{"id":338379,"date":"2025-10-19T20:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T19:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338379"},"modified":"2025-10-19T20:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T19:56:25","slug":"security-forces-attack-no-to-execution-rally-as-protests-by-retirees-and-bakers-sweep-iranian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/security-forces-attack-no-to-execution-rally-as-protests-by-retirees-and-bakers-sweep-iranian-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Forces Attack \u2018No to Execution\u2019 Rally as Protests by Retirees and Bakers Sweep Iranian Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338383\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-338383 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025.jpg\" alt=\"Retirees in Shush, southern Iran, staged a rally on October 19, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shush-retirees-protest-19102025-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retirees in Shush, southern Iran, staged a rally on October 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A firestorm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\">protests swept across Iran<\/a> on October 18 and 19, 2025, revealing the profound and irreversible decay of the ruling theocracy. From the capital, Tehran, to cities like Isfahan, Ahvaz, and Zahedan, a unified roar of dissent rose from every segment of Iranian society. This was not a series of isolated grievances but a nationwide referendum against a regime defined by systemic corruption, catastrophic economic mismanagement, and brutal repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees, bakers, students, nurses, and families of death-row prisoners took to the streets, their actions painting a clear picture of a nation pushed to its breaking point. The protests demonstrate the complete failure of the ruling regime to address the most basic needs of the people.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Economic Collapse: A Tinderbox of Popular Rage<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The immediate catalyst for many of these protests is a full-blown economic meltdown, symbolized by the national currency\u2019s collapse, with the dollar hitting an astonishing 100,000 tomans. This hyperinflation has rendered savings worthless and pushed millions into abject poverty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 19\u2014Kermanshah, western Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Social Security Organization rallied against poverty, repression, and systemic injustice, denouncing corruption and neglect by authorities.<br \/>They chanted: \u201cWhat happened to this wealthy country?&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Q7pgy7p3O\">pic.twitter.com\/3Q7pgy7p3O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1979928129494724855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 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;\">Retirees, who have given their lives to building the country, are now at the forefront of the protests. In Shush, their chants cut to the heart of the crisis: &#8220;Dollar at 100,000 tomans, our lives are ruined!&#8221; This sentiment was echoed across the country. In Isfahan, retired steelworkers lamented, &#8220;A rich country, but our lives are ruined,&#8221; while oil industry retirees in Tehran demanded the resignation of officials. In Ahvaz, protesters declared, &#8220;Neither the parliament nor the government cares for the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps most damning was the protest by retirees in Kermanshah. They directly dismantled the regime&#8217;s long-standing propaganda by chanting, &#8220;The real problem is internal corruption, not foreign enemies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This economic desperation has also ignited protests among those who provide the nation&#8217;s most essential staple: bread. Bakers in Tehran marched against months of unpaid subsidies and rampant corruption, citing the fraudulent practices of the state-affiliated &#8220;Nanino&#8221; company. Their cry was a stark indictment of the regime&#8217;s priorities: &#8220;We worked for years to feed the people, now we ourselves are hungry!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 19\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Bakery workers rallied outside bakers&#39; union and marched toward the governor\u2019s office, protesting unpaid subsidies, soaring flour prices, and corruption in the state-backed \u201cNanino\u201d company tasked with managing flour distribution.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UlR2xN4M2h\">pic.twitter.com\/UlR2xN4M2h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1979842027547492492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 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;\">The Regime&#8217;s Answer: Batons, Bulldozers, and Broken Promises<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Faced with these legitimate and peaceful demands, the clerical regime has responded with the only tools it has left: violence, systematic cruelty, and deceit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a horrifying display of brutality in Tehran, families of death row inmates gathered outside the parliament building. Their peaceful protest, marked by chants of &#8220;No to Executions,&#8221; was met with a violent assault by security forces who attacked the grieving families with batons. This act exposes a regime that fears even the pleas of its most vulnerable citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Zahedan, the regime&#8217;s systemic persecution of ethnic minorities was on full display. On October 18, agents of the Housing Foundation, without legal notice or court order, used bulldozers to demolish the homes of Baluch families in the village of Hassanabad. Residents, including women and children, were left homeless after their life savings were turned to rubble.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More footage of the protests by steel industry retirees in Isfahan.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oo2He7BEX\">pic.twitter.com\/9oo2He7BEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1979929832235442459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 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 state-sanctioned injustice is widespread. In Rasht, applicants for the &#8220;National Housing&#8221; plan protested years of delays and illegal price hikes by the regime&#8217;s Housing Foundation. Similarly, residents in Ilam protested against years of hollow promises from municipal officials, declaring their patience had run out. These incidents reveal a government that not only fails to provide for its citizens but actively preys upon them.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pillars of Society Uniting Against the Theocracy<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crucially, the protests have galvanized essential professionals and the nation&#8217;s youth, sectors of society that the regime can ill afford to alienate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Kermanshah, nurses announced their boycott of the official &#8220;Nurse&#8217;s Day&#8221; ceremonies. Citing months of unpaid overtime, bonuses, and benefits, they have threatened to use all legal means of protest, including strikes. This represents a catastrophic failure to support the country&#8217;s vital healthcare workers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, Iran&#8217;s universities continue to be centers of resistance. On October 18, students at Khajeh Nasir University in Tehran protested against disastrously poor food quality and humiliating treatment by officials. Their protest is not merely about food; it is a rejection of the systemic disrespect shown to the country&#8217;s future generation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 19\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Retirees of the oil industry gathered in front of the Oil Ministry, to denounce incompetence and demand justice, respect, and dignity.<br \/>Protesters chanted: \u201cResign, resign!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0183hq1hz\">pic.twitter.com\/y0183hq1hz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1979880680281751561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 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;\">These protests are a clear and undeniable verdict delivered by the Iranian people: the clerical regime is illegitimate, bankrupt, and incapable of reform. The slogan chanted by retirees in Kermanshah\u2014that the enemy is not abroad but is the corruption within\u2014has become the defining truth of this national movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime&#8217;s reliance on batons and bulldozers is not a sign of strength but of terminal weakness. It reveals a ruling class terrified of its own people. This widespread, multi-sectoral resistance is the true voice of Iran. It is a movement fueled by a demand for basic dignity, economic justice, and political freedom\u2014a movement that cannot be silenced and that signals the Iranian people&#8217;s unwavering determination to reclaim their country and establish a democratic republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A firestorm of protests swept across Iran on October 18 and 19, 2025, revealing the profound and irreversible decay of the ruling theocracy. 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