{"id":331231,"date":"2025-05-06T18:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331231"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T17:37:32","slug":"iran-protests-erupt-nationwide-on-may-6-over-economic-misery-power-outages-and-executions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-erupt-nationwide-on-may-6-over-economic-misery-power-outages-and-executions\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Erupt Nationwide on May 6 Over Economic Misery, Power Outages, and Executions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331233\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1.jpg\" alt=\"Official oil workers in Tehran stage a protest outside the regime's Ministry of Oil on Sunday, May 4, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1-750x420.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-oil-workers-protest-04052025-1-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Official oil workers in Tehran stage a protest outside the regime&#8217;s Ministry of Oil on Sunday, May 4, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"526\">On May 6, 2025, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new wave of protests<\/a> swept across cities from Tehran to Gachsaran, as citizens voiced mounting anger over worsening living conditions, state repression, and systemic failures under the clerical regime. The demonstrations\u2014led by bakers, oil workers, political prisoners\u2019 families, and everyday residents\u2014paint a picture of a nation increasingly defiant in the face of economic hardship and government dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"968\">In <strong data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"542\">Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, a crowd of bakers filled the streets on Tuesday, chanting \u201cIncompetent official, resign!\u201d Their grievances focused on months of unpaid subsidies and skyrocketing production costs, with demands for higher bread prices to cover soaring flour and utility expenses. Similar scenes unfolded in <strong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"849\">Kermanshah<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"864\">Tehran<\/strong>, where bakers silently held protest banners, stating they were \u201cnot here for profit, but for survival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1572\">Meanwhile, widespread and unannounced power cuts triggered spontaneous protests across several provinces. In <strong data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1110\">Ardakan <\/strong>(Yazd Province), residents shut down roads outside the local electricity office, declaring they would not leave <em data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1238\">\u201cuntil the power comes back.\u201d<\/em> Daily blackouts have disrupted homes, bakeries, pharmacies, and shops, with no schedule or solution in sight. Protesters in <strong data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1397\">Behesht-e Zahra <\/strong>(South Tehran), <strong data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1414\">Shahr-e Rey<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1431\">Robat Karim<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1448\">Marivan<\/strong> also rallied, citing frequent outages as life-threatening, especially for families with children, the elderly, or the sick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage of the protest rally by bakers in Isfahan, chanting, &quot;Enough with the promises, our tables are empty!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sy6mIGi0q2\">pic.twitter.com\/sy6mIGi0q2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1919714606139736064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 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=\"1574\" data-end=\"1940\">A business owner in <strong data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1618\">Tehran\u2019s Iron Market<\/strong> described losses due to three consecutive days of blackouts: \u201cThey cut our power from morning to night. One of Tehran\u2019s biggest commercial hubs is in darkness.\u201d Frustration turned into direct action in <strong data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1838\">Shahr-e Rey<\/strong>, where residents blocked roads and demanded immediate answers from the local electricity department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"2332\">In <strong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1958\">Gachsaran<\/strong>, located in southwest Iran, veteran oil industry workers\u2014some with over 15 years of service\u2014rallied in front of the governor\u2019s office. Their demand: conversion to permanent employment status and job security. They condemned years of neglect and broken promises by the Ministry of Oil, saying they had been kept in limbo despite their critical roles in Iran\u2019s energy sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2856\">Meanwhile, in <strong data-start=\"2348\" data-end=\"2358\">Tehran<\/strong>, in front of the notorious <strong data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2401\">Evin Prison<\/strong>, families of death row inmates gathered once again for the 67th consecutive week of the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign. Holding photos of their loved ones, they pleaded for an end to what they called \u201cinhuman and unjust death sentences.\u201d This weekly campaign, coordinated across 41 prisons nationwide, has become a growing symbol of resistance against Iran&#8217;s draconian justice system and its use of capital punishment as a tool of repression.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 6\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>In tandem with the 67th week of the &quot;No to Executions Tuesdays&quot; campaign, families of political prisoners sentenced to death rally in front of Evin Prison and call for the revocation of the death sentence of their loved ones.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aee5SsTfFS\">pic.twitter.com\/aee5SsTfFS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1919712791348306245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 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=\"2858\" data-end=\"3162\">Tuesday\u2019s protests coincided with public anger over water shortages in <strong data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2952\">Allard, Robat Karim<\/strong>, where residents rallied outside local government offices after days of dry taps. One woman cried out: \u201cWe can\u2019t go on like this. There\u2019s no water for our children, the sick, or the elderly. No one listens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3164\" data-end=\"3427\">Amid these simultaneous flare-ups, critics say the regime has been unable\u2014or unwilling\u2014to respond to the compounding crises. Mismanagement, corruption, and international isolation have deepened the country&#8217;s economic woes, leaving millions to fend for themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3714\">State-affiliated media acknowledged power shortages but downplayed the unrest. \u201cPlanned outages have resumed in Tehran,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nournews.ir\/fa\/news\/222961\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported NourNews<\/a>, a website linked to the Supreme National Security Council, issuing warnings of further disruptions without offering relief or transparency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 6\u2014Gachsaran, southwest Iran<br \/>Oil industry workers hold protest rally, demanding the conversion of their employment status and job security.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cqAldc4e1J\">pic.twitter.com\/cqAldc4e1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1919686326766428435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 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=\"3716\" data-end=\"4057\">Observers note that while the protests differ in form\u2014from labor demands to opposition to executions\u2014they are increasingly unified in their rejection of the ruling system. Each grievance, whether about unpaid wages, blackouts, or basic survival, carries a broader political undertone: a public that no longer trusts the regime to govern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4059\" data-end=\"4170\">One protest banner in <strong>Isfahan <\/strong>summed up the mood: \u201cWhen the baker protests, the bread is already gone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 6, 2025, a new wave of protests swept across cities from Tehran to Gachsaran, as citizens voiced mounting anger over worsening living conditions, state repression, and systemic failures [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-331231","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 v27.4 - 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