Repressive state police in Tehran intended to arrest a number of young girls in Niavaran Park at 2 in the morning on Wednesday, July 9th. However they faced stiff resistance and the girls screaming for help. This resistance, and the presence of other people in the area, forced the repressive police to flee the area in fear of retaliation by the people.
A group of taxi drivers in Kermanshah, western Iran, rallied outside the taxi drivers’ organization building in this city on Wednesday, July 9th, demanding lesser annual expenses for their taxis.
The workers of the Paksan Company in Tehran went on strike on Tuesday, July 8th, demanding their unpaid salaries.
Workers of the Abedi Auto Manufacturing Company in Tehran protested the delays in their insurance pensions being deposited. They rallied outside the company building demanding their pensions and for the depositing process to be corrected.
Passengers of the Tehran-Mashhad train protested the cancellation of this train trip on Wednesday, July 9th, at the Tehran rail station. This train was to leave at 8:30 pm from Tehran but it was cancelled due to the low number of passengers.