Tehran bus drivers’ union backs protests

A Tehran bus workers’ union said on Wednesday it supports public protests, arguing that citizens have the right to demonstrate against economic pressure, repression and structural corruption.

In a statement, the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company said disadvantaged people are entitled to take to the streets in response to what it described as repressive policies and government actions that have harmed livelihoods.

“The deprived people have the right to protest against repressive policies, the state’s attack on public livelihoods, structural corruption and widening class gaps,” the union said.