Protest Record

Public display of bladed weapons as a show of force; renewed scrutiny of use of unofficial armed groups to suppress protests

• Iran International, October 11, 2026
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  "Men wield machetes during the IRGC-backed "Jan-Fadayan" rally, held along the route from Azadi Square to Golestan-e Shohada cemetery in Isfahan, Iran, October 1, 2026."

Members of Basij paramilitary force attempted to disperse protesters; demonstrators pledged to continue protesting

• RFE/RL, September 29, 2026
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  "Students at Allameh Tabatabai University in Tehran rallied on September 28 against the country's hijab law, called for the release of classmates who have been imprisoned, and decried the poor living conditions on campus. Videos verified by RFE/RL appear to show a crowd of students clapping and chanting slogans outside the campus in the Iranian capital. Members of the volunteer Basij paramilitary force, which is overseen by the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, purportedly attempted to disperse the protesters. In one of the videos, a member of the Basij appears to threaten to "put the students in a sack," or body bag. The demonstrators pledged to continue protesting, although no new protest was reported on September 29."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "Kurdpa, which covers human rights violations in Kurdish regions, also reported strikes by merchants and shopkeepers in Kermanshah, Urmia, Kamyaran, and Marivan."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• Iran International, September 18, 2026
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  "Videos and messages sent to Iran International showed shuttered markets across Saqqez, Sanandaj, Oshnavieh, Bukan, Paveh, Divandareh, Kermanshah, and Marivan."

security forces blocked routes to Aichi Cemetery, preventing visits to Mahsa Amini’s grave

• HRANA, September 17, 2026

general strike with shuttered businesses

• Iran International, September 16, 2026
• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• Iran International, September 18, 2026
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  "Videos and messages sent to Iran International showed shuttered markets across Saqqez, Sanandaj, Oshnavieh, Bukan, Paveh, Divandareh, Kermanshah, and Marivan."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "Kurdpa, which covers human rights violations in Kurdish regions, also reported strikes by merchants and shopkeepers in Kermanshah, Urmia, Kamyaran, and Marivan."

• Iran International, September 18, 2026
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  "Videos and messages sent to Iran International showed shuttered markets across Saqqez, Sanandaj, Oshnavieh, Bukan, Paveh, Divandareh, Kermanshah, and Marivan."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "Kurdpa, which covers human rights violations in Kurdish regions, also reported strikes by merchants and shopkeepers in Kermanshah, Urmia, Kamyaran, and Marivan."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "merchants and shopkeepers in Sanandaj, Saqqez, Mahabad, Baneh, Bukan, Divandarreh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Qorveh went on strike."

• HRANA, September 17, 2026
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  "Kurdpa, which covers human rights violations in Kurdish regions, also reported strikes by merchants and shopkeepers in Kermanshah, Urmia, Kamyaran, and Marivan."

• Iran International, September 18, 2026
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  "Videos and messages sent to Iran International showed shuttered markets across Saqqez, Sanandaj, Oshnavieh, Bukan, Paveh, Divandareh, Kermanshah, and Marivan."

• Deaths: 2, per Iranian officials

Executions after convictions for enmity against God and corruption on earth

• Amnesty International, July 28, 2026

• Iran International, May 31, 2026
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  "Municipal workers and Social Security retirees held protests in Shush, in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, on Sunday over unpaid wages and worsening living conditions."

• Deaths: 1, per Iranian state media

Mass protest in support of Palestinians despite ongoing attacks

• Al Jazeera, March 13, 2026
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  "Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets of the capital Tehran for a mass protest in support of Palestinians, as the death toll from United States and Israeli attacks on the country continues to mount. At least one person was killed after multiple explosions were heard around the al-Quds Day march on Friday, Iranian state television reported."

students called for the end of theocratic rule and freeing of political prisoners

• RFE/RL, February 24, 2026
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  "University students across the Iranian capital turned out for a fourth day of renewed anti-government protests on February 24, following a brutal state crackdown in January. Thousands of people were killed last month in protests sparked by economic collapse and oppression in Iran. Students called for the end of theocratic rule and the freeing of thousands of political prisoners."

Major demonstrations took place

• Al Jazeera, February 24, 2026
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  "Major demonstrations also took place across multiple top universities in Tehran, as well as in Shiraz to the northeast and Isfahan in central Iran, all major hotspots during the nationwide protests last month."

Major demonstrations took place

• Al Jazeera, February 24, 2026
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  "Major demonstrations also took place across multiple top universities in Tehran, as well as in Shiraz to the northeast and Isfahan in central Iran, all major hotspots during the nationwide protests last month."

Students set fire to the flag of the Islamic Republic at three universities, signaling a new phase in protest.

• Iran International, February 23, 2026
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  "At Amir Kabir University, the University of Tehran, and Alzahra University, students set fire to the flag of the Islamic Republic."

Protests at university campuses following reopening.

• BBC, February 23, 2026
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  "BBC Verify and BBC Persian have so far confirmed footage of protests at eight universities in Tehran, as well as universities in the major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan."

• Al Jazeera, February 22, 2026
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  "Students also protested at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, located in the holy Shia city in northeastern Iran, which was a hot spot for protests in January. Footage circulating online showed security forces charging at students inside the university."

Students displayed pre-revolutionary flags and chanted slogans supporting the Pahlavi dynasty.

• BBC, February 23, 2026
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  "One such video, filmed at the Isfahan University of Technology on Monday, shows students displaying the flag along with chants of "long live the Shah"."

Security forces fired toward people during the memorial ceremony

• Iran International, February 17, 2026
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  "Videos received by Iran International show security forces firing toward people during a 40th-day memorial ceremony for those killed in the protests in Abdanan on Tuesday."

• Arrests: 150, per HRANA

At least 150 women and female students transferred to Shiraz Prison

• HRANA, January 26, 2026

Shops closed; people gathered and chanted; gunshots heard in the evening.

• BBC, January 23, 2026
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  "I arrived in Tehran at 6pm. All the shops were closed and many people gathered in the streets. At 8pm everyone started to chant and I could hear gunshots,"

One protester killed by direct gunfire

• Hengaw, January 18, 2026
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  "Hengaw has identified seven additional individuals, five of them Gilak, who were killed by direct gunfire from Iranian government forces during recent popular protests in the cities of Chalus and Sari in Mazandaran Province"

One protester killed by direct gunfire

• Hengaw, January 18, 2026
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  "Hengaw has identified seven additional individuals, five of them Gilak, who were killed by direct gunfire from Iranian government forces during recent popular protests in the cities of Chalus and Sari in Mazandaran Province"

Two protesters killed by direct gunfire

• Hengaw, January 18, 2026

Protesters rallied chanting slogans against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after Friday prayers.

• Iran International, January 16, 2026
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  "Protesters took to the streets in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan after Friday prayers on Jan. 16, chanting slogans against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to videos received by Iran International."

Rioters set fire to a local education office.

• Reuters, January 17, 2026
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  "The state-affiliated Tasnim news outlet reported that rioters had set fire to a local education office in Falavarjan County, in central Isfahan Province, on Thursday."

gunfire heard during clashes between security forces and protesters

• BBC, January 14, 2026
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  "In the footage from Khorramabad, gunfire can be heard during clashes between security forces and protesters, some of whom are throwing stones."

Bodies of 250 protesters seen in morgue; mass arrests reported nationwide

• Iran Human Rights, January 12, 2026
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  "In a video released from Kahrizak morgue in southern Tehran, the bodies of 250 protesters can be seen."

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

• Hengaw, January 21, 2026

• Hengaw, January 16, 2026

• Deaths: 3, per Hengaw

Continuation of nighttime protests, intensified security crackdowns, judicial threats, and internet blackout

• HRANA, January 9, 2026
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  "Nationwide protests continued on the thirteenth day, Friday, January 9, while a broad internet blackout severely limited the dissemination of news and the verification of events. Nevertheless, a collection of citizen reports and media coverage pointed to the continuation of nighttime protests in Tehran and several large and small cities. At the same time, security responses intensified, including reports of gunfire, the use of tear gas and pellet shotgun rounds, as well as explicit judicial threats against protesters."

• Hengaw, January 22, 2026
• Hengaw, January 18, 2026
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  "According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Righys, the three men were killed on Friday, January 9, 2026, as a result of direct gunfire by Iranian government forces during protests in Tehran."

• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Killed by gunfire from military-security forces during protests.

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 28, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 20, 2026

Security forces fired directly at protesters, wounding several people

• Iran International, January 9, 2026
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  "Iranian security forces fired directly at protesters in the city of Zahedan in southeastern Iran on Friday, wounding several people, according to the Baluch rights website Haalvsh. The site said the shooting took place near the Makki Mosque as large protests by Baluch citizens began after Friday prayers."

• Deaths: 150, per Amnesty International

Body buried without family's knowledge or consent

• Hengaw, January 22, 2026
• Amnesty International, January 14, 2026

• BBC, January 9, 2026
  Source wording

  ""Long live the shah" in the northern city of Babol,"

Four protesters killed by live ammunition fired by government forces.

• Hengaw, January 19, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

One man killed by military-grade ammunition

• Hengaw, January 22, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

One protester shot dead by government forces, as reported

• Hengaw, January 20, 2026
• Iran International, January 17, 2026

• BBC, January 9, 2026
  Source wording

  "Other videos showed protesters chanting "Death to the dictator" - a reference to Khamenei - in the central city of Isfahan;"

• Hengaw, January 21, 2026

One protester shot dead by government forces, as reported

• Hengaw, January 23, 2026

• Hengaw, January 21, 2026

Two protesters fatally shot by Iranian government forces

• Hengaw, January 21, 2026

• BBC, January 9, 2026
  Source wording

  ""Don't be afraid, we are all together" in the north-western city of Tabriz."

One man shot dead by government agents during protests

• Iran International, January 17, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network
• Deaths: 3, per Hengaw

Security forces killed protesters, including Robina Aminian and Maryam, during crackdown

• BBC, January 14, 2026
• BBC, January 12, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 28, 2026
• Hengaw, January 22, 2026
• Iran International, January 16, 2026
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  "Iran International has obtained new details indicating that the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force and its allied proxy forces in the region played a central role in the killing of Iranian protesters on January 8 and 9."

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, February 12, 2026

• Deaths: 4, per Hengaw
• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

Four Afghan nationals shot and killed by government forces during protests, as reported

• Hengaw, January 28, 2026
• Hengaw, January 19, 2026

One protester killed by direct gunfire from government forces, as reported

• Hengaw, January 14, 2026
• Hengaw, January 17, 2026
• BBC, January 8, 2026
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  "On Wednesday, videos verified by BBC Persian showed crowds protesting in Qazvin, north-west of Tehran, and chanting slogans including "Death to the dictator" - a reference to Khamenei - as well as "Long live the shah"."

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

One Kurdish protester shot dead by government forces

• Hengaw, January 19, 2026
• Hengaw, January 29, 2026

One protester killed by live ammunition fired by government forces.

• Hengaw, January 19, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw
• Deaths: 70, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network
• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

One woman killed by live ammunition

• Hengaw, January 22, 2026
• Hengaw, January 26, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 13, 2026
  Source wording

  "Further unrest followed on 8 January, when shopkeepers and market traders in more than 20 Kurdish cities went on strike in protest at the killings. That afternoon, as the internet was cut, large crowds took to the streets in cities including Kermanshah, where IRGC forces opened fire with live weapons in neighbourhoods such as Darreh Drezh, Elahieh, Nowbahar and Rashidi, causing a high number of deaths that remain impossible to quantify due to the blackout."

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 19, 2026
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  "According to multiple sources, the deadliest day of the crackdown was 8 January in Kermanshah. At least two informed sources reported that a minimum of 70 bodies of protesters were transferred to Taleghani Hospital. These individuals were reportedly killed by IRGC gunfire in neighbourhoods including Darreh Drezh, Nowbahar, Elahieh, Bolvar and Rashidi, as well as several other areas."

Authorities responded with a deadly crackdown, firing from police station and mosque; Najafabad placed under conditions resembling martial law; victims' bodies withheld.

• Iran International, February 8, 2026
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  "An eyewitness has described what he called an organized and deadly crackdown on protesters in the city of Najafabad in Iran’s Isfahan province, saying security forces opened fire on crowds from both a police station and a mosque. In an audio message sent to Iran International on Sunday, the witness said large numbers of people took part in protests on January 8 and 9, and that authorities responded with what he described as a “massacre.” He said plainclothes agents infiltrated the crowd on the evening of January 8 and steered protesters toward the governor’s office and a police station, where forces positioned inside the station opened fire. Despite the bloodshed, he said protesters returned to the streets the following evening. He described the city on January 9 as resembling a “war zone,” saying security forces were deployed with heavy weapons and fired at demonstrators from Safa Mosque on Shariati Street. He added that authorities later withheld victims’ bodies, forcing families to break into morgues to search for their relatives, and said Najafabad was effectively placed under conditions resembling martial law after the crackdown."

• Deaths: 2, per Hengaw

Two men shot dead by government forces; family not returned bodies; injuries to relatives

• Hengaw, January 13, 2026

One protester died days after being shot during protests, as reported

• Hengaw, January 23, 2026
• Iran International, January 14, 2026
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  "Rights groups and media have reported security force raids on hospitals in other parts of Iran during the unrest, including incidents in the western city of Ilam."

Gorgan governorate building seized and set on fire; security forces fired on protesters

• Iran International, January 25, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

One protester fatally shot by Iranian government forces

• Hengaw, January 21, 2026

Shopkeeper who sheltered protesters was shot dead by security forces.

• Iran International, January 21, 2026
• Iran International, January 22, 2026

• Deaths: 5, per Hengaw

Five civilians killed by Iranian forces during protests

• Hengaw, January 22, 2026
• Iran International, January 26, 2026
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  "A video obtained by Iran International shows security forces firing at protesters from the rooftop of a police station in Karaj, west of Tehran, on January 8."

• Hengaw, January 15, 2026
• Hengaw, January 14, 2026
• Hengaw, January 17, 2026
• Hengaw, January 14, 2026

• Iran International, January 7, 2026
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  "Protesters in the city of Qazvin on Wednesday chanted “Law enforcement, return to the side of the nation,” according to videos received by Iran International."

Protesters chanted anti-government slogans; police in another city (Abdanan) showed unusual support for protesters

• Iran International, January 7, 2026
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  "A large crowd of protesters was seen moving through the streets during protests in Abadan, in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, according to videos sent to Iran International. The footage shows protesters chanting slogans against the government, including “Death to the dictator” and “Pahlavi will return.”"

Protests continued into the evening with chanting slogans.

• Iran International, January 7, 2026
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  "Protests continued into the evening in Rasht, Gilan province in northern Iran, on Wednesday, according to videos sent to Iran International. The footage shows protesters chanting slogans including “Until the cleric is shrouded, this homeland will not become a homeland” and “Pahlavi will return.”"

Armed security forces deployed at the Tehran Grand Bazaar after strike

• Iran International, January 6, 2026
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  "Armed security forces were deployed at the Tehran Grand Bazaar on Tuesday following a strike and protests by shopkeepers, according to a video received by Iran International."

Security forces deployed military-style vehicles and attacked protesters.

• Iran International, January 6, 2026
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  "Protests broke out on the streets of Yazdanshahr, in Isfahan province in central Iran, on Tuesday, with gunfire heard, according to videos sent to Iran International. The footage shows security forces bringing military-style vehicles into the streets as protesters gathered. Security forces were attacking and beating people, according to an eyewitness account."

• Iran International, January 6, 2026
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  "Protesters took to the streets in Abdanan, in Ilam province in western Iran, on Tuesday, chanting “Death to Khamenei” and “This year is a year of blood, Seyed Ali (Khamenei) will be overthrown,” according to videos sent to Iran International."

• Deaths: 2, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network
• Deaths: 3, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Two workers shot with live ammunition and died; buried under security presence

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 19, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 5, 2026

• Deaths: 4, per Hengaw
• Deaths: 3, per Iran International

Four protesters killed by IRGC live fire, two more possible deaths under review

• Hengaw, January 3, 2026
• BBC, January 6, 2026
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  "One of the most violent crackdowns happened in Malekshahi, a small town in the western province of Ilam, on Saturday. Verified footage showed a small demonstration taking place at Commandery Boulevard, where the officers of several state institutions are located, before gunfire appeared to break out. Human rights groups said four people were killed in the incident, with the semi-official Mehr and Tasnim news agencies putting the figure at three dead."

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 13, 2026
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  "On 3 January, protests in Malekshahi, Ilam province, were met with a bloody crackdown by IRGC forces, after which demonstrations spread to other cities across the province. When injured protesters were taken to Khomeini Hospital in Ilam, Special Force units raided the hospital for two consecutive nights in an attempt to arrest the wounded, disrupting medical treatment for both injured protesters and other patients."

• Iran International, January 3, 2026
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  "Several protesters were killed and wounded in the city of Malekshahi in Ilam province on Saturday in what appears to be the deadliest crackdown on protests yet, videos and eyewitness reports obtained by Iran International show."

• Iran International, January 4, 2026
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  "A video circulated on social media showed the moment gunfire began during a protest in Malekshahi, in Ilam province, on Saturday. On Sunday, videos received by Iran International showed residents attending the funerals of three of those killed."

Protesters chanted against the dictator as unrest spread

• Iran International, January 2, 2026
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  "Protesters in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, joined the nationwide demonstrations, chanting “Death to the dictator” on Friday as unrest continued to spread across Iran."

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

Child killed by pellet gun fire; body buried without family consent in remote cemetery section

• Hengaw, January 15, 2026

Mourners chanted slogans against security forces at the funeral.

• Iran International, January 2, 2026

• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Protester killed by IRGC Basij forces; state media falsely attributed death

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 13, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 19, 2026

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026
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  "At least nine university students, including one woman, were killed during protests across Iran by Iranian government forces in the cities of Tehran, Najafabad, Yazd, Kerman, Sari, and Shahrekord, raising the total to 25."

Body buried under strict security, no public funeral or memorial allowed

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026

Demonstrators remained in the streets despite heavy security presence and attempts to disperse them.

• Iran International, January 1, 2026
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  "Protesters in Iran’s holy city of Qom joined nationwide demonstrations, chanting “Long live the Shah,” according to videos received by Iran International. ... Another video from protests in Qom on Thursday shows demonstrators remaining in the streets despite a heavy security presence and attempts by security forces to disperse the crowd."

• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Protester killed by IRGC; family pressured to silence

• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 13, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 19, 2026

One protester killed by security forces

• RFE/RL, January 9, 2026

• Deaths: 3, per Hengaw
• Deaths: 4, per Hengaw
• Deaths: 1, per Iran International

Three protesters, including a child, killed and at least 17 injured after Iranian forces opened fire.

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026
• Hengaw, January 2, 2026
• Iran International, January 5, 2026
• Iran International, January 3, 2026
• Iran International, January 1, 2026
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  "A fire broke out near a police station in the western Iranian city of Azna on Thursday as protestors chanted anti-government slogans, according to videos sent to Iran International. ... Security forces shot protesters in the city of Azna on Thursday evening, according to eyewitness reports."

• Deaths: 1, per Hengaw

Body handed over after one week, burial at night

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026

Security forces fired at people trapped inside a bazaar; mass arrests and disappearances of lawyers

• RFE/RL, January 23, 2026
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  "Images of bodies in the northern Iranian city of Rasht have emerged on social media following reports of a massacre by security forces during protests earlier this month. An exiled Iranian human rights attorney who spoke to witnesses inside Iran told RFE/RL that security forces fired at people trapped inside a bazaar. He also said Iranian lawyers were being rounded up as part of a wave of mass arrests and disappearances. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the crackdown, according to the human rights group, HRANA."

• Deaths: 3, per Hengaw

One protester killed by government forces during protests

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026
  Source wording

  "Iranian state forces have killed at least two men by direct gunfire during ongoing public protests in the cities of Hamedan and Marvdasht"

• Hengaw, January 1, 2026
• Iran International, January 2, 2026
• Hengaw, January 5, 2026
• Iran International, January 1, 2026
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  "Footage shared with Iran International shows protesters in Marvdasht chanting slogans including “This year is the year of blood, Seyyed Ali will be overthrown” during a demonstration on Thursday. Additional footage from the same day shows security forces firing toward demonstrators in the city, as authorities intensified their response on the fifth day of nationwide unrest."

One protester killed by security forces, as reported

• Iran International, January 13, 2026

Protesters chanted pro-monarchy slogans, signaling a symbolic breach in a clerical stronghold

• Iran International, January 1, 2026
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  "Iranian protesters chanted pro-monarchy slogans in Qom, a core stronghold of Shiite clerics and the Islamic Republic, signaling a major symbolic breach in a city long seen as politically untouchable."

• Deaths: 1, per Iranian state media
• Deaths: 1, per Iranian judiciary (Mizan news agency)
• Deaths: 1, per Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Paramilitary Basij officer killed in violent action by rioters

• Al Jazeera, December 31, 2025
• BBC, December 31, 2025
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 13, 2026
• Kurdistan Human Rights Network, January 19, 2026
• Iran International, January 1, 2026

• Deaths: 3, per Iran International

Security forces fatally shot protesters during crackdown

• Iran International, January 1, 2026
• Iran International, January 1, 2026

Videos showed officers shooting at demonstrators who remained in the streets

• Iran International, January 1, 2026
  Source wording

  "Security forces used live fire in several cities, including Nurabad in Lorestan and Hamadan in western Iran, where videos showed officers shooting at demonstrators who remained in the streets despite the crackdown."

• Arrests: 4, per Iranian officials

Protesters attacked the provincial governor’s office, damaging property

• Al Jazeera, December 31, 2025
  Source wording

  "In Fasa, located in southern Fars, an official said protesters attacked the provincial governor’s office, destroying a portion of its door, according to the semi-official Mizan agency."

• Reuters, December 31, 2025
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  "A few hours ago an organised group tried to get into the governorate building in the city of Fasa, their attack failed with the intervention of security forces," state media said. "The leader of these rioters, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested"."

• BBC, December 31, 2025
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  "In the southern province of Fars, protesters tried to break into a local government building, with officials reporting three police officers injured and four people arrested in the city of Fasa."

• RFE/RL, December 31, 2025
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  "Videos posted on social media from Fasa in Fars Province showed protesters gathering in front of the regional governor's office. Security forces in the city are said to have fired tear gas at the protesters, and some images show protesters throwing stones at the governor's office. The reports could not be independently verified but the state-affiliated Mehr news agency indirectly confirmed in a report that clashes had occurred in the city. Citing an informed source, it also knocked down reports that one person had been killed in front of the Fasa governor's office."

shops closed and strike action in south Tehran and Grand Bazaar

• Iran International, December 30, 2025
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  "Shopkeepers in parts of south Tehran and the capital’s Grand Bazaar closed their stores and gathered on Tuesday, according to videos received by Iran International. ... Separate videos sent to Iran International showed merchants at Saray-e Melli and along 15 Khordad Street in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar closing stores and joining strike action."

• Associated Press, December 29, 2025
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  "traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well as in the Shush neighborhood near Tehran’s main Grand Bazaar."

• Iran International, December 29, 2025
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  "Shopkeepers in Tehran extended strikes into a second day on Monday, with closures reported across several key markets amid mounting economic pressure and a sharp fall in the national currency, according to information received by Iran International. Traders in the historic Chaharsouq bazaar joined the strike, while Tehran’s gold market remained shut and shopkeepers gathered for a protest on Lalehzar Street. Merchants at other markets, including Jafari bazaar and parts of the Shoush wholesale district, were also reported to have stopped work."

• Iran International, December 29, 2025
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  "Security forces fired tear gas at protesting shopkeepers in Tehran’s Bagh-e Sepahsalar area on Monday, according to a video received by Iran International. The incident occurred as merchants who had closed their shops gathered to protest worsening economic conditions and the rial’s sharp decline, with demonstrations continuing into a second day across parts of the capital."

• RFE/RL, December 29, 2025
  Source wording

  "Iranians protested in Tehran on December 29 over dire economic conditions. Protests in Iran over a plummeting currency and inflation fears continued for a second day in the capital, despite attempts by security forces to disperse crowds with volleys of tear gas. RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reported on December 29 that crowds of people were seen chanting slogans about the economic situation and against the government at gatherings at the Grand Bazaar -- where many merchants had closed their shops -- and elsewhere in central Tehran."

• Deaths: 3, per Hengaw

Protests and strikes spread from Tehran to other cities over inflation and currency devaluation.

• BBC, December 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "The protests began on Sunday after shopkeepers in Tehran's Grand Bazaar staged a strike when the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open market."

• Reuters, December 31, 2025
  Source wording

  "Protests over high inflation and a slump in the value of the local rial currency began among shopkeepers in Tehran on Sunday and by Tuesday had spread to several universities in Tehran"

• Hengaw, December 31, 2025
  Source wording

  "This protest movement began on Sunday, December 28, 2025, with coordinated strikes and marches by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran before spreading to multiple cities across the country."

• Hengaw, February 1, 2026
  Source wording

  "The protests began on December 28, 2025, following strikes by traders and shopkeepers in Tehran protesting the sharp rise in the US dollar exchange rate, and rapidly spread across the country. Government forces responded with lethal force and opened fire on protesters in the streets."

Workers marched toward the Asaluyeh governor’s office despite heavy security pressure and warnings.

• Iran International, December 10, 2025
  Source wording

  "At least five thousand contract workers at the South Pars energy hub in Asaluyeh staged one of the largest labor protests in Iran in years on Tuesday, defying heavy security pressure and warnings from authorities. Workers from 12 South Pars refineries refused to report for duty and instead marched toward the Asaluyeh governor’s office in a rare mass demonstration over wages and job security, sources told Iran International."

shops closed in protest, protests spread sporadically across Iran

• Al Jazeera, January 8, 2026
  Source wording

  "The protests in Iran started on a cold December day after several merchants at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, along Jomhouri [Republic] Avenue, closed their shops in protest."

Protest demanding better working conditions, fair pay, removal of private labor contractors, and improved benefits

• Iran International, November 11, 2025
  Source wording

  "Thousands of contract workers at the South Pars gas complex in southern Iran held a large protest on Tuesday demanding better working conditions, fair pay, and the removal of private labor contractors, Iranian labor outlets reported. The demonstration, held near the headquarters of the Pars Gas Complex in Assaluyeh, drew more than 3,000 workers from twelve refinery units and nearby facilities, including the Fajr Jam Gas Refinery, according to ILNA."

Organizers warned of expanded protests if demands not met by end of November 2025

• Iran International, November 1, 2025
  Source wording

  "Oil industry contract workers gathered outside Iran’s presidential office in Tehran on Saturday to protest what they said were unfulfilled government promises to eliminate private contractors and secure direct employment with state energy companies."

second protest in a week

• Iran International, November 1, 2025
  Source wording

  "Separately, petrochemical workers in Chovar, Ilam province, staged their second protest in a week over low wages and what they described as management indifference to their living conditions."

Workers demanded immediate payment of overdue wages and other rights; protests ongoing until demands met

• Iran International, September 24, 2025
  Source wording

  "کارگران گروه ملی فولاد ایران در اهواز، چهارشنبه دوم مهرماه در محوطه شرکت تجمع کردند و با تاکید بر پیگیری مطالبات برحق خود، خواستار رسیدگی فوری به حقوق‌های معوقه و سایر خواسته‌ها شدند."

Bakers protested against cutting of flour quota in front of Ministry of Interior; government increased pressure on bakers including bakery closures and fines.

• Iran International, July 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "ویدیوی رسیده به ایران‌اینترنشنال نشان می‌دهد گروهی از نانوایان در تهران یک‌شنبه ۲۲ تیر در اعتراض به قطع شدن سهمیه آرد، مقابل ساختمان وزارت کشور دست به تجمع زدند."

Arrest of the Bakers’ Union President and at least ten others following strike

• Hengaw, July 2, 2025

strike continuing despite arrests

• Iran International, May 28, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos from Bandar Abbas, Marivan, and the Kahak-Qom highway show deserted routes normally busy with cargo trucks."

strike continuing despite arrests

• Iran International, May 28, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos from Bandar Abbas, Marivan, and the Kahak-Qom highway show deserted routes normally busy with cargo trucks."

strike paralyzed freight movement, authorities arrested and interrogated protesters

• Iran International, May 29, 2025
  Source wording

  "Truck drivers first walked off the job on May 22 to protest surging fuel costs, a lack of insurance coverage, and stagnant freight rates. Despite efforts by authorities to suppress the action, including arrests and interrogations in multiple provinces, footage from cities such as Bandar Abbas and Marivan shows major highways emptied of heavy vehicles."

strike began and spread across Iran

• Associated Press, May 28, 2025
  Source wording

  "The strikes, which began last Thursday in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, one of the country’s main transportation and shipping hubs, have now spread across Iran."

• RFE/RL, May 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "The industrial action, which began in the port city of Bandar Abbas, has rapidly expanded to encompass more than 130 cities in at least 30 provinces, marking one of the most extensive labor protests in Iran in recent years."

• Iran International, May 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "The strike began on May 22 in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas and spread quickly. Within two days, drivers in dozens of cities joined."

• Iran International, May 29, 2025
  Source wording

  "Truck drivers first walked off the job on May 22 to protest surging fuel costs, a lack of insurance coverage, and stagnant freight rates. Despite efforts by authorities to suppress the action, including arrests and interrogations in multiple provinces, footage from cities such as Bandar Abbas and Marivan shows major highways emptied of heavy vehicles."

• Iran International, May 25, 2025
  Source wording

  "Launched on May 22 in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the coordinated protest has since spread widely across the country"

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations were reported in Isfahan, Ahvaz, Birjand, Kermanshah, Qom, Shahinshahr and Mashhad, where bakers voiced frustration over the economic strain threatening their businesses and livelihoods."

protested for subsidy payments and price reform; returned card readers in protest

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "ویدیوهای رسیده نشان می‌دهد گروهی از نانوایان مشهد نیز در اعتراض به عملی نشدن مطالبات خود، کارتخوان‌هایشان را تحویل دادند."

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Image shared on social media shows bakers protest in Qom, Mashhad, and Isfahan on May 17, 2025."

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations were reported in Isfahan, Ahvaz, Birjand, Kermanshah, Qom, Shahinshahr and Mashhad, where bakers voiced frustration over the economic strain threatening their businesses and livelihoods."

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations were reported in Isfahan, Ahvaz, Birjand, Kermanshah, Qom, Shahinshahr and Mashhad, where bakers voiced frustration over the economic strain threatening their businesses and livelihoods."

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations were reported in Isfahan, Ahvaz, Birjand, Kermanshah, Qom, Shahinshahr and Mashhad, where bakers voiced frustration over the economic strain threatening their businesses and livelihoods."

Bakers protested calling for urgent government intervention amid economic strain

• Iran International, May 17, 2025
  Source wording

  "Image shared on social media shows bakers protest in Qom, Mashhad, and Isfahan on May 17, 2025."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

held protest demanding removal of contractors and direct contracts

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "همزمان کارگران پیمانکاری شرکت نفت و گاز گچساران نیز با برگزاری تجمع اعتراضی، خواستار حذف شرکت‌های پیمانکاری و انعقاد قرارداد مستقیم شدند."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

retirees protested against officials with slogans

• Iran International, April 20, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی، فولاد و معدن، یک‌شنبه ۳۱ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، رشت، ساری، شاهرود، شوش، قائم‌شهر، کرمان و کرمانشاه، شکل گرفت."

pensioners held protests and marches

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان فولاد و تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، ساری، رشت، شوش و کرمانشاه شکل گرفت."

pensioners held protests and marches

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان فولاد و تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، ساری، رشت، شوش و کرمانشاه شکل گرفت."

protest in front of company headquarters

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "ویدیوهای رسیده به ایران‌اینترنشنال نشان می‌دهد ... نفت و گاز گچساران، ... ‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین مقابل دفتر مرکزی این شرکت ... این تجمع در اعتراض به عدم تبدیل وضعیت استخدامی کارگران و با مطالبه حذف ... کاران شکل گرفت."

pensioners protested and marched in front of governor's office

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان معترض در اهواز و شوش علاوه بر تجمع در برابر ساختمان‌های فرمانداری این شهرها، دست به راهپیمایی اعتراضی زدند و شعارهایی از جمله «فقط کف خیابون / به‌دست میاد حقمون» سردادند."

pensioners protested and marched in front of governor's office

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان معترض در اهواز و شوش علاوه بر تجمع در برابر ساختمان‌های فرمانداری این شهرها، دست به راهپیمایی اعتراضی زدند و شعارهایی از جمله «فقط کف خیابون / به‌دست میاد حقمون» سردادند."

pensioners held protests and marches

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان فولاد و تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، ساری، رشت، شوش و کرمانشاه شکل گرفت."

pensioners held protests and marches

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان فولاد و تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، ساری، رشت، شوش و کرمانشاه شکل گرفت."

pensioners held protests and marches

• Iran International, April 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان فولاد و تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۲۴ فروردین در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله اصفهان، اهواز، تهران، ساری، رشت، شوش و کرمانشاه شکل گرفت."

Workers demanded acceleration in payment of all dues

• Iran International, April 6, 2025
  Source wording

  "صبح ۱۷ فروردین جمعی از کارگران کارخانه ماشین‌سازی اراک نیز در اعتراض به پرداخت نشدن مطالبات مزدی خود تجمع صنفی برگزار کردند. ایلنا به نقل از یک منبع کارگری در اراک نوشت: «پرداخت مطالبات عرفی و مناسبتی کارگران این کارخانه از ماه‌ها پیش به تاخیر افتاده و درخواست آن‌ها تسریع در پرداخت همه مطالبات است.»"

security forces attacked protesters with tear gas

• Iran International, March 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "گروهی از کشاورزان استان اصفهان یک‌شنبه ۱۰ فروردین بار دیگر در اعتراض به بی‌آبی و خشکی زاینده‌رود تجمع کردند. ویدیوهای رسیده به ایران‌اینترنشنال حاکی از آن است که ماموران جمهوری اسلامی با حمله به معترضان در شرق اصفهان، به سوی آن‌ها گاز اشک‌آور شلیک کردند."

pumping stations 3 and 4 of water pipeline from Isfahan to Yazd set on fire

• Iran International, March 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "بر اساس ویدیوهای رسیده به ایران‌اینترنشنال، گروهی از کشاورزان معترض به خشکی زاینده‌رود ۹ فروردین پمپاژخانه شماره سه و چهار خط لوله انتقال آب اصفهان به یزد را در ورزنه به آتش کشیدند. معترضان اعلام کردند این اقدام را در پاسخ به عملی نشدن وعده‌های مسئولان استان اصفهان و وزیر نیرو مبنی بر تامین آب زاینده‌رود انجام داده‌اند."

Farmers set fire to a key water transfer station disrupting water supply

• Iran International, March 30, 2025
  Source wording

  "Protest over water shortage in Iran's Isfahan province on March 29, 2025. Protests over water shortages in central Iran escalated over the weekend after demonstrators set fire to a key water transfer station in Isfahan province, disrupting the supply line that channels water to hundreds of thousands of Iranians in the province of Yazd."

• Iran International, April 4, 2025
  Source wording

  "شنبه نهم فروردین‌، ویدیوهایی به دست ایران‌اینترنشنال رسید که نشان می‌دادند در اصفهان، گروهی از کشاورزان معترض به خشک‌ بودن زاینده‌رود، خط لوله انتقال آب از کوهرنگ در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری به یزد را شکستند."

• Iran International, March 29, 2025
  Source wording

  "گروهی از کشاورزان استان اصفهان بار دیگر در اعتراض به بی‌آبی و خشکی زاینده‌رود دست به تجمع زدند. شماری از معترضان نیز خط لوله انتقال آب به یزد را شکستند."

Protesters threatened to continue protests until water rights issue resolved; river reopened by Isfahan governorate

• BBC Persian, April 3, 2025
  Source wording

  "روزهاست شمار زیادی از کشاورزان روستاهای شرق اصفهان برای «انتقال حق‌آبه‌های این منطقه» به استان یزد دست به تجمع اعتراضی زده و تهدید کرده‌اند که تا معلوم شدن تکلیف حقابه «برای همیشه»، همچنان به تجمعات اعتراضی خود ادامه می‌دهند."

Protesters demanded wage increases, free healthcare, and welfare improvements.

• Iran International, February 23, 2025
  Source wording

  "گروهی از بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی پنجم اسفند در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله تهران، شوش و اهواز تجمع کردند. بر اساس ویدیوهای رسیده، گروهی از بازنشستگان در شهرهای شوش و اهواز در استان خوزستان تجمع اعتراضی برگزار کردند و شعارهایی چون «کشور پردرآمد، چه بر سر تو آمد» سردادند. ایلنا با اشاره به تجمع بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی در تهران، شوش و اهواز نوشت آن‌ها ضمن برشمردن مطالبات اصلی خود اعلام کردند حقوق بازنشستگان از یک‌سوم خط فقر هم کمتر است."

Protesters demanded wage increases, free healthcare, and welfare improvements.

• Iran International, February 23, 2025
  Source wording

  "گروهی از بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی پنجم اسفند در شهرهای مختلف کشور از جمله تهران، شوش و اهواز تجمع کردند. بر اساس ویدیوهای رسیده، گروهی از بازنشستگان در شهرهای شوش و اهواز در استان خوزستان تجمع اعتراضی برگزار کردند و شعارهایی چون «کشور پردرآمد، چه بر سر تو آمد» سردادند. ایلنا با اشاره به تجمع بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی در تهران، شوش و اهواز نوشت آن‌ها ضمن برشمردن مطالبات اصلی خود اعلام کردند حقوق بازنشستگان از یک‌سوم خط فقر هم کمتر است."

Protesters demanded real salary equalization, removal of salary caps, 65% pension increase, free healthcare, and double minimum wage bonuses.

• Iran International, February 23, 2025
  Source wording

  "بر اساس ویدیوهای رسیده، گروهی از بازنشستگان فولاد و معدن یک‌شنبه پنجم اسفند در شهرهای اصفهان و تهران تجمع اعتراضی برگزار کردند. بازنشستگان معترض در تجمع و راهپیمایی خود در اصفهان، شعارهایی چون «نه مجلس ... نه دولت / نیستند به فکر ملت» و «دشمن ما همین‌جاست / دروغ می‌گن آمریکاست» سردادند. آن‌ها ضمن اعتراض به وضعیت معیشتی نامناسب خود، خواستار اجرای همسان‌سازی واقعی تا زمان تعیین سبد معیشت، برداشتن سقف حقوق و پرداخت افزایش ۶۵ درصدی مستمری شدند. درمان رایگان و پرداخت عیدی معادل حداقل دو برابر حقوق، از دیگر مطالبات بازنشستگان صنعت فولاد و معدن عنوان شده است. خبرگزاری ایلنا پنجم اسفند گزارش داد بازنشستگان صنعت فولاد در اصفهان با حضور در مقابل ساختمان صندوق بازنشستگی، خواستار اصلاح همسان‌سازی و تامین منابع مالی آن شدند."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

Night-time chants against the Islamic Republic

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Protests have also erupted in capital Tehran, where power outages have prompted night-time chants against the Islamic Republic."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

• Iran International, February 12, 2025
  Source wording

  "Videos sent by citizens from the four corners of the country show people in Shiraz, Yazd, Tehran, Parand, Shazand, Bukan, Hashtgerd, and Kamyaran chanting slogans in protest against repeated power outages."

protested despite snow; one arrested en route

• Iran International, February 9, 2025
• Iran International, January 19, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations took place across the country in cities including Tehran in the north, Ahvaz and Haft-Tappeh in the southwest, and Shush in the west, protesters demanding that pensions be raised to align with the poverty line."

protest and criticism of harsh sentences

• Iran International, January 19, 2025
• Iran International, February 9, 2025
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی شوش نیز در برابر ساختمان فرمانداری این شهر تجمع کردند. آن‌ها در تجمع خود شعارهایی از جمله «کارگر زندانی آزاد باید گردد» و «فقط کف خیابان / به دست میاد حق‌مان»، سردادند."

• Iran International, January 19, 2025
  Source wording

  "A protest was held on Sunday, 19 January 2025, outside the building of the governorate of Shush in southwestern Iran."

demonstrations demanding pensions be raised

• Iran International, January 19, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations took place across the country in cities including Tehran in the north, Ahvaz and Haft-Tappeh in the southwest, and Shush in the west, protesters demanding that pensions be raised to align with the poverty line."

protested against harsh living conditions and neglect

• Iran International, February 9, 2025
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی اهواز در مقابل ساختمان استانداری خوزستان دست به تجمع زدند و نسبت به شرایط سخت و غیرقابل تحمل معیشتی و ادامه بی‌توجهی مسئولان به شرایط زندگی خود اعتراض کردند."

• Iran International, January 19, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations took place across the country in cities including Tehran in the north, Ahvaz and Haft-Tappeh in the southwest, and Shush in the west, protesters demanding that pensions be raised to align with the poverty line."

protests demanding better pensions and improved living conditions

• Iran International, January 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "Demonstrations took place in the capital, Tehran, as well as in Ahvaz and Shush in southwestern Iran, with retirees decrying low pensions, rising costs, and unfulfilled government promises."

protests demanding better pensions and improved living conditions

• Iran International, January 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "Protesters in Shush gathered outside the county governor’s office to condemn poverty, inflation, and wages below the poverty line, shouting, “Our rights can only be claimed on the streets” and “We won’t live under oppression; we will sacrifice for freedom.”"

protests demanding better pensions and improved living conditions

• Iran International, January 13, 2025
  Source wording

  "In Ahvaz, protesters chanted, “Iran is rich, yet incompetent officials have destroyed it,” and “Forget the hijab; tackle inflation.” Demonstrators also criticized the government’s priorities, chanting, “Warmongering is enough; our tables are empty” and “Our enemy is right here; they lie it’s the US.”"

Marched outside the governor's office and municipality

• Iran International, January 5, 2025
  Source wording

  "In Ahvaz, steelworkers marched outside the governor's office and municipality, protesting delayed salaries and alleged mismanagement in their workplaces."

Demanded higher pensions to address rising inflation and living costs

• Iran International, January 5, 2025
  Source wording

  "In Kermanshah, retirees from the Social Security Organization (SSO), a social insurance organization in Iran, along with civil service, telecommunications, and education sectors, gathered outside the Department of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare. They demanded higher pensions to address rising inflation and living costs."

Staged protests urging authorities to address their demands

• Iran International, January 5, 2025
  Source wording

  "In Isfahan, central Iran, steel industry retirees also staged protests, urging authorities to address their demands for overdue payments and improved working conditions."

• Iran International, December 31, 2024
  Source wording

  "A protest was held by retired teachers in front of the Kermanshah provincial governor's office on 31 December 2024."

• Iran International, December 31, 2024
  Source wording

  "Retired educators staged protests in several cities, gathering in front of provincial governor’s offices in Shiraz (southern Iran), Kermanshah (western Iran), and Gorgan (northern Iran), demanding overdue pension benefits."

• Iran International, December 31, 2024
  Source wording

  "Retired educators staged protests in several cities, gathering in front of provincial governor’s offices in Shiraz (southern Iran), Kermanshah (western Iran), and Gorgan (northern Iran), demanding overdue pension benefits."

Protest gatherings at Steel pension fund buildings

• Iran International, December 29, 2024
  Source wording

  "جمعی از بازنشستگان صنعت فولاد نیز ۹ دی‌ماه در اعتراض به رسیدگی نشدن به مطالباتشان از سوی صندوق بازنشستگی فولاد، در اصفهان و مازندران دست به تجمع اعتراضی زدند."

Protest gatherings

• Iran International, December 29, 2024
  Source wording

  "تجمعات بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی یک‌شنبه ۹ دی‌ماه در شهرهایی از جمله اهواز و شوش شکل گرفت."

Protest and march from Social Security building to Farhangshahr Square

• Iran International, December 29, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی در اهواز ابتدا مقابل ساختمان اداره کل سازمان تامین اجتماعی خوزستان تجمع و پس از آن، تا میدان فرهنگ‌شهر اهواز راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

Protest and march demanding implementation of pension adjustment

• Iran International, December 29, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان معترض فولاد در اصفهان در راهپیمایی اعتراضی خود شعارهایی از جمله «فریاد، فریاد / از این همه بیداد»، و «حقوق عادلانه / حق مسلم ماست»، سردادند."

Nearly 150 welders at Tehran Refinery fired after protests over four months of unpaid wages

• Iran International, December 26, 2024
  Source wording

  "Nearly 150 welders at Tehran Refinery have been fired, and 15 representatives of oil contract workers face dismissal for protesting unpaid wages and demanding better conditions as the government continues to quash dissent."

• Iran International, November 17, 2024
  Source wording

  "Social Security retirees held demonstrations in the southern cities of Ahvaz and Shush, with slogans such as "Enough with warmongering, our tables are empty," and "Forget the headscarf, tackle inflation.""

• Iran International, November 17, 2024
  Source wording

  "Social Security retirees held demonstrations in the southern cities of Ahvaz and Shush, with slogans such as "Enough with warmongering, our tables are empty," and "Forget the headscarf, tackle inflation.""

nurses held protests with slogans

• Iran International, August 27, 2024
  Source wording

  "تجمع اعتراضی پرستاران در تهران با شعارهایی مانند «فکر می‌کنید امروزه/ قرار ما هر روزه» برگزار شد."

nurses protested in front of hospital

• Iran International, August 27, 2024
  Source wording

  "در اصفهان، گروهی از پرستاران بیمارستان «عیسی بن مریم» با تجمع در مقابل این مرکز شعارهایی همچون «اضافه کار ۲۰ تومن/ عدالت عدالت» و «پرستار داد بزن/ حقت رو فریاد بزن» سر دادند."

nurses protested in front of governor's office

• Iran International, August 27, 2024
  Source wording

  "گروهی از پرستاران در بندرعباس در روز سه‌شنبه با تجمع مقابل ساختمان استانداری شعارهایی چون «وعده وعید نمی‌خوایم/ ما حقمون رو می‌خوایم» سر دادند."

violent police dispersal

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, August 28, 2024
  Source wording

  "In Bushehr, police violently dispersed emergency medical response workers who had joined nurses at a protest demanding higher wages."

• Iran International, August 27, 2024
  Source wording

  "سه‌شنبه پنجم شهریور، ماموران انتظامی به تجمع پرستاران در بوشهر حمله کرده و با آنان درگیر شدند."

• Arrests: 2, per Iran International

detention of two nurses

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, August 28, 2024
  Source wording

  "Two nurses were detained in Arak on August 24"

• Iran International, August 24, 2024
  Source wording

  "Additionally, two protesting nurses were arrested in Arak, further illustrating the sweeping nature of the crackdown."

• Iran International, August 22, 2024
  Source wording

  "بر اساس ویدیوهای منتشر شده در کانال تلگرام حال‌وش، پرستاران بیمارستان‌های چابهار روز پنج‌شنبه هم‌زمان با اعتصابات سراسری پرستاران و کادر درمان بیمارستان‌های شهرهای مختلف کشور، مقابل فرمانداری این شهر دست به تجمع اعتراضی زدند."

• Iran International, August 22, 2024
  Source wording

  "در مشهد، پرستاران بیمارستان قائم این شهر بار دیگر دست از کار کشیدند و تجمع اعتراضی برگزار کردند. آن‌ها در جریان این تجمع شعارهایی از جمله «نه تهدید نه احضار/ ما نمی‌ریم سر کار»، «پرستار اعتصاب/ شبستری توی خواب» سر دادند."

protests and strikes demanding better pay and improved working conditions

• Iran International, August 25, 2024
  Source wording

  "Iranian nurses protest in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, August 21, 2024"

• Arrests: 1, per Hengaw

Arrest of a nurse reported

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, August 28, 2024
• Iran International, August 22, 2024

Nurses at Kashani Educational-Treatment Center joined protests chanting slogans

• Iran International, August 19, 2024
  Source wording

  "Videos obtained by Iran International reveal that nurses at the Kashani Educational-Treatment Center in Isfahan joined the growing movement, chanting slogans such as "Nurse, shout out, demand your rights.""

violent dispersal by plainclothes individuals

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, August 28, 2024
  Source wording

  "“Many nurses and medical staff had gathered at the [name of hospital withheld] to protest and chant slogans when suddenly some plainclothes individuals from an unknown organization attacked and violently dispersed the nurses,” a medical worker who joined a protest in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city, on August 17, told CHRI."

voiced discontent with chants

• Iran International, August 10, 2024
  Source wording

  "In Zanjan, demonstrators voiced their discontent with chants of "Incompetent officials, resign." and "No to mandatory overtime.""

strike extended into sixth day, spread to other cities

• Iran International, August 10, 2024
  Source wording

  "On Saturday, public hospital nurses in Shiraz, southern Iran, extended their strike into a sixth day, joined by others in protest against harsh working conditions, low wages, and ongoing government neglect."

joined the growing movement

• Iran International, August 10, 2024
  Source wording

  "nurses at Sajad Hospital in Tabriz and Khomeini Hospital in Abadeh joined the growing movement, further intensifying the nationwide unrest."

joined the growing movement

• Iran International, August 10, 2024
  Source wording

  "nurses at Sajad Hospital in Tabriz and Khomeini Hospital in Abadeh joined the growing movement, further intensifying the nationwide unrest."

Ongoing protests and strikes demanding better pay and conditions

• Iran International, August 17, 2024
  Source wording

  "In a wave of protests across cities like Arak, Mashhad, and Yasuj, Iranian nurses have taken to the streets, demanding better working conditions, fair pay, and respect for their profession."

• Iran International, August 25, 2024
  Source wording

  "Since August 5, nurses in 39 cities and approximately 70 hospitals across Iran have staged protests and strikes, demanding better pay and improved working conditions. These protests have spread to major cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Ahvaz."

protests and strikes demanding better pay and improved working conditions

• Iran International, August 25, 2024
  Source wording

  "Since August 5, nurses in 39 cities and approximately 70 hospitals across Iran have staged protests and strikes, demanding better pay and improved working conditions. These protests have spread to major cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Ahvaz."

protests and strikes demanding better pay and improved working conditions

• Iran International, August 25, 2024
  Source wording

  "Since August 5, nurses in 39 cities and approximately 70 hospitals across Iran have staged protests and strikes, demanding better pay and improved working conditions. These protests have spread to major cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Ahvaz."

• Deaths: 1, per Halvash

One woman killed and three civilians injured during raid and protest

• Iran International, July 30, 2024

Protesters blocked entrance to regional water company; tractors stopped work in protest of water shortage.

• BBC Persian, July 27, 2024
  Source wording

  "گروهی از کشاورزان اصفهان برای گرفتن حق‌آبه کشاورزی از زاینده‌رود مقابل شرکت آب منطقه‌ای اصفهان تجمع کردند. در تصاویر منتشر شده دیده می‌شود که گروهی از این معترضان با نشستن بر روی زمین راه ورودی این سازمان را مسدود کرده‌اند. ویدیوی دیگری نیز منتشر شده است که در آن تراکتورهایی را نشان می‌دهد که گفته شده در اعتراض به کم آبی دست از کار کشیده‌اند."

protest held in front of governor's office

• Iran International, July 21, 2024
  Source wording

  "تجمع بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی شوش هم مقابل ساختمان فرمانداری این شهر در اعتراض به «فقر اقتصادی، تبعیص و نابرابری، دست‌مزدهای نامناسب، گرانی و تورم، فساد و دزدی و غارت و ادامه بازداشت کارگران» شکل گرفت."

protest with slogans against government

• Iran International, July 21, 2024
  Source wording

  "ویدیوهای منتشرشده نشان می‌دهد گروهی از بازنشستگان در شهرهای شوش و اصفهان، روز یکشنبه برای اعتراض به وضعیت معیشتی خود تجمع کرده و شعارهایی چون «پیام ما به دولت، خجالت خجالت» سردادند."

• Iran International, July 8, 2024
  Source wording

  "HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, reported that groups of social security retirees organized rallies in Shush, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Tehran."

• Iran International, July 8, 2024
  Source wording

  "HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, reported that groups of social security retirees organized rallies in Shush, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Tehran."

• Iran International, July 8, 2024
  Source wording

  "HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, reported that groups of social security retirees organized rallies in Shush, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Tehran."

• Iran International, July 8, 2024
  Source wording

  "HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, reported that groups of social security retirees organized rallies in Shush, Ahvaz, Kermanshah, and Tehran."

ongoing unofficial national strike campaign

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, July 16, 2024
  Source wording

  "between June 19 and July 1, 2024, project and contract workers in Iran’s critical hydrocarbon sector held strikes in more than 115 oil and gas companies operating in cities including Andimeshk, Kashan, Shiraz, Dehloran, Aran, Bidgol, and Haftjan."

ongoing unofficial national strike campaign

• Center for Human Rights in Iran, July 16, 2024
  Source wording

  "between June 19 and July 1, 2024, project and contract workers in Iran’s critical hydrocarbon sector held strikes in more than 115 oil and gas companies operating in cities including Andimeshk, Kashan, Shiraz, Dehloran, Aran, Bidgol, and Haftjan."

ongoing sporadic strikes and protests

• Iran International, June 10, 2024
  Source wording

  "Contract workers from key Iranian oil and gas companies in the south continue to protest against wage discrimination and dismal working conditions at their respective enterprises. Workers from Gachsaran Oil and Gas Producing Company and the National Iranian Drilling Company last week demanded an end to the “unjust wage system discrimination” and are calling for “equitable treatment for all”. Sporadic strikes and protests continue."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان در شهرهای مختلف ایران از جمله تهران، اصفهان، کرمانشاه، اهواز و مشهد در اعتراض به فشارهای اقتصادی و گرانی و اجرا نشدن طرح همسان‌سازی حقوق و مزایا، تجمع و راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان در شهرهای مختلف ایران از جمله تهران، اصفهان، کرمانشاه، اهواز و مشهد در اعتراض به فشارهای اقتصادی و گرانی و اجرا نشدن طرح همسان‌سازی حقوق و مزایا، تجمع و راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی شوش هم روز یک‌شنبه در اعتراض به فقر، تورم و گرانی، دستمزدهای ناچیز و نامساعد، فساد و غارت و دیگر تبعیض و نابرابری‌ها راهپیمایی و تجمع اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان در شهرهای مختلف ایران از جمله تهران، اصفهان، کرمانشاه، اهواز و مشهد در اعتراض به فشارهای اقتصادی و گرانی و اجرا نشدن طرح همسان‌سازی حقوق و مزایا، تجمع و راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان در شهرهای مختلف ایران از جمله تهران، اصفهان، کرمانشاه، اهواز و مشهد در اعتراض به فشارهای اقتصادی و گرانی و اجرا نشدن طرح همسان‌سازی حقوق و مزایا، تجمع و راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

protest and march held

• Iran International, June 9, 2024
  Source wording

  "بازنشستگان در شهرهای مختلف ایران از جمله تهران، اصفهان، کرمانشاه، اهواز و مشهد در اعتراض به فشارهای اقتصادی و گرانی و اجرا نشدن طرح همسان‌سازی حقوق و مزایا، تجمع و راهپیمایی اعتراضی برگزار کردند."

Repeated sit-in protest; some protesters summoned to prosecutor's office

• BBC Persian, May 26, 2024
  Source wording

  "گروهی از کارگران بیکار بومی در خوزستان امروز (۶ خرداد) باز هم در اعتراض به وضعیت معیشتی و تقاضای استخدام مقابل شرکت نیشکر هفت‌تپه تجمع کردند."

• Arrests: 4, per Iranian Teachers' Union's Coordination Council

Detained teachers subjected to violence by security forces during peaceful demonstrations

• RFE/RL, May 5, 2024

Protests held despite heavy security presence

• Iran International, May 2, 2024
  Source wording

  "The demonstration followed the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations' call for a nationwide rally with protests held in the face of a heavy presence of security forces in areas such as Yasuj and Rasht."

Teachers protested in front of education office

• Iran International, May 2, 2024
  Source wording

  "در شهرستان هرسین در استان کرمانشاه، شماری از معلمان معترض مقابل اداره آموزش و پرورش این شهر تجمع کردند."

Protests held despite heavy security presence

• Iran International, May 2, 2024
  Source wording

  "The demonstration followed the Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers' Trade Associations' call for a nationwide rally with protests held in the face of a heavy presence of security forces in areas such as Yasuj and Rasht."

• Arrests: 1, per Iran International

Arrest of a Bushehr Teachers Union member during nationwide rallies

• Iran International, May 2, 2024

retired workers voiced discontent

• RFE/RL, May 1, 2024
  Source wording

  "In Arak, retired workers voiced their discontent against what they perceive as government mismanagement of the economy"

retirees rallied against local officials

• RFE/RL, May 1, 2024
  Source wording

  "retirees in Shush rallied against local officials, demanding accountability and improved living conditions"

Ongoing daily protests demanding local employment at Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Company

• BBC Persian, May 29, 2024
  Source wording

  "گروهی از متقاضیان کار در خوزستان که از حدود یک ماه پیش تجمعی روزانه در مقابل شرکت نیشکر هفت‌تپه برگزار می‌کنند، می‌گویند تنها «نان و شغل» می‌خواهند."

Truck owners stopped their vehicles on Babaei Highway in protest.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
  Source wording

  "In the capital Tehran, they stopped their vehicles on Babaei Highway northeast of the city."

Truck owners refrained from loading vehicles, disrupting transportation and construction.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
  Source wording

  "Meanwhile, in Sistan-Baluchistan, truck owners have refrained from loading their vehicles in different cities such as Dashtiari, Chabahar, Konarak, Nikshahr and Zarabad."

Truck owners refrained from loading vehicles, disrupting transportation and construction.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
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  "Meanwhile, in Sistan-Baluchistan, truck owners have refrained from loading their vehicles in different cities such as Dashtiari, Chabahar, Konarak, Nikshahr and Zarabad."

Truck owners refrained from loading vehicles, disrupting transportation and construction.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
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  "Meanwhile, in Sistan-Baluchistan, truck owners have refrained from loading their vehicles in different cities such as Dashtiari, Chabahar, Konarak, Nikshahr and Zarabad."

Truck owners refrained from loading vehicles, disrupting transportation and construction.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
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  "Meanwhile, in Sistan-Baluchistan, truck owners have refrained from loading their vehicles in different cities such as Dashtiari, Chabahar, Konarak, Nikshahr and Zarabad."

Truck owners participated in strike refusing to work.

• Iran International, April 28, 2024
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  "The striking truck owners have refused to work in Tehran, Sistan-Baluchistan, Kerman, Ilam and Asaluyeh."

Protestors entered governor's office demanding accountability

• Iran International, April 23, 2024

Silent processions held amidst military deployment and intense security measures

• Iran International, February 10, 2024
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  "In recent weeks, Zahedan citizens, following more than a year of continuous street protests and demonstrations, heeded Mowlavi Abdolhamid’s call for silent processions. In his Friday prayer sermons this week, coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the Revolution of 1979, Abdolhamid emphasized, "We hope that officials will change policies in favor of the nation and the people.""

Weekly demonstrations continued after Bloody Friday anniversary

• Iran International, January 26, 2024
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  "The people of Sistan-Baluchestan, with Zahedan as provincial capital, have been holding weekly demonstrations after security forces opened fire at peaceful protesters, killing nearly 100 on September 30, 2022, a day known as the Bloody Friday of Zahedan."

protested for social security reforms and better living conditions

• Iran International, January 9, 2024
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  "سه‌شنبه ۱۹ دی، گروهی از بازنشستگان فرهنگی و تامین اجتماعی در اعتراض به وضعیت بد معیشتی و محقق نشدن خواسته‌هایشان در شهرهای اهواز، کرمانشاه، یزد و تهران تجمع کردند."

protested for social security reforms and better living conditions

• Iran International, January 9, 2024
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  "سه‌شنبه ۱۹ دی، گروهی از بازنشستگان فرهنگی و تامین اجتماعی در اعتراض به وضعیت بد معیشتی و محقق نشدن خواسته‌هایشان در شهرهای اهواز، کرمانشاه، یزد و تهران تجمع کردند."

protested for social security reforms and better living conditions

• Iran International, January 9, 2024
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  "سه‌شنبه ۱۹ دی، گروهی از بازنشستگان فرهنگی و تامین اجتماعی در اعتراض به وضعیت بد معیشتی و محقق نشدن خواسته‌هایشان در شهرهای اهواز، کرمانشاه، یزد و تهران تجمع کردند."

Joint protest by retirees and steel workers over economic and social grievances.

• Iran International, January 7, 2024
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  "در شوش، تجمع اعتراضی بازنشستگان تامین‌اجتماعی این شهر به صورت مشترک با تجمع کارگران فولاد هفت‌تپه برگزار شد. شرکت‌کنندگان در این تجمع اعلام کردند که در راستای کسب مطالبات به حق، در اعتراض به تبعیض و نابرابری‌ها و در اعتراض به فقر و نامساعد بودن وضعیت معیشتی دست به تجمع زده‌اند."

retirees rallied in front of the Social Security Organization and the Governorate building

• Iran International, January 1, 2024
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  "retirees from the Social Security of Ahvaz and Shush expressing dissatisfaction with poor living conditions and unmet demands, rallying in front of the Social Security Organization and the Governorate building."

protest against water project and water supply issues

• Iran International, November 18, 2023
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  "تجمع عدد من مزارعي محافظة أصفهان الإيرانية، اليوم السبت 18 نوفمبر (تشرين الثاني)، وهم يرتدون الأكفان أمام مبنى المحافظة، احتجاجا على عدم تلبية مطالبهم المتعلقة بحقهم في المياه، وإيقاف مشروع "بن- بروجن" الذي سيسحب المياه من النهر."

protest march against water project

• Iran International, November 18, 2023
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  "كما تجمع المزارعون المحتجون أول من أمس الخميس في أصفهان، وقاموا بمسيرة احتجاجية."