
A number of farmers from Azadi (freedom) town, in Andimeshk, southwestern Iran, blocked Ahwaz- Tehran motorway for 2 hours (15:00 PM to 17:00 PM local time) preventing vehicles and trucks from passing through. This was an act of protest against unpaid debts the government had to pay purchasing their farming products like corn and … The farmers were demanding the price of their sold produce to be paid in full or they would repeat the same protest every day until the accounts were settled. This protest was staged on Wednesday Feb. 4th.