On the impact of economic decline and high rates of poverty in Iran, the pace of protests in the country, where reports revealed, on Thursday, a wave of new demonstrations, and strikes in different regions and sectors.
According to reports from the opposition People's Mujahideen Organization, protests and strikes continue amid different segments, ranging from school students in Ahwaz, to farmers and university students in Isfahan, as well as protest rallies in Tehran and Gajsaran.
One of the revolutionary movements at the entrance to the city of Shiraz, in Tehran, burned a large banner with pictures of Khomeini and Khamenei, chanting: "Death to Khamenei and Yehya Rajavi," the source said.
Protesters in the city of Spzouar burned another sign, chanting: "Long live Mujahideen Khalq, long live the MEK and death for Khamenei."
In the town of Gulgon in Tehran, demonstrators set fire to the images of Khomeini and Khamenei, which were affixed to a large painting. "Death to Khamenei," shouted one member of the stronghold during the burning of the pictures.
Workers protest rallies
In the midst of this, more than 500 workers returned to the Jamshir Dam in Gajsaran to protest against the non-implementation of the promises and the non-payment of their salaries overdue 10 months ago.
A number of citizens gathered in front of the Special Prosecution for financial crimes in Fatmi Street in Tehran, in protest against their looted funds by Kimya Khodro Foundation.
Farmers and water owners in western Isfahan protested the shortage of water and cut off the water quota.
Meanwhile, construction workers in the municipality of Gora, in the Shuaiba district of Shoshter district north of Khuzestan, stopped working on Tuesday to protest against delays, unpaid insurance payments by the municipality and work.
Reports from Iran confirm that poverty is rampant, with the opposition MKO saying that "60 percent of citizens are living below the absolute poverty line."
Faced with this bleak picture, the country has been witnessing since last December waves of protest, the regime responded with crackdowns, resulting in the deaths and injuries and the arrest of hundreds.
