Category: Features

Statement from the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA) Condemning the Ongoing Repression of Teachers

In the midst of a fragile ceasefire following the twelve-day war and ongoing crises of livelihood, water shortages, and frequent power and water outages—all signs of the systemic inefficiency of the established power-holding institutions—which disrupt the daily lives of millions […]

CODIR Calls for an End to ALL Executions in Iran!

Prior to their executions, all international organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteurs and Amnesty International, had condemned the death sentences handed to these two political prisoners, who were alleged members of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation (MeK) and had called for […]

A Nation Under Strain: The Deepening Crisis for Iran’s Workers and Marginalized – Intensified by War

Tehran, Iran – July 23, 2025 – Since April 2025, the social and economic fabric of Iranian society has been subjected to escalating pressures, with workers and marginalized communities bearing the brunt of a multifaceted crisis. A faltering economy, exacerbated by […]

Iran: Council sanctions eight individuals and one entity over serious human rights violations and transnational repression

The Council today imposed restrictive measures on eight persons and one entity under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions regime. They are responsible of committing serious human rights violations and abuses on behalf of the Iranian state bodies outside of Iran, in particular extrajudicial, summary and […]

Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite visits CODIR’s stall at UNITE

Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite visits CODIR’s stall at UNITE Policy Conference In Brighton July 2025 Tweet

‘No More War on Iran!’

Unite members unequivocally reject the campaign of aggression against Iran at Policy Conference fringe event On Thursday 10 July, delegates to Unite the Union’s Policy Conference in Brighton attended a successful fringe meeting addressing the fallout from recent Israeli and […]

CODIR strongly condemns the violent treatment and mass expulsion of Afghan migrants from Iran

CODIR utterly condemns the violent actions of the Iranian authorities as it undertakes a huge nationwide expulsion of Afghan migrants from the country. According to Iranian government officials themselves, over 380,000 Afghan migrants have been expelled from Iran over a […]

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Rising Threats and War Crimes

In Gaza, the convicted war criminal Netanyahu has repeatedly attempted to justify the Israeli state genocide with the false claim that Israel is acting in “self-defence”. Now with the endorsement of the US and the shameful participation of the British […]

Iranian Nobel Laureate Says War Dealt Big Blow to Fight for Democracy

The Wall Street Journal Story by Sune Engel Rasmussen After Israel’s 12-day war dealt a severe blow to the leadership of Iran, one of the country’s leading human-rights defenders warns that authorities will turn on their own people to consolidate power. “The […]