Iran: Protests Staged Across the Country by Workers and Investors

Iran’s deprived workers also rallied in numerous cities, including:

On the morning of Tuesday a high number of investors in Isfahan continued their protests from the day before and launched a demonstration. The protesters rallied outside the Parsian Bank, in charge of their investments, and chanted:

 “The bankrupt Parsian is sitting on our money,” “Down with Seif,” (referring to Caspian’s chief executive), “Seif, answer to our demands,” “Seif is incompetent,” and “This is treason.” State police attacked but failed to disperse the protesters. Similar protesting investors in Tehran staged a rally outside the international exhibition.

In Nieshabour, northeast Iran, protesters rallied outside the Caspian branch, holding placards written, “The corrupt must be executed,” “One embezzlement less, will it resolve our problems?”

On Monday these protesters staged numerous rallies in different cities. This rally in Tehran was staged outside the Central Bank, in Mashhad (northeast Iran) outside the Khorasan Razavi governorate office, in Neishabour outside the parliament branch office, in Ardebil (northwest Iran) outside the Caspian branch and in Lahijan (northern Iran) outside the Caspian central office. On Sunday protesters demonstrated in the cities of Babol (northern Iran), Hamedan (western Iran) and Ardebil, demanding their money returned