supplementary insurance and the end of year bonuses.

 

 

 

 

 

The workers of subsidiary companies of The National Iranian South Oil Company gathered before the main entrance of this oil company in Ahvaz. They demanded returning to a 12-hour shift work rather than an 8-hour shift.

A group of workers of Isfahan Tile Company gathered before the governorate building in Isfahan to demand unpaid wages and other benefits. Since February, they have been unemployed due to factory closure. These workers ascribed these issues to the privatization of the company.

The students of the University of Science and Technology gathered and rallied on the university campus to protest against the new strict forced veiling rules.

The personnel of the Gilan Telecommunication Company went on strike in protest against the layoff of several trade union activists. Reportedly, the new manager has fired the Board members of the Telecommunication Workers’ Union. The strike was staged also against the unfair employment contracts. About 700 employees have refused to sign new employment contracts.

The workers of a company which works as a contractor for Kian Petrochemical Company in Asaluyeh City went on a strike. They demanded increasing wages and modifications in shift hours.

Monday, April 25

A number of citizens and civil activists gathered before the Fatah Corps, a subdivision of IRGC, in Yasuj City to protest against the detention of teacher union activist, Ali Hasan Bahamin. They demanded an official apology from the IRGC intelligence for assaulting Mr Ali Hasan Bahamin.

A group of personnel of the State Welfare Organization gathered before the parliament in Tehran. They protested against discrimination in wages and benefits and asked for more transparency in this regard.

A number of seasonal workers of the Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company Haft-Tappeh gathered at the company premises to protest against the company’s refusal to provide them with an employment contract.

For the second consecutive day, a number of the workers of the Municipality of Shush City gathered before the Municipal building of this city. They asked for delayed wages and other demands.

A number of citizens in Saravan County located in Sistan and Baluchestan Province gathered before the governorate building. They protested against introducing a new coding system for fuel cards.

For the sixteen consecutive day, the residents of Saravan village in Rash Province held protests against the pollution of landfills in forest areas, which has brought about insects, toxins, and leachate.

A number of workers of the contractors who are working in petrochemical industry zones in Bushehr and Asalouyeh and Kangan went on strike and assembled at their workplaces. They asked for raising wages and modifications in shift hours.

A number of professors and personnel of the Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah gathered on campus to ask for levelling up their salaries up to their counterparts’ salaries in public universities.

 

Tuesday, April 26

A group of addiction therapists gathered before Anti-Drug Headquarters. They protested the supply of narcotics in drugstores by the Food and Drug Administration.

A group of stakeholders of Homa Airline Pension Fund gathered before the IranAir company. They protested against the merger of the fund and the Civil Servants Pension Organization.

A number of technician workers gathered before the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare in Tehran to protest against low wages and few benefits despite having a long career up to 15 to 20 years.

A group of students of Payam-e-Noor University gathered on campus to demand addressing some issues.

In Tehran, a number of citizens who lost digital assets in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland gathered before the Tehran Public Prosecutor’s Office to ask for the return of their money. Reportedly, their deposits in the form of cryptocurrencies have been frozen.

Some personnel of Masjed Soleyman petrochemical Company went on strike and blocked the road of the factory. Reportedly, one reason for this strike was the recent changes in management.

A number of Scaffolders of Ardabil Power plant, the workers of Asalouyeh Petrochemical Green Tanks Company, Boo Power plant and Navrood Company went on strike and assembled at the companies’ premises. They demanded an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

Wednesday, April 27

A group of workers of Jahanpars Company which are working on the Bidboland Gas Refining field in Behbahan City went on strike.  The workers demanded an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

A group of students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences held protests on campus against imposing strict veiling rules on female students.

A group of workers of the Municipality of Shush gathered before the governorate building. They demanded to be paid for three months of unpaid wages and other improvements in their work conditions.

 

The residents of the village Saravan located in Rasht Province held protests against the pollution caused by the landfill sites near the village.

A group of workers and personnel of the Municipality of Ahvaz gathered before Ahvaz Islamic Council to protest against the violation of their rights. They asked the municipal officials to resign.

Thursday, April 28

The residents of the village Saravan continued their protests against landfills in forest areas near the village. This protest turned violent following the interference of police and some of the protestors were injured and arrested.

A group of workers of the Shokoofa Sana’at Company gathered before the governorate building in Kerman City to demand their unpaid wage for the last month.

The workers of Galanderoud Coal Mining Company gathered at their workplace. These workers protested against the company’s decision to bring these workers under a new employment contract with the contractor.

About 52 laid-off workers of the Delfan Granite factory protested before the governorate building in Nurabad located in Lorestan Province. They asked for resolving the issues and reopening the factory.

The workers of the Fara-Petrosazan Naft Setareh Company went on strike to demand an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran, many of which were continuations of ongoing movements.  Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

 

Friday, October 15

In Isfahan, a number of farmers assembled at the office of parliament member Hossein Mirzaie to protest the mismanagement in addressing water shortage. In response to the member of parliament (MP) who had recommended rain praying as the only solution, these farmers asked him to pray.

“We are waiting for the MP to come here and do rain prayer,” the farmers stated. “We go here on sit-down strike until it rains.”

 

A number of construction workers for a project to build a freeway tunnel from Manjil to Rasht City went on strike to protest against their employer who broke his promise regarding paying delayed wages. According to the workers, after fifteen days, the employer has yet to fulfill his promise to pay four months of unpaid wages.

About 800 workers working on the Shafa Rud dam in Gilan Province additionally went on strike last Friday to ask for the payment of their wages, which are seven months delayed.

“Since last year, I have been trying to address their issues,” Hassan Muhammad Yari , the MP of Talesh City, stated in Parliament. “Many times, I gave speeches in the parliament; however, so far there has been no one to listen. Therefore, these workers went on strike to reach their demands and I will join them from next week.”

Saturday, October 16

A group of workers of Ahvaz municipality protested on Saturday, first in front of the parliament building in Tehran and then at the office of the president. Reportedly, 69 recently-temporarily-laid-off workers of Ahvaz Municipality demanded to return to work. The workers have not been paid for the last six months and are facing a four month suspension from work.

Sunday, October 17

Workers of the Tehran Bus Company, along with the stakeholder of the housing cooperative of this company, assembled in front of the judiciary building in Tehran. The housing cooperative set up Sepidar construction projects 2 and 3 aiming to provide these bus drivers with housing, but 10 years after its introduction the project remains unfinished.

A number of people who have lost money to Cryptoland, a cryptocurrency exchange, assembled in front of the parliament building and demanded the return of their money

A number of retirees of the pension fund of the steel corporation Fulad assembled in front of the building of this corporation in Isfahan. They asked for the improvement of their pension funds in proportion with the poverty line, closing the gap in pension incomes and addressing issues in regard to supplementary insurance.

Bus and minibus drivers working in the transport service of Southern Pars assembled and protested against low wages in comparison to increasing transportation costs.

Monday, October 18

Some personnel of Ahvaz Water and Wastewater Company assembled in front of the company building to protest the upcoming merger with Khuzestan Water and Water Waste company, among other issues. They said that the merger would worsen the financial situation of the company and the quality of their service as happened after the merger of with rural Water & Wastewater Company with its counterpart in the province.

Tuesday, October 19

A number of citizens assembled in front of the parliament building to protest against unfair family laws especially “Mehrieh”, which relates to the certain amount of money or possession paid by the groom before marriage or later at any time on request of the bride.

A group of workers working in ShafaRud dam assembled in on company property in Rezvanshahr City. These workers have not been paid for seven months and more than 700 workers have been laid off due to the shutdown of the project.

A number of workers of Haft-Tappeh Company assembled and protested on company property. They have been on strike for 23 days. These workers demand payment of their delayed wages, an immediate return of the company from the private sector to public, the return of laid off workers to work, extension of the contracts of both seasonal workers and workers of the pest control department, and the carrying out of repair operations.

 

The workers of Hadid Mobtakeran Company assembled and protested unpaid wages, which have been delayed by two months. 

 

A number of customers of Azvico company (Azarbaijan Vehicle Industry), who had pre-purchased cars protested in front of the building of Economic Crimes Court in Tehran. These citizens have not yet received their purchased car after three years.

 

A group of people, who lost their investment in the Aftab Project, assembled in front of Rey City Court.

 

A group of poultry farmers assembled in front of the building of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad in Tehran in protest of high incubator costs and government-imposed fixed prices.

A group of people who have not yet received their pre-ordered cars after several years from Persian Khodro Company, Ramak Khodro Company, Seyf Khodro Company, and Karma Company protested on Tuesday.

 

Workers of the private companies which are working as contractors for Bushehr Petrochemical Company went on strike once again. They demanded increased wages, changing shift-work schedule to 20 days work, 10 days off, improvement of worker accommodations and food. It is worth mentioning that since June 19, these workers have launched a campaign to call all oil industry workers to join the strike.

Wednesday, October 20

A number of depositors of Caspian, a finance and credit institution, assembled in front of the building of the Liquidation Board in Tehran. They said that after six years, this finance institution refuses to return their investments. 

“Today we assembled in front of the building of Liquidation Board,” one of the participants in this protest commented. “Once they did not respond, we went inside and they cut off the power of the building to force us to leave.”

Thursday, October 21

A number of workers for a garment factory Sabalan assembled in front of the governorate building in Ardabil to demand their unpaid wages, which have not been paid for three months. These workers say that while the company spends a lot of money on erecting pavilions, building restaurants in company premises, other expenses for tourist attractions, and paying some former politicians apparently as Consultants or board members, they do not pay workers’ wages.

A group of women’s rights activists and other citizens assembled at the Faezeh Maleki-Nia’s burial place in Dolat-Abad village to ask for the repeal of discrimanatory laws against women. On Sunday, October 3, 22-year-old Faezeh Maleki was burned to death by her father in Sanandaj City.

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HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place in different parts of the country this week. Below is a quick recap and footage from the demonstrations.

 

Friday July 9 and Saturday July 10

Several civil and political activists in Tehran, several bakers in Qazvin, a group of women from Nasir Mahalla and Shalma villages located in Shaft county, a group of pest control workers from Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company, residents of Marqa village from the central part Izeh city, a group of employees of Qom Health Care Services, workers of rural telecommunication agents in Mashhad, a group of taxi drivers in Marivan, Kurdestan, residents of Ahvaz concerned about the drying rivers in Khuzestan province, workers of Kut Abdullah municipality, and a number of bakery workers in Neyshabur all held protest rallies on Friday and Saturday of last week.

Qazvin bakers:

Civil and political activists in Tehran in support of Manouchehr Bakhtiari:

 

Women from Nasir Mahalla and Shalma villages:

Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers:

Marqa village residents in Izeh:

Employees of health services in Qom:

Workers of rural telecommunication agents in Mashhad:

Taxi drivers in Marivan, Kurdestan:

Residents in Ahvaz protesting rivers in danger of drying, in Khuzestan:

Workers of Kut Abdullah municipality:

Sunday, July 11

A group of shareholders of Cryptoland exchange in Tehran, a group of pest control workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company for the 16th consecutive day, Mashhad bakery workers, a group of retirees the Steel of Isfahan, retirees seeking social security in the cities of Rasht and Ahvaz, a group of water and sewage workers from the Azadegan plain in Khuzestan called on their demands to be addressed through protest rallies. Also, the strikes of contract workers of several companies affiliated with the oil, petrochemical, and power plants companies are still expanding, and so far, workers of 105 industrial units in different provinces of the country have stopped working and joined the strikes.

Cryptoland shareholders:

 

Pest control workers of Haft Tappeh:

Bakers in Mashhad:

Retirees the Steel of Isfahan company:

Retirees of social security in the cities of Rasht and Ahvaz:

Water and sewage workers from the Azadegan plain in Khuzestan:

Monday, July 12

A group of pharmacists in Tehran and Shiraz, contract workers of Kut Abdollah municipality, a group of pesticide workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company for the 17th day in a row, drivers of Urmia minibus fleets, several workers of Khorasan Petrochemical Company, A group of people from Chabahar city in Sistan and Baluchestan province, a group of doctors, faculty members andresidents of the dermatology field, and a group of workers from Urmia Municipality all held protest gatherings.

Residents of Chabahr in Sistan and Baluchestan Province:

Pharmacists in Tehran:

Pharmacists in Shiraz:

Contract workers of Kut Abdollah municipality:

Workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company:

Physicians in Tehran

Workers of Khorasan Petrochemical Company:

Tuesday July 13

Several bakery workers in Mashhad, workers of Haft Tappeh Company from all sectors, a group of Ahvaz Municipality workers held protests this Tuesday. Additionally, marches against frequent water and electricity cuts were held in the cities of Khorramshahr and Qasr-e-qand.

Residents of Khorramshahr:

 

Workers of Ahvaz municipality:

 

Bakers in Mashhad

 

Workers of Haft Tappeh Company from all sectors:

Wednesday, July 14

Ranchers in four cities, including Shahrekord, Neyshabur, Birjand, and Torbat Heydariyeh, a group of workers from Haft Tappeh Company from all sectors for the second day and workers of the pest control department for the nineteenth consecutive day protested this Wednesday. A group of people from the western Hume, a number of social security workers and retirees, as well as a group of farmers in the villages of Janadaleh and Khazrajin Hamidiyeh in Khuzestan Province, drivers of tankers truck and fuel trucks in Qasr Shirin held demonstrations of protest as well.

Ranchers in Neyshabur:

 

 

Workers from Haft Tappeh Company from all sectors:

 

Pest control workers of Haft Tappeh:

Residents of western Hume:

Retirees of social security:

Farmers in Khuzestan:

 

 

Drivers of tanker trucks:

Thursday July 15

at least 13 rallies protest were held this Thursday. A group of workers of Ahvaz Municipality, workers of Jahan Pars Company, bakers and workers in Bojnourd in of North Khorasan, a group of workers of Haft Tappeh Company from all sectors and workers of the pest control department of this company for the twentieth day protested. Several environmental activists in Isfahan, residents in Sepehr town located in Karaj, farmers in the villages of Bavi district of Ahvaz city – Masjed Soleiman, some cities of Khuzestan including Abadan, Hamidiyeh, Bostan, Susangard and Mahshahr port due to water cut and lack of access to Drinking water also separately marched and protested in their  respective cities.

Workers of Ahvaz Municipality:

 

Workers of Jahan Pars Company:

 

Gathering of bakers and bakery workers in Bojnourd:

 

Rally of Haft Tappeh workers

 

Residents in Sepehr town in Karaj:

Farmers in Bavi village:

 

Protesters in Khuzestan Province (including Hamidiyeh, Bostan, Susanger, Shadegan) in light of ongoing water shortages: