Iranian authorities shot, beat demonstrators protesting unfair employment
Iranian security forces reportedly used live ammunition and physical force to disperse job seekers protesting against alleged unethical hiring practices at a refinery project. Human rights groups have documented the violence, though the exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed.
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Documents ongoing civil unrest and state-sanctioned violence against labor protesters in Iran.
Iranian jobseekers protesting in Gachsaran in southwestern Iran were beaten and shot at by security forces on Monday as authorities attempted to disperse the demonstration, human rights groups reported.امروز دوشنبه ۹ شهریورماه، جمعی از شهروندان جویای کار در گچساران دست به #تجمع اعتراضی زدند. تجمع این شهروندان با تیراندازی نیروهای انتظامی به خشونت کشیده شد. همچنین روز جاری، شماری از بازنشستگان تامین اجتماعی در شوش، جمعی از کارکنان شرکت آریانفولاد در قزوین، تعدادی از جوانان… pic.twitter.com/SJuxcnvSjr— خبرگزاری هرانا (@hra_news) August 31, 2026The young protesters began demonstrating in response to allegations of unethical hiring practices at the Lishtar refinery project, according to the Human Rights Activists' News Agency.
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