Today, June 9, retirees from various sectors staged protests in several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Ahvaz, Shush, Kermanshah, Esfahan, and Mashhad, demanding better living conditions and expressing their frustration over the government’s economic policies. The protests were marked by calls for justice and an end to corruption.
In Esfahan, steel retirees marched, chanting, “Steelworkers, shout out, demand your rights!” Their demonstration highlighted the widespread discontent among pensioners over economic hardships and unmet demands.
June 9—Ahvaz, southwest #Iran
Retirees of the Social Security Organization hold protest rally, reiterating their demand for higher pensions and calling for the release of imprisoned teacher and labor activists.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/sXW51HTfVJ— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 9, 2024
Retirees from the Social Security Organization gathered in Shush to protest against rising prices, inadequate wages, and systemic corruption. Their slogans included, “Retirees, shout out, demand your rights!” and “They looted Social Security, made us destitute.”
In Kermanshah, retirees assembled outside the Social Security building, chanting, “Only in the streets can we claim our rights,” “Half wages, if we stay silent, this is what we get,” “Livelihood, treatment, worse than ever,” “Unity, unity, against poverty and corruption,” and “Every embezzlement reveals, several officials behind it.”
More footage of protest rally in front of the offices of the Social Security Organization.#Iran #IranProtestspic.twitter.com/O3pfgY0exL
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 9, 2024
A retired woman in Kermanshah recited a poem emphasizing their determination to continue protesting until their demands are met: “We will light up the house, we will destroy oppression.”
In Mashhad, retirees protested outside the Social Security office on Khayyam Boulevard, while in Khuzestan, Social Security retirees marched on the streets.
Video footage also showed retired teachers protesting outside the Ministry of Education in Tehran, demanding their rights. They chanted, “Shout, shout, against all this injustice.”
June 9—Kermanshah, west #Iran
Retirees and pensioners of the Social Security Organization resume protest rallies to demand higher pensions and other basic needs required by the regime's own laws.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/QNiWR29bhb— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 9, 2024
Shush’s Social Security retirees marched and protested against poverty, inflation, high prices, inadequate wages, corruption, and other forms of inequality. Their chants included, “Retirees, shout out, demand your rights,” “They looted Social Security, made us destitute,” “When it’s our turn, the treasury is empty,” and “A wealthy country, what has happened to you?”
These ongoing demonstrations underscore the persistent economic and social challenges retirees face in Iran and their determination to seek justice and better living conditions through collective action.