{"id":331214,"date":"2025-05-05T20:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331214"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:52:42","slug":"iran-protests-spread-across-cities-as-regime-faces-nationwide-outcry-and-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-spread-across-cities-as-regime-faces-nationwide-outcry-and-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Spread Across Cities as Regime Faces Nationwide Outcry and Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters block the Qazvin-Karaj Highway on May 5, 2025, demanding justice in the Ghaffari auto fraud case as authorities ignore victims\u2019 claims<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran witnessed a fresh wave of protests on Monday, with rallies erupting across multiple provinces and cities as retirees, students, workers, and ordinary citizens voiced grievances over corruption, economic hardship, and repression. The demonstrations, spanning Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, and beyond, were met with regime crackdowns and threats as the clerical dictatorship scrambles to contain growing dissent.<\/p>\n

In Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) gathered on Chaharbagh-e Bala Street outside the provincial headquarters, condemning corruption by regime-linked entities like the Execution of Imam Khomeini\u2019s Order<\/a> and the IRGC\u2019s Etemad Mobin consortium. Chanting slogans such as \u201cImam\u2019s Executive Order has looted telecom\u201d and \u201cEtemad Mobin has stolen our rights,\u201d they demanded immediate payment of overdue pensions and the implementation of the 2009 employment regulations.<\/p>\n

In Tehran<\/strong>, dozens of retirees staged a protest outside the TCI headquarters on Sardar Jangal Street, demanding accountability from state-aligned shareholders. Meanwhile, students at Shahid Beheshti University protested prolonged water and electricity cuts in the women\u2019s dormitory, chanting \u201cThe student dies but won\u2019t accept humiliation.\u201d Elsewhere in Tehran\u2019s Pardis district, residents furious over repeated blackouts gathered, shouting \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n

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May 5\u2014Qazvin, northern Iran
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. #IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5WRkt29bjc<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n