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Solidarity message for the campaign to free jailed sugar cane workers in Haft Tapeh, Iran

January 7, 2019

Dear comrade, We have been informed by the international trade union federations about the struggle of the sugar cane workers of Haft-Tapeh in Iran. On behalf of the Austrian Manufacturing union PRE-GE, representing more than […]

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Workers, students and lawyers in Iran visit families of jailed teachers

December 31, 2018

  On 28th December 2018, over 50 workers, students and lawyers visited the families of jailed teachers Esmaeil Abdi and Mohammad Habibi in Tehran to support them, show their solidarity, and to assure them that […]

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Iran: arrested teachers and retirees of 27th December protest in Isfahan have been released

December 31, 2018

  On 29th December 2018 at 2am, the teachers and retirees who were arrested during their assembly on 27th December in Isfahan, were released. The arrests were condemned by different organisations in Iran, including the […]

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Families of jailed steelworkers in Iran: “Steel mafia must be exposed”, “Free jailed workers”

December 31, 2018

  On 29th December 2018, the families of the arrested steelworkers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz held an assembly in front of the provincial governor’s office in the city of Ahvaz for the […]

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Teachers in Iran condemn travel ban, flogging and 10.5 years prison sentence for Mohammad Habibi

December 29, 2018

  On 26th December 2018, the Court of Appeal of the Islamic Republic of Iran confirmed the sentence of Mohammad Habibi of the Teachers’ Association: 10.5 years imprisonment, 74 lashes and a 2-year ban on […]

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Iran: “security cases” against 15 sugar cane workers’ representatives are dropped

December 29, 2018

  On 25th December 2018, Ms Farzaneh Zilaie, solicitor of the Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers, reported that the cases of 15 of the arrested workers’ representatives who were later released on bail, have been […]

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Families of detained steelworkers: “Jailed workers must be freed”

December 25, 2018

On 24th December 2018, families of the arrested steelworkers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, protested in front of the provincial governor’s office in Ahvaz. “Jailed workers must be freed”, […]

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Under pressure, Iranian officials contradict one another over the arrested steelworkers

December 24, 2018

On 22nd December 2018, three of the arrested steelworkers in Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, were freed: Majid Jenadeleh, Ali Aghbi, and Arash Mohamadpour. 29 more steelworkers are still in custody. Steelworkers of the National […]

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Esmaeill Bakhshi thanks people for their support

December 24, 2018

  On 23nd December 2018, Esmaeill Bakhshi, the workers’ representative and leader of the Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers in Khuzestan, Iran, published a letter to thank everyone for their support.   In the letter […]

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Atena Daemi, hope for many in Iran, must be freed!

December 21, 2018

Atena Daemi is known as an Iranian anti-execution campaigner and many, among them Amnesty International, are calling for her release. Fighting against executions is just one part of Atena’s work however; there is a lot […]

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  • Statements

    Let us build mutual aid networks everywhere

    March 4, 2026

    Amid wartime conditions in Iran, this statement urges social activists, workers, students, doctors and Woman, Life, Freedom activists to organise mutual aid networks so no injured or vulnerable person is left alone and communities can strengthen solidarity. […]

  • Bulletin

    “No to Executions Tuesdays” marks week 110; grave concerns over political prisoners

    March 4, 2026

    The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign marks week 110 across 56 prisons in Iran, warning of rising executions, new death sentences against detainees from the January uprising, and grave risks facing political prisoners including Peyman Farahavar. Growing concern surrounds prisoner transfers from Evin and calls intensify for the immediate release of all detainees. […]

  • Bulletin

    Urgent alert: lives of political prisoners at risk amid wartime conditions

    March 2, 2026
    Airstrikes have heavily damaged Greater Tehran Prison. Reports describe food and water shortages, lack of medical care, chaos inside Evin, forced transfers to unknown locations, and fears of secret executions. Families cannot reach their loved ones. Thousands of prisoners are [...]
  • Articles

    The people’s answer to the war: the overthrow of the Iranian Regime – Interview with Hamid Taqvaee

    March 1, 2026

    In a New Channel TV interview, Hamid Taqvaee discusses the US–Israel attack on the Islamic Republic, arguing that the regime’s nuclear enrichment, missile programme and regional policies led to the conflict. He states that the Islamic He calls on people to stop work, paralyse the regime and fight for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. […]

  • Bulletin

    Death of Khamenei and the spread of popular celebrations

    March 1, 2026

    Following US and Israeli strikes on the Supreme Leader’s office and IRGC centres, reports indicate the death of Ali Khamenei and senior Islamic Republic officials. Public celebrations spread across multiple cities amid internet shutdowns and security crackdowns, while urgent demands are raised for the immediate release of political prisoners and the complete overthrow of the regime. […]

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    On the US and Israeli military attack on centres of the Islamic Republic

    February 28, 2026

    Following US and Israeli military attacks on centres of the Islamic Republic in Tehran, Qom, Tabriz and other cities, this statement argues that the regime’s policies led to the current situation and calls for political strikes, expanded mutual aid and organised action to overthrow the Islamic Republic. […]

  • Articles

    End of the line for the regime… Uprising of the people

    February 28, 2026

    Bahram Soroush argues that the Islamic Republic is approaching collapse after decades of rule. In the context of military escalation and growing unrest, he calls for nationwide uprising, popular organisation and the decisive overthrow of the regime. […]

  • Articles

    Widespread US and Israeli military strikes on the Islamic Republic across the country

    February 28, 2026

    Following widespread US and Israeli strikes on key military and political centres of the Islamic Republic, this statement by Asqar Karimi argues that unlike the objectives of the twelve-day war, the aim this time appears to be political changes at the top of the ruling structure, and that regardless of the goals of the USA and Israel in this operation, people should aim for the strengthening of their political and popular organisations in the current situation so in the critical developments ahead the initiative falls into their hands. […]

  • Bulletin

    Nationwide solidarity grows: nurses, teachers, students, workers and retirees demand freedom for detainees

    February 28, 2026

    Nationwide solidarity is expanding across Iran as nurses, lawyers, teachers, students, truck drivers and retirees demand the immediate release of detainees, an end to executions and repression, and accountability for the January massacre. Universities move online amid protests, while international trade unions declare support. […]

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    We condemn Reza Pahlavi’s threats against the people and political forces of Kurdistan

    February 26, 2026

    The Worker-communist Party of Iran condemns Reza Pahlavi’s threats against so-called “separatists” in Kurdistan, rejecting militarisation and repression as solutions to national discrimination. The statement calls for equality, democratic rights, voluntary unity and recognition of self-determination through free referendum rather than force. […]

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