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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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  • 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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