{"id":11935,"date":"2018-09-29T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T14:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2018-09-30T11:31:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T15:31:59","slug":"iranian-authorities-arrest-protesting-truck-drivers-as-truckers-nationwide-strike-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/11935\/","title":{"rendered":"As Truckers Nationwide Strike Expands, Iranian Authorities Arrest Protesting Truck Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the fifth day of the truckers nationwide strike<\/a> that has spread to over 220 cities across Iran, 15 truck drivers were arrested on Thursday, according to Ismaeel Sadeghi Niaraki, the regime\u2019s prosecutor in Qazvin Province (northwest Iran) who claimed these drivers \u201cblocked roads with their trucks and disrupted commuting inroads inside the province.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAction has been taken against any individual who disrupts people\u2019s lives and we will not allow people seeking their own interests to block roads and prevent general commuting, disrupting people\u2019s lives,\u201d the regime’s prosecutor said while threatening the truckers during an interview with the state-run Mehr news agency affiliated to the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).<\/p>\n

\u201cIndividuals who disrupt people\u2019s lives by blocking truck commuting in our roads and damage people\u2019s lives will be facing firm action,\u201d the mullahs\u2019 so-called judiciary official said.<\/p>\n

Truckers nationwide strike expanding<\/h4>\n

The hardworking truck drivers of Iran continued their\u00a0strike for the fifth consecutive day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"On Wednesday the truckers of\u00a0Rafsanjan\u00a0and\u00a0Shahr-e Parandak\u00a0(Markazi Province) also joined the massive strike spreading throughout the country. Reports indicate people from other walks of life are also joining this ever-growing protest movement.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, bus drivers in\u00a0Dezful, southwest Iran, declared their solidarity with the truck drivers and went on strike.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, vehicles transferring fruits from nearby towns to the city of\u00a0Zahedan, the provincial capital of\u00a0Sistan & Baluchistan\u00a0Province in southeast Iran, emptied their loads in the city\u2019s\u00a0Sarallah Boulevard\u00a0and joined this strike.<\/p>\n

Bus passenger travelling companies such as\u00a0Iran Peyma, Hamsafar, TBT and Royal Safar\u00a0in\u00a0Ahvaz, Abadan, Khorramshahr, Mahshahr, Izzeh\u00a0and other cities of\u00a0Khuzestan\u00a0Province closed their ticket selling offices and branches in solidarity with the\u00a0truck drivers\u2019 protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A number of transportation companies have also closed down in solidarity with the truckers\u2019 nationwide strike.<\/p>\n

Truck drivers in the city of\u00a0Sirjan\u00a0blocked a road on drivers who loaded goods despite the strike spreading throughout the country.\u00a0In Zahedan, fruit trucks emptied their loads in the city\u2019s\u00a0Sarallah Boulevard\u00a0and joined this strike. They have also announced their support for the truck drivers.<\/p>\n

In addition, a group of shop owners in\u00a0Tehran’s bazaar issued a statement in support of the truck drivers\u2019\u00a0strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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