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Month: January 2019

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More municipality workers in Iran protest against non-payment of their wages

January 26, 2019

On 23rd January 2019, municipality workers in Shadegan in Khuzestan province, Iran, held another assembly in front of the municipality building to protest against the non-payment of their wages. The workers have not been paid […]

unemployed workers in Shush Iran
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Unemployed youths block entrance to Asaluyeh’s Pars Special Economic Zone

January 26, 2019

On 21st January 2019, a group of unemployed youths gathered in front of Pars Special Economic Zone in Asaluyeh in Bushehr province, Iran, and demanded jobs. The unemployed youths blocked the entrance as the police […]

esmaeil Bakhshi Sepideh Gholiyan Ali Nejati
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Iran: Condemn the rearrest of Esmaeil Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholiyan!

January 23, 2019

To all international workers’ and human rights organisations: Iran: Condemn the rearrest of Esmaeil Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholiyan! On 20th January 2019, Esmaeil Bakhshi, the popular leader of sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh, and […]

teachers and retired teachers in Iran protest
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Teachers and retired teachers in Iran: “Neither arms nor documentaries are any longer effective”

January 23, 2019

On 22nd January 2019, teachers and retired teachers in Tehran, Iran, held an assembly in front of the Ministry of Labour to protest against poverty and oppression, and for their long-standing unanswered demands. The protesters […]

Workers in Iran: Non-payment of wages is “blatant crime against workers and their families”
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Workers in Iran: Non-payment of wages is “blatant crime against workers and their families”

January 21, 2019

Non-payment of wages is widespread in different industries in Iran and many workers and their families have been pushed into poverty and destitution as a result of the embezzlements. The workers consider non-payment of wages […]

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Esmaeil Bakhshi, Sepideh Gholiyan and her brother arrested

January 20, 2019

On the morning of 20th of January, Sepideh Gholiyan was re-arrested in Iran. Agents of the Islamic regime came to her family’s home to arrest her. As they had no arrest warrant, her brother resisted […]

Esmaeil Bakhshi and Guy Ryder of ILO
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Open Letter to the International Labour Organization (ILO)

January 19, 2019

From: Free Them Now -Campaign to Free Jailed Workers in Iran To: Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO Dear Mr. Guy Ryder! I write this letter to protest your policy towards the Islamic regime of […]

Retired teachers in Iran Tehran protest
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Retired teachers in Iran reject government’s “supplementary insurance” and demand “free healthcare for all”

January 16, 2019

On 14th January 2019, retired teachers in Iran held an assembly in front of the Islamic Majles (parliament) in Tehran to protest for their demands. The “Retired Teachers of Park Shahr” called for the protest […]

sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh strike again
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Haft Tapeh sugar cane company pays as workers start their strike over non-payment of wages

January 16, 2019

On 14th January 2019, the Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers in Khuzestan province, Iran, went on strike over non-payment of wages and other demands which were not met after their previous strike. The strike started […]

teachers in Yazd protest against system of privatised schools
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Teachers in Yazd, Iran, protest against management system of privatised schools and unpaid wages

January 16, 2019

On 15th January 2019, teachers of “Supporting Schools” (schools that have been handed over to private owners) in Yazd, Iran, held an assembly to protest against the management system of the schools and a delay […]

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  • Bulletin

    Protests spread across Iran as executions, poverty and repression intensify

    June 24, 2026
    Iranian society is in motion. Across Iran, protests are spreading among prisoners, students, workers, pensioners, healthcare staff, artists, war-affected families and local communities. The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has reached its 126th week in 57 prisons, while workers strike [...]
  • Bulletin

    Workers, students, pensioners and prisoners push back as the regime deepens war, poverty and repression

    June 9, 2026
    Sepideh Gholian has been released from prison — and her first message was clear: she may tire of many things, but not of reaching freedom. Across Iran, protests are spreading again: students in more than 15 cities, pensioners in Shush, [...]
  • Articles

    Asghar Farhadi and the killing of innocent people – interview with Keyvan Javid

    May 21, 2026
    In this interview, Keyvan Javid emphasises that the 39-day war by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic is not only not condemnable, but could have been part of the continuation of the people of Iran’s struggle for [...]
  • Articles

    Councils and the “agency of the people” – Interview with Hamid Taqvaee

    May 14, 2026
    What does the “agency of the people” really mean beyond slogans? In this interview, Hamid Taqvaee argues that people can only play a decisive role when they are organised — in the struggle to overthrow the Islamic Republic, in the [...]
  • Bulletin

    Anti-Execution campaign continues as workers protest layoffs, unpaid wages and deadly workplaces

    May 7, 2026
    The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 119th week across 56 prisons, despite threats and punishment against women political prisoners in Evin. At the same time, laid-off Ilam Gas Refinery workers and Kish Choub factory workers are protesting [...]
  • Bulletin

    Workers’ protests continue – wage delays, strikes, and anti-execution mobilisation

    May 4, 2026
    An international anti-execution campaign—supported by 175 organisations across 14 countries and 35 cities—is gaining momentum. A global conference on 9 May will bring together forces fighting executions and defending political prisoners. Inside Iran, protests continue as workers strike over unpaid [...]
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    Statement on the occasion of May Day, International Workers’ Day: Workers of all countries, support the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran!

    May 1, 2026
    Statement on the occasion of May Day, International Workers’ Day Workers of all countries, support the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran! The current war and the critical situation in the region and the world require that the urgent task [...]
  • Bulletin

    Pensioners protest, internet shutdown sparks backlash, anti-execution campaign grows

    May 1, 2026
    Steel pensioners are protesting the termination of their health insurance, while anger is growing over internet shutdowns that are deepening economic crisis and repression. At the same time, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign continues inside prisons, backed by a [...]
  • Bulletin

    Layoffs, wage delays, and growing protests across workplaces

    April 27, 2026
    From mine workers in Tabas to university staff, protests are growing against job cuts and months of unpaid salaries. Thousands have been laid off as the regime shifts the cost of war onto workers. Workers are being pushed to the [...]
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    May Day is the day to proclaim the necessity of socialism across the whole world. Workers of the world, unite!

    April 26, 2026
    May 1st, International Workers’ Day, is the day to show the determination and will of workers and millions of wealth-creating people in protest against inequality, injustice, and the trampling of human dignity by the utterly vile system of wage slavery [...]
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