{"id":329196,"date":"2025-03-04T17:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329196"},"modified":"2025-03-04T17:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:48:29","slug":"iran-protests-on-march-4-reflect-growing-public-anger-over-economic-hardships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-on-march-4-reflect-growing-public-anger-over-economic-hardships\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests on March 4 Reflect Growing Public Anger Over Economic Hardships"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329198\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025.jpg\" alt=\"Retired steel workers in Tehran protested on March 4, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-retired-steel-workers-protest-04032025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retired steel workers in Tehran protested on March 4, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Protests erupted across multiple cities in Iran today, March 4, as workers, retirees, healthcare professionals, farmers, and fishmongers took to the streets to demand their rights, exposing the worsening economic and social crisis gripping the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, the nation&#8217;s capital, steel industry retirees rallied against the mismanagement of the Steel Pension Fund, condemning low pensions and the government\u2019s failure to implement pension equalization. Protesters chanted: \u201cThis level of injustice has never been seen by any nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Shiraz<\/strong>, southern Iran, telecommunications retirees gathered in large numbers to express their grievances, while Isfahan\u2019s farmers and workers from Jahan Pars Company in <strong>Rafsanjan<\/strong>, central Iran, also staged protests, calling for better working conditions and fair wages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Healthcare professionals across <strong>Shush, Ardal,<\/strong> and <strong>Rasht <\/strong>rallied against deteriorating working conditions, low wages, and unpaid benefits. In Shush, nurses and healthcare workers gathered under the slogan: \u201cEmpty promises are enough; our tables are empty.\u201d Similar protests were seen in Ardal, where healthcare workers declared their determination to continue their demonstrations until their demands were met.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 4\u2014Shush, southwest Iran<br \/>Healthcare workers hold protest rally as regime authorities continue to ignore their demands for better working conditions and decent pay.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rPL28R65IJ\">pic.twitter.com\/rPL28R65IJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1896913528692642146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/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>Bandar Abbas<\/strong>, southern Iran, local fishmongers protested the destruction of their marketplace by government authorities, chanting: \u201cFor 80 years, this has been our place\u2014where should we go now?\u201d The forced displacement of these workers has left many without a source of income, fueling further discontent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ongoing economic crisis has pushed many Iranians into desperate living conditions. <a href=\"https:\/\/tejaratnews.com\/%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State-affiliated news outlets<\/a> have reported shocking new trends, including the rise of \u201cpublic bed rentals\u201d in Tehran. Due to soaring rent prices, individuals now resort to renting a single bed for 100,000 tomans per night or 2 million tomans per month, with an additional entry fee of 20,000 tomans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, medication shortages and soaring drug prices have led to an alarming increase in \u201cprescription abandonment\u201d, where patients are unable to afford their prescribed medications. <a href=\"https:\/\/armandaily.ir\/%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D9%80%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hadi Ahmadi<\/a>, a board member of Iran\u2019s Pharmaceutical Association, recently admitted that three out of every ten customers in pharmacies leave without purchasing their medication due to high costs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 4\u2014Ardal, western Iran<br \/>Healthcare workers hold protest rally as regime authorities continue to ignore their demands for better working conditions and decent pay.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wk5VvFqGA\">pic.twitter.com\/7wk5VvFqGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1896913407695302917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/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;\">Even the regime\u2019s president Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged that vast sums of subsidized foreign currency meant for medicine imports have disappeared, leading to further shortages and price hikes. According to the state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/armandaily.ir\/%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D9%80%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arman-e Emrooz newspaper<\/a>, the healthcare crisis is deepening, placing an unbearable financial burden on patients who are struggling to afford hospital treatments and essential medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From healthcare professionals to retirees, workers, and small business owners, today\u2019s protests paint a clear picture of a society on the edge. As economic conditions continue to deteriorate and public dissatisfaction grows, the Iranian regime faces mounting pressure from all sectors of society. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\">protests intensifying<\/a> across the country, the government\u2019s failure to address these urgent demands only fuels the likelihood of further unrest in the days ahead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 4\u2014Bandar Abbas, southern Iran<br \/>Fishmongers rally to protest regime authorities destroying their markets and selling places.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xn8ndOQbuJ\">pic.twitter.com\/xn8ndOQbuJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1896913887741808652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests erupted across multiple cities in Iran today, March 4, as workers, retirees, healthcare professionals, farmers, and fishmongers took to the streets to demand their rights, exposing the worsening economic [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":329198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-329196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"tag-iran-protests"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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