US-Iran deal must centre human rights and region must see real and sustainable end to hostilities
USA/Iran: Trump’s warning that USA will attack Iran’s power plants is a threat to commit war crimes
USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable
The railway bridge also links Tehran and other southern cities to Mashhad, where large crowds are gathering for the burial ceremony on Thursday of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Jack Dutton Jul 9, 2026 The United States struck Iran’s Aq Taqeh Khan railway […]
The United States and Iran are escalating their tit-for-tat strikes, posing the biggest threat yet to their framework deal. Elizabeth HagedornJul 9, 2026 WASHINGTON — A short-lived ceasefire between the United States and Iran is giving way to spiralling violence, […]
CODIR ran a busy and engaging operation at UNISON’s recent National Delegate Conference. Our information stall was visited by hundreds of delegates. As in previous years, we ran our stall alongside Liberation (formerly the Movement for Colonial Freedom, established in […]
Escalation of crackdowns on Iranian women campaigners: Theocratic regime sentences one women’s activist to death and another four to imprisonment HRANA News Agency – A review of judicial verdicts issued over the past week indicates that between 26 June and 3 July, […]
18 June 2026 Responding to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the USA and Iran to end a months-long war that spilled into neighbouring countries, killing more than 6,000 people across the Middle East and rattling the global […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the midst of a fragile ceasefire following the twelve-day war and ongoing crises of livelihood, water shortages, and frequent power and water outages—all signs of the systemic inefficiency of the established power-holding institutions—which disrupt the daily lives of millions […]
Simon Tisdall Executions by a vengeful regime in Tehran are soaring. The west must pursue a different strategy Hanging is the preferred method of execution in Iran, although stoning and crucifixion offer alternative options for an ever-vengeful theocracy. Death by hanging is […]
Prior to their executions, all international organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteurs and Amnesty International, had condemned the death sentences handed to these two political prisoners, who were alleged members of the People’s Mojahedin Organisation (MeK) and had called for […]
Tehran, Iran – July 23, 2025 – Since April 2025, the social and economic fabric of Iranian society has been subjected to escalating pressures, with workers and marginalized communities bearing the brunt of a multifaceted crisis. A faltering economy, exacerbated by […]
The Council today imposed restrictive measures on eight persons and one entity under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions regime. They are responsible of committing serious human rights violations and abuses on behalf of the Iranian state bodies outside of Iran, in particular extrajudicial, summary and […]
Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite visits CODIR’s stall at UNITE Policy Conference In Brighton July 2025
Unite members unequivocally reject the campaign of aggression against Iran at Policy Conference fringe event On Thursday 10 July, delegates to Unite the Union’s Policy Conference in Brighton attended a successful fringe meeting addressing the fallout from recent Israeli and […]
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