Archive for May, 2022

Iran’s Teachers’ Coordinating Council calls on the ILO to support justice for detained Iranian trade unionists 

An open letter to Delegates at the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference Geneva, 27 May-11 June 2022 We, the undersigned, are calling on the Delegate at the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, and in particular the […]

Death Penalty 2021: State-sanctioned killings rise as executions spike in Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran records highest known execution figure since 2017 Despite regression, 2021 global execution figure represents the second-lowest figure Amnesty International has recorded since at least 2010 Easing of Covid-19 restrictions sees surge in number of recorded death sentences Almost 90 […]

Hunger sparks anti-government protests in Iran

Recent protests over food prices in Iran are the latest in a series of protests in the Islamic Republic. JANE GREEN assesses the present upsurge in opposition to the regime. The current protests in Iran are the latest in a […]

The NEU condemns the acts of state violence against educators

“The NEU condemns the acts of state violence against educators taking part in legitimate protests and calls for the release of teachers arrested ….. in the past week….” 12 May 2022 Dear Comrades, We write as Joint General Secretaries of […]

VIENNA TALKS: Insubstantial optimism

Nuclear agreement with Iran: No information on talks of EU chief negotiator in Tehran During Mora’s return flight from Tehran to Brussels, there was a still unsolved incident during a stopover in Frankfurt am Main. The German Federal Police detained […]

The NEU, Britain teaching union, condemns state violence against educators in Iran

H.E. Mr Mohsen Baharvand 09 May 2022Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran16 Princes GateLONDONSW7 1PTEmail: iranemb.lon@mfa.gov.ir Dear Ambassador,As the joint general secretaries of the National Education Union (UK), we write to express our deep concern about the treatment of […]

The Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA): Resolution of the National Rally on Thursday 12 May 2022

Esteemed colleagues and educated teachers, Today’s rally is held at a time when parts of the regime, in open opposition to Articles 26 and 27 of the [national] Constitution, have directed a massive wave of attacks against trade unionists across […]

Urgent Call for Solidarity with 4 Teacher Trade Unionists!

Arrested teachers pressurised to accept bogus charges of having acted against national security! As reports begin to emerge of the harassment, intimidation, and interrogation of four teacher activists recently detained [last week] by the regime, their defence counsel has disclosed […]

Amnesty International – Iran – EXECUTION LOOMS FOR TORTURED SWEDISH-IRANIAN ACADEMIC

Tortured Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali, arbitrarily detained in Tehran’s Evin prison, is at risk of imminent execution according to multiple Iranian state media reports that his death sentence for “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz) will be carried out by 21 […]

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests

Iranian security forces arrested at least 28 teachers in the four days leading up to International Workers’ Day, between 28 April and 1 May 2022, according to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations  (CCITTA). Several activists from other labour […]