CODIR stands in support of the the brave, imaginative and effective struggle of Iranian Teachers for fairness and also quality of free nationwide education in Iran

The Iranian Coordination Council of Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA):

Regarding the Publication of Reports and Letters of Support from International Institutions

Press release: CODIR welcomes postponement of execution of Ms Pakhshan Azizi

CODIR welcomes postponement of execution  The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has today welcomed news from Iran that, following global protests, the execution of Kurdish care worker, Pakhshan Azizi, has been postponed.  However, CODIR General Secretary, Gawain Little, […]

The finalised resolution adopted by the European Parliament at its full plenary on Thursday 23 January 2025

TEXTS ADOPTED P10_TA(2025)0004 Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and WrishaMoradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages European Parliament resolution of 23 January 2025 on the systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases […]

URGENT APPEAL: CODIR calls for an end to executions in Iran

The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has, along with a number of human rights organisations, opposed the death sentence handed down to Kurdish care worker, Pakhshan Azizi, in Iran.

Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist

Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social worker.

 

Iran rights advocate has been sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment on trumped-up charges of spying

15 August 2018 – One of Iran’s most prominent human rights lawyers has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for criticising the country’s judiciary, according to her family. Lawyers for Iran’s award-winning human rights advocate, Nasrin Sotoudeh, said Wednesday that […]

The US sanctions against Iran step up the threat of war

12th August 2018 The next step in the undeclared war on Iran has been taken by the United States, with the first wave of sanctions imposed last week, following the unilateral withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

A Statement by the Council for Coordination of Teaching Syndicates

The Council for Coordination of Teaching Syndicates has issued a statement protesting the sentence imposed on Mohammad Habibi, a teacher union activist. The council has called the verdict a good example to measure judicial fairness in Iran. The Council has […]

Parliament Impeaches Labor Minister As Economy Deteriorates

Islamic Republic’s parliament gave a no-confidence vote to Labor Minister Ali Rabiei in its August 8 meeting, after giving him a chance to defend his record. This was the second time in six months that parliament was voting on a […]

Rail Workers Vow To Continue Strike Amid Widespread Labor Unrest

A group representing rail workers in Iran has issued as statement promising to continue their strike and protests until their demands are met. The rail workers went on strike July 20 demanding to be paid their overdue wages. They say […]

German Auto Giant Daimler Quits Iran, Citing U.S. Sanctions Threat

German auto giant Daimler halted its business activities in Iran hours after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block any company operating in Iran from selling in the vast U.S. marketplace. “We have suspended our already limited activities in Iran […]

Minister Says Unemployment Will Skyrocket In Iran

As the first round of reimposed U.S. sanctions against Iran takes effect, the Iranian economy is taking a beating, and Iran’s leaders are expressing concern about maintaining social cohesion in the face of increasing economic pressures. Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, […]

War of words threatens peace

Jane Green considers how the war of words between Iran and the US administration endangers peace in the Middle East. The war of words between US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, earlier this week is a […]

Iran & Sanctions: A Prelude to War?

Iran: Sanctions & War Dispatches From The Edge May 29, 2018 The question is: has the Trump administration already made a decision to go to war with Iran, similar to the determination of the Bush administration to invade Iraq in […]

IRAN – Water crisis escalates as protests in towns grow

Morning Star reports, Thursday 19 July 2018 WATER shortages are becoming a “political issue” in Iran, the left-wing Tudeh Party of Iran warned yesterday as protests across many towns and cities continue to grow. International secretary, Navid Shomali, told the […]