{"id":330451,"date":"2025-04-12T20:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330451"},"modified":"2025-04-12T20:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T19:18:10","slug":"iran-protests-teen-killing-home-demolitions-and-nationwide-unrest-reflect-escalating-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-teen-killing-home-demolitions-and-nationwide-unrest-reflect-escalating-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Teen Killing, Home Demolitions, and Nationwide Unrest Reflect Escalating Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330452\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025.jpg\" alt=\"Medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran's capital, protest outside the Ministry of Health- April 12, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-medical-students-protest-12042025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran&#8217;s capital, protest outside the Ministry of Health- April 12, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a week marked by heightened unrest and intensifying repression, Iran witnessed a new wave of protests and state-backed violence spanning from the restive southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to industrial cities and university campuses across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">On April 12, medical and dental students staged a protest outside the Ministry of Health in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>. The students objected to the baseline scoring system used in the February 2025 national medical exams, demanding fairness and transparency in the evaluation process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">On April 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/pmoi-resistance-units-in-zahedan-no-to-shah-no-to-mullahs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Resistance Units&#8221;<\/a> in <strong>Zahedan<\/strong> staged symbolic protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 10, local media reported that the body of Isa Nazari, a 15-year-old Baluch fuel porter, was found mutilated with gunshot wounds in the Kalagan area of <strong>Golshan County<\/strong>, southeast Iran. Nazari had reportedly been arrested weeks earlier, on March 13, following gunfire from officers at the Fahreh checkpoint. Activists and rights groups condemned the killing as another example of systematic violence targeting marginalized Baluch communities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 12\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Candidates of the 2024 Quality Enhancement Exam for teachers rally outside the Ministry of Education, protesting systemic irregularities like non-transparent score adjustments and lack of accountability.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VLYKR0lelU\">pic.twitter.com\/VLYKR0lelU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1911021623932502163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 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;\">Between April 8 and April 10, regime security forces and housing authorities launched coordinated raids in multiple Baluch neighborhoods, including <strong>Ram\u012bn<\/strong> in <strong>Chabahar<\/strong>, the <strong>Gorgij district of Zahak<\/strong>, and <strong>Shirabad in Zahedan<\/strong>, southeast Iran. At least eight homes were destroyed, including that of a widow with two orphaned children. Eyewitnesses described the use of pepper spray, electric batons, and forced evictions during nighttime operations. Officials cited land use violations, but residents say the demolitions target long-standing inherited properties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 8, families of political prisoners also gathered outside <strong>Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison<\/strong>, demanding the revocation of death sentences for their loved ones and denouncing the surge in executions, particularly ahead of upcoming nuclear negotiations with the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 12\u2014Isfahan, central Iran<br \/>Protest rally by school bus drivers, demanding better work conditions and pay.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5g5DdKW9Bh\">pic.twitter.com\/5g5DdKW9Bh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1911020970053075212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 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;\">From April 8 to April 9,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> widespread protests<\/a> erupted in multiple cities:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Tehran<\/strong> (Tehran Province): Education workers demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Education, decrying irregularities in teacher qualification exams. Families of political prisoners gathered outside Evin Prison.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bushehr<\/strong> (Bushehr Province): Workers at the Fajr Jam Gas Refinery resumed protests over unpaid wages and wage discrimination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shiraz<\/strong> (Fars Province): Telecommunications workers protested unfair dismissals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rasht<\/strong> (Gilan Province): Textile workers at Iran Poplin protested delayed salaries and a lack of job security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isfahan<\/strong> (Isfahan Province): School bus drivers held a protest over unpaid wages and contractual issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kashan<\/strong> (Isfahan Province): Medical students protested poor food quality and unhygienic cafeteria conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan carry out anti-regime activities, condemn execution of political prisoners.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMOI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMOI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ResistanceUnits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ResistanceUnits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jQxwPdf5Hr\">pic.twitter.com\/jQxwPdf5Hr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1910976981379825932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>Qazvin<\/strong> (Qazvin Province): Defrauded investors in the Reyhan Tak auto company protested in front of the judiciary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ahvaz<\/strong> (Khuzestan Province): Retired oil workers protested for unpaid pensions and better welfare support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kermanshah, Shush, and other cities<\/strong>: Pensioners marched under slogans like \u201cOnly the streets will bring our rights.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 9\u2014Qazvin, northern Iran<br \/>Defrauded customers of the state-backed carmaker Reyhan Tak rally in front of the offices of the justice ministry to reiterate their demand for the delivery of their purchases based on the original contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Zu39xfGBi\">pic.twitter.com\/1Zu39xfGBi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1909932532507832447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 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 April 5 and 6, security forces in <strong>Zahedan <\/strong>demolished additional homes in the Shirabad district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On April 6, more families of political prisoners rallied outside Evin Prison in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This week\u2019s developments paint a picture of a society at a breaking point. From ethnic repression and housing injustice to labor unrest and political dissent, Iranians across all sectors are voicing demands for justice, economic dignity, and civil liberties. Yet the regime\u2019s response continues to rely on brutality and silence, highlighting its growing disconnect from a defiant population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a week marked by heightened unrest and intensifying repression, Iran witnessed a new wave of protests and state-backed violence spanning from the restive southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":330452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-330451","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 v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Protests: Teen Killing, Home Demolitions, and Nationwide Unrest Reflect Escalating Tensions - 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