80+ Groups Have Message for Biden: ‘No War With Iran!’
“It is not in the national interest for the U.S. to be led into a war with Iran,” the groups stressed.
Syndicate of Bus drivers of Tehran rejects war
Statement from the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East
The Teachers’ Union of Iran (Tehran) Condemning the Spread of War and Killing in the Middle East
The Analytical Statement of the Teachers’ Trade Association of Tehran (The Teachers’ Union of Iran (Tehran)) Condemning the Spread of War and Killing in the Middle East
Skyrocketing prices of essential food items drives more low-income households in Iran into poverty!
According to a BBC report on 24 October 2024, 30% of the Iranian population live below the poverty line. Yet Iran is one of the richest countries in West Asia with huge oil, gas, and mineral resources. The policies of the […]
Interview: The Ongoing Struggle of Iran’s Teachers
Shiva Ameli-Rad, Leading Advocate for Teachers’ Rights in Iran, speaks About the Teachers’ Movement and the Woman Life Freedom Uprising One of the most active female advocates for teacher’s rights in Iran, Shiva Ameli-Rad began her activities in 2005 in […]
May 4th, 2018 
Netanyahu’s Performance Only Proves Exactly Why Iran Nuclear Deal Needs to Remain in Place
CounterPunch by PATRICK COCKBURN The trove of Iranian documents about its nuclear programme presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as proof of Tehran’s duplicity contain nothing of substance that was not known before. Though the disclosure was made in order to justify […]
Iran: New evidence reveals deliberate desecration and destruction of multiple mass grave sites
Bulldozing, road construction, mass rubbish dumping and new burial plots used to compromise and destroy mass graves Iranian authorities deliberately eradicating vital forensic evidence that could hamper the rights to truth, justice and reparations At least 4,000-5,000 people secretly buried […]
Iranian teachers’ leader on hunger strike
Jailed Iranian teachers’ leader Esmail Abdi has gone on hunger strike in protest at his continuing unlawful detention and the “massive violations of civil rights of teachers and workers in Iran”. Mr Abdi, of the Trade Association of Teachers in Tehran, was […]
Imprisoned Iranian teacher, Esmail Abdi, to begin hunger strike as of 17th April 2018
Esmail Abdi: “I will start hunger strike in protest against widespread violation of civil rights of teachers and workers.” This spring of 2018 is also the fortieth spring since the revolution, a revolution which promised overcoming dictatorship, establishing democracy, creating […]
Solidarity with hunger strikers demanded
8th April 2018 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has called for the immediate release of hunger striking human rights activists unjustly held in Iranian prisons. Following their arrest without […]
“When God Sleeps”: An Iranian musician critiques his society
Till Schaudner’s new documentary When God Sleeps is a robust, thoughtful account of punk rocker Shahin Najafi’s struggle to have his music and ideas heard despite death threats from the Iranian government. Shahin grew up in a small northern Iranian town near […]
Jailed Iranian teacher wins major solidarity award
1st April 2018 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR), has today welcomed the conferring of an International Solidarity Award upon a jailed Iranian trade unionist by one of the UK’s […]
NASUWT INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AWARD FOR IRANIAN TEACHERS LEADER
IMMEDIATE 1 APRIL 2018 The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has today presented its International Solidarity Award to Esmail Abdi at its Annual Conference in Birmingham. The award was presented to Mr Abdi in recognition of his commitment to fighting for the […]
Iran nuclear deal ‘won’t outlast Trump’s first term’ in office
The Iranian nuclear deal has looked very fragile since the election of Donald Trump in November 2016 but, so far, the U.S. president has been persuaded to leave the agreement alone. That position is not likely to last much longer, […]
UNISON calls for the release of Iranian Trade Union Leader Esmail Abdi
Public sector trade union activists attending the annual International Seminar in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 – 25 March 2018, called for the release from prison of Esmail Abdi, Iranian teacher trade union leader. Participants in the seminar included International Officers […]
