{"id":331717,"date":"2025-05-19T21:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331717"},"modified":"2025-05-19T21:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:37:38","slug":"iran-protests-erupt-on-may-19-over-injustice-poverty-and-utility-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-erupt-on-may-19-over-injustice-poverty-and-utility-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Erupt on May 19 Over Injustice, Poverty, and Utility Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_331718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331718\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-331718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880.jpg\" alt=\"ITC retirees in Tehran protested on May 19 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iran-tehran-itc-retirees-protest-19052025-e1747686262880-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ITC retirees in Tehran protested on May 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"592\">On Sunday, May 19, 2025, protests erupted across Iran as retirees, farmers, bakers, and everyday citizens flooded the streets in a coordinated cry against poverty, corruption, and systematic plunder by the clerical regime. Demonstrations spread from Tehran in the north to Shiraz in the south, Isfahan in the center, and Kermanshah in the west, shaking the regime\u2019s already fragile grip with slogans demanding justice, dignity, and economic survival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"1165\">In <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, northern Iran, retired telecom workers assembled in front of the central headquarters of the Telecommunications Company on Sardar Jangal Street, denouncing the regime\u2019s refusal to implement the 1389 welfare and employment bylaws. Protesters chanted \u201cCompany full of profit\u2014what happened to your promise?\u201d and \u201cNot the parliament, not the government\u2014none care for the people!\u201d They condemned the state-linked shareholders, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Setad-e Ejra\u2019i (EIKO)<\/a> and Bonyad-e Ta\u2019avon-e Sepah (IRGC\u2019s economic arm), for stealing their pensions, health coverage, and decades of accumulated rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1566\">In <strong>Shiraz<\/strong>, southern Iran, retirees from the long-abandoned Iran Telecommunications Manufacturing Company (ITI) gathered in front of the Fars Provincial Governorate, demanding the payment of back wages, some owed for over 18 years. Their chants\u2014\u201cWorker\u2019s demands must be paid!\u201d and \u201cOne less embezzlement and our problems are solved!\u201d\u2014reflected years of betrayal and neglect by regime institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 19\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>Retired teachers and educators hold protest rally in front of the local offices of the education ministry, demanding better management of the Teachers\u2019 Savings Fund and recognition of their ownership rights.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cSb9rZyTB1\">pic.twitter.com\/cSb9rZyTB1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1924398283071304144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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=\"1568\" data-end=\"1962\">In <strong>Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, protesters spoke out against years of systemic theft by institutions tied to the regime\u2019s economic mafia. With no health coverage, no retirement security, and no response to their pleas, they called for justice and the immediate enforcement of their rights. \u201cWe served this system for a lifetime. Now all we get is false promises and silence,\u201d one demonstrator said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2310\">In <strong>Kermanshah<\/strong>, western Iran, retirees rallied outside the provincial telecom office, shouting \u201cThis much injustice, no nation has seen!\u201d and \u201cPoverty, corruption, inflation\u2014the people\u2019s ruin!\u201d Demonstrators warned, \u201cAs long as it stays like this, Mondays will stay like this too!\u201d referring to the regularity of their protests in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2764\">In <strong>Sanandaj<\/strong>, Kurdistan Province, retirees carried signs that read \u201cRise up to end discrimination!\u201d and called for immediate implementation of their legal entitlements. In <strong>Ilam<\/strong>, also in western Iran, chants of \u201cNeither government nor parliament cares for the people!\u201d echoed outside the local telecom office. In <strong>Hamedan, Bijar, Marivan, Tabriz<\/strong>, and <strong>Karaj<\/strong>, retirees joined the national wave, repeating demands for justice and fair pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 19\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>Retirees of the national telecommunications company (TCI) continue protests the non-implementation of the employment and welfare regulations.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBMZodituv\">pic.twitter.com\/bBMZodituv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1924398732843368567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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=\"2766\" data-end=\"3327\">In <strong>Gorgan<\/strong>, northern Iran, retired teachers and telecom workers protested in front of the Provincial Department of Education over deteriorating living conditions and unpaid salaries. In <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong>, southwestern Iran, retirees from the Social Security Organization rallied under banners that read \u201cFree Social Security from state control!\u201d and \u201cDeath to this injustice!\u201d They were joined by steel workers and pensioners from <strong>Shoush, Sari, Rasht<\/strong>, and <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, who chanted \u201cCry out, cry out, from all this oppression!\u201d and \u201cWorkers and retirees\u2014unite, unite!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3329\" data-end=\"3769\">Simultaneously, public outrage surged over blackouts and water shortages. In <strong>Kermanshah<\/strong>, power was cut as early as 5:30 a.m., leaving workers stranded. A crane operator shouted into his phone: \u201cNo power, no warning. You\u2019ve broken our lives!\u201d In <strong>Yasuj<\/strong>, a baker slammed officials for pushing him into bankruptcy with rising costs and arbitrary demands. \u201cThey fined me 16 million for not insuring four workers. What are we supposed to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"4234\">In <strong>Yazd<\/strong>, central Iran, small-scale farmers protested outside the governorate as power was cut to 377 of 2,100 agricultural wells, destroying irrigation and threatening livelihoods. \u201cWe won\u2019t let our lives be buried in dust!\u201d shouted one protester. In <strong>Gonabad<\/strong>, northeastern Iran, residents decried water cuts that left entire villages dry. \u201cTwo hours in 40-degree heat without water\u2014this is cruelty!\u201d a woman cried out. \u201cThere are 2,000 of us. No one listens.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">May 19\u2014Ilam, western Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) hold rally as the regime refuses to address their demands for higher pensions and ignores financial injustices perpetrated by regime-backed shareholders.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/deV4exuLJw\">pic.twitter.com\/deV4exuLJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1924448146014265689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 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=\"4236\" data-end=\"4405\">In <strong>Bandar Abbas<\/strong>, southern Iran, heavy truck drivers protested diesel fuel rationing. \u201cWith this fuel allocation, we can\u2019t move. We\u2019re finished,\u201d read a protest banner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4407\" data-end=\"4903\">The regime\u2019s own officials admitted growing fear. MP Mohsen Zangeneh warned of increasing protests by bakers, whom he called one of the most hardworking classes in Iran. \u201cRising costs, subsidy cuts, and indecision are pushing them to the brink,\u201d he said. In Lordegan, MP Mousavi described unemployment levels as explosive, with families destroyed and youth dying far from home in pursuit of work. \u201cThere\u2019s not a single job opportunity in our vast region,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere should the people go?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4905\" data-end=\"5332\">Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests across<\/a> more than 20 cities showed a people no longer pleading but demanding. Retirees robbed of their futures, farmers robbed of water, and workers robbed of dignity all cried out with one voice. The slogans ringing through the streets\u2014 \u201cOnly in the streets will we win our rights,\u201d \u201cDeath to this injustice,\u201d \u201cEnough is enough\u201d\u2014made it clear: this was not just economic unrest. This was a call for liberation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 19, 2025, protests erupted across Iran as retirees, farmers, bakers, and everyday citizens flooded the streets in a coordinated cry against poverty, corruption, and systematic plunder by [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":331718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-331717","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Protests Erupt on May 19 Over Injustice, Poverty, and Utility Failures - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Sunday, May 19, 2025, protests erupted across Iran as retirees, farmers, bakers, and everyday citizens flooded the streets in a coordinated cry against\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-erupt-on-may-19-over-injustice-poverty-and-utility-failures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Protests Erupt on May 19 Over Injustice, Poverty, and Utility Failures - 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