On Monday, September 29, 2025, workers of the Ahvaz National Steel Group staged a rally in front of the Khuzestan Governor’s Office and marched toward the Governorate to protest unpaid wages, the shutdown of production lines, and the regime officials’ disregard for their demands. They continued their protest march with slogans such as “Workers die but will not accept humiliation” and “Governor, Provincial Governor, a servant without authority.” Shopkeepers in the city center also expressed their support for the united ranks of the workers.
On the same day, farmers in Khuzestan gathered in front of the Governor’s Office to protest water shortages and the regime’s false and unfulfilled promises. They declared that they would not leave the protest site until the responsible officials directly addressed their grievances.
At the same time, retirees of the Telecommunications Company in Tehran and 13 other cities—including Isfahan, Kermanshah, Tabriz, Rasht, Ahvaz, Hamedan, Sanandaj, Dezful, Borujerd, Zanjan, Marivan, and Bijar—protested against the conduct of the IRGC Cooperative Foundation and the Executive Headquarters of Imam Khomeini’s Directive, which have blocked the payment of their pensions.
In Shush, Social Security retirees gathered in front of the regime’s parliamentary representative’s office, demanding improvements to their living conditions and healthcare.
On Monday, further gatherings of retirees were held in Tehran (Sardar Jangal district), Isfahan (Chaharbagh Bala), Hamedan, Tabriz, Sanandaj, Marivan, Bijar, Zanjan, and Ahvaz.
While the inhumane regime continues to squander the nation’s resources on military projects, repression, nuclear weapons, and its regional proxy forces—or allows them to be plundered by its leaders—social protests against the religious dictatorship are growing by the day.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
30 September 2025