{"id":338170,"date":"2025-10-13T22:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338170"},"modified":"2025-10-13T22:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T21:10:44","slug":"workers-students-and-retirees-hold-widespread-protests-across-iran-amid-economic-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/workers-students-and-retirees-hold-widespread-protests-across-iran-amid-economic-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers, Students, and Retirees Hold Widespread Protests Across Iran Amid Economic Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338174\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Protest rally by retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) in Ahvaz (October 13, 2025)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-rally-by-retirees-of-the-Telecommunications-Company-of-Iran-TCI-in-Ahvaz-October-13-2025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protest rally by retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) in Ahvaz (October 13, 2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 12 and 13, 2025, a groundswell of protest swept across Iran, revealing a nation pushed to its limits by a clerical regime mired in systemic failure. From university dormitories in Tehran to gold mines in Sistan and Baluchestan, and from the offices of telecommunication companies to the steps of provincial governments, a diverse chorus of Iranians\u2014students, retirees, workers, and patients\u2014rose up in a unified cry against corruption and oppression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These widespread demonstrations are not isolated incidents but a cohesive popular uprising against a system where plundering institutions, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), enrich themselves while the populace suffers. This reality was starkly confirmed by the regime&#8217;s own Majlis Research Center, which reported a negative 0.3% economic growth for the first half of 2025, an official admission of the catastrophic state of the nation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The New Generation&#8217;s Defiance<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s failure to provide a future for Iran\u2019s youth has ignited fierce resistance on university campuses. For the fifth consecutive night on October 12, students at Danesh dormitory of Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran protested from their dormitory balconies and courtyards against deteriorating living conditions, soaring tuition fees, and the commercialization of education.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 12\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>On the fifth consecutive night of protests at Khajeh Nasir University, dormitory students stood united as officials refused dialogue and left the scene. Students vowed to persist until their demands are met.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJJN3HU3IT\">pic.twitter.com\/EJJN3HU3IT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977696285818781914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 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;\">Their chants, including <em>&#8220;The student will die but will not accept humiliation!&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;University is not a barracks, not a business!&#8221;<\/em>, resonated with a clear rejection of the regime\u2019s oppressive and profit-driven policies. The authorities responded with their usual tactics of deploying security personnel to film and intimidate protesters, but the students vowed to continue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This scene of defiance was mirrored at Shahrekord University on the same day, where students protested contaminated cafeteria food by lining up their trays on the ground\u2014a visceral symbol of the systemic neglect pervading Iran\u2019s academic institutions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees Directly Target the IRGC&#8217;s Economic Empire<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a powerful, coordinated national movement on October 13, retired telecommunications workers held protests in major cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Sanandaj, and Ahvaz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 13\u2014Sanandaj, western Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) rallied against corruption and injustice by regime-linked shareholders, declaring they can no longer tolerate mismanagement and exploitation.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7osMB7P5ie\">pic.twitter.com\/7osMB7P5ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977697606005293092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 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;\">Their protests struck at the heart of the regime&#8217;s corrupt power structure. Protesters explicitly named the IRGC Cooperative Foundation (&#8220;Bonyad Taavon Sepah&#8221;) and the Execution of Imam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khomeini\u2019s Order (EIKO or &#8220;Setad Ejrayi&#8221;)<\/a>\u2014two financial behemoths controlled by the IRGC and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2014as the source of their misery. They pointed out to the structural corruption, embezzlement, and looting of these entities, making it clear that the people know precisely who is responsible for their stolen pensions and collapsing livelihoods.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Human Cost of Economic Collapse<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s own negative GDP figures are a sterile reflection of a devastating reality on the ground. In cities and industrial centers across Iran, workers are fighting for survival.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Abadan:<\/strong> Fired workers from the Abadan oil refinery have been protesting for over a month, left without work or answers. They cry out, &#8220;Who will answer to our wives and children?!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sefidabeh:<\/strong> At the Sefidabeh gold mine, workers exposed blatant corruption, stating that while they toil without pay for months, the mine\u2019s wealth is divided among &#8220;cronies and relatives of officials.&#8221; They reported systemic discrimination, with non-local workers receiving triple the pay of local hires.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shiraz:<\/strong> Angered by months of unpaid subsidies, bakers in Shiraz gathered outside the governor&#8217;s office, chanting, &#8220;Enough promises! Our tables are empty!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chooka:<\/strong> In Gilan province, personnel at the Chooka factory went on strike yet again over several months of unpaid wages and insurance premiums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 13\u2014Talesh, northern Iran<br \/>Workers of the Chouka Paper Factory went on strike again, protesting months of unpaid wages and insurance arrears. This marks yet another round of unrest over years of unfulfilled promises by management.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oQjL98v1ww\">pic.twitter.com\/oQjL98v1ww<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977699095012618256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Society&#8217;s Fabric Torn Asunder<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime&#8217;s failures extend into every aspect of daily life, dismantling basic social services. In Tehran, families of patients with the rare disease Cystinosis protested after the price of the life-saving drug Cystagon exploded from 200,000 tomans to a staggering 27 million tomans due to subsidy cuts. In Eslamshahr, members of a housing cooperative, who paid 400 million tomans each, protested being abandoned for seven years with only hollow promises.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 12\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Families of patients with the rare disease cystinosis protest skyrocketing price of the drug Cystagon, now costing over 27 million tomans instead of 200,000. They denounced reduced insurance coverage and shortages of essential medicines.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gYj0PnToU9\">pic.twitter.com\/gYj0PnToU9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1977664257090257261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests of October 2025<\/a> paint a clear picture of a nation united in its opposition to the ruling theocracy. From students demanding their future to retirees fighting for their past savings, and from workers demanding their present wages to patients pleading for their lives, all fingers point to one source: a rotten system controlled by Khamenei and the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime is economically bankrupt, morally corrupt, and socially rejected. The synchronized and fearless cries for justice across Iran are not mere pleas for reform; they are the unmistakable tremors of a nation demanding fundamental change and the reclamation of its stolen sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 12 and 13, 2025, a groundswell of protest swept across Iran, revealing a nation pushed to its limits by a clerical regime mired in systemic failure. 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