{"id":239323,"date":"2021-05-08T11:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T16:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=239323"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:56:31","slug":"round-up-of-iran-protests-people-hold-protests-amid-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/round-up-of-iran-protests-people-hold-protests-amid-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Round up of Iran Protests: People Hold Protests Amid COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iranprotestsmay2021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-239324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021.jpg\" alt=\"According to reports tallies by the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), as Iran\u2019s economic and social crises deepen, more protests are held across the country.\u00a0\u00a0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/iranprotestsmay2021-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to reports tallies by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, as Iran\u2019s economic and social crises deepen, more protests are held across the country.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Saturday, May 8, high school students held a rally in Nasim Shahr district of Tehran protesting the in-person tests as the Covid-19 crisis continues taking up to a thousand lives a day in Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/iran-students-protest-in-tehran-and-15-other-cities\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian students started<\/a> their protests on Tuesday in numerous cities across Iran against taking in-person exams instead of online, given the Coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They chanted slogans such as: \u201cGiven the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/the-coronavirus-crisis-in-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronavirus<\/a>, in-person exam, is not possible,\u201d \u201cWe do not want the in-person exam,\u201d \u201cHave no fear, we are all together, in-person exams must be canceled.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Wednesday, according to the Iranian Resistance, in several cities, the regime\u2019s suppressive forces attacked the students with batons and pepper spray and confiscated their cell phones. In Yazd and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shahrekord<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, several students were arrested.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While other countries are reaching their goal of general vaccination, the regime has delayed the vaccination process and refuses to issue lockdown. Meanwhile, Iran is going through the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Holding examinations, refusing to procure certified vaccines, and forcing people to work, are part of the regime\u2019s inhumane Covid-19 policy to control the restive society.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the ongoing protests in Iran show the regime\u2019s policy has so far failed.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The plundered shareholders of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Azovico<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Tehran staged a protest in front of the Special Court for Economic Corruption on Saturday. In a similar development on Saturday, the plundered investors of \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anboh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sazan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maskan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d a mass housing company, held a protest in front of Urmia Municipality, demanding their rights and houses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Thursday, several poultry farmers in Shiraz, central Iran, held a rally, demanding their rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-219239 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Thursday morning, the plundered investors of the stock exchange held a protest rally in Tehran. Fearing this protest could spread, the regime\u2019s repressive forces attacked them and arrested two.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Millions of Iranians lost their life savings in Iran\u2019s stock exchange crises due to the regime\u2019s scheme of compensating its budget deficit by deceiving people and encouraging them to invest in the stock market.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Saturday, the state-run\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharq<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0daily, while admitting to the regime\u2019s plundering, embezzlement, and economic chaos, warns the regime of social consequences as millions are Iranians are grappling with poverty.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPolicies of liberalization, privatization, deregulation, monetization, and commodification of social and economic phenomena are responsible for the country\u2019s current economic, social, cultural, and political crises after the war,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharq<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0wrote.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharq<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0warned regime officials that \u201cThe contribution of the devaluation of the national currency as the most important macroeconomic destabilization, stagflation, widespread unemployment, unprecedented\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">socio-economic inequalities; officials\u2019 astronomical wealth; Unprecedented corruption in the administrative, cultural and social context; Continuous weakening of the purchasing power of the people and the livelihood crisis of a large population of society; Social harms including the spread of opium addiction; The growth of crime; Violence and suicide rate, and prostitution, the rising number of labor children, brain drain are threats to the socio-political security.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span 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