US-Iran deal must centre human rights and region must see real and sustainable end to hostilities
USA/Iran: Trump’s warning that USA will attack Iran’s power plants is a threat to commit war crimes
USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable
Escalation of crackdowns on Iranian women campaigners: Theocratic regime sentences one women’s activist to death and another four to imprisonment HRANA News Agency – A review of judicial verdicts issued over the past week indicates that between 26 June and 3 July, […]
18 June 2026 Responding to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the USA and Iran to end a months-long war that spilled into neighbouring countries, killing more than 6,000 people across the Middle East and rattling the global […]
The UCU Congress 2026 was successfully held between 27 and 29 May in the beautiful surrounds of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. As in previous years, CODIR was invited to organise exhibition stand of its material and engage with interested participants at Congress. Once […]
THE United States and Iran have digitally signed and released a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the illegal and unprovoked war launched by President Donald Trump and Israel in February. The memorandum was signed by Mr Trump and his […]
The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT UNDAY’S announcement of a new 60-day ceasefire agreement, digitally […]
LIBERATION BRIEFING Human rights in Iran must be a priority for all – a briefing Liberation and CODIR believe human rights in Iran must be a priority for all, as peace, stability and social justice in Iran will provide the […]
Government policy on Iran will feature in a Westminster Hall debate led by John Howell MP on Wednesday. JANE GREEN considers where the emphasis should lie THE policy of the British government towards Iran was summed up by Middle East […]
28th November 2020 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has condemned the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi, head of the Ministry of Defence’s Research and Innovation Organisation (referred to under […]
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which is held on 25th of November commemorates three Mirabal sisters, who were tortured and killed in 1960, by the Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo. We approach this date while COVID-19 […]
While the final weeks of Trump’s hold on the White House are fraught with danger, the prospect of a new administration in the United States holds the possibility of drawing back from the brink in the face-off with Iran, writes […]
Sunday 15 November 2020 – With the spread of COVID-19 currently overwhelming the healthcare system in Iran, the government of President Hassan Rouhani was forced to announce urgent measures in an attempt to stem the pandemic. President Rouhani stated today […]
The coronavirus hit Iran over six months ago and the government has reportedly covered up the death toll. As the economic crisis continues, many Iranians have lost faith in the country’s leadership.
On Saturday 7 November, imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was given temporary leave from Gharchak Prison in the Iranian city of Varamin, south of Tehran, according to her husband Reza Khandan. Sotoudeh, who has been jailed a number of […]
NEW YORK (26 October 2020) – The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran must conduct an independent, impartial and transparent inquiry into the violent crackdown against protests in November 2019 and January 2020, and bring human rights violators to […]
Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most famous singer, a voice celebrated across all generations in the country, died on Thursday 8 October after a long struggle against cancer that had prevented him from performing during the latter years of his life. […]
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