Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Protests in Tehran -- Teachers and Workers

Iranian Students News Agency: a translation.
Many female teachers blocked the streets leading to the Islamic Parliament in central Tehran yesterday morning (local time).

They blocked the main intersection, therefore no vehicles could get through. It is reported that they have caused a heavy traffic.

In the mean time, workers of several factories were protesting in the other side of the parliament, Northern section, demanding better treatment and welfare. They claimed that they haven't got their wages for the past 5 months.