{"id":330708,"date":"2025-04-20T20:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T19:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330708"},"modified":"2025-04-20T20:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T19:18:17","slug":"iran-protests-spread-nationwide-amid-labor-strikes-and-deadly-crackdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-spread-nationwide-amid-labor-strikes-and-deadly-crackdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Spread Nationwide Amid Labor Strikes and Deadly Crackdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330709\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Contract workers protest for job security and fair wages at Gachsaran Oil Co. \u2014 Bibi Hakimieh site, April 20, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-gachsaran-oil-workers-protest-20042025.jpg-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contract workers protest for job security and fair wages at Gachsaran Oil Co. \u2014 Bibi Hakimieh site, April 20, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"332\">On Sunday, April 20, protests and unrest continued across Iran, spanning from labor rallies in major cities to violent crackdowns in the restive southeast. The breadth of mobilizations and the regime\u2019s escalating response point to an increasingly volatile social landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"843\">In <strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"348\">Isfahan<\/strong> (central Iran), retirees from the steel and mining sectors resumed protests to demand fair pensions and access to basic services. Protesters expressed frustration over years of broken promises. Similar protests erupted in <strong data-start=\"571\" data-end=\"580\">Rasht<\/strong> (northern Iran), <strong data-start=\"598\" data-end=\"607\">Ahvaz<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"618\">Shush<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"634\">Tehran<\/strong>, where retirees of the Social Security Organization denounced the government\u2019s failure to provide livable pensions. In <strong>Rasht<\/strong>, demonstrators chanted, \u201cNeither parliament nor government cares about the people!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1157\">In <strong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"858\">Tehran<\/strong>, workers at the Metro Company rallied outside city hall to protest their employment conditions, directing their slogans at Mayor Alireza Zakani. Meanwhile, Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar witnessed a partial strike by merchants opposing the Endowment Organization\u2019s interference in their business operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 20\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Tehran Metro workers protested outside the Tehran Municipality, demanding better working conditions and chanting against Mayor Alireza Zakani.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpcI1BtznR\">pic.twitter.com\/gpcI1BtznR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1913970947628970317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1485\">In <strong data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1175\">Gachsaran<\/strong> (southwest Iran), contract oil and gas workers staged a demonstration demanding the elimination of third-party contractors, the implementation of proper job classification, and improved work conditions. Similar demands were echoed by workers at the Pars South Gas Refinery and by steel retirees in <strong data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1484\">Kerman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1740\">In <strong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1501\">Marivan<\/strong>, Kurdistan Province, shopkeepers closed their stores in protest against soaring rental prices, while in <strong data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1622\">Varzaneh<\/strong>, near Isfahan, marginalized farmers rallied outside the governor\u2019s office after several of their peers were arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2429\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ongoing protests<\/a> were paralleled by a deadly military operation in <strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1848\">Sistan and Baluchestan Province<\/strong>, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and intelligence forces launched a pre-dawn assault on villages around <strong data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"1979\">Zahedan<\/strong>. Using drones and heavy equipment, regime forces raided homes in Chah-Ahmad, Sorna\u2019i, Ismailabad, and Qaleh-Bid, detaining at least 26 residents without judicial warrants, including teenagers and a 19-year-old autistic man. According to a human rights group, one local, Vali Mohammad Mohammadzehi, was killed in a drone strike. A member of the IRGC\u2019s Quds Base, Eshaq Mokhtari, was also reported killed during an exchange of fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 20\u2014Gachsaran, southwest Iran<br \/>Contract workers of the Gachsaran Oil and Gas Company hold protest rally, demanding the elimination of intermediary contracting companies, direct employment contracts, and an end to workplace discrimination.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ghpdWA1qFG\">pic.twitter.com\/ghpdWA1qFG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1913970046721774023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2431\" data-end=\"2810\">Simultaneously, in <strong data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2463\">Bazepiran<\/strong>, near <strong data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2480\">Bampur<\/strong>, unidentified individuals torched construction machinery belonging to a road-building company affiliated with the IRGC\u2019s Nasr Cooperative. The company was overseeing a key project linking Chabahar and Iranshahr. Sources report the destruction of millions of tomans worth of equipment, including graders, rollers, and compressors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2812\" data-end=\"3397\">The scale and coordination of the regime\u2019s crackdown have drawn scrutiny, particularly as observers note that these actions reflect a regime deeply fearful of domestic uprisings. According to a statement from the security forces, the operation was part of the &#8220;Martyrs of Security&#8221; exercises and aimed at neutralizing what they described as separatist threats. However, human rights sources emphasize that the true motive lies in silencing dissent and tightening control in a restive society.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Resistance Units honor April 19 martyrs murdered by the Shah regime <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qiaPkcfIzC\">https:\/\/t.co\/qiaPkcfIzC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1913641193818177975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3399\" data-end=\"3866\">On state television, Ahmadreza Radan, the commander of the regime\u2019s State Security Forces, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1052927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted that regime institutions<\/a> were losing influence over youth populations. \u201cSocial harms are no longer caused by personal or familial issues alone,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are being driven by targeted, organized plans of the enemy.\u201d He added: \u201cThe enemy knows our most influential group is students. That is why they are using modern platforms to hijack the minds of our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3868\" data-end=\"4207\">Despite intensified repression, the protests on April 20\u2014urban and rural, economic and political\u2014demonstrated a broad-based and persistent discontent that the regime has yet to contain. From labor unrest in the capital to drone attacks in Baluchestan, the gap between state control and societal anger is growing more pronounced by the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, April 20, protests and unrest continued across Iran, spanning from labor rallies in major cities to violent crackdowns in the restive southeast. 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