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Thousands of Workers protest in tense conditions

SMCCDI (Information Service)
Apr 29, 2004

http://www.daneshjoo.org/smccdinews/article/publish/article_4205.shtml



Thousands of Iranian workers have gathered a this time, 09:35 AM of 4/30/04 THR local time, in downtown Tehran, Mokhber-odole and Baharestan area, in order to protest against the persistent deterioration of their conditions, the official corruption and the looting of Iran's Manufacturing Assets by speedy and illegitimate privatizations.

The protesters who are marking the "Int.'l Workers Day" (normally celebrated on May 1st but due this year difference with Iran's Calendar on April 30th) are shouting slogans calling for "General Strike" and slamming many policies of the regime.

The official security forces are starting to close many perimeters and are getting ready to smash the protesters while many plainclothes agents have infiltrated the crowd and are trying to change the slogans in favor of the regime and its leaders. But the workers are shouting, much louder, slogans, such as, : "Ya hojat ebn Hassan, Rishe ye Zolm ro beshkan" (May the root of tyranny be broken), "Etessab, Etessab.." (Strike, Strike..), "Kar, Nan, Azadi" (Work, Bread, Freedom) and the famous "Felestin ro raha kon, fekri be hal e ma kon" (Leave Palestine alone, Think about us!).

Some of the officially appointed heads of governmental "workers" entities are trying to calm the protesters by making empty promises.

Security agents are filming the protesters from the roofs of neighboring buildings.

The situation is very tense.
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