CODIR Bulletin Summer 2025 is published!
CODIR has published a bulletin. The bulletin covers the following:
CODIR Bulletin Spring 2025 is published!
CODIR has published a bulletin. The bulletin covers the following:
Israel must stop bombing Iran. De-escalation now
CND condemns Israel’s illegal attack on Iran today, which is a violation of international law. We have repeatedly warned that ongoing military threats by US and Israel posed very serious dangers to the region. Now Israel has launched multiple attacks […]
CODIR condemns unilateral Israeli attack upon Iran
13th June 2025 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has condemned as outrageous the Israeli military attack upon Iran when talks with the United States were ongoing and due to enter […]
CODIR calls for the release of two French trade unionists imprisoned in Iran!
French Trade Unionists Imprisoned in Iran: A Case of “Hostage Diplomacy” Since May 2022, two French trade unionists, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, have been arbitrarily imprisoned in Iran, accused by the Islamic Republic authorities of espionage and fomenting unrest. […]
May 13th, 2025 
Fire at Rajaee Quay; Completely Charred Bodies Retrieved
CODIR: Thousands of port workers were victims of a catastrophe waiting to happen… Last week, CODIR published a detailed account of the catastrophe that hit Rajaee Quay, the Iran’s principal national seaport for international trade in the vicinity of Bandar […]
Labour activists have been arrested! Prison is Not a Place for Labour Activists!
CODIR has received verified reports and information from inside Iran that May Day and events to mark International Workers’ Day have yet again served as the precursor to the arrest of scores of labour activists and a wider clampdown by […]
CODIR demands justice for Iranian workers following the deadly blast at Bandar Abbas!
On this International Workers’ Memorial Day, Iran is reeling in the immediate aftermath of the latest in an all too long line of disasters to have befallen its long-beleaguered working people. Over the weekend just passed, international news outlets have […]
CODIR welcomes initial signals from US/Iran talks
23rd April 2025 Press release The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has welcomed the progress made so far in talks between the United States and Iran as a step towards limiting the possibility of a military […]
Iran, US hold ‘positive’ talks in Oman, agree to resume next week
Story by Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and the U.S. said they held “positive” and “constructive” talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week in a dialogue meant to address Tehran’s escalating nuclear programme, with President Donald Trump threatening […]
CODIR condemns death sentences in Iran
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has expressed outrage but little surprise at the latest report from Amnesty International concerning executions worldwide. The report, Death Sentences and Executions 2024 identifies over 1,500 executions worldwide in 2024, the highest figure […]
CODIR calls for constructive dialogue in US/Iran talks
9th April 2025 Press release The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has welcomed the proposed talks between the United States and Iran as a possible first step towards relieving the pressure upon the Iranian people, caused […]
Iran’s foreign minister: The ball is in America’s court
Iran is ready for indirect negotiations with the United States. A solution to the crisis is within reach.
Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns regional countries over strikes against it
By Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) – Iran is pushing back against U.S. demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours that host U.S. bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a […]
Iran: pressure mounts from outside and within
As tensions rise in the Middle East, the role of Iran in the region’s political balance becomes ever more significant. STEVE BISHOP assesses the current situation N HIS first term as US president, Donald Trump tore up the Joint Comprehensive […]
