Category: CODIR says…

Iranian election sham will not fool the people

With Iran going to the polls following the death of president Raisi, STEVE BISHOP assesses the candidates and warns of a wide and growing gap between the populace and the regime THE presidential election in Iran, following the death in […]

Project workers in Iran’s oil and gas fields begin an indefinite strike!

Syndicate Messenger, a trade union newsletter, published by the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI), reported on Thursday 20 June 2024 that outsourced project workers in the country’s refineries, oil and gas installations, and power plants have walked […]

CODIR at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2024

CODIR was invited by UNISON to exhibit at National Delegate Conference (NDC) in Brighton this year. We attended and set up a stall along with Liberation, a British organisation which works closely with us on the issues of human and […]

Defend University Lecturers in Iran

Defending the security of universities is defending the freedom of thought, democracy and a progressive society. CODIR (Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights) calls on all trade unions to join the solidarity movement with lecturers and students. Since […]

َCODIR action is now live – Iranian Government- quash Toomaj Salehi death sentence now!

Please participate in the action now by clicking to the following websites: Please click on this link: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/quash-toomaj-salehi-death-sentence-now/ or this short link: https://bit.ly/SaveToomajSelehi You can also use the following QR Code. Tweet

Solidarity organisation condemns cultural terrorism in Iran 

Press release For immediate use 30th April 2024  The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has called the death sentence imposed upon Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi, an act of cultural terrorism by the Iranian regime.  Calling for […]

Unprecedented Crackdown on Women Intensifies in Iran

Widespread security force’s crackdown on women amidst economic hardship and public discontent CODIR calls for urgent solidarity action with women in Iran! Confirmed reports from Iran tell of a calculated attempt by the regime to drive the courageous women and […]

CODIR joins DOIW to protest against upsurge of intimation against women’s right campaigners! 

Confirmed reports from Iran indicate that the dictatorial regime there has launched a massive campaign of intimidation, arrest, and maltreatment of women’s rights activists in the country.  During the past two weeks many peaceful campaigners have been arrested and transferred […]

Iran’s election disaster undermines the entire regime’s legitimacy

Analysing the results of last week’s elections reveals a devastating pattern for the theocratic regime, despite all their machinations, leaving them isolated and rejected — another popular movement cannot be far off, writes STEVE BISHOP RECENT parliamentary elections in Iran […]

Press release – Campaigners Call for Solidarity with Iranian People

3rd March 2024 Meeting on Saturday, the Central Council of CODIR – the Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights – made clear its response to the Iranian elections which took place last week. “The regime is now […]