Today, November 2, cities across Iran witnessed multiple protests involving nurses, medical emergency staff, university students, and doctors, as demands for better conditions and justice intensified amid a worsening economic crisis.
In Yazd, nurses from several hospitals staged significant rallies, demanding better wages and improved working conditions. Despite repeated appeals, government authorities have failed to address their grievances, sparking renewed protests that echo the persistent dissatisfaction within the healthcare sector.
Mashhad saw medical emergency staff gathering in front of the Medical Sciences University. They protested the regime’s ongoing neglect of their demands for fair pay and safer working environments. These frontline workers, essential to emergency medical care, emphasized their frustration at being overlooked despite their crucial role.
More footage of the protest rally by medical emergency staff in Mashhad.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/v9JYUx3sIj
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 2, 2024
In Hamedan, students at the Hamedan University of Technology demonstrated in response to recurring incidents of mass food poisoning. The protests highlighted concerns over food safety and the university administration’s management, raising alarms over student welfare and transparency.
Meanwhile, Gonabad witnessed a rally by doctors who criticized mismanagement at the Medical Sciences University of Gonabad. The demonstration underscored the mounting pressure on healthcare professionals facing inadequate support and organizational inefficiencies.
More footage of protest rallies by nurses in different hospitals of Yazd.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/pGUQkbgUnt
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 2, 2024
Other significant protests occurred on the same day. In Fasa, nurses protested for better working conditions, joining their colleagues in Yazd to signal a growing movement within the medical community. In Tehran, individuals defrauded in the Negin Gharb 2 housing project in Morvarid-e-Shahr Jonoubi staged a protest, demanding restitution and justice for their financial losses.
The situation has been further aggravated by recent events in Kahriz Sang, Najafabad, where authorities destroyed the homes of residents on November 1, highlighting the regime’s severe measures that have incited further public outrage.
November 2—Gonabad, northeast Iran
Doctors rally to protest mismanagement at the Medical Sciences University of Gonabad.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/SXey3348rz— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 2, 2024
These widespread protests reflect deepening discontent across multiple sectors in Iran, emphasizing the government’s inability to respond to the needs of its people amid ongoing economic hardship and systemic issues.
