Reports of nationwide strikes and protests in Iran
- iranprotests
- Sep 28
- 2 min read
Staff from Razi Psychiatric Hospital (Aminabad) took to the streets, demanding a year’s worth of unpaid wages and benefits. They denounced the hospital and rehab university officials for incompetence, saying managers have irresponsibly abandoned workers in unbearable conditions.
Workers at Phase 14 of South Pars Gas Complex shut down both main gates of the refinery. They blocked all entry in protest over unpaid wages and what they call empty promises from officials.
A group of import truck drivers gathered outside the Ministry of Industry, Mines & Trade. They demanded answers over the release of their trucks, stressing that months of their money and time remain locked behind customs gates, while officials’ mismanagement has left them with huge losses and total uncertainty.
Bakers in Mashhad gathered outside the governor’s office to protest unpaid bread subsidies. They demanded to know why funds meant to secure people’s livelihoods and keep bakeries alive haven’t been paid, A neglect that threatens both the public’s bread and the bakers’ survival.
Students at JI Isfahan Medical University's dorm staged a protest by refusing to eat cafeteria food. They say years of terrible quality and poor hygiene have made life miserable, with zero response from officials. Students insist that basic welfare and safe meals are their most fundamental rights, rights even those in charge have denied them.
Steel and social security retirees rallied together, chanting “Unity, unity against poverty and corruption.” Their joint presence shows that the economic crisis and injustice aren’t confined to one group; retirees across Iran, crushed by inflation and broken promises on their basic rights, have taken to the streets.
Neshat Street in Isfahan became the scene of a steel retirees’ protest. After years of giving their sweat and strength to production, they now raise their voices against meager pensions and endless broken promises.
Truck drivers staged their second day of protest outside the Ministry of Industry in Tehran. They rallied over the unreleased imported trucks and constant roadblocks to their work, a sign of mounting economic pressure and the system’s failure to answer the needs of transport workers.
A group of social security retirees in Gilan held a protest against poverty, harsh living conditions, and the neglect of their demands.
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