100,000 Workers Protesting in Iran and not one Word can be found in MSM!
Details can be found here, and probably no where else in the Western world so far as I can tell...Imagine ~100,000 workers protesting in any major country besides Iran - you think there would be coverage? Of course there would be...
On Monday 5th March, about 100,000 teachers went on strike. On 8th March 10,000 teachers staged a picket outside the Parliament building in Tehran demanding justice and better wages.
According to the Organisation for Womens' Liberation, "all along the regime has refused to meet their demands. On 8th March (International Women's Day), many students and the women's movement showed their solidarity with the teachers. Many 8th march leaflets were distributed among the demonstrators. There were talks among the demonstrators to join the 8th March demonstration by Tehran University .
On Monday 5th March, several thousand factory workers also joined the teachers to demand their unpaid wages. Many workers' committees have issued 8th March messages to commemorate International Women's Day."
ABF, for the promotion of human rights and democracy in Iran
2 comments:
I found this over at Pajamas Media: Tensions Mount. I'll be right back after I finish reading. *blush* (I read too quickly.)
This is what I read earlier, only you have more details. :)
PS. Pajamas Media is sort of the Bloggers Gathering of News Blogs. They are taking over the media! They are the new media, so you can go there and get your news. (Just in case you didn't know.)
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