Fresh strikes threaten ceasefire and peace talks

 9 June 2026 The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights warns of escalation danger in Iran war THE Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) has issued a warning that the exchange of missile strikes between […]

Iran Embraces a Forever War

Tehran’s New Strategic Calculus Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar June 2, 2026 For the last two months, Iran and the United States have carried out fitful, unsuccessful peace negotiations. After striking a very shaky cease-fire agreement at the beginning of April, officials […]

CODIR delegation attends the UCU Congress in Harrogate, May 2026…

The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) attended the National Congress of the University and College Union (UCU) for the fourth year running, in the beautiful spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire from 26 – […]

Trump postpones decision on ceasefire agreement with Iran!

Saturday, May 30, 2026 — Efforts to extend the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz have reached a critical juncture; however, it remains uncertain whether what Washington characterizes as an “imminent agreement” […]

CODIR calls for a powerful campaign for the freedom of political prisoners in Iran!

Reports received from prisons in Iran clearly indicate a significant escalation of pressure on political prisoners languishing in detention across the country. According to a report published through Iranian social activist networks, eight female political prisoners in the women’s ward […]

 

Corruption of financial institutions in Iran has bankrupted the economy!

Hossein Raghfar, well-respected Iranian economist: Widespread state corruption has destroyed the Iranian economy and forced millions into poverty! Hossein Raghfar: “61 people received loans totalling 130 trillion tomans (1.3 billion US dollars) from Bank Ayandeh [Future Bank] without collateral and […]

Notice of AGM 2025

Join us to celebrate, plan, and consolidate CODIR’s work! 16:30 – 18:30 (GMT/UTC) Saturday 6 December 2025 The AGM will be an online meeting. All CODIR’s members and affiliates are invited. Email us at codir_info@btinternet.com for further information and registration […]

CODIR Joins the Call by 860 Iranian progressive and democratic personalities: Stop Executions in Iran NOW

Statement by 860 Political, Social, Civil, and Cultural Activists in Support of the Demands of the Striking Political Prisoners of Qezel Hesar and in Protest of the Expansion of Executions in Iran Statement on the Escalation of Executions in Iran As […]

The Autumn of the Ayatollahs What Kind of Change Is Coming to Iran?

Karim Sadjadpour November/December 2025 Published on October 14, 2025 or the first time in nearly four decades, Iran is on the cusp of a change of leadership—and maybe even of regime. As Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reign nears its end, […]

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 […]