US strikes strategic railway bridge linking Iran to China: What to know

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 […]

Even as ceasefire frays, Trump and Iran shy away from full war

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 at UNISON National Delegate Conference 2026

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 […]

CODIR condemns the harsh and repressive sentences handed to women activists in Iran

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, […]

US-Iran deal must centre human rights and region must see real and sustainable end to hostilities

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 […]

 

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 […]

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 […]