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 And again, it's a day of widespread protests against inhumane conditions for pensioners under the Iran-regime, primarily regarding the below starvation level pensions which hasn't been inflation adjusted for many years of extreme inflation, so that essentials like cooking oil has had price increases of >100% some months, but the regime chose to drastically increase oppression enforcement and funds for imperialist ventures instead of food for the people.

Here's one of the many protests today, in Ilam, western Iran:

https://todon.eu/system/media_attachments/files/111/132/261/247/687/143/original/aa7332e0ade87de6.mp4