{"id":342478,"date":"2026-02-11T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342478"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:44:49","slug":"staged-anniversary-rallies-failed-to-mask-deep-post-uprising-strain-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/staged-anniversary-rallies-failed-to-mask-deep-post-uprising-strain-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Staged Anniversary Rallies Failed to Mask Deep Post-Uprising Strain in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian officials, including parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, march in a state-organized anniversary rally in February 11, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iran\u2019s clerical establishment marked the February 11 anniversary of the 1979 revolution with state-staged rallies meant to project endurance after January\u2019s uprising and the bloody crackdown that followed. But developments reported in the last couple of days\u2014ranging from nighttime anti-Khamenei chants and ongoing labor strikes to a widening campaign of street messaging\u2014showed a society pushing back despite intensified repression and official efforts to manufacture public consent.<\/p>\n

Night Chants, Strikes, and Protest Messaging<\/h2>\n

Late on February 10 and 11, reports said residents in Tehran and multiple cities chanted anti-government slogans from rooftops and streets, including \u201cDeath to Khamenei\u201d and \u201cDeath to the dictator.\u201d The chants were reported in Tehran\u2014including the Patrice Lumumba\/Sattarkhan area\u2014and in Karaj, Kermanshah, Saveh, and Fardis, with accounts saying the slogans at times overwhelmed regime loudspeakers.<\/p>\n

Labor unrest also continued. Workers at the 10th refinery of the South Pars Gas Complex reportedly entered a sixth day of strike over wages and working conditions. A state-linked labor outlet (ILNA) was cited<\/a> listing grievances such as poor welfare conditions, overcrowded dormitories, high rent, unpaid benefits (camp\/dorm allowances), and serious overtime payment problems, while also acknowledging threats that continued strikes could trigger deductions and tighter pressure.<\/p>\n

In parallel, reports from inside the country described a broad spread of street graffiti, projecting images<\/a> of the Iranian Resistance leaders on high buildings and protest symbolism across many cities\u2014offering a geographic snapshot of dissent beyond the major urban centers. Cities named include: Tehran, Karaj, Mashhad, Bandar Abbas, Qazvin, Ilam, Ivan (Ilam), Ardabil, Bojnourd, Sabzevar, Saveh, Kuhdasht (Lorestan) and additional neighborhoods in Tehran such as Chitgar and Shahr-e Ziba.<\/p>\n

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February 11\u2014Tehran, Iran
Residents of Ekbatan district chant anti-regime slogans on the anniversary of the 1979 revolution.#IranProtests<\/a> #No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RysLFHxWFw<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n