{"id":330731,"date":"2025-04-21T14:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330731"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:39:28","slug":"iran-protests-retirees-and-workers-rise-up-across-dozens-of-cities-over-economic-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-retirees-and-workers-rise-up-across-dozens-of-cities-over-economic-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Retirees and Workers Rise Up Across Dozens of Cities Over Economic Injustice"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330732\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392.jpg\" alt=\"April 20, 2025\u2014 Metro workers protested outside the Tehran Municipality, demanding better working conditions and chanting against Mayor Alireza Zakani\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-tehran-metro-workers-protest-20042021-e1745240396392-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 20, 2025\u2014 Metro workers protested outside the Tehran Municipality, demanding better working conditions and chanting against Mayor Alireza Zakani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"565\">Today, April 21, 2025, Iran witnessed a sweeping wave of coordinated protests as retirees, workers, and small business owners across more than a dozen cities took to the streets to denounce the regime\u2019s mishandling of pensions, wage stagnation, and economic repression. From <strong>Tehran<\/strong> to <strong>Tabriz, Kermanshah <\/strong>to <strong>Rasht<\/strong>, demonstrators demanded justice, denounced systemic corruption, and warned of further unrest if their cries for dignity continue to go unheard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"1135\">In <strong>Tehran<\/strong> and other provincial capitals, retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) rallied against what they called years of betrayal and silence. \u201cWe will continue until we get our rights!\u201d protesters chanted in cities including <strong>Sanandaj, Zanjan, Bijar, Ilam, Tabriz, Isfahan, Rasht<\/strong>, and <strong>Kermanshah<\/strong>. They accused regime-linked institutions\u2014such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/iran\/#article\/part1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order<\/a> (EIKO) and the IRGC\u2019s Cooperative Foundation, both major shareholders in the telecom sector\u2014of plundering pension funds and ignoring retirees\u2019 legal claims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 21\u2014Tabriz, northwest Iran<br \/>Protest rally by retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI). Protesters demand higher pensions and access to basic services.<br \/>&quot;We will continue until we get our rights!&quot; protesters chant.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0SM5fj714z\">pic.twitter.com\/0SM5fj714z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1914285122573984156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 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=\"1137\" data-end=\"1306\">\u201cOur tables are empty, and our voices are silenced,\u201d one protester declared in <strong>Tabriz, <\/strong>northwestern Iran. \u201cWe served this country for decades, yet today we have to scream just to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1779\">In <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong> and <strong>Shush<\/strong>, southern Iran, social security retirees gathered outside local government offices, shouting slogans like: \u201cNo to humiliation, no to charity\u2014give us our rights with dignity!\u201d and \u201cThey looted the fund, now we\u2019re left with nothing.\u201d Their chants grew sharper in tone, calling out Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the appointed government for betrayal: \u201cGhalibaf, shame on you\u2014step down!\u201d and \u201cNo parliament, no cabinet, none of you care for the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"2132\">In parallel protests, retired steelworkers in <strong>Isfahan<\/strong> and <strong>Kerman<\/strong> joined former miners from <strong>Alborz Sharghi<\/strong> and metro employees in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, decrying the lies and theft that have eroded their pensions. \u201cLies and robbery are their trade, \u2018Hussein\u2019 just their chant,\u201d read one slogan, mocking the regime\u2019s religious posturing amid widespread economic abuse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 21\u2014Rasht, northern Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) hold protest rally as the regime refuses to address their demands for higher pensions and basic needs.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cGhiCmRvjd\">pic.twitter.com\/cGhiCmRvjd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1914283896990032017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 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=\"2134\" data-end=\"2473\">The unrest was not limited to pensioners. Oil and gas contract workers in <strong>Gachsaran<\/strong>, power grid workers in <strong>Shiraz<\/strong>, farmers in <strong>Varzaneh<\/strong>, and shopkeepers in <strong>Marivan<\/strong> also participated in various protests and strikes. In <strong>Islamshahr<\/strong>, truck drivers and contractors launched a strike over stagnant transport fees, paralyzing commerce in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2473\">On April 21, workers at the <strong>12th South Pars Refinery<\/strong> in Iran\u2019s energy zone entered their fourth consecutive day of protest, demanding unpaid benefits from the state-affiliated contractor Pradco. The workers rallied in the facility\u2019s courtyard, denouncing threats from managers who warned that continued protests would jeopardize not only their overdue payments but also future wages. Their chants\u2014\u201cWe want our rights, not threats!\u201d\u2014echoed through the refinery, exposing the raw exploitation at the heart of one of Iran\u2019s most lucrative industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2728\">The regime\u2019s failure to respond has only deepened the anger. \u201cIf this injustice continues,\u201d retirees warned in coordinated statements, \u201cthe streets will become our permanent home\u2014and today\u2019s chants will soon turn into cries of \u2018Death to the oppressor.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"3022\">As Iran\u2019s economic crisis intensifies under the weight of inflation, collapsing services, and state corruption, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the protests<\/a> mark a new stage in grassroots mobilization: not a sudden uprising, but a steady, spreading rejection of a regime that has lost its last claims to economic legitimacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, April 21, 2025, Iran witnessed a sweeping wave of coordinated protests as retirees, workers, and small business owners across more than a dozen cities took to the streets to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":330732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-330731","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 v27.3 - 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