{"id":330189,"date":"2025-04-06T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330189"},"modified":"2025-04-06T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:30:48","slug":"iran-protests-nationwide-demonstrations-highlight-economic-struggles-and-regimes-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-nationwide-demonstrations-highlight-economic-struggles-and-regimes-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Nationwide Demonstrations Highlight Economic Struggles and Regime’s Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Haft Tappeh Sugarcane workers protest inadequate water rations, Shush, Khuzestan Province, April 6, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Protests continued across Iran on April 6 as various social groups, from retirees to industrial workers, took to the streets in multiple cities to express their grievances over economic hardships, unfair dismissals, and systemic corruption. Despite the regime\u2019s increasing efforts to silence dissent, demonstrations have surged across the country, signaling deepening social unrest.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate widespread protests in Isfahan, Ahvaz, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Shush, Rasht, and Tehran. Among the most vocal were retirees of the Social Security Organization, who rallied in multiple cities, including Ahvaz<\/strong> and Rasht<\/strong>, to demand higher pensions and the release of jailed activists. Chanting \u201cRetirees’ pensions are only enough for one week,\u201d demonstrators highlighted their frustration with the regime\u2019s failure to address their dire economic conditions.<\/p>\n

In Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, retirees from the steel and mining industry resumed rallies to protest low pensions and inadequate access to basic services. The city has become a flashpoint of unrest, particularly due to years of unresolved water crises affecting local farmers. Even state-affiliated media, such as Farhikhtegan, expressed concern<\/a> over escalating protests, describing the situation as \u201ca wound that festers every year\u201d and urging the state to address the crisis before it spirals further out of control.<\/p>\n

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April 6\u2014Rasht, northern Iran
Retirees of the Social Security Organization rally in front of the organization's provincial office to protest low pensions and other problems with their livelihoods.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/yjeY31F9M5<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n