Iran: Protest & Clash

                     

Tehran city employees protest unpaid wages

A group of former and retired Tehran city employees gathered on Tuesday Jan. 27th to protest unpaid and backed up retirement wages. They said the city has not been paying them anything during past 5 months and with the inflation so high and even the price of simple bread being quadrupled, they cannot afford even to buy bread, let alone supporting their families.

Iran: Grad Students’ gathering in front of Iran Parliament

According to eyewitness sources in Tehran, a group of university graduate students majoring in Dentistry from foreign countries rallied in front of the Parliament in Tehran on Wednesday Jan. 28th to protest the government inaction about their situation. 
These students who have received their degrees from other countries and return to Iran in hope of finding a job based on the regime’s pledges made to them while still abroad, find that there are no jobs in Iran and they are practically left in cold. 
This protest gathering was aimed at settling their demands.

Tehran: Youth and Basij militant clash in Fatemi Blvd.

Clashes erupted at noon Tuesday, Jan. 27th in Fatemi Blvd between a group of Basij militants and young teenagers. The Basij militants and Suppressive State Security forces were aiming at plundering those youth by slapping hefty fines on them accusing them of listening to loud music in the privacy of their own cars. But they faced resistance and objection from the youth, when they tried to harass and annoy them. The young teenagers and a couple of other passers’ by rejected the idea of paying the fine and scuffles erupted. 
Other people in the area who were witnessing the disturbance and the youth resisting against the Basij’s approached and defended the youth and scared off the Basiji militants and force them to flee.

Tehran Protest Rally In Front Of Parliament

More than 120 people who had lost their money to a government agency gathered in front of Majlis (Parliament) on Tuesday, Jan 27th. Mehr Housing agency, part of government organized project, has been established to supposedly supplying housings to those people who need homes. But the catch is that the people have to pay a major portion of the money for building the houses in advance and are promised to receive a home within a certain time. 
The protesters claimed that they have paid a large sum of money five years ago in hope of having a roof over their heads in a matter of months, but five years have gone and nothing has been provided for them. 
The protesters also said that each has been charged 7 to 10 million tomans (about $4000 official rate) five years ago and right now there is no money and no home. They complained that they have been plundered and want the government to answer. 
The protesters said they will remain there in front of the Parliament until they are provided with houses. They also attempted to expose these extortionist agencies. 
Out of fear of the spread of the protest, the authorities mobilized a large number of security apparatus and cordoned the protesters and by using intimidation tactics, they forced the families and protesters to evacuate the area following a 4-hour scuffle.