RFERL:

Thousands of Iranian retirees assembled outside the Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) on Tuesday, October 16 in Tehran to protest minimal pensions.

Based on the latest reports, similar protest rallies were simultaneously held in other large cities including Isfahan, central Iran.

Footage circulated on social media show protesters chanting, "The poverty line, sixty million rials, our salary twenty million rials".

There are currently three different forex rates in Iran. Based on the middle rate, these figures would be roughly $600 and $200 respectively.

Iran's currency rial has lost most of its value since the beginning of this year, which has made living conditions hard for ordinary people.

Go to link