{"id":329515,"date":"2025-03-15T21:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329515"},"modified":"2025-03-15T21:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:03:23","slug":"iran-protests-nationwide-unrest-intensifies-amid-economic-and-social-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-nationwide-unrest-intensifies-amid-economic-and-social-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Nationwide Unrest Intensifies Amid Economic and Social Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329516\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025.jpg\" alt=\"Workers from Mina Glass Factory, affiliated with the regime-controlled Mostazafan Foundation, protest in Qazvin, central Iran, March 15, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025-755x420.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-qazvin-workers-mina-glass-factory-15032025-696x387.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Workers from Mina Glass Factory, affiliated with the regime-controlled Mostazafan Foundation, protest in Qazvin, northcentral Iran, March 15, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">A new wave of protests has swept across Iran, intensifying calls for economic justice, water rights, improved working conditions, and political change. Demonstrations have erupted nationwide, reflecting widespread frustration with the clerical regime&#8217;s handling of longstanding economic hardships, environmental crises, and oppressive social policies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On March 15, workers from Mina Glass Factory, affiliated with the regime-controlled Mostazafan Foundation, protested simultaneously in <strong>Tehran<\/strong> and <strong>Qazvin<\/strong>, central and northwest Iran. They demanded basic labor rights and fair wages. On the same day in <strong>Shiraz<\/strong>, southern Iran, members of the Qashqai tribe demonstrated against the confiscation of their traditional attire, emphasizing the regime\u2019s infringement on cultural rights. The incident soon\u00a0escalated into clashes between Qashqai tribe protesters and regime security forces in front of the governorate, reflecting growing tensions over cultural suppression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Varamin, Tehran Province, also on March 15, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI Resistance Units<\/a> directly challenged regime President Masoud Pezeshkian, demanding his resignation and chanting: \u201cResign and Leave, Varamin is Not Your Place.\u201d This protest highlighted growing dissatisfaction with the regime\u2019s political leadership.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 15\u2014Tehran and Qazvin, Iran<br \/>Protest rally by workers of Mina Glass Factory, affiliated with the state-run Mostazafan Foundation. Workers are protesting regime authorities ignoring their basic rights and keeping their wages low.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zc45njBEhJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Zc45njBEhJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1900899504049533219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"group\/turn w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-45\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\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 relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4eb22f26-949d-4aa0-aec1-84a4998cafc5\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4-5\">\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 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"586\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The same day, radiology personnel in <strong>Golestan province<\/strong> held a demonstration demanding improved working conditions, highlighting widespread dissatisfaction among medical professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Protests escalated on March 14 in <strong>Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, where farmers from both the eastern and western regions demonstrated to secure essential water resources from the drying Zayandeh Rud River. Farmers gathered with their tractors, emphasizing the devastating impact of the water crisis on their livelihoods. Concurrently, PMOI Resistance Units in <strong>Zahedan<\/strong>, southeast Iran, conducted actions explicitly rejecting both the Shah\u2019s and the current regime&#8217;s authoritarian rule, renewing their commitment to democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Across the nation, families and friends commemorated fallen protesters on March 14, honoring their memories in cities including <strong>Tehran, Robat Karim, Tabriz, Sanandaj, Abdanan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Amol, Pakdasht, Kerman, Karaj<\/strong>, and more. These memorial gatherings reinforced collective calls for justice and underscored continuing public dissent against regime oppression.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan reject the shah and mullahs\u2019 dictatorships <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3KypHFkCX\">https:\/\/t.co\/d3KypHFkCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1900973602482118887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 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;\">On March 13, protests occurred in <strong>Baghmalek<\/strong>, southwest Iran, where healthcare workers rallied for better working and living conditions. In <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong>, shareholders of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group protested outside the National Bank, demanding accountability for alleged managerial corruption. Protests also took place in <strong>East Isfahan<\/strong>, <strong>Qazvin<\/strong>, and <strong>Kermanshah<\/strong>, highlighting issues such as housing affordability, employment stability, and resource allocation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, on March 13, operators from the regional electricity company in <strong>western Kermanshah<\/strong> protested, calling attention to unstable employment conditions and unfair labor practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The broad geographic spread and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">persistence of these protests<\/a> underscore the regime\u2019s increasing inability to address deep-rooted economic grievances and social injustices, contributing to a volatile situation that threatens to intensify further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new wave of protests has swept across Iran, intensifying calls for economic justice, water rights, improved working conditions, and political change. 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