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Iran Protests: Protests and Strikes of Workers in Different Parts of Iran

Iran Protests: Protests and Strikes of Workers in Different Parts of Iran

Protests and Strikes of Workers in Different Parts of Iran Continue.

Written by Hamideh Taati on 02 February 2020.

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE IRAN PROTESTS.

February 2, 2020:

NCRI Statements:

Iran: Posting Pictures of Resistance’s Leadership, Torching Soleimani in Tehran, Other Cities

In the early hours of today, Sunday, February 2, 2020, Resistance Units posted pictures and messages of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and Mr. Massoud Rajavi, the Iranian Resistance’s Leader, in several locations in Tehran and in Ahvaz.

The banner read, “Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah, or the Leader (Khamenei), hail to Rajavi,” “Death to Khamenei, hail to Rajavi,” and “Khamenei is a murderer.”

The same day, posters of the eliminated terror master Qassem Soleimani were torched in several cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Behbahan, Iranshahr, Shahroud, Shahr-e Kord, Karaj and in Lorestan Province.

Iran Regime to View Borrell’s Trip as Green Light to Continue Crimes Against Humanity

EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD CONDEMN FOUR DECADES OF CRIMES BY REGIME AND QUESTION ITS NOVEMBER KILLINGS, MASSACRE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS.

Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will travel to Tehran on Monday, in a trip that will add insult to injury for the Iranian people, particularly after a violent and bloody suppression of the nationwide uprising in November, and the crackdown on student and popular protests in January.

Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran wrote on twitter:

UPDATE ON IRAN PROTESTS:

Feb 2 Fars Province SW Iran: Retired workers of the Shiraz Telecommunications Company gathered today outside the Fars Governor’s Office to demand the wages they were promised 13 years ago.

Strike of Apadana petrochemical workers in Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province.

Strike of Apadana petrochemical workers in Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province.

On Saturday, February 1, 2020, the Apadana petrochemical workers in Asaluyeh, southwest Iran, went on strike in protest of their six months’ delayed pay.

On Sunday, February 2, 2020, a group of workers in Khuzestan province’s Water and Wastewater Company rallied in front of the company building to protest their delayed wages.

February 2, 2020, a group of workers in Khuzestan province's Water and Wastewater Company rallied in front of the company building to protest their delayed wages

Khuzestan, Mahshahr Port February 2, 2020: Arvand petrochemical workers protest.

The city is on holiday ahead of the weekend, but workers are still standing with placards facing Arvand Petrochemical in the Mahshahr Petrochemical Special Economic Zone and the Persian Gulf Holding subcommittee. Despite that, their number has dwindled, but one says, “We’ll start again next week.”

Khuzestan, Mahshahr Port February 2, 2020: Arvand petrochemical workers protes

On February 1, the Arvand petrochemical workers’ rally appears to be prolonged. A local worker said this.

“Although this petrochemical unit has a high turnover, its workers are unaffected by it,” he added. As a result, our protests are not over now. Workers’ rally continues on February 2.

Rebellious youths torch posters of terrorist Qassem Soleimani -Jan 31, 2020

MEK Resistance Units install banners of Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi in Tehran and Borazjan.

January 31, 2020—Iranian opposition group PMOI/MEK network members inside Iran install banners of Massoud Rajavi & Maryam Rajavi in Tehran and Borazjan.

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WHAT ARE THE IRAN PROTESTS OF 2019?

Sunday, February 2, 2020, marks the 80th day since the beginning of the nationwide Iran protests.

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has identified 724 of the more than 1500 protesters killed by the regime so far.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Iranian prisons to meet with the detainees.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPRISING:

Number of uprising cities: 191

Number of martyrs: At least 1500

Number of injured: More than 4,000

Number of detainees: More than 12,000

Read more: Iran Protests: Activities of Rebellious Youth, Burning of Khamenei and Soleimani Images in Iranian Cities