Dozens of oil industry workers in Iran demonstrated as antigovernment protests spread into a critical sector, ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in custody of the morality police WSJWhatsNow
of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody of the morality police, after being detained for allegedly violating Iran’s strict Islamic dress code.
Iranian officials have said that the oil-industry unrest is related to a labor dispute with hundreds of daily workers. But the workers have sought to link their dispute to wider unrest, chanting antigovernment slogans and backing other protests. “Everything is heavily under the surveillance of the security forces,” said the group, calling itself the council for organizing protests of oil contract workers. “Despite these arrests, our colleagues started a strike and rally at the Abadan refinery and will continue until the release of the detainees.”
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