A number of protests took place this week in Iran, many of which were continuations of ongoing movements. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, employees of Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company continued their protests for a 7th week. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.
Saturday, August 21
A group of workers of Azarkam Company in Urmia, a number of dismissed workers from security department of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co in the management office of this company, and for the 40th day in a row, the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co in Shush, held protest rallies this Saturday.
Workers of Azarkam Company in Urmia:
Workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company:
Dismissed staff of security department of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company:
Sunday, August 22
A group of workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Co for the 41st consecutive day, as well as several young people from Qala-e-Chenan village of Kut Abdollah district in Khuzestan called for their demands to be addressed this Sunday.
Workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company:
People of Qala-e-Chenan village:
Monday August 23
This Monday, several workers in Asaluyeh in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone, a group nurses in the cities of Tehran and Sari, a group of medical staff in Babol, a number of municipal gardeners in Kut Abdollah, and a group of shareholders of the Pardis-e-Rasht Housing Investment Company held protest rallies.
Nurses in Tehran and Sari:
Medical staff in Babol:
Tuesday August 24
A group of workers of Bostan Municipality located in Dasht-e Azadegan city of Khuzestan, and a number of bus drivers in Qazvin in protest rallies called on their demands to be addressed.
Bus drivers in Qazvin:
Wednesday August 25
A group of bus drivers in Urmia, and workers of the oil project in Izeh in protest rallies called on their demands to be addressed.
Bus drivers in Urmia:
Workers of the oil project in Izeh:
Thursday August 26
A group of farmers in East Isfahan rallied yesterday, Thursday, August 26.
Farmers in Isfahan: