HAFT TAPPEH SUGAR CANE WORKERS' DEMONSTRATION, WIDELY ACCOMPANIED BY PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS OF SHUSH

Strike of Ahvaz steel workers with the slogan of Unity, Unity!

On Saturday morning, November 17, the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Mill hard-working workers gathered in front of this complex and marched to the governorate office in dense ranks. Young people, students and workers' families participated extensively in the demonstration. Women played a significant role in front of the demonstrators. This massive demonstration took place in spite of repressive measures and the creation of a climate of fear and terror, including the presence of scores of the special anti-riot and other repressive forces in the governorate and the city.

The protesters chanted: “We are workers of the Haft Tappeh, we are hungry, hungry”, “Down with the oppressor, hail to the worker”, “Worker dies, does not accept humiliation”, “One less embezzlement, our problem will be solved!”, “the betrayal of the authorities must be announced”, “we do not want incompetent officials”, “Government, embezzler, happy marriage!”
Protesters, including students, carried hand written banners reading: "We are children of Haft Tappeh , we are hungry”, “Dad gave water, Dad gave bread, is no longer our slogan; Dad gave his life”, “We do not want false promise, we want our rights.”
In their protest to unemployment, poverty and hunger, workers symbolically put up empty tables in front of the market and the governorate.

Representatives of the workers protested in their speeches to the anti-workers' plans of the regime and the assignment of this economic pole of the country to the plunderer gangs affiliated with Jahangiri, the first deputy of Rouhani, and emphasized the need for continued protest to achieve their rights.

At the same time, Ahvaz Steel hard working workers, who last week went on strike to protest non-payment of their four months' salaries and benefits, once again gathered in front of Khuzestan governorate in Ahvaz and then march to the city governorate office. They called for payment of their arrears, setting up production lines, and guaranteed occupational safety and payback. They chanted: “Steel, Haft Tappeh, Unity, Unity; Neither threats nor prison has no longer any effect; Lest we accept humiliation; No nation has seen this much injustice; Down with this deceiver government; Our enemy is here, they falsely say it is the United States.”

Maryam Rajavi, saluted the women leaders in the passionate demonstration of Haft Tappeh workers on Saturday who cried freedom and justice by chanting "Worker dies, does not accept humiliation”, and said: "Leadership of women in the strikes of Iranian teachers and workers is a pride and flares up the flames of uprising and justice.” She called the voices of the brave strikers of Haft Tappeh and Ahvaz Steel as a voice for the freedom and justice of the Iranian people, calling on all young people to support these leading workers. She urged all international human rights organizations and trade unions around the world to support the striking workers in Iran.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
November 17, 2018

Iran crisis is a top Trump administration priority

A massive demonstration in Iran

 The New York-based llaf News Agency wrote a recent piece on the new U.S. policy vis-à-vis the Iranian regime:

The Trump administration is taking new measures following the launch of the “Iran Action Group” aimed at placing pressure on Tehran to respect U.S. economic sanctions and possibly imposing sanctions against other countries that do not abide by Washington’s measures.

The Iran Action Group will be directed by Brian Hook, previously appointed as the U.S. State Department Director of Policy Planning and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Hook supervised Washington’s talks with their Europeans partners on Tehran.

Unifying efforts

Dr. Walid Phares, former foreign policy advisor to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, expressed his thoughts about a possible face-off between the U.S. and the Iranian regime.

“Establishing the ‘Iran Action Group’ is a major step forward. Efforts against the Iranian regime and America’s ability between the State and Defense departments, the National Security Council, Congressional committees and embassies were all scattered. They now become unified. This is exactly why the U.S. government needed to establish a joint operations room because the Iran dossier, if not the most significant, is one of the crucial crises facing the U.S.

Iran in priority

Following the U.S. departure from the Iran deal and the Iranian regime’s expansion across Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, parallel to the U.S.-Europe disputes over complying with sanctions, and considering Iran’s continuous threats against the U.S. and its allies in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, the Iranian regime is now becoming the top priority of policy in the government, Congress and the State Department.

The Iran crisis is by far larger and more imperative than the North Korea crisis.

Hook’s plan remains unknown, Phares explains, yet he is considered one of the highly professional diplomats in the State Dept. and was chosen for this new role based on such credentials.

It must also be taken into consideration that the government could have specified an individual from outside the State Department. This decision has now placed wide authority in the hands of a very experienced diplomat.

Iranian opposition

There are many questions about the U.S. administration’s campaign against the Iranian regime and neglecting the role of a political opposition.

Despite Mike Pompeo taking part in an event attended by a number of Iranian-Americans of California and delivering a fiery speech against the Iranian regime, the U.S. administration has not entered a partnership with the Iranian opposition, Phares said.

Furthermore, those close to Trump have excellent relations with the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). There are also relations among U.S. officials and other groups. There are also relations with student groups and independent youths, he adds.

Positive measures

The change we have witnessed to this day are important in and of itself, and in comparing Trump’s policies with those of Obama we realize the huge shift, Phares explains. The former U.S. president was heading towards full engagement with the Iranian regime. Therefore, going from the agreement to an exit of the Iran nuclear deal is a major development indeed, he adds.

Live Update: Tehran Grand Bazaar strike/demonstration continues for the 4th day

Tehran Grand Bazaar strike

 Tehran, #Iran 4th consecutive day of strikes in the Grand Bazaar Store-owners & people are demonstrating at Soltani bazarar.

Images of the Grand Bazaar, Gold retailers & Chahar Soug shopping center. Store-owners have not opened and are continuing their widespread strike.

Most shops stay closed

Shops at the Tehran Bazaar closed

Tehran Grand Bazaar strike cont

Tehran malls refuse to open their stor

11:00 local time

Tehran, Iran Brave woman joins the protests and shouts: "Everyone is unemployed"

A brave woman shouts: Everyone is unemployed

10:45 local time

Tehran, Iran - Reports indicate the city's Grand Bazaar, gold retailers, the Chahar Sough shopping center, stores in Lalezar, the Aladdin shopping center and Soltani bazaar are on strike.

10:40 local time

Tehran, Iran 10:40 am local time Stores are closed & Grand Bazaar is on strike.

Reports indicate the city's gold bazaar and the stores in the Chahar Sough section are on strike.

Bazaar shops stay closed to join the strike

More shops closed due to strike

Shops seen closed at this bazaar

Stores have refused to open due to strike

10:00 local time

Tehran, Iran Protesters calling on store-owners to support them. "Proud merchants, support us" "No fear, we're all together"

Shopowners at Soltani Bazaar go on strike

Iran: Demonstration of 10,000 people in Mashhad chanting "Death to the dictator" "No to High Prices"

Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Mashhad saying Death to the Dictator

The demonstration of the people of Mashhad, which began this morning at Shohada square in front of the city's municipality, spread quickly to a vast area of the city, with the participation of about 10,000 people. Demonstrators, who included men and women, elderly people and children, chanted 'No to high prices', 'Rouhani’s government; with empty promises', 'If you stop one case of embezzlement, our problems will be solved', 'Neither Gaza, nor Lebanon, my soul is sacrificed for Iran'.The presence of women in this gathering was impressive.

 

 

 

Before the rally started, a large number of repressive forces and counterinsurgency guards were present in the place. However, due to large number of people they could not do anything. People pushed the police forces aside and continued to demonstrate. Half an hour after the gathering, the crowd moved to the shrine of Imam Reza. The people who were plundered by various financial institutions joined the rally too. Police officers began shooting into air and throwing tear gas in order to intimidate and disperse the people, but the youth threw back the tear gas to the regime's forces. People chanted: 'Police, go and arrest the thief', 'Death to Rouhani' and 'Death to the dictator.'

 

 

When people gathered in front of the shrine of Imam Reza, police forces attacked the people and severely beat a number of them, and sprayed tear gas at the eyes of a woman. This made people furious and in protest against this brutal attack, they broke a number of middle-of-the-road blocks and signs and fences and punished the officers who had beaten the women. The arrival of water cannon vehicles made people angrier who attacked the water cannons with rocks, wood and glass, and clashed with the repressive forces who were shooting at them. The clashes left a number of people harmed and wounded. A number of repressive forces, scared of people, escaped from the scene by their motorcycles.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran

Paris: Demonstration and rally to mark the World Day for Human Rights + Photos

Paris demonstration on the occasion of Human Rights Day of Human Rights

To mark the International Day of Human Rights and on the occasion of the 70th year of the Declaration of Human Rights, Iranians and the supporters of the Resistance gathered in Paris to be to voice of millions of voiceless Iranians to protest the human right violations in the mullahs' ruled Iran.
The demonstrators projected the anger and disgust of the Iranian people from across the country, people whom due to severe suppression are unable to express their hatred toward the vicious regime that is the record holder in the number of execution per capita.
The mullahs' regime ruling Iran has executed more than 120,000 freedom loving activists, including 30,000 political prisoners in just a few short month in the summer of 1988.
The Paris demonstration started at 1400hr on Monday Dec. 11, 2017 local time and featured half dozen European and French distinguished political figures. A number of Paris mayors also spoke at the rally which condemned the violation of human rights in Iran and emphasized on the crimes perpetrated by the mullahs regime in Iran. They also expressed support for the Resistance and the demonstrators.