{"id":6834,"date":"2025-12-31T11:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:47:21","slug":"statement-by-the-pdki-on-the-new-wave-of-protests-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/statement-by-the-pdki-on-the-new-wave-of-protests-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the PDKI on the New Wave of Protests in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, by issuing a statement, expressed its support for the new wave of protests and demonstrations by bazaar merchants and the deprived peoples of Iran. The text of the statement is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On Sunday, December 28, the merchants of Tehran\u2019s Grand Bazaar closed their shops and began demonstrations in protest of unbearable inflation and the shocking decline in the value of the toman against the dollar. The protests then spread to many other bazaars in Tehran and to other cities across Iran, and they are still ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Runaway inflation, unbearable price hikes, and deteriorating living conditions have taken a severe toll on Iran&#8217;s impoverished population. This is not the first time that peoples of Iran have taken to the streets to peacefully express their grievances. However, instead of addressing these issues, the Islamic Republic has repeatedly responded to the people\u2019s demands with brutal suppression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The squandering of the country\u2019s wealth and resources, incompetence, irresponsibility, and the expenditure of funds on the anti-human agendas of the regime\u2019s rulers, as well as widespread theft and embezzlement by the Islamic Republic\u2019s officials and mafias, are among the factors that have brought the lives and livelihoods of the peoples of Iran to a point where they no longer have the ability to provide even the most basic necessities for their families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan believes that the crises currently facing Iranian society are not merely economic issues; they are primarily a sign of the political crisis that has plagued the people for years. As long as this regime remains in power, the situation will continue to worsen. The Islamic Republic neither wants nor has the capability to resolve these problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan supports the new wave of protests and demonstrations by bazaar merchants and impoverished Iranians. However, the party believes that unless all social classes and groups unite and intensify their efforts to free themselves from this criminal regime, the Islamic Republic will continue to rule and suppress the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan<br \/>\nExecutive Committee<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2025-12-31<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, by issuing a statement, expressed its support for the new wave of protests and demonstrations by bazaar merchants and the deprived peoples of Iran. The text of the statement is as follows: On Sunday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6426,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21,41,39],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_8853.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1Me","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6847,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/statement-by-the-pdki-the-department-of-foreign-relations-concerning-protest-in-iran\/","url_meta":{"origin":6834,"position":0},"title":"Statement by the PDKI Department of Foreign Relations Concerning Protest in Iran","author":"Ali","date":"January 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In the final days of 2025, a new wave of popular protests has erupted in major cities across Iran. 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