{"id":331222,"date":"2025-05-06T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331222"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:52:33","slug":"iran-protests-244-recorded-demonstrations-in-april-amid-high-censorship-and-widespread-discontent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-244-recorded-demonstrations-in-april-amid-high-censorship-and-widespread-discontent\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: 244 Recorded Demonstrations in April Amid High Censorship and Widespread Discontent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Striking Workers at Fajr Jam Gas Refinery continue protests into the new year \u2013 April 8, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Despite an intense climate of censorship, repression, and restricted access to communication tools, reports from inside Iran indicate that at least 244 protest actions took place across the country in April 2025. These figures, compiled by activists and monitoring groups, reflect only part of a much larger and potentially underreported wave of dissent against the regime\u2019s policies, corruption, and repression.<\/p>\n

Observers warn that due to the regime\u2019s harsh control of information, internet shutdowns, and intimidation of independent reporters and participants, the real scale of protests is likely far greater, with many incidents remaining undocumented.<\/p>\n

Protesters Across Sectors and Cities<\/h3>\n

According to the latest summary, protests spanned<\/a> a wide spectrum of Iran\u2019s society and economy, signaling growing discontent across different sectors:<\/p>\n

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    Retirees<\/strong> staged 73 protests<\/strong> in multiple cities, demanding unpaid pensions, health benefits, and action against rising living costs. Protests were seen from Tehran to Ahvaz, targeting the regime\u2019s failure to implement fair policies and accusing government-linked bodies like the Executive Headquarters of Imam\u2019s Directive and the IRGC\u2019s cooperative foundations of plundering pension funds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Workers<\/strong> held 68 protests<\/strong> over unpaid wages, poor working conditions, and mass layoffs. Key sectors included oil and gas<\/strong>, steel<\/strong>, and transportation<\/strong>, with demonstrations by contract workers at South Pars, refinery workers in Jam, and municipal workers in Bushehr.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Farmers<\/strong> protested at least 17 times<\/strong>, particularly in Isfahan<\/strong> and Sistan and Baluchestan<\/strong>, denouncing water shortages, unfair water distribution, and the collapse of local agriculture. Demonstrations blocked roads and pressured local officials for access to irrigation and compensation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    #IranProtests<\/a> Spread Across Cities as Regime Faces Nationwide Outcry and Crackdownhttps:\/\/t.co\/LyxvCMVGoj<\/a><\/p>\n

    — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n