Press release – Solidarity organisation condemns death sentences for women in Iran

19th November 2024 – For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has condemned the death sentence handed to Iranian-Kurdish activist and political prisoner, Ms. Varishe Moradi, by the regime in Iran. Moradi has […]

CODIR joins calls for the stay of execution of Varishe Moradi and other women political prisoners in Iran

News of the death sentence handed to Iranian-Kurdish activist and political prisoner, Ms. Varishe Moradi, has triggered a wave of revulsion among the restive progressive and freedom-loving forces in Iran.  Following the publication of this grim news, a wide campaign […]

80+ Groups Have Message for Biden: ‘No War With Iran!’

“It is not in the national interest for the U.S. to be led into a war with Iran,” the groups stressed.

Syndicate of Bus drivers of Tehran rejects war 

Statement from the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East

The Teachers’ Union of Iran (Tehran) Condemning the Spread of War and Killing in the Middle East

The Analytical Statement of the Teachers’ Trade Association of Tehran (The Teachers’ Union of Iran (Tehran)) Condemning the Spread of War and Killing in the Middle East

 

Tehran public transport workers union: End the harassment of teacher and labour activists and their families!

The Syndicate [Union] of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (SWTSBC) has issued a statement demanding an end to the harassment of the families of imprisoned labour activists, Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi, as well as other arrested workers […]

CODIR: “Join the growing chorus of protest against the new wave of repression in Iran!”

Make a bold public stand by releasing a statement against the wave of arrests taking place in Iran of trade unionists, women’s rights campaigners, pro-democracy politicians, filmmakers and artists, and the bereaved relatives of murdered protesters! In late June 2022, […]

International campaign for an end to repression of protesting teachers, and the release of all imprisoned trade unionists!

Campaigning for change; human and democratic rights, including trade union rights; and justice in Iran is a hazardous act! Iranian teacher trade unionists have lived this experience and reality as they are sacked, attacked, and imprisoned. The regime treats trade […]

CODIR Bulletin Summer 2022 is published!

CODIR has published a bulletin specifically concentrating on the issues of concern to the Iranian teachers, their demands and the high respect with which they are regarded in Iran for the effective and principled campaign they run. Please click here […]

CODIR highlights the plight of teachers in Iran and their struggle for progressive change

CODIR at the NEU International Solidarity Conference On Saturday 2 July, Jamshid Ahmadi, CODIR’s Assistant General Secretary, and Liz Payne of CODIR’s National Executive Council, represented the organisation at the NEU’s International Solidarity Conference in London. The two speakers provided […]

A call for solidarity as the movement for change in Iran gathers momentum!

For almost five years now, the theocratic dictatorship ruling Iran has been experiencing arguably the most acute and multidimensional crisis in its forty-year-plus reign – and a crisis that shows no sign of abating anytime soon. The Islamic Republic is […]

Theocratic regime declares war on protesting teachers in Iran

According to the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, at least 230 teachers have been arrested since May 2022. At least 230 teachers and teacher union activists have been arrested since early May during the peaceful teacher protests nationwide. Additionally, at least […]

Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali at risk of retaliatory execution

Tortured Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali, arbitrarily detained in Tehran’s Evin prison, is at risk of imminent execution. Mounting evidence indicates that Iranian authorities are holding him hostage and threatening to execute him to compel Belgium and/or Sweden to hand over […]

Iran nuclear deal nears potential ‘fatal blow’ as Tehran removes cameras, watchdog chief says

Dismantling the cameras poses a ‘serious challenge’ to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency. BY STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN VIENNA — Iran will remove surveillance cameras from key nuclear sites, the U.N. nuclear watchdog head said Thursday, leaving international observers in the […]

Iran’s currency hits new record low amid nuclear deal uncertainty

Iran’s response to the falling currency has been a typical mix of pumping cash and cracking down on speculators. By Maziar Motamedi Published On 12 Jun 2022 Tehran, Iran – Iran’s national currency has hit new all-time lows amid developments that have […]