{"id":329832,"date":"2025-03-25T18:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329832"},"modified":"2025-03-25T18:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:49:59","slug":"iran-protests-farmers-and-workers-rally-in-isfahan-and-kerman-as-nationwide-memorials-honor-slain-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-farmers-and-workers-rally-in-isfahan-and-kerman-as-nationwide-memorials-honor-slain-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Farmers and Workers Rally in Isfahan and Kerman as Nationwide Memorials Honor Slain Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IRGC forces disrupted Nowruz celebrations in Kurdish villages like Dizaj (Deza), deploying roadblocks and summoning residents to prevent public gatherings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the Iranian New Year unfolds, widespread protests<\/a> and acts of defiance continue across the country, highlighting growing public outrage against the clerical regime. Demonstrations by farmers and workers, ethnic repression, and a wave of cemetery memorials for slain protesters marked the first week of the year 1404 in Iran.<\/p>\n

On March 25, farmers in Isfahan<\/strong> staged a protest rally in front of the provincial water department, demanding immediate access to irrigation water. They reiterated their central slogan: \u201cWater from Zayandeh Rud is our absolute right.\u201d The demonstration was part of a broader, ongoing protest movement against the regime\u2019s mismanagement of water resources in central Iran.<\/p>\n

On the same day, in Khatunabad, <\/strong>Kerman Province, southeast Iran, workers gathered in protest, voicing grievances over deteriorating working conditions, unpaid wages, and the government\u2019s failure to address economic hardship. The rally added to a surge in labor unrest that has intensified across the country amid deepening poverty.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, reports from Sistan and Baluchestan Province<\/strong> revealed fresh instances of state repression. On March 23, security forces \u2014 referred to by locals as \u201cthe regime\u2019s thugs\u201d \u2014 demolished the under-construction home of a Baluch citizen on Fazeli Street in Zahedan<\/strong>. A similar act occurred on March 21 in Iranshahr<\/strong>, where the unfinished home of a Baluch laborer was destroyed. These demolitions are widely viewed as part of a long-standing campaign of discrimination and intimidation against Iran\u2019s marginalized ethnic communities.<\/p>\n

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March 25\u2014Tehran, Iran
Families of political prisoners rally in front of Evin prison in tandem with the 61st week of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign, protesting death sentences for their loved ones.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/6pCdMOqjUk<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n