Protests held by various walks of life in cities across Iran [with photos]

On July 4th despite the extreme summer heat and various pressures imposed by state security forces under the pretext of Ramadan, various rallies held by workers, nurses, government workers and other walks of life were held in cities across Iran.
In Tabriz, nurses and hospital employees staged their third rally in the past two weeks. They also closed down hospital surgery rooms in a sign of protest against regime officials emphasizing on new plans aimed at further plundering these people’s pockets.

 

In Tehran oil firm workers seeking exams for jobs in this company staged yet another rally outside the regime’s so-called parliament. It is worth noting that this company, linked to the regime’s Ministry of Oil, claimed it has hired a small number of workers to cancel exams and plunder millions of rials from such funds. It has been months now that individuals accepted in previous exams are left in limbo and without any jobs.
 

In Kerman, lack of job security and being expelled from work for no reason at all led to protests being held by copper mine workers in this area. They staged a second rally protesting no job security and their colleagues being expelled from work. Another issue is the lack of safety equipment for these workers that threaten their lives at work sites. It is worth noting that these workers held their previous rally on July 1st.

The city of Kashan witnessed further strikes and protest rallies held by workers of the nylon factory. These workers were protesting the lack of job security and being expelled from work as their employers wished. These workers also protested their very low wages and their paychecks not being in line with the skyrocketing prices in Iran today. It is worth noting that recently these workers had staged a strike protesting the expulsion of 50 of their colleagues from work.
 

In the city of Marand many natural gas pumps are closed down due to popular protests. Some CNG stations in this city have no specific schedule for opening and closing, and most of them are currently closed down. Those owning such vehicles have to been left in limbo for hours and are suffering serious damages.