{"id":210575,"date":"2018-05-11T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/210575-iran-news-in-brief-may-8-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:08:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:08:22","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-may-8-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-may-8-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, May 8, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, May 8, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_v2KYcdE9kzo\" 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%2Fv2KYcdE9kzo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2KYcdE9kzo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M32S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-05-08T21:52:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_v2KYcdE9kzo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fv2KYcdE9kzo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, May 8, 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\/v2KYcdE9kzo\" 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%2Fv2KYcdE9kzo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, May 8, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, May 8, 2018 Strikes Continues for 23rd Day in Baneh Despite Repressive Measures On Monday, in spite of hollow promises and repressive measures undertaken by the Iranian regime, shopkeepers and marketers in the western city of Baneh continued their strike for the twenty-third to protest at closing of borders and raising tariffs and extortions from border porters and small businesses. Workers of Sadr Steel Company in Khorramabad, Iran Protest to Delayed Salary Payments On Monday, May 7, 2018, workers of the Sadr Steel Company in Khorramabad, Iran gathered in front of the Governorate of the city to protest against the nonpayment of their 10-month salaries. Second Day of Protest By Workers Of Persian Gulf Transportation Company In Tehran, Iran On Monday, May 7, 2018, a number of workers from the Persian Gulf Transportation Company, after a gathering yesterday in front of the privatization building, referred to police station 134 in Shahrak-e Gharb, Tehran province, Iran and asked for the authorities to meet with them. Protest Gathering of Expelled Workers Of Iran Ghouti Canning Company In Qazvin, Iran On Monday, May 7, 2018, Iran Ghouti canning company workers from Iran\u2019s Alborz industrial city of Qazvin gathered in protest against their dismissal and unemployment. During their protest gathering, the unemployed workers had banners written on them: \u201cIran Ghouti commits a crime, social security supports it\u201d, and \u201cLabor rights trampled on for what price?\u201d A welcoming message to the participants in the Washington Convention Kermanshah. 7 May 2018-- A team of activists, supporters of the PMOI\/MEK, in the city of Songhor, located in Kermanshah province, gave a welcoming message to those who participated in the Washington Convention on Saturday, May 5. 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