Iranian workers, teachers, drivers and retired citizens, who used to work as government employees, have been protesting over their legal and financial rights as the country is hit by financial difficulties.
Videos received by Avatoday on Saturday show such protests were continuing in big Iranian cities such as Rasht, Tehran, Ilam and several other towns and cities.
Workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory took the streets of Shosh in Khuzestan province in southwest Iran today, marking 62 days of protests.
The workers are calling for nationalization of the factory, freeing the jailed workers and renewing their contracts.
A group of Iranian families, who have members with chronic diseases, also gathered on Saturday in Tehran protesting over “the shocking rise of the price of medicines and drugs,” which are essential for these patients.
“The government says we are under America’s sanctions, so they blame them for our shortage of medicines,” an Iranian father whose son suffers from Cystic fibrosis told Avatoday on condition of anonymity.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine.
“The government lies all the time. If medicines are prohibited to reach Iran under sanctions, then how did the regime manage to send tons of medicines to Lebanon after the explosion in Beirut,” he asked.
“Of course, you must help Lebanon, but how about thinking about your own people, too? They don’t care about us at all,” the father of three complained.
