{"id":329364,"date":"2025-03-10T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329364"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:10:32","slug":"iran-protests-erupt-over-housing-pension-rights-and-government-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-erupt-over-housing-pension-rights-and-government-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Erupt Over Housing, Pension Rights, and Government Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329365\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025.jpg\" alt=\"In Tehran, customers of the state-owned Maskan Melli housing company gathered outside the National Inspection Office on March 10, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-home-owners-protest-10032025-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Tehran, volunteer teachers protested on March 10, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">March 10, 2025<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Protests erupted across multiple Iranian cities as citizens voiced their grievances over economic hardship, government mismanagement, and corruption. From retirees demanding higher pensions to housing applicants who have yet to receive their homes, demonstrations highlighted widespread dissatisfaction with the regime\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, the nation&#8217;s capital, customers of the state-owned Maskan Melli housing company gathered outside the National Inspection Office, demanding answers as they have yet to receive their homes years after making their payments. The protesters condemned government mismanagement and lack of accountability in addressing housing shortages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, volunteer teachers in Tehran held demonstrations against the government\u2019s refusal to grant them official contracts despite successfully passing qualifying exams. The protesters argued that they had fulfilled all necessary requirements and demanded fair employment rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong>, southern Iran, contract workers from South Oilfields and the National Drilling Company gathered to demand the payment of their specialized job allowances, which have been withheld for months. Protesters included both diploma holders and professionals with unrelated degrees, who accused the regime of wage suppression and labor exploitation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Volunteer teachers hold protest rally as the regime refuses to give them official contracts after having passed the right exams.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZX40mX3Zya\">pic.twitter.com\/ZX40mX3Zya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1899078190343070112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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>Qeshm, <\/strong>southern Iran, boat owners held a protest rally against the regime\u2019s decision to transfer ownership of a frequently used wharf to a private company. Protesters expressed concern over restricted access and potential fee increases that could harm their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees of the<strong> Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI)<\/strong> staged protests in multiple cities, including <strong>Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas, Marivan, <\/strong>and <strong>Bijar<\/strong>. The demonstrators denounced government corruption and called for the implementation of a law requiring pension increases in line with the rising cost of living. Protesters accused regime-affiliated managers of misallocating funds while retirees struggle to afford basic necessities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chants such as \u201cThis much injustice has never been seen by any nation\u201d and \u201cWe won\u2019t stay silent until we receive our rights\u201d echoed through the protests, signaling growing frustration with the government\u2019s failure to address their financial hardships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Tabriz<\/strong>, nurses and medical staff at Mardani-Azar Hospital staged a demonstration against poor wages and deteriorating working conditions. Chanting &#8220;Without nurses, the system will collapse,&#8221; they protested unpaid salaries and government neglect of their demands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Customers of the state-owned Maskan Melli housing company rally in front of the National Inspection Office, protesting not receiving their homes years after depositing payments for them.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XXzTwvtouc\">pic.twitter.com\/XXzTwvtouc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1899080048721682584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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 addition to the economic grievances, nationwide unrest continued with additional demonstrations by social security and steel retirees in <strong>Ahvaz, Tehran<\/strong>, and <strong>Sari<\/strong>. Protesters condemned the regime\u2019s economic policies, chanting slogans such as \u201cDown with injustice! We won\u2019t live under oppression!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>Gonabad<\/strong>, merchants staged demonstrations against government-imposed market restrictions and price controls. Business owners opposed the &#8220;Economy of Resistance&#8221; fair, arguing that such policies are pushing small businesses toward bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 7, security forces in <strong>Tehran<\/strong> shot and killed <strong>Farshad Maqami (Behdarvand),<\/strong> a 30-year-old man from Lenjan, Isfahan Province. Reports indicate that Maqami was shot under suspicion of smuggling goods while driving a \u201cShoti\u201d car, a term used in Iran for vehicles carrying unregistered goods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human rights organizations have condemned the incident as another case of the regime\u2019s reckless and unregulated use of force. According to reports, in the past year alone, at least 484 civilians have been shot by Iranian security forces, with 163 resulting in fatalities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 10\u2014Bandar Abbas, southern Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) hold protest rally in front of TCI&#39;s provincial headquarters as authorities refrain from addressing their demands for higher pensions and basic services.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SlJvkvx8ca\">pic.twitter.com\/SlJvkvx8ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1899077058472370425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 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 addition to the economic grievances, nationwide unrest continued with additional demonstrations by social security and steel retirees in <strong>Ahvaz, Tehran<\/strong>, and <strong>Sari<\/strong>. Protesters condemned the regime\u2019s economic policies, chanting slogans such as \u201cDown with injustice! We won\u2019t live under oppression!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 9, 2025, an intelligence officer of Iran\u2019s security forces in <strong>Sib and Suran<\/strong>, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, was targeted in an armed attack. Reports suggest that Baluchi insurgents carried out the attack, although details remain unclear. The Iranian regime has acknowledged the assassination attempt but has not released further information about the official\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number of protests<\/a> across Iran reflects deepening social and economic discontent. As citizens demand justice, fair wages, and an end to government corruption, the regime faces mounting pressure to address the country\u2019s worsening financial crisis. With increasing police violence and economic mismanagement, Iran\u2019s civil unrest shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 10, 2025 &ndash; Protests erupted across multiple Iranian cities as citizens voiced their grievances over economic hardship, government mismanagement, and corruption. 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