{"id":338146,"date":"2025-10-12T21:13:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338146"},"modified":"2025-10-12T21:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:13:44","slug":"pensioners-nurses-lead-widespread-protests-across-multiple-iranian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/pensioners-nurses-lead-widespread-protests-across-multiple-iranian-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Pensioners, Nurses Lead Widespread Protests Across Multiple Iranian Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338147\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Protest rally by retirees of the Social Security Organization in Shushtar (October 12, 2025)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Social-Security-Organization-in-Shushtar-October-12-2025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest rally by retirees of the Social Security Organization in Shushtar, southern Iran\u2014October 12, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Sunday, October 12, 2025, a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wave of protests<\/a> swept across Iran, revealing a society pushed to its breaking point by the clerical regime&#8217;s systemic corruption and mismanagement. From the capital, Tehran, to industrial hubs like Isfahan and Ahvaz, and cities such as Shush, Kermanshah, Yazd, and Asaluyeh, diverse sectors of the Iranian population simultaneously took to the streets. Pensioners, nurses, oil and gas sector workers, and citizens denied basic housing rights united in a synchronized display of defiance, transforming disparate economic grievances into a unified political outcry against the ruling establishment.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Cry of the Elderly: Pensioners Reject the System<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The highlight of the day was protests by the nation&#8217;s retirees, a generation that has witnessed their life savings and dignity evaporate under the regime\u2019s plunder. In Shush, pensioners described a desperate situation where their &#8220;refrigerators are emptier than ever.&#8221; Their anger, however, was not limited to their empty pockets. In Ahvaz, retirees gathered in front of the Social Security building, chanting slogans that directly challenged the legitimacy of the state: \u201cNeither parliament, nor the government, cares about the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 12\u2014Ahvaz, southwest Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Social Security Organization protesting against poverty, skyrocketing prices, and repression.<br \/>They chant: \u201cNeither parliament nor government care for the people!\u201d and \u201cPrisoners must be freed!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRlgkw8PgB\">pic.twitter.com\/jRlgkw8PgB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977334885221277776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This sentiment was echoed in Isfahan, where steel industry pensioners declared, \u201cOur rights are only won on the streets,\u201d a clear rejection of any hope for reform from within the system. The protests also took on an explicitly political dimension in Ahvaz, where protesters called for the release of jailed activists, linking the economic struggle directly to the regime\u2019s oppressive measures. The message from Iran&#8217;s elderly is no longer a plea for aid, but a demand for fundamental change.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Betrayal of Essential Workers: A System in Collapse<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime&#8217;s dysfunction was further exposed by protests from its most essential workers. In Kermanshah, nurses at the University of Medical Sciences held another rally to protest a staggering 10-month delay in receiving their wages and overtime pay. After countless broken promises from officials, one nurse articulated their frustration: \u201cWe are not fighting for privileges; we have come for our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 12\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>Nurses of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences rallied again, demanding unpaid overtime and tariff wages long denied. They condemned broken promises by officials and silence from the Nursing Council.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPUGj3ubN0\">pic.twitter.com\/xPUGj3ubN0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977335045120786553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, in Asaluyeh, the heart of Iran\u2019s vast oil and gas wealth, green space workers in the Pars Special Economic Zone protested for unpaid wages, bonuses, and an end to discriminatory contracts. The bitter irony of workers struggling for basic sustenance in a region that generates billions of dollars for the regime was not lost on observers. The government&#8217;s failure to deliver on its promises was also the theme in Yazd, where applicants for the National Housing project protested years of delays and inaction.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Regime&#8217;s Brutal Answer: Bullets for Bread in Baluchistan<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While citizens in central Iran protested with their voices, the regime\u2019s true nature was on full display in the country\u2019s marginalized regions. Just one day earlier, on Saturday, October 11, the regime\u2019s repressive security forces in Rask, Sistan and Baluchistan province, opened fire without warning on a Baluchi fuel porter. The man, who was trying to earn a meager living in a region deliberately kept in poverty, was severely wounded before the agents fled the scene. This act of unprovoked violence is not an isolated incident but part of a systematic policy of oppression against Iran\u2019s ethnic minorities, exposing a regime that responds to poverty not with aid, but with bullets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 12\u2014Shush, southwest Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Social Security Organization rallied outside the local office, protesting poverty, soaring prices, low wages, corruption, discrimination, and lack of medical care.<br \/>They chanted: \u201cEmpty fridges, empty promises!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMv0LhThR4\">pic.twitter.com\/XMv0LhThR4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977304271357149338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The events of October 12 are a clear indictment of a bankrupt and illegitimate regime. The convergence of protests across multiple sectors and cities, combined with the increasingly radical slogans, demonstrates that the Iranian people have moved beyond demanding reform. They correctly identify the entire ruling theocracy, led by Ali Khamenei, as the source of their misery. From the pensioners in Tehran demanding justice to the nurses in Kermanshah demanding their basic rights and punctuated by the state-sanctioned violence in Baluchistan, the message is undeniable: the Iranian people&#8217;s patience has expired. These protests are not disparate sparks of discontent but flames of a nationwide uprising that grows stronger by the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, October 12, 2025, a powerful wave of protests swept across Iran, revealing a society pushed to its breaking point by the clerical regime&rsquo;s systemic corruption and mismanagement. 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