{"id":333993,"date":"2025-07-09T20:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T19:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333993"},"modified":"2025-07-09T22:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:13:49","slug":"iran-bakers-protest-failed-system-as-irgc-kills-women-in-deadly-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-bakers-protest-failed-system-as-irgc-kills-women-in-deadly-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Bread, Blood, and Bankruptcy: Iran Protests Spread Amid IRGC Killings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protest rally by retirees in Kermanshah – July 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A dual crisis of economic failure and lethal state violence is gripping Iran, exposing the unchanged nature of the ruling theocracy. In recent days, nationwide protests by bakers against a disastrous state-run rationing system and furious demonstrations by investors at a collapsing stock market have coincided with the IRGC\u2019s deliberate killing of civilian women in Sistan and Baluchistan, revealing a regime that answers desperation with negligence and dissent with bullets.<\/p>\n

Bakers Revolt Against “Nanino” System<\/h2>\n

The epicenter of the economic unrest is the nation’s bakeries, where a state-imposed digital system known as “Nanino” has pushed thousands to the brink of collapse. In Mashhad<\/strong>, bakers rallied on July 8<\/a>, their frustration palpable. \u201cWho do we tell our pain to?\u201d one baker asked, lamenting a promised 50% rate increase that never materialized after 50 days. Another spoke of his inability to pay workers or buy basic food for his family, stating, “I haven\u2019t had any money in my account since the 27th [of last month].”<\/p>\n

The protests are spreading rapidly. In Kangavar<\/strong> and Bojnurd<\/strong>, bakers have taken the dramatic step of returning their state-mandated card readers, officially ending their cooperation with a system they say is destroying their livelihoods.<\/p>\n

At the heart of their grievances is “Nanino,” a so-called “smart” system introduced in 2022. Critics describe it as a flawed program that has created a bureaucratic nightmare. The system operates from a central command in Tehran, arbitrarily slashing bakeries’ monthly flour quotas for vague “violations.” One baker reported his daily quota was cut from 10 bags to just three, making it impossible to cover the costs of three workers, let alone rent, utilities, and supplies.<\/p>\n

The system traps bakers in a no-win scenario. It uses unrealistic metrics, overestimating the number of loaves that can be produced from a bag of flour. If a baker produces a realistic amount, the system accuses them of selling flour on the black market; if they try to meet the system’s inflated target by reducing the size of the bread, they are accused of short-changing customers. Either path leads to fines and further quota cuts. Bakers are even penalized for circumstances beyond their control, such as frequent power outages or poor internet service in rural areas.<\/p>\n

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July 8\u2014Mashhad, northeast Iran
Bakers hold rally in front of the provincial governorate, protesting the inefficiency of the state-run Nanino bread distribution system.
"We bake bread but can't make ends meet," protesters say.#IranProtests<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/HU93XTTiEz<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n