Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire

MEDIATORS moved closer today to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce before it expires next week.  A senior Iranian military official threatened to halt trade in the region if the […]

A Tribute to Iran’s Soulful and Revolutionary Cinema

ByEileen Jones With President Donald Trump recently threatening to destroy Iranian civilization itself, the country’s filmmakers carry on their long tradition of defiant, deeply human cinema forged under censorship, imprisonment, and war. With the people of Iran now targeted by […]

CODIR Cautiously Welcomes Ceasefire

Declaration of conditional ceasefire represents a step forward towards achieving a sustainable peace CODIR cautiously but relievedly welcomes the announcement on Tuesday night of a “conditional ceasefire” and two-week cessation of the illegal war being waged on Iran by the […]

Join us to campaign foran end to the US/Israeli War Crimes in Iran

Having reduced Gaza and the long-suffering Palestinian people to a state of ruin and desolation, the US-Israeli axis of destruction has now turned its ruinous gaze and intent towards Iran – with Donald Trump waxing not-so-lyrical, over the Easter festival […]

Iran: President Trump’s apocalyptic threats of large-scale civilian devastation demand urgent global action to prevent atrocity crimes

7 April 2026 Responding to the United States President Donald Trump’s statement about Iran on Truth Social on 7 April 2026, warning that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of […]

 

CODIR calls for the release of two French trade unionists imprisoned in Iran!

French Trade Unionists Imprisoned in Iran: A Case of “Hostage Diplomacy” Since May 2022, two French trade unionists, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, have been arbitrarily imprisoned in Iran, accused by the Islamic Republic authorities of espionage and fomenting unrest. […]

Solidarity with Iran’s striking truck drivers

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing over 16 million transport workers in 150 countries, stands in unwavering solidarity with the courageous truck drivers of Iran who are striking against economic injustice and political repression.  These drivers – many of […]

CODIR Calls for Global Support for Truck Drivers’ Nationwide Strike

According to the latest reports, the truck drivers’ strike, which began on Monday 19 May, has entered its third week and swept across all 31 provinces, halting freight transportation in over 150 cities across Iran. The Union of Iranian Truckers […]

Iranian Teachers’ Struggle for Wages Above the Poverty Line and Job Security

As the regime in Iran continues to face international pressure to reduce its nuclear programme, workers continue to struggle in the face of a harsh sanctions regime.  CODIR Assistant General Secretary, Jamshid Ahmadi, assesses the impact upon those in the […]

Iran’s Palme d’Or-winning director cheered as he arrives home

Ottilie Mitchell BBC News An Iranian filmmaker has been cheered at home after winning Cannes Film Festival’s top prize. Jafar Panahi touched down in Tehran’s international airport on Monday, two days after his Palme d’Or victory for revenge thriller It […]

The Persecution of Teacher Activists in Iran: A Report on Sacking and Disciplinary Actions, Including the Forced Exile of Esmail Abdi

A recent report by prominent labour union the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA) has drawn attention to the continuing disturbing, indeed escalating, trend of teachers and education workers being targeted for persecution by the authorities in Iran […]

Fire at Rajaee Quay; Completely Charred Bodies Retrieved

CODIR: Thousands of port workers were victims of a catastrophe waiting to happen… Last week, CODIR published a detailed account of the catastrophe that hit Rajaee Quay, the Iran’s principal national seaport for international trade in the vicinity of Bandar […]

Labour activists have been arrested! Prison is Not a Place for Labour Activists!

CODIR has received verified reports and information from inside Iran that May Day and events to mark International Workers’ Day have yet again served as the precursor to the arrest of scores of labour activists and a wider clampdown by […]

CODIR demands justice for Iranian workers following the deadly blast at Bandar Abbas!

On this International Workers’ Memorial Day, Iran is reeling in the immediate aftermath of the latest in an all too long line of disasters to have befallen its long-beleaguered working people. Over the weekend just passed, international news outlets have […]

CODIR welcomes initial signals from US/Iran talks

23rd April 2025 Press release The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has welcomed the progress made so far in talks between the United States and Iran as a step towards limiting the possibility of a military […]