August 30th, 2025 
Sharifeh Mohammadi, a noted women’s and workers’ activist in Iran, has just had her second death sentence upheld by the country’s Supreme Court. There are now grave fears that she is at imminent risk of execution. On 5 December 2023, Ms. […]
Archive for August, 2025
Amnesty International – Iranian authorities are destroying vital evidence of the mass executions of dissidents in early 1980s
The Iranian authorities are destroying vital evidence of the mass executions of dissidents in early 1980s by building a parking lot over their graves in Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery. This is another grim reminder of systemic impunity for the crimes […]
CODIR say: Don’t Execute Sharifeh Mohammadi
Today, opposition to the death penalty and the defence of human life are central demands of Iran’s civil society and progressive forces, forming a core part of our daily struggle. A new wave of death sentences and executions, along with […]
In Evin Prison
Amir Ahmadi Arian In the early morning of 23 June, the day before Iran and Israel agreed a ceasefire, Israel bombed Evin Prison in Tehran, killing at least 79 people. It was the deadliest attack on a single target during […]
Threats, dismissals, and suppression no longer work!
We want our rights! The dismissal or expulsion from service of our colleague, Mr. Mohammad Hossein Pour (photograph above) from Gilan province, has ignited the anger of nurses and medical staff across the country. Protest is our right and launching […]
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 […]
The US attacks on Iran have backfired horribly – but a path to peace is still possible
Simon Tisdall Executions by a vengeful regime in Tehran are soaring. The west must pursue a different strategy Hanging is the preferred method of execution in Iran, although stoning and crucifixion offer alternative options for an ever-vengeful theocracy. Death by hanging is […]
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 […]
