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 […]

 

The struggle for democratic change is linked with winning lasting peace in Iran

Payam Solhtalab talks to GAWAIN LITTLE, general secretary of Codir, about the connection between the struggle for peace, against banking and economic sanctions, and the threat of a further military attack by the US/Israel axis on Iran WHAT has been […]

CODIR Calls for Solidarity with the Striking Workers in Arak

Report on Worker Protest at Iran Aluminum Company (IRALCO) Arak, Iran – A hunger strike by approximately 4,000 workers at the Iran Aluminum Company (IRALCO) has entered its 42nd day, with workers demanding significant changes to company management and policies. The […]

Iran’s Deepening Water Crisis: A Nation at the Crossroads

In addition to the many tribulations faced by the people of Iran, as a result of ongoing US sanctions and the attack by Israel, a critical issue is that of access to water.  Steve Bishop reports on the current crisis […]

Esmail Abdi calls for international solidarity

Esmail Abdi, May Day 2025, Germany

Former General Secretary of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association calls for international solidarity Esmail Abdi, exiled trade union leader, explains why focussed, united and energised solidarity with Iranian workers is essential for guaranteeing peace and democratic rights in Iran, including […]

IRAN TODAY Autumn 2025 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! Repression! Resistance! Page 2 – Former General Secretary […]

Join the worldwide calls for the immediate stay of execution of Sharifeh Mohammadi!

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. […]

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 […]