Iran’s nationwide uprising continues as workers of oil, gas, and petrochemical sites go on strike

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The 219th day of Iran’s nationwide uprising saw the workers of various oil, gas, and petrochemical sites across the country on strike for a second day.
The 219th day of Iran’s nationwide uprising saw the workers of various oil, gas, and petrochemical sites across the country on strike for a second day.
The 219th day of Iran’s nationwide uprising saw the workers of various oil, gas, and petrochemical sites across the country on strike for a second day.

 

This followed protests by the brave people of Zahedan in Sistan & Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, renewing their demonstrations and calls for the overthrow of the mullahs’ dictatorship. Protests in Iran have expanded to at least 282 cities, with over 750 people killed and more than 30,000 arrested by the regime’s forces, according to sources of Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

On Friday, workers and protesters in Kermanshah, western Iran, launched an attack on the provincial IRGC site in response to the regime’s chemical gas attacks targeting innocent schoolgirls across the country.

 

 

Workers of at least 44 different oil and petrochemical sites throughout Iran went on strike, some for a second day, on Saturday. They protested the officials’ refusal to increase their salaries, demanding their delayed paychecks and protesting low-quality food and resting/housing facilities at their job sites.

These protests were reported from the following sites, among many others: Exir Sanat, Sekaf Oil & Gas, and Abadrahan companies involved in various projects at the major refinery of Abadan in southwest Iran; Asaluyeh, Dehloran, and Gachsaran.

 

 

Contract workers of the local steel mill in the city of Yazd, central Iran, were also on strike on Friday, protesting their officials’ refusal to increase their salaries.

Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) praised the brave workers of Iran’s oil, gas, and petrochemical industry from across the country that are standing up for their rights and delivering a severe blow to the mullahs’ regime.

 

 

Meanwhile, people in different parts of the Iranian capital Tehran, including Chitgar, Shahrak-e Bagheri, and Shahran began chanting anti-regime slogans on Saturday night local time. Their slogans included “Down with Khamenei, the murderer!” and “Down with the dictator!”

People in Zahedan were in the streets again on Friday renewing their anti-regime demonstrations following their mass prayers. Reports and footage posted on social media by local activists showed a large crowd of people launching a major rally, marching, and chanting slogans.

 

 

People in different cities of Iran, including Tehran, Saqqez, and Mahabad, were marking Eid al-Fitr and visiting their local cemeteries to pay respects to protesters killed by the mullahs’ regime during the recent protests. In Bukan, locals held a ceremony in memory of the Iranian revolution’s fallen heroes.

Maryam Rajavi hailed the heroic people of Zahedan and the brave workers of Iran’s oil, gas, and petrochemical industry from across the country for standing up for their rights and fighting against the mullahs’ regime. She called for the overthrow of the regime to attain freedom, justice, and popular sovereignty.

 

 

 

MEK Iran (follow us on Twitter and Facebook), Maryam Rajavi’s on her site, Twitter & Facebook, NCRI  (Twitter & Facebook), and People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran – MEK IRAN – YouTu

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