{"id":331089,"date":"2025-05-01T17:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331089"},"modified":"2025-05-01T17:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:49:55","slug":"iran-protests-nationwide-rallies-by-teachers-students-and-workers-mark-international-workers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-nationwide-rallies-by-teachers-students-and-workers-mark-international-workers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Nationwide Rallies by Teachers, Students, and Workers Mark International Workers\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331090\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025.jpg\" alt=\"Retirees in Kermanshah, western Iran, held a rally on May 1, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025-751x420.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-kermanshah-retirees-protest-01052025-696x389.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retirees in Kermanshah, western Iran, held a rally on May 1, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"426\">On International Workers\u2019 Day, Iran witnessed a new wave of protests as teachers, students, retirees, truck drivers, and bakers took to the streets in various cities to voice demands for economic justice, improved working conditions, and solidarity with victims of the recent Bandar Abbas port explosion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"928\">In <strong data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"445\">Kermanshah<\/strong>, western Iran, working and retired teachers gathered outside the Ministry of Education to demand better pensions and job rights. Protesters also called for the release of imprisoned activists, marking both May Day and National Teachers&#8217; Day. Similar protests by educators were held in <strong data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"741\">Shiraz<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"753\">Harsin<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"776\">Eslamabad-e-Gharb<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"792\">Tehran<\/strong>, where teachers faced preemptive threats, including phone intimidation and summonses by security agencies, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1\u2014Iran<br \/>Protest by teachers and educators in Harsin, Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Kermanshah, Tehran, and Shiraz, demanding better rights and wages despite security threats, including phone intimidation and summons by authorities.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uoN98Colaw\">pic.twitter.com\/uoN98Colaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1917978551204089923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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;\">In <strong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"942\">Babol<\/strong>, northern Iran, students at Noshirvani University held a candlelight vigil to mourn those killed in the recent explosion at Bandar Abbas. Carrying signs and observing a moment of silence, the students stood in quiet defiance despite tight state surveillance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1424\">Solidarity with the Bandar Abbas victims was echoed by <strong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1275\">truck drivers<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1286\">Qom<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1302\">Isfahan<\/strong>, who organized rallies highlighting both their sympathy and the broader failures of the regime in ensuring public safety.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 1\u2014Qom, central Iran<br \/>Truck drivers hold rally in solidarity with the victims of the Bandar Abbas explosion.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qlMvUBci2e\">pic.twitter.com\/qlMvUBci2e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1917974853749002580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 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;\">In <strong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1438\">Rasht<\/strong>, northern Iran, <strong data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1465\">bakers<\/strong> demonstrated in front of the Gilan governorate demanding fair prices and policies that protect their livelihood. Similar rallies by bakers were held earlier in <strong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1633\">Qom<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1648\">Shiraz<\/strong>. Meanwhile, in <strong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1673\">Tehran<\/strong>, retirees from the United Bus Company protested delayed benefits and a lack of support for those in hazardous professions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, further demonstrations were held across Iran on April 30. In <strong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"123\">Qazvin<\/strong>, housing applicants staged a protest demanding their long-delayed entitlements under the National Housing Plan. In <strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"248\">Ahvaz<\/strong>, Khuzestan Province, poultry farmers gathered to protest rising feed costs and government inaction threatening their livelihoods. Meanwhile, <strong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"418\">bus company retirees<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"432\">Tehran<\/strong> demonstrated on April 30 over the non-payment of benefits related to hazardous jobs. Also noteworthy were protest rallies by <strong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"586\">bakers in Qom and Shiraz<\/strong>, held in front of local governorates on April 30, opposing steep production costs and state-imposed pricing policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"2156\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These protests<\/a> come amid ongoing economic hardship and rising dissatisfaction with the clerical regime\u2019s handling of wages, pensions, inflation, and labor rights. The widespread nature of the protests \u2014 cutting across professions, provinces, and generations \u2014 underscores a deepening national frustration that continues to fuel civil resistance in the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PMOI Resistance Units mark International Workers&#39; Day across Iran with anti-regime activities and messages of solidarity with Iranian workers, especially the victims of the Bandar Abbas explosion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i8O48NwG3k\">pic.twitter.com\/i8O48NwG3k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1917827668428382210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On International Workers&rsquo; Day, Iran witnessed a new wave of protests as teachers, students, retirees, truck drivers, and bakers took to the streets in various cities to voice demands for [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-331089","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 v27.5 - 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