Atmosphere remains volatile in Iranian towns

The social atmosphere in Iranian towns remains volatile. The regime continues its suppressive policies while students and workers have held new protests.

Babol - Students of Babol Noshirvani University of Technology continue sit-in
Students of Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, northern Iran, are continuing a week-long sit-in in protest to the university management. The students demand the resignation of the university’s head of student affairs. The protesters have vowed to continue until their demand is met.

Mehran – Hundreds of market workers go on strike
On Wednesday, May 18, the workers of the border market in Mehran, western, Iran, stopped working and began a strike in protest to the policies of the contracting company based at the Mehran border customs office. The protesting workers declared that the new circular issued by this company deducts 30 percent of workers’ income. The regime’s personnel have failed thus far to persuade workers to go back to work and the strike is continuing by hundreds of workers.

Shiraz - Women arrested by so-called Morality Police
Also on Wednesday, the repressive forces of the so-called Morality Police (Gasht-e-Ershad) in Shiraz, southern Iran, arrested a number of women and girls on the bogus charge of being improperly veiled. The detained women have received heavy fines over their choice of attire.

Mahabad - Retirement home raided by regime’s agents
On Wednesday, at 3 pm, a retirement home in Mahabad, north-west Iran, was raided by the regime’s suppressive plainclothes agents.