Statements: Iran protests

Published on 21 August 2018.

Iran Uprising - No. 206

On Monday, August 20, 500 workers from different parts of the Haft Tapeh sugar cane factory continued their strike for the third day in a row. They are protesting non-payment of at least three months of their salaries and benefits, and failure to materialize deceptive promises of company directors, including the hiring of daily paid workers, as well as the employer's refusal to pay their premium to the social security account and the separation and sale of agricultural land and industrial estates. Workers demand the formation of independent labor councils.

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Published on 13 August 2018.

Iran Uprising -No. 205

The shopkeepers in the shoe makers Bazaar in Vahid, Azam and Kamali malls along Tehran's 15th Khordad Avenue continued their strikes for the second day on Sunday.

The strike began on Saturday in protest against the unprecedented cost of raw materials for shoe production. Shopkeepers in Sepahsalar, Mousavi and Manouchehr Khani markets also joined the shoemakers’ strike.

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Published on 11 August 2018.

Iran uprising - No. 204

On Friday, August 10, during the soccer match between Tehran and Tabriz clubs at Azadi stadium, thousands of spectators expressed their anger and hatred of the oppressive regime by shouting “Death to the Dictator.”

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Published on 06 August 2018.

Iran Uprising - No. 203

On Sunday, August 5, on the 112th anniversary of the Constitutional Revolution, despite the undeclared martial law and the heavy presence of repressive forces who had surrounded the 1st Circle of Gohardasht of Karaj, the brave youth demonstrated below the “Shohada” bridge around midnight, and by chanting “Death to the Dictator”, caught the regime by surprise.

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Published on 06 August 2018.

Iran Uprising –No. 201

On Friday, August 3, a young man from Karaj, Reza Otadi, was shot dead by the Iranian regime’s repressive forces during the demonstrations in the city, and a large number of protesters were also arrested.

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Published on 05 August 2018.

 Iran Uprising - No. 202

On Saturday night, August 4th, courageous youth in the town of Gohardasht - Karaj once again demonstrated and chanted: Khamenei, shame on you, let go the country; Fellow Iranians, shout and cry for your rights. The repressive forces fired at the protesters.

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