A Voice Behind Bars: Tajzadeh’s Mandate to End Executions in Iran

From inside Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, prominent reformist turned outspoken dissident Seyyed Mostafa Tajzadeh issued an urgent open letter calling on Iranian authorities to immediately cease the execution of young protesters and political activists.  The statement addresses the accelerated pace […]

“Endless War” and the Perilous Future Facing Iran and the Middle East

CODIR Calls for an Unconditional Peace Immediately! Iranian People Are the Main Victims of the “Endless War” and Ongoing RepressionThe ongoing campaign of aggression led by U.S. and Israel has inflicted severe damage on Iran, posing a grave threat to […]

Iran: End escalating campaign of arbitrary executions and death sentences against protesters

PRESS RELEASE 28 July 2026  The public execution of two protesters today, following the arbitrary execution of at least three other protesters last week, marks a further escalation in the authorities’ use of the death penalty to quash dissent, Amnesty International said. The organization fears that at least 60 others, including three arrested as children, remain at risk of execution after being […]

Hands off Iran! US out of the Middle East!

CODIR Calls for ACTION: We are deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of the military conflict between the United States and Iran Iran: Grave concerns growing regarding the looming spectre of a US ground assault and invasion  The Committee for […]

US targets civilian infrastructure as they trade attacks with Iran

THE United States military said on Sunday that it carried out fresh attacks on Iran to “swiftly punish” Tehran for a devastating attack that killed two US military personnel. An area near Sirik in Iran’s Hormozgan province and Qeshm Island were […]

 

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: UN member states must urgently press authorities to halt executions after horrifying increase in Iran

16 October 2025 Iran: UN member states must urgently press authorities to halt executions after horrifying increase Ahead of the presentation of the UN Secretary-General’s report on Iran on 16 October 2025 and the combined briefings of the UN Special […]

CODIR Statement on World Day Against the Death Penalty: Urgent action on Iran!

Friday 10 October marks the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, an international observance initiated by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) in 2003.  This global day for reflection and action was conceived to unify the international […]

Stand in Solidarity with the Striking Project Workers in the Oil and Gas Sector in Iran Demanding Justice and Dignity

According to confirmed reports, yesterday (8 October 2025), over 200 contractual workers at the Star Oil facility in southern Iran went on strike in protest at not having received their wages since July. The employer’s lacklustre response so far has […]

Join us in the call for an end to ALL executions in Iran

CODIR unequivocally condemns the theocratic dictatorship in Iran for the savage executions of at least 118 people since 20 September. The Mizan News Agency, the state-run media outlet of the Islamic Republic’s ministry of the judiciary, has announced that in […]

Education International condemns escalating repression of Iranian teacher union activists

Education International (EI) has issued a strong condemnation of the Iranian government’s intensifying crackdown on teacher union activists, particularly members of the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA), EI’s affiliate in Iran. In a letter addressed to Ayatollah […]

CODIR calls for active solidarity with workers and trade unionists campaigning for fairer wage and secure work conditions

Major protest by Iran National Steel Group workers in Ahvaz

CODIR calls for active solidarity with protesting Iran National Steel Group workers and trade unionists in Ahvaz Major protest by Iran National Steel Group workers in Ahvaz Workers of the Iran National Steel Group (INSG) in the southern city of […]

Death of Somayeh Rashidi, Political Prisoner in Iran

CODIR Central Council condemns the Iranian judiciary for neglecting their responsibilities on the health, safety, and security of political prisoners! Reports from Iran have confirmed the death in detention of Somayeh Rashidi, an Iranian political prisoner, amid conflicting accounts from […]

Iran: Over 1,000 people executed as authorities step up horrifying assault on right to life

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL   PRESS RELEASE   26 September 2025  Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people thus far in 2025, the highest number of yearly executions in Iran that the organization has recorded in at least 15 years, said Amnesty International. The […]

Urgent call to the government of Iran to address workers’ demands at Arak Aluminium Company (IRALCO)’s Plant

Dear Mr. President,  I am writing to you as the General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which has 550 affiliates in 130 countries, including Iran, representing more than 50 million workers in the mining, energy, and manufacturing sectors, to call […]

INTERVIEW: Iran’s Labour Movement: Navigating a Complex Landscape

This interview with trade union activist, Naser Malek, not his real name, sheds light on the challenges faced by Iran’s labour movement. Iran Today explores with Naser the complex sociopolitical and economic landscape and examines how workers navigate a difficult […]