January 26th, 2018 
JANUARY 24, 2018 by RAHMAN BOUZARI One of the largest social and political uprisings since the 1979 revolution in Iran has died down for now. However, due to the very lasting structures which ignited the first round of the protests, in […]
Archive for January, 2018
Right to Freedom of Expression in Iran
10 January 2018 180110/Baeidinejad H/CK/FC 6th Floor Orion House 5 Upper St Martin’s Lane Covent Garden London WC2H 9EA General Secretary Chris Keates (Ms) Telephone:020 7420 9670 H.E. Hamid Baeidinejad Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Embassy of Iran in London […]
Solidarity with the People of Iran!
Mr. Hamid Baeidinejad Ambassador Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran 16 Princes Gate London SW7 1PT 10 January 2018 Your Excellency, On behalf of more than 100,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU), I am writing […]
Unite the union statement in solidarity with the Iranian people to demand justice
During the nationwide protest demonstrations of 28th December – 8th January, the Iranian working people, especially the youth, took to the streets in defence of human and democratic rights, social justice and demanded long overdue economic, social and political change […]
‘Free protesters and trade unionists,’ UNISON urges Iran
General secretary Dave Prentis writes to President Hassan Rouhani in wake of arrests following recent protests Dave Prentis has called on the Iranian government to release protesters and trade unionists following recent unrest in the country. The call came in […]
IRAN: BUDGET LEAKS, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNREST
An interview with Dr. Saeed Rahnema on Unrest in Iran. Dr. Saeed Rahnema is a retired professor of political science and public policy, and the founding director of the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University. Tweet
With protests waning in Iran, is change still possible?
The recent uprising in Iran seems to be contained, yet the regime will not be able to kill it, writes Saeed Rahnema. How will leaders in the country respond going forward? BY: SAEED RAHNEMA JANUARY 9, 2018 www.opencanada.org Demonstrations in […]
Deaths in custody – call for urgent action regarding the fate of thousands detained by the Islamic Republic in the aftermath to the recent unrest (Tuesday 9 January 2018) *updates highlighted below
According to information released by the ‘Committee for the Follow-up of the Whereabouts of those Arrested during the Nationwide Protest Demonstrations of 28 December – 8 January 2018’ – a monitoring body that has been set up by Tehran University […]
Press release – Protesters arrested in Iran need international support
8th January 2018 For immediate use The longest standing UK-based solidarity organisation with the people of Iran, the Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR), has today condemned the arrests of students and working class activists following recent […]
Iran: Workers demand democracy and freedom against poverty, corruption and repression
05.01.2018 – With the demonstrations starting on 28 December 2017, Iran faces widespread protests against the rising cost of living. The protests quickly spread to many cities as people raised their voices against poverty, corruption and embezzlement by officials, and […]
