Continuing crises and courageous resistance among Iran’s workers
Activists who are carrying forward the democratic struggle of the Iranian people for peace, human rights and social progress need our urgent solidarity, says JAMSHID AHMADI
IRAN TODAY Autumn 2024 was published by CODIR!
The Autumn issue of Iran Today, the quarterly Bulletin of CODIR, the progressive campaign for peace, human and democratic rights, and social justice in Iran was published by CODIR! – Editorial: Crises, Resistance, and Change! Page 2 – Iranian elections […]
Interview with Maziar Gilaninejad, spokesperson for the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI): “We only want justice and our rights!”
Maziar Gilaninejad talks about the critical situation in workplaces in Iran; labour protests in the country; and the unresponsiveness and questionable performance of the authorities and managers of factories and projects across Iran.
End ALL Executions in Iran!
Iran sentences female labour activist to death Iran carries out the most executions per capita in the world Sharifeh Mohammadi, a 45-year-old industrial design engineer and campaigner for workers’ rights, was condemned to death on 4 July on charges of […]
Iran’s parliament endorses reformist President Pezeshkian’s new cabinet
Head of government stresses that his appointments were a compromise built to avoid political discord Najmeh Bozorgmehr Iran’s hardline parliament has endorsed the cabinet proposed by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, an important victory for the new head of government and […]
January 16th, 2024 
Iranian Woman Defiant Despite ‘Medieval’ Flogging For Hijab Violation
Roya Heshmati has stated that she had been lashed 74 times because of a social media post she made in April in which she could be seen without a hijab. The lashes to Roya Heshmati’s body have triggered renewed condemnation […]
Iranian workers demand action on labour rights
Amid plunging living standards, government corruption and state oppression, strike waves are spreading across Iran, reports STEVE BISHOP THE Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) has called for the international trade union movement to back the […]
Press release – Iranian workers demand action on labour rights
2nd January 2024 – For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has called for the international trade union movement to back the calls of Iranian workers in their struggles for improved recognition, pay and […]
Lack of Job Classification Incites Workers to Organize at Iran National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz
On Dec 30th, after 8 days of strike, the workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in Ahvaz, in south of Iran, decided to go back to work after they were promised that the employer will implement the Job […]
Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes from CODIR for health, happiness, and success in the New Year!
Join Codir’s campaign for human and democratic rights, peace, and justice in Iran! Hoping that 2024 will be a year of peace, progress and justice!
Press release – For immediate use – Call for human rights in Iran to mark anniversary of UN Declaration
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has called for the international community to focus upon the abuse of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to mark the anniversary of the UN Declaration of […]
Women’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression
by Mona Tajali, Associate Professor of International Relations and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Agnes Scott College * Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention. Iranians peacefully protested in the streets of places […]
Iran: Security forces used rape and other sexual violence to crush “Woman Life Freedom” uprising with impunity
Security forces in Iran used rape and other forms of sexual violence, amounting to torture and other ill-treatment, to intimidate and punish peaceful protesters during the 2022 “Woman Life Freedom” uprising, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The […]
‘Women are defined as second-class citizens at the mercy of men’
GITA AZADI of the Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women talks to the Star about Iran’s famous Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the misogyny of Islamist rule, and what women worldwide can do to show solidarity THE Democratic Organisation of Iranian Women […]
CODIR AGM Welcomes New General Secretary!
For Rights and Justice in Iran: CODIR’s AGM 2023 The Committee for Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) held a well-attended AGM this weekend at UNISON’s central London headquarters. In her opening remarks, the meeting’s chair, Liz Payne, welcomed everyone, […]
