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Round-up of Iran Protests: More People Join Rallies Across Iran

Many Iranian cities witnessed protests by people from all walks of life due to the ongoing economic crises,

Many Iranian cities witnessed protests by people from all walks of life due to the ongoing economic crises, according to reports tallied by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in the last few days.

On Tuesday, a group of plundered investors of the Mehr Housing Vision Project held a rally in Tabriz, northwest Iran. These individuals have paid several installations to receive a house, yet they have not received anything. Many of the plundered investors and their families have set up tents at the site of the project.

Workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory in southwest Iran went on strike on Tuesday. These workers have stopped working since they have not received their salaries for months, lack job security, and not receiving their water rights. Haft Tappeh workers have held numerous strikes and protests since 2015 after the factory was handed over to one of the regime’s affiliates under the pretext of privatization.

Shiraz bus drivers went on strike on Tuesday, protesting the poor living conditions, low fares, lack of municipal support, and lack of insurance for drivers.

The staff of Khomeini Hospital in Karaj held a rally on Monday for several days in a row, demanding their rights. These employees also held a rally on Saturday, protesting their dire living conditions and low incomes.

On Monday, the Persian Gulf Holding official employees held a protest in front of Mahshahr Petrochemical in southwest Iran. These workers protested the lack of job security and delayed wages.

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On Sunday, Azad University professors in Ahvaz, Shiraz, and Isfahan staged a rally, protesting their very low salaries.

On Sunday, contract teachers working at so-called “non-profit” schools in front of the regime’s parliament in Tehran. Non-profit schools in Iran get huge sums from students’ families, yet, many of the teachers working at these schools are complaining about their most basic rights. The protesting teachers said their salaries are often reduced to a third of the wages of official teachers.

On Sunday, a group of steel industry retirees in various cities called held protests, demanding higher salaries, pensions, and equal pay. So far, these retirees have gathered in the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Ahvaz, West Alborz, and several other cities.

In Ahvaz, southwest Iran, several farmers gathered in front of the Salman water supply canal on Saturday to prevent it from being closed by agents of the regime’s water and electricity organization. The canal supplies potable and irrigation water to at least 30 villages.

On May 29, the unemployed teachers rallied outside the regime’s Education Ministry in Tehran to demand jobs. “It’s our right to be teachers. Cry out for your rights!” they chanted.

The ongoing protests in Iran by people from all walks of life indicate the society’s restiveness and that the regime is the real problem of Iran and its people.