On the same day, social security retirees and pensioners in Ahvaz, Arak, Mashhad, Rasht, Ilam, Bojnurd, and Kermanshah took to the streets chanting, “Retirees, rise up against discrimination,” “Our tables are empty, while their (state officials) coffers are full,” “We are outraged with so much injustice,” “Enough of repression, our tables are empty.” They also humiliated Ebrahim Raisi, the regime’s president, chanting, “You, six grader, what happened to all your promises.”
At the same time, cargo truck drivers in Tehran and a group of workers from Ahvaz National Steel Group gathered in front of the Khuzestan Governor’s Office, protesting the high prices and their harsh living conditions.
On Saturday, April 16, pharmacists in Tehran, Kermanshah, Yazd, and Kerman protested their low salaries.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
April 18, 2022