June 6th, 2025 
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 […]
Category: Features
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 […]
Iran, US hold ‘positive’ talks in Oman, agree to resume next week
Story by Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and the U.S. said they held “positive” and “constructive” talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week in a dialogue meant to address Tehran’s escalating nuclear programme, with President Donald Trump threatening […]
CODIR condemns death sentences in Iran
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has expressed outrage but little surprise at the latest report from Amnesty International concerning executions worldwide. The report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024 identifies over 1,500 executions worldwide in 2024, the highest figure […]
