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Rail workers in Iran say “No”! to authorities and employers over non-payment of wages
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Rail workers in Iran say “No”! to authorities and employers over non-payment of wages

March 7, 2019

On 6th March 2019, rail workers in Tabriz, Iran, entered their 19th day of strike and protest over non-payment of wages. Workers blocked the railway at Zarei station and the supportive commuters walked to the […]

Workers in Iran go on strike and protest in response to systematic non-payment of their wages
Workers

Workers in Iran go on strike and protest in response to systematic non-payment of their wages

March 7, 2019

On 5th March 2019, workers of Chamshir dam in Kachsaran in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, held their 3rd day of strike and protested against non-payment of their wages in front of the city governor’s […]

Teachers in over 100 cities in Iran hold 3-day national strike over poverty, injustice and oppression
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Teachers in over 100 cities in Iran hold 3-day national strike over poverty, injustice and oppression

March 7, 2019

On 5th March 2019, teachers in Iran held their last day of a 3-day national strike which had expanded to over 100 cities. As the striking teachers shared pictures of their sit-in, Mr Amir Ali […]

retired steelworkers in Isfahan protest against non-payment of wages
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Iran: protests and strikes against non-payment of wages + solidarity with striking workers and jailed activists

March 5, 2019

On 3rd March 2019, retired steelworkers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz marched towards the governor’s office of Khuzestan province and protested against non-payment of their wages (from before their retirement) and their retirement […]

Non-payment of wages in Iran: Rail workers unite against “embezzlement, theft and crimes against workers”
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Non-payment of wages in Iran: Rail workers unite against “embezzlement, theft and crimes against workers”

March 5, 2019

On 3rd March 2019, rail workers in several cities in Iran went on strike and protested against non-payment of their wages. In Hormozgan province, rail workers who have not been paid for 3 months held […]

Bus drivers in Tehran protest against poverty and imposition of inhuman conditions on them
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Bus drivers in Tehran protest against poverty and imposition of inhuman conditions on them

March 5, 2019

On 2nd March a group of workers of Tehran’s bus company held an assembly in front of the Ministry of Labour and protested against the imposition of poverty on them. The workers object to low […]

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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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