{"id":210459,"date":"2018-04-04T09:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210459-iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-14T21:58:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:58:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_arazQBXZWK0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FarazQBXZWK0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arazQBXZWK0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-03-15T09:01:48Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_arazQBXZWK0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FarazQBXZWK0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, March 15, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/arazQBXZWK0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FarazQBXZWK0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, March 15, 2018 Clashes and Protests in Dozens of Iranian Cities, Setting Khamenei&#039;s Pictures and Centers of Repression on Fire Despite the suppressive forces being on full alert and oppressive measures taken by the mullahs&#039; regime, including widespread arrests, various Iranian cities witnessed popular protests against the regime during the annual fire festival, Chaharshanbe Suri, on Tuesday, March 13. 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Protest Gathering Of East Azarbaijan Road Maintenance In Front Of Governorate In Tabriz, Iran A group of East Azarbaijan road maintenance employees gathered in protest in Tabriz on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in front of the Governorate of East Azarbaijan, protesting their delayed holiday and benefit payments. East Azarbaijan road maintenance employees were holding a banner written on it: Our families are hungry East Azarbaijan road maintenance employees have gathered before in Tabriz in September 2017 in front of the governorate and demanded their unpaid salary. Protest By Workers Of Hafez Tile Factory In Front Of Governorate Of Fars, Iran Hafez tile workers staged a protest in front of the Governorate of Fars in Shiraz on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in order to protest against the nonpayment of their salaries for about a year. The salaries and benefits of Hafez Tile Factory workers in Shiraz, Iran have not been paid for 12 months. 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Ahvaz, Qom, Hamedan, Khoramabad, Karaj, Rasht, Yasouj, Mahshar, Orumiyeh, Saqqez, Nourabad (Lorestan Province), Arak, Malayer, young activists set fire to Khamenei\u2019s pictures and banners.In several locations in Tehran and other the cities, including Kermanshah, Tabriz, Shahin-Shar (Isfahan), Fasa, and Doroud, the youth were involved in hit-and-run skirmishes with the repressive forces.Large Demonstrations Of People Of Chaharmahal And Bakhtiari In Shahrekord, IranThousands of people from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari protested in Shahrekord on Wednesday March 14, 2018 to protest government policies about the division and lack of agricultural water.The protesting people of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari are demanding the destruction of the Koohrang tunnel dam.Protest Gathering Of East Azarbaijan Road Maintenance In Front Of Governorate In Tabriz, IranA group of East Azarbaijan road maintenance employees gathered in protest in Tabriz on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in front of the Governorate of East Azarbaijan, protesting their delayed holiday and benefit payments.East Azarbaijan road maintenance employees were holding a banner written on it: Our families are hungryEast Azarbaijan road maintenance employees have gathered before in Tabriz in September 2017 in front of the governorate and demanded their unpaid salary.Protest By Workers Of Hafez Tile Factory In Front Of Governorate Of Fars, IranHafez tile workers staged a protest in front of the Governorate of Fars in Shiraz on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in order to protest against the nonpayment of their salaries for about a year.The salaries and benefits of Hafez Tile Factory workers in Shiraz, Iran have not been paid for 12 months.Workers at the Hafez Tile Factory have been protesting that they have received no wages for nearly a year and are faced with hollow promises from factory officials in response to protests.Protest Gathering Of Workers Of Iran National Steel Industrial Group In Ahvaz For Twenty-Third DayWorkers of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz (Ahvaz Steel) protested on Wednesday March 14, 2018 and gathered in front of the Governorate of Khuzestan in Ahvaz for the twenty-third day.The protesting workers of Ahwaz steel company chanted:They are steeling our money under the name if Islam","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-march-15-2018\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran news in brief, March 15, 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