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Three minutes read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In 2023, Iran experienced a tumultuous year marked by persistent public protests against the regime. The flames of dissent ignited in the previous year’s nationwide uprising and continued to flicker throughout the year, with various segments of the population expressing their grievances through gatherings, marches, and strikes.<\/p>\n Retirees, totaling 1,362 accounts, emerged as a significant force, staging protests across cities against unfair wages, unpaid salaries, and deteriorating living conditions. Depletion of Social Security and Pension Funds by successive governments fueled their demands for justice.<\/p>\n On 592 occasions, Iranian workers took to the streets, protesting job dismissals, lack of employment status changes, job insecurity, non-payment of wages and benefits, unequal wages, and harsh working conditions. A notable event occurred at the Ahvaz factory of Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG), where thousands of workers protested<\/a> the termination of 21 colleagues. The protest lasted eight days, resulting in the reinstatement of the dismissed workers and concessions from the factory\u2019s management.<\/p>\n In 2023, 141 protests by teachers and educators unfolded across the country. Their concerns ranged from the poisoning of female students to school privatization plans and objections to the employment of inexperienced teachers.<\/p>\n Students were a vocal presence, taking to the streets on 56 occasions to protest the poisoning of female students<\/a>, executions in Isfahan, security pressures, dormitory conditions, food status, as well as the purge of students and professors. High school students also protested on three occasions, highlighting the widespread discontent among the youth.<\/p>\n The healthcare sector was not exempt from protests, with nurses staging 95 protests and doctors organizing 11 protests against job dismissals, tariff arrangements, non-receipt of nursing fees, poor living conditions<\/a>, strenuous working conditions, mandatory overtime, and other grievances.<\/p>\n Market vendors staged 133 protests, addressing grievances such as exorbitant taxes, new tax laws, increased rent, rising dollar prices, exchange rate instability, shop closures, power cuts, and proposals for closing businesses.<\/p>\n March 14 – Tehran, #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
Large crowd of locals in the city's Afsariyeh district are seen chanting: "No fear! We're all together!"#IranRevolution<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EUJaAuqvFA<\/a><\/p>\n