{"id":325881,"date":"2024-11-18T21:48:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=325881"},"modified":"2024-11-18T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:25:51","slug":"iran-news-nationwide-protests-highlight-worsening-economic-and-human-rights-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-nationwide-protests-highlight-worsening-economic-and-human-rights-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Nationwide Demonstrations Highlight Worsening Economic and Human Rights Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"255bf2a9-36bc-46d4-8017-7156f5d6820e\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iran-tabriz-retirees-protest-18112024-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On November 18, 2024, protests erupted across Iran, as retirees, workers, and citizens took to the streets to demand higher pensions, unpaid wages, and accountability for human rights abuses. The demonstrations, spanning multiple cities and regions, reflect the growing frustration with the clerical regime&#8217;s failure to address economic grievances and its oppressive governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) staged rallies in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, <strong>Isfahan<\/strong> (central Iran), <strong>Sanandaj<\/strong> (Kurdistan Province, western Iran), <strong>Kermanshah<\/strong> (western Iran), <strong>Tabriz<\/strong> (East Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran), <strong>Shiraz<\/strong> (Fars Province, southern Iran), and <strong>Bijar<\/strong> (Kurdistan Province). Protesters demanded higher pensions and better living conditions, chanting slogans like &#8220;Enough with the tyranny, our tables are empty.&#8221; Despite repeated demonstrations, the regime continues to ignore their demands for basic services and the implementation of its own pension laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 18\u2014Iran <br \/>Retirees and pensioners of the Telecommunications Company of Iran in Tabriz, Shiraz, and Bijar rally to protest low pensions and poor living conditions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O3iVRjqiWI\">pic.twitter.com\/O3iVRjqiWI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1858455573357838348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also in <strong>Isfahan<\/strong> (central Iran), farmers held a protest on Monday, November 18. The demonstrators expressed their frustration over dire economic conditions and ongoing issues related to water shortages, which have severely impacted their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Ilam<\/strong> (western Iran), workers and their families staged a protest outside the Argavan Gostar Petrochemical Company on November 18. Demonstrators voiced their frustration over unresolved economic grievances, including poor working conditions and unpaid wages. The protest highlighted the dire financial struggles faced by workers and their families, who are increasingly bearing the brunt of the country\u2019s deepening economic crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 18\u2014Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran hold protest rallies in Sanandaj and Kermanshah. Regime authorities continue ignore their demands for higher pensions and basic services based on the regime&#39;s own laws.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6YK7RNZAxp\">pic.twitter.com\/6YK7RNZAxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1858455774789333263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Talesh<\/strong> (Gilan Province, northern Iran), drivers of flour distribution vehicles held a rally to protest unpaid wages and rents. The drivers criticized the dire working conditions and delays in their payments, underscoring the financial strain faced by workers across Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a separate development, reports of severe human rights violations in <strong>Malekan<\/strong> (East Azerbaijan Province) sparked outrage. Social media revealed the death of a detainee, Ghafar Akbari, under brutal torture in a detention center. According to reports, Akbari suffered horrific injuries, including broken limbs and the removal of toenails, before succumbing to his wounds. Akbari had been detained three weeks prior and was transferred to Maragheh prison after enduring extensive torture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the second consecutive day, Akbari&#8217;s family and local residents gathered outside the regime&#8217;s judiciary office in Malekan to demand justice. In response, the regime deployed riot police and plainclothes agents from nearby regions to suppress the protests, highlighting its fear of escalating public outrage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 18\u2014Isfahan, central Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) resume protest rallies for better living conditions.<br \/>Protesters chant: &quot;Enough with the tyranny, our tables are empty&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8A30OrRfys\">pic.twitter.com\/8A30OrRfys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1858456113424802018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\">nationwide demonstrations<\/a>, including protests by retirees and workers and the public outcry against state violence, paint a stark picture of a regime unable to address the needs and rights of its people. The clerical regime, instead of providing solutions to Iran\u2019s worsening economic and human rights crises, has resorted to oppressive tactics to stifle dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As protests spread, the voices of Iran\u2019s citizens grow louder in their demands for justice, economic relief, and accountability for decades of systemic failure and repression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 18, 2024, protests erupted across Iran, as retirees, workers, and citizens took to the streets to demand higher pensions, unpaid wages, and accountability for human rights abuses. 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