DUBAI – Pensioners protested in Iran on Monday towards hovering dwelling prices, in line with Fars information company and social media reviews, in an additional problem to authorities grappling with weeks of unrest.
Demonstrators shouted “our bills are in dollars, our revenue in rials” within the northwestern metropolis of Tabriz, the semi-official company reported.
“About 1,000 retirees gathered to protest peacefully and have been escorted by the police” within the metropolis, Fars added.
Social media posts additionally purported to indicate crowds in Qazvin, Shiraz, Shushtar and different cities, many shouting slogans towards the federal government and President Ebrahim Raisi’s financial administration.
The Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Safety stated on Sunday it was rising pensions by 57.4% to 55.8 million Iranian rials ($177) a month. However pensioners say it's too little too late to deal with years of inflation.
Iran has seen a string of protests in current weeks towards rising meals costs and following a lethal constructing collapse, which demonstrators blamed on negligence and corruption.
Iranian Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed among the unrest on “overseas enemies” in search of to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
On Monday, The Tasvir1500 Persian-language Twitter account revealed movies of demonstrators in Tabriz shouting “Dying to Raisi” and “Depart Palestine alone, consider us for a bit,” suggesting the federal government ought to focus extra on home points.
Reuters couldn't confirm the authenticity of these movies or once they have been taken.
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