Over the past two days, Iran has been rocked by protests and strikes, with citizens voicing their frustrations over economic hardships, unpaid wages, and lack of basic services.

This unrest highlights the widespread dissatisfaction with the regime’s policies and the struggles various sectors face nationwide. In Abadan, petrochemical workers staged demonstrations demanding unpaid wages and insurance benefits, joining a broader wave of industrial action. Similarly, workers in Ilam took to the streets, with local employees dismissed from the Arghavan Petrochemical Company protesting their terminations. Meanwhile, residents of Zifil in Badreh County rallied in front of the governor’s office, demanding access to clean drinking water—a basic necessity that remains unmet.

The unrest extended to Sanandaj, where emergency service contractors and municipal workers protested months of unpaid insurance contributions. These workers emphasized their precarious job security and the financial strain of covering medical expenses out of pocket due to lapses in insurance coverage. Contract workers at Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences echoed these sentiments, reporting severe delays in receiving wages and insurance, with payments arriving sporadically and often incomplete. Fear of retaliation, including threats of dismissal and transfer, prevents many from speaking out.

In Sanandaj Municipality, Kurdistan Province, approximately 2,000 workers and their families have been denied medical insurance benefits due to the municipality’s financial debts to the Social Security Organization. This has exacerbated their already difficult living conditions.

On June 25 and 26, the seventh day of strikes by workers in the oil and petrochemical industries marked continued protests over dire working and living conditions. These strikes, which began on June 19, have seen significant participation from project workers in refineries and petrochemical plants across various cities.

In Minab, farmers and tractor drivers demonstrated against the reduction of their fuel quotas, gathering with their tractors outside the local government office. This protest reflects the broader dissatisfaction in the agricultural sector, struggling with resource shortages and economic pressures.

Moreover, political prisoners in twelve wards of seven prisons across the country engaged in a hunger strike as part of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign. This marks the twenty-second consecutive week of this protest, which has seen increasing participation despite severe crackdowns by the regime, including recent executions and public hangings.

In their latest statement, these prisoners condemned the rising number of executions and the regime’s brutal tactics, including a public execution in front of a seven-year-old child in Qazvin. They also criticized the sham trials of 40 defendants accused of involvement in the Evin prison fire, accusing the regime of using these trials to deflect blame.

This wave of protests and strikes underscores the growing unrest and dissatisfaction among various sectors of Iranian society, from industrial workers to political prisoners, all united in their call for justice and systemic change.

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