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HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Friday, April 22

For the thirteen consecutive day, a number of the residents of Saravan village in Rasht Province held protests against waste accumulation in forest areas, which has brought about insects, toxins, and leachate. For about 40 years, the waste of Rasht city and seven other cities are accumulating in the landfills adjacent to this village.

Sunday, April 24

A number of the workers of the Municipality of Shush City gathered in front of the Municipal building to protest against delays in payments.

The pensioners of the Social Security Organization in Ahvaz, Rasht, Arak, Tabriz, Ilam and Kermanshah held protests before the building of this organization. These retirees asked for raising the pensions to stand above the poverty line, closing the wage disparities, addressing supplementary insurance and the end of year bonuses.

 

 

 

 

 

The workers of subsidiary companies of The National Iranian South Oil Company gathered before the main entrance of this oil company in Ahvaz. They demanded returning to a 12-hour shift work rather than an 8-hour shift.

A group of workers of Isfahan Tile Company gathered before the governorate building in Isfahan to demand unpaid wages and other benefits. Since February, they have been unemployed due to factory closure. These workers ascribed these issues to the privatization of the company.

The students of the University of Science and Technology gathered and rallied on the university campus to protest against the new strict forced veiling rules.

The personnel of the Gilan Telecommunication Company went on strike in protest against the layoff of several trade union activists. Reportedly, the new manager has fired the Board members of the Telecommunication Workers’ Union. The strike was staged also against the unfair employment contracts. About 700 employees have refused to sign new employment contracts.

The workers of a company which works as a contractor for Kian Petrochemical Company in Asaluyeh City went on a strike. They demanded increasing wages and modifications in shift hours.

Monday, April 25

A number of citizens and civil activists gathered before the Fatah Corps, a subdivision of IRGC, in Yasuj City to protest against the detention of teacher union activist, Ali Hasan Bahamin. They demanded an official apology from the IRGC intelligence for assaulting Mr Ali Hasan Bahamin.

A group of personnel of the State Welfare Organization gathered before the parliament in Tehran. They protested against discrimination in wages and benefits and asked for more transparency in this regard.

A number of seasonal workers of the Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company Haft-Tappeh gathered at the company premises to protest against the company’s refusal to provide them with an employment contract.

For the second consecutive day, a number of the workers of the Municipality of Shush City gathered before the Municipal building of this city. They asked for delayed wages and other demands.

A number of citizens in Saravan County located in Sistan and Baluchestan Province gathered before the governorate building. They protested against introducing a new coding system for fuel cards.

For the sixteen consecutive day, the residents of Saravan village in Rash Province held protests against the pollution of landfills in forest areas, which has brought about insects, toxins, and leachate.

A number of workers of the contractors who are working in petrochemical industry zones in Bushehr and Asalouyeh and Kangan went on strike and assembled at their workplaces. They asked for raising wages and modifications in shift hours.

A number of professors and personnel of the Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah gathered on campus to ask for levelling up their salaries up to their counterparts’ salaries in public universities.

 

Tuesday, April 26

A group of addiction therapists gathered before Anti-Drug Headquarters. They protested the supply of narcotics in drugstores by the Food and Drug Administration.

A group of stakeholders of Homa Airline Pension Fund gathered before the IranAir company. They protested against the merger of the fund and the Civil Servants Pension Organization.

A number of technician workers gathered before the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare in Tehran to protest against low wages and few benefits despite having a long career up to 15 to 20 years.

A group of students of Payam-e-Noor University gathered on campus to demand addressing some issues.

In Tehran, a number of citizens who lost digital assets in the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptoland gathered before the Tehran Public Prosecutor’s Office to ask for the return of their money. Reportedly, their deposits in the form of cryptocurrencies have been frozen.

Some personnel of Masjed Soleyman petrochemical Company went on strike and blocked the road of the factory. Reportedly, one reason for this strike was the recent changes in management.

A number of Scaffolders of Ardabil Power plant, the workers of Asalouyeh Petrochemical Green Tanks Company, Boo Power plant and Navrood Company went on strike and assembled at the companies’ premises. They demanded an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

Wednesday, April 27

A group of workers of Jahanpars Company which are working on the Bidboland Gas Refining field in Behbahan City went on strike.  The workers demanded an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

A group of students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences held protests on campus against imposing strict veiling rules on female students.

A group of workers of the Municipality of Shush gathered before the governorate building. They demanded to be paid for three months of unpaid wages and other improvements in their work conditions.

 

The residents of the village Saravan located in Rasht Province held protests against the pollution caused by the landfill sites near the village.

A group of workers and personnel of the Municipality of Ahvaz gathered before Ahvaz Islamic Council to protest against the violation of their rights. They asked the municipal officials to resign.

Thursday, April 28

The residents of the village Saravan continued their protests against landfills in forest areas near the village. This protest turned violent following the interference of police and some of the protestors were injured and arrested.

A group of workers of the Shokoofa Sana’at Company gathered before the governorate building in Kerman City to demand their unpaid wage for the last month.

The workers of Galanderoud Coal Mining Company gathered at their workplace. These workers protested against the company’s decision to bring these workers under a new employment contract with the contractor.

About 52 laid-off workers of the Delfan Granite factory protested before the governorate building in Nurabad located in Lorestan Province. They asked for resolving the issues and reopening the factory.

The workers of the Fara-Petrosazan Naft Setareh Company went on strike to demand an increase in wages and modifications in work shifts.

 

Teacher Union Activist Ali Hasan Bahamin Arrested Violently and Detained 

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Ali Hasan Bahamin, HRANA, Yasuj

On Monday, April 25, 2022, the security forces arrested teacher union activist Ali Hasan Bahamin in Yasuj City. He was beaten during the arrest and was released after a day on April 26.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Monday, April 25, 2022, teacher union activist Ali Hasan Bahamin was arrested violently and detained for one day.

The videos obtained by HRANA show that Bahamin’s hand was injured and surrounding people were trying to stop the security forces from arresting him. According to an informed source, Bahamin was arrested while he was heading back home from the University.

On the day of Bahamin’s arrest, a number of civil activists had gathered to protest against their colleagues’ detention in front of the building of Fatah Corps, a subdivision of IRGC, in Yasuj.

Last Tuesday, during teachers’ protests in Yasuj, he had been arrested and detained for one day as well.

 

 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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HRANA, weekly recap

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Saturday, April 16

A number of job seekers gathered before the Arvand Petrochemical Company in Bandar Mahshahr to protest against prioritizing the recruitment of non-local workers. Reportedly, ignoring the frequent requests of these local workers, the company management recently recruited dozens of non-local workers.

 

A group of poultry farmers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province assembled in Shahrekord City to protest against the shortage of livestock inputs, the low price of chickens, the ban on exporting the product out of provinces and the lack of support from the State Livestock Affairs Logistics Company.

The personnel of the Water and Sewerage Company of Behbahan assembled and protested at their workplace. They have not yet received the last two months’ wages as well as the end of year bonuses. They said that their problems have begun after the merger of the company with the Rural Water and Sewerage Company.

In Isfahan, a group of farmers gathered adjacent to a water channel to protest against not receiving their irrigation water.

 

Sunday, April 17

For the second consecutive day, the personnel of the Water and Sewerage Company of Behbahan gathered and protested at their workplace. They have not yet received the last two months’ wages as well as the end of year bonuses.

A group of workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group gathered before the governorate building in Ahvaz to demand raising wages and extra payment for inclement weather.


A number of the retirees of the Social Security Organization held protests in Ahvaz, Bojnurd, Ilam, Rasht, Arak, Ardabil, Mashhad and Kermanshah and Isfahan before the organization’s headquarters in each city. They demanded levelling up wages and closing wage disparities.

 

 

 

 

 

A group of citizens of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province assembled and rallied against water shortage caused by water transfer projects.

A number of Railway Services & Technical Construction Engineering Company in Zanjan held protests against delays in payments and not receiving Ramadan coupons. Reportedly, they have not received any wages since two months ago.

 

Monday, April 18

A group of truck drivers and other citizens who have purchased imported trucks gathered before the Presidential Administration of Iran in Tehran. They protested against the increase in customs tariffs and clearance fees and the prices for car scrapping. They said that brokers have caused an increase in the expenses of scrapping a car. According to the regulation, the applicants for imported trucks have to provide a certificate of scrapping a used vehicle, in order to receive a car license plate for his imported truck.

A number of Pharmacists gathered before the building of the Food and Drug Administration in Tehran to protest against the illegal status of the Pharmacists Association, low and undetermined drug tariffs.

Tuesday, April 19

A number of the residents of the village Saravan in Rasht province held protests against ill-managed landfill sites leading to waste accumulation in forest areas. In recent days, they hampered the garbage trucks to come into the area and asked for addressing this issue.

A group of green maintenance workers of Robat Karim city located in Tehran province gathered and protests against low wages and their poor living conditions.

A number of laid-off workers of the Neyshabur municipality gathered before the city council to protest against job uncertainties. One of the protestors said: “We are about 96 workers of the municipality of zone 2 who are working for many years. Since the beginning of new year, after leaving the contractor, the municipality has suspended us.” According to them, the municipality has broken its promise to give them a contract with the new contractor.

A group of personnel of Islamic Azad University in Mashhad city held protests before the university building to ask for their demands.

A group of workers of Isfahan Tile Company gathered in front of the governorate building in Isfahan city. They protested against factory closure, lack of job security and temporary employment contracts.

 

Several technical protection and safety services advisers gathered before the Ministry of Cooperatives Labor and Social Welfare to protest against uncertainties regarding their job. According to a prior announcement, the government will not extend their license after the June of this year.

A group of people who have pre-purchased cars from Ramak Khodro Company protested before Tehran Province Justice Building. Reportedly, about 7000 people have not received their pre-purchased vehicles after several years.

A group of personnel of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare assembled before the Ministry to ask for raising wages.

A group of people who lost their money to the frauds of Negin Khordo and Irtoya Companies gathered before Judiciary Public Relations Office in Tehran and asked for more transparency in the legal case proceeding.

Likewise, a group of people who lost their money to frauds of Meftah Rahnavard Khordo Company gathered before the Head of the Judiciary Office. After five years, they have not yet received any vehicles from this company.

A number of truck drivers of Rudbar city located in Kerman Province protested against low Truck fares determined by the Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization of the province.

 

Wednesday, April 22

For several consecutive days, the residents of the village Saravan in Rasht province held protests against unhygienic and ill-managed landfill sites leading to waste accumulation in forest areas. The protesters said that they will continue the protest until their demands are addressed and dumping ground in the forest becomes forbidden.

A group of truck drivers gathered before the Parliament in Tehran to protest against the increasing costs of scrapping cars caused by the role of brokers and intermedia companies.  They also protested against the lack of supplementary insurance and high prices of spare car parts.

A group of the personnel of subsidiary companies of The National Iranian South Oil Company gathered each at their company premises. They asked for a 12-hour shift instead of an 8-hour one.

 

Thursday, April 21

In response to a call by the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, retired and working educators in dozens of cities across the country gathered in front of the building of the Ministry of Education. During these protests, dozens of protestors were arrested by the police.

Once again, the residents of village Saravan in Rasht province protested against ill-managed landfill sites leading to waste accumulation in forest areas.

A number of seasonal workers of the Sugarcane Agro-Industry Company Haft-Tappeh went on strike and gathered in company premises. They demanded employment contracts.

A number of the residents of the village Emamzadeh Bagher in Tehran Province gathered beside the entrance road of the village to protest against the lack of proper telecommunication infrastructure.

 

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Tehran

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Ali Goodarzi, Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Maasoomeh Zamani, Shahrzad Ghadiri

Mohammad Habibi, the spokesperson of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, broke the news about the arrest of dozens of teachers in Tehran on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists,  the spokesperson of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations said that in Tehran, dozens of teachers have been arrested.

Mr. Habibi stated that among about 40 teachers who participated in protests, four individuals have been identified as “Shahrzad Ghadiri, a member of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Maasoomeh Zamani, Ali Goodarzi and 82 years-old retired Ghodrat Forghani.”

In recent months, active and retired teachers all across the country protested to demand the implementation of the “Job Ranking Plan” as passed in Iran’s parliament, closing disparity in pensions, free education for students, a maximum class size of 16, and the release of jailed teachers.

 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Saturday, April 9

In two separate protests, a number of student parents gathered before the Ministry of Education in Ahvaz and Bandar-Abbas to protest against holding in-person classes, which according to these parents will increase the risk of contracting Covid-19.

 

A group of the medical staff of Kurdistan Province held protests before the Governorate building in Sanandaj city. They said: “For several years, we have been working with temporary contracts. During Covid pandemics, they promised to sign with us official contracts which has not yet taken place. Now that pandemics are going to end, they don’t pay attention to our demands anymore.”

On the same day also, in Sabzevar city, the medical staff of the University of Medical Sciences of this city held protests with the same demand.

A number of environmental activists gathered before the Department of Environment in Tehran to protest against setting up a petrochemical factory in the protected habitat Miankaleh located in Mazandaran Province. Set up in March in the presence of the Minister of Interior, this project has raised widespread criticism from environmental activists as well as the Department of Environment.

A number of dental residents of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences gathered before the university department to ask for their scholarships which have not been paid.

Sunday, April 10

In Karaj, Qazvin, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Tabriz, Khorramabad, Kerman, Ilam, Ahvaz, Rasht and Arak, a number of retirees of the Social Security Organization held protests before the building of this organization. They asked for raising the pension to stand above the poverty line, closing wage disparities and addressing the issues of supplementary insurance and paying the end of year bonuses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dozens of people who lost their money by fraudulent acts in a cryptocurrency network known as “King Money”, run by the Baadraan Gostaran Company, held protests before the Public Affairs Building of the Judiciary in Tehran. They asked for compensation for their financial losses and the prosecution of the fraudsters.

The workers of Kian Tire Manufacturing Company gathered before the Presidential Administration to protest against the factory closure. They asked the authorities to make decisions on the assignment of factory ownership so that they can get back to work.

Monday, April 11

Some of the personnel of the National Iranian South Oil Company gathered before this company headquarter to ask for an increase in work shifting duration from 8 to 12 hours as it was during the pandemic.

A group of medical staff (Known as Health Defenders) of Lorestan Province gathered before the governorate building in Khorramabad to ask for official contracts.

A number of medical students gathered before the Ministry of Health in Tehran to protest against the flaws in holding the pre-internship exam. According to these students, there were many mistakes in the questions.

A number of the applicants of the National Housing Plan gathered before the governorate building in Qorveh city located in Kurdistan Province to protest against the assigned lands, which are lying on stone quarries and hence unfit for housing and construction.

A number of farmers in Isfahan gathered in front of the governorate building in Isfahan to ask for their demands including their water rations.

 

Tuesday, April 12

In Shiraz, Arak, Ahvaz, Tehran, Isfahan, Abadan, Ardabil, Shahin-Shahr, Kermanshah and Tabriz, the retirees of the National Iranian Oil Company gathered before the pension fund of this company to ask for their demands including closing disparities in wages.

 

 

 

 

 

A group of the residents of the University of Medical Sciences of Tehran and Shiraz gathered before the university department to ask for raising the wages.

A group of the retirees of the Telecommunication Company gathered before the building of the Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order in Tehran to ask for their demands. A video circulated on social media shows that this protest turned violent slightly due to police interference.

A group of medical staff working for the private sectors of the University of Medical Sciences of Tabriz held protests before the governorate building in Tabriz city. They demanded five months of wages that have been yet unpaid, removing the contractor companies and having official employment contracts.

A group of investors in the Caspian Credit Institution in Rasht City held protests against not receiving Bank account interest.

Wednesday, April 13

A number of taxi drivers went on strike in Urmia City in protest against poor living conditions and low fares.

A number of residents of Saravan City gathered before the governorate building to protest against the problems caused by the low voltage power supply. With such low voltage, they can hardly use cooling equipment on warm days.

Some residents of Qorveh County located in Kurdistan Province protested against building a factory on farmlands. They gathered at the construction site. One of the protestors stated: “the livelihood of hundreds of households depends on this farmlands and this construction project will endanger farmers’ livelihood in the region.”

A number of stallholders of the Tehran Central Fruit and Vegetable Market went on strike in protest against inflation. They complained that they had to sell fruits and vegetables at prices much lower than anywhere else in the free market.

 

 

Thursday, April 14

On Thursday, a number of members of the housing cooperation of Tractor Manufacturing Company held protests before the factory entrance in Tabriz. With placards in their hands, they demanded more transparency in investments and other activities.

About 400 workers of Kangan Petro Refining Company went on strike in protest against not receiving their wages. Reportedly, once their demands was not addressed, these workers left their job collectively.

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HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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HRANA, weekly protest recap

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Saturday, April 2

A number of the residents of the southern part of Kerman Province protested against a water transfer project transferring water from the Halil river to outside the county. They gathered before a workshop on the construction site.
Forood Rafati, the environmental activist commented: “Drilling this water transfer tunnel to transfer water from tributaries of the river has been justified for providing water for Kerman city. In fact, however, this water is going to supply water for the industries and tourist facilities. This project has diverted groundwater route which causes droughts and damages for walnut gardens in the villages of this area.”


A number of seasonal workers of the Water and Sewerage Department of Khuzestan Province gathered before the Governorate building of this province to protest against low wages, lack of any bonuses and unpaid the end of year bonuses for previous years. The workers said the employer responds to their protest by threatening to fire them.

Sunday, April 3

The workers of the Company SAIPA in East Azerbaijan Province went on strike in protest against selling the company stock which may lead to eventual mass layoffs of about 600 workers.

Monday, April 4

A number of citizens who lost their money by fraudulent acts in a cryptocurrency network known as “King Money”, run by the Baadraan Gostaran Company, held protests before the Public Affairs Building of the Judiciary in Tehran. They asked for compensation for their financial losses and the prosecution of the fraudsters.

 

A number of farmers gathered in front of the Justice building in Isfahan to protest against the mismanagement which has caused water shortage and the drying up of Zayandeh-Rud river.

Tuesday, April 5

A number of the retirees of Iran Telecommunication Company in Tehran, Semnan, Gilan, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Ardabil, Zanjan and Sirjan gathered before the company building in these cities. They protested against the failure to comply with regulations enacted in 2011 and a delay in receiving non-cash rations and medical allowances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About 200 workers of Rasht Municipality held protests before the governorate building of Gilan to protest against a reduction in their wages and end of year bonuses.

A group of student parents in Fars Province gathered before the Ministry of Education and protested against reopening schools and holding in-person classes during Covid-19 pandemics.

Wednesday, April 6

A number of student parents in Bandar-Abbas city gathered before a school in this city and protested against holding in-person classes during covid-19 pandemics. They said that the number of students sitting in each class is too large to meet the required physical distance between students within classrooms.

A group of workers working for the Waste Management Organization of the Bojnurd Municipality gathered before the governorate building in this city. These workers raised concerns about eventual layoffs, reduction in wages and worsening job conditions following the disbanding of the organization and outsourcing to the contractors.

A group of workers of the Lorestan Agro-Industry Company gathered in their workplace to ask for modifications in their job contracts. They said that in violation of labour codes, in their contracts, raising wages has been conditioned to some workers’ agreements with unfair new conditions.

A number of daily wage workers of the Ilam Petrochemical Company held protests before the governorate building of Ilam. One of the protestors commented: “We are about 600 workers who are working in three shifts and hard conditions without any extra payment.”

“Currently we are working with minimum wages and hardly afford livelihood. We have not even received the end of year bonuses,” another worker added.

A group of citizens who own pieces of land in an area in Pardis County, Tehran Province, gathered before the Administrative Court of Justice. They protested against the efforts of Omran Pardis New Town Company to grab their lands.

About 60 workers of Behbahan Municipality went on strike and gathered in a square of this city to protest against unpaid wages. The Municipality has told them that due to the budget shortfalls, the Municipality can pay them at best once in three months.

Thursday, April 7

For the second consecutive day, the workers of the Lorestan Agro-Industry Company gathered at their workplace to ask for modifications in their employment contracts. They said that “the employer does not accept to raise the wages and told them that everyone who is not happy with that can leave.”

A number of student parents held protests before the Ministry of education in Behbahan to protest against holding in-person classes, which increase the risk of contracting Covid-19.

 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, several protests took place this week in Iran. Read our recap below for details and videos from these protests.

Saturday, March 26

A number of farmers gathered before the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad in Isfahan city. According to these protestors, unlike promises, the enactments of the ministry have not yet been put into practice in order to address farmers’ issues.

In Mazandaran province, a group of environmentalists and ranchmen protested against setting up a petrochemical factory in the protected habitat Miankaleh. Reportedly, although any construction in this protected habitat is legally forbidden, the project was recently inaugurated in the presence of the Minister of Interior.

In reaction to the launch of this project, the head of the Department of Environment stated that no construction project is allowed without the approval of The Department of Environment.

Wednesday, March 30

A group of the residents of some villages in Natanz County located in Isfahan Province protested against mining activities in the region, which have brought about damaging impacts on the environment and species of wildlife. In an open letter to the head of the Department of Environment, they asked to address this issue.

Police Shuts Down 16 Apparel Stores in Lorestan Province 

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The Public Security and Intelligence Police Chief of Lorestan province announced that 16 clothing stores were shut down for selling what he called “unconventional apparel.” The police and judicial authorities routinely violate citizens’  privacy and trade rights in Iran. 

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, 16 stores in Lorestan province were shut down for selling the apparel considered by the police as indecent.

Ahmad-Reza Ahmadian, The Public Security and Intelligence Police Chief of Lorestan Province claimed that “Iranian Public Security and Intelligence Police has launched an operation to combat the manufacturers and retailers of unapproved apparel. In this plan, we inspected 140 stores and collected 5854 various garments.”

“36 retailers committed to complying with regulations,” he added.

Imposing a certain lifestyle on citizens stands in blatant violation of Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which entitles everyone the right to life, liberty and security. Additionally, Article 12 of this declaration states, “Individuals shall not be subjected to arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks”. 

HRANA Recap: This Week’s Protests in Iran

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According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, a number of protests took place this week in Iran, many of which were continuations of ongoing movements.  Read our recap below for details, photos, and videos from the demonstrations.

Saturday, March 12

Following a call for protests, a group of personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad gathered before the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad or the governorate building in Isfahan, Qom, Ilam, Yasuj, Tehran, Gatvand, Gorgan, Buin Zahra, Ramyan, Laki, Selseleh, Mahabad, Saqqez, Arak, Eslamabad, Borujerd, Kermanshah, Pileh Savar and Bojnurd cities. They protested against the Ministry’s failure to enact a plan to raise wages, poor living conditions and low wages lagging behind inflation.

 

 

A group of personnel of governmental institutions gathered before first the Guardian Council in Tehran and then the Presidential Administration of Iran. They asked for raising wages in accordance with inflation. According to them, a 10 per cent annual increase in the minimum wage, as enacted by the Parliament, will not be enough to cover the living costs.

 

The veterans of the Iran-Iraq war who are working in government institutions gathered before the Guardian Council in Tehran to ask for permanent employment contracts.

 

The residents of a village in Shush County, Khuzestan Province held protests before the governorate building in Ahvaz. They protested that the prices set for residential lands (according to a plan known as Hadi) are too high and hence hardly affordable for the residents of this village who are mostly farmers or workers.

 

A number of teachers and union activists held protests before the Ministry of Education in Rudsar city in support of Aziz Ghasemzadeh, the detained educator and union activist. During this gathering, six protestors were arrested for a few hours.

 

A group of workers of the Municipality of Lordegan gathered before the Municipality’s premises to protest against the delay in payments. At the end of the gathering, the protestors marched toward the governorate building.

In Tabriz city, a number of land proprietors of under-construction Khavaran town, phase 2, gathered before the Municipality of Tabriz to ask for their demands and protest against 11 years delay in this construction project.

A group of contracted workers of the Oil Company Jahan-Pars went on strike at their workplace in protest against their unpaid wages.

A group of workers of the Oil Company Idehsazan Sadaf went on strike to protest against not receiving their wages for the last two months.

Sunday, March 13

For the second consecutive day, in 11 cities, the personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihadgathered before either this Ministry or the governorate building. They protested against poor living conditions and not receiving the extra payments in accordance with an enacted plan by the parliament.

 

A group of pensioners of Fulad pension fund gathered before the building of this fund in Damghan, Isfahan and Tehran. Pensioners of the Fulad Company gather and protest every Sunday in various cities until their demands are met.

The retirees and personnel of Iran Telecommunication Company gathered from various cities and held protests before the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran.

 

About 80 daily paid workers of a commercial construction project in a district in Tehran gathered at the construction site. These workers, who have been recruited since 2017, have not fully received their payments in recent months.  Earlier, they had held protests before Ayandeh Bank Headquarter.

The journalists of the newspaper Hamshahri went on a strike and gathered at this newspaper office to protest against not receiving the end-of-year bonuses and other benefits.

Monday, March 14

A number of pensioners of the Oil Industry Pension Fund held protests in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and Shahin-Shahr before the buildings of this fund in each city. They asked for delays in payments and closing disparities in wages.

 

The shareholders of housing cooperation of the army personnel held protests before the governorate of Qazvin. The members of this housing cooperation have not been allowed to build their houses in an allocated piece of arable land after twenty years. This cooperation has more than 2750 members and owns about 120 thousand hectares.

 

Along with their families, a number of veterans injured in the Iran-Iraq war gathered before the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs to ask for 10 years delayed payments. Reportedly, the protest turned violent and some of these protestors were beaten up by the police.

A number of the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company went on strike to ask for their wage demands.

Tuesday, March 17

A group of personnel of the Nomad Affair Organization of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province gathered at their workplace to protest against low wages.

A group of personnel of a Rural Cooperative Organization in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province gathered at the organization’s premises to protest against low wages.

 

A number of bus drivers working in the public sector of the Mashhad Bus Company protested by holding the headlights of their vehicles turned on. They asserted that “if the delayed wages are not paid, they would go on strike”.

Wednesday, March 17

A group of personnel of government-owned institutions gathered before the parliaments to ask for more increase in the minimum wage in accordance with inflation.

The residents of the village Paduk located in Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province gathered before the Presidential Administration of Iran in Tehran. These protestors said that the government has done nothing to address their issues regarding their lands despite frequent requests.

The workers of the cement factory Momtazan gathered at factory premises to protest against low wages. They had been held other protests in recent days.

 

At Least Six Teachers Arrested in Alborz Province During Nationwide Teacher’s Protests

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On February 19, during the nationwide teacher’s protest, six people were arrested in Alborz Province. These protests have been held in dozens of cities across the country and were called by the Iranian Teacher’s Trade Association.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, the spokesperson of the Iranian Teacher’s Trade Association, Mohammad Habibi, informed the public of the arrest of Shabnam Baharfar, Azadeh Mokhtari, Zahra Ajorloo, Jamshidi, Salemi and Shahriari.

On the same day, teacher and union activist Ruhollah Mardani was arrested in Delfan County, Lorestan Province.

The teacher’s demands include the implementation of an already-enacted plan whereupon the incomes of teachers will be increased depending on rank to up to 80% of the salaries of faculty members, official employment of teachers with temporary job contracts, fulfilling severance pay for the year, improving living conditions of contracted teachers, enforcing Article 30 of Iran’s Constitution, free education, improving the quality of education, paying student’s insurance and creating a limit of 16 students per class.