According to received reports, on Dec. 31 the people of Golestan, Mazandaran and Semnan (northeast provinces of in Iran) staged gatherings in protest of gas cut off and problems due to shortages of heating in freezing weather in front of the governors’ offices in their cities.

Reports indicate many schools, hospitals, bakeries, and industrial units in various cities in these provinces are closed and the people are suffering from terrible conditions.

On Monday people in Shahroud gathered in front of state gas company and protested gas cut and officials’ carelessness on the matter. The manger of Gas Company in Shahroud in an interview with the state run Fars news agency said: the gas is cut off in %50 of the city and it might extend to other parts of the city too.
Ali Ashghar Mayeli manager of Gas Company in Ghaemshahr said about 30% of gas consumers are cut off.

Reports also indicate Iranian regime increased the number of suppressive forces in front of governors’ offices to stop spread of protests.