In memory of our fallen on 17 and 18 February — let us stop work and honour our beloved ones

17–18 February: Stop Work, Honour the Fallen

More than a month after the regime’s mass killing of protesters and the arrest of tens of thousands, anger and grief continue across Iran. As the fortieth day since the massacre approaches, families of the fallen are calling for public commemorations on 17 and 18 February.

The Worker-communist Party of Iran and the Communist Party of Iran urge people everywhere to stop work, gather at the graves of those killed, stand with their families, and demand the immediate release of detainees. These days are not only for mourning — they are a declaration that society will not retreat, forget, or forgive.

In memory of our fallen on 17 and 18 February — let us stop work and honour our beloved ones

More than a month has passed since the criminal massacre of protesting people in the cities of Iran. Society remains engulfed in anger and loathing towards the murderers of our children. On 7 and 8 January, one of the most horrific pages in the history of the Islamic Republic was turned, and tens of thousands were thrown into blood and dust by the bullets of the ruling reaction. Tens of thousands have been arrested and are in danger of imminent execution. This criminal regime cannot and must not be allowed to consign this event to the past or subject it to oblivion.

Now, as Tuesday and Wednesday, 17 and 18 February — the fortieth day since this crime — approach, a broad wave of activity has begun among the families, friends and relatives of the fallen in all cities. Let us join them, together with the families of the detainees who are anxious for the lives of their loved ones. Wherever we are, on those two days let us stop work and gather at the graves of the brave heroes of freedom. Let us applaud in their honour and raise slogans; let us embrace the families of our fallen with affection, so that they may feel with their whole being the deep emotions of an entire society, and so that the repressive rulers may tremble at the anger and determination of the people.

These two days are significant; they recall days in the history of a regime that has confronted justice-seeking people with nothing but crime. Let us remind everyone of these days. Let us shut down the cities, neighbourhoods, workplaces and centres of study throughout Iran and hold ever larger and more magnificent commemorations at the graves of the fallen. Let us declare to the enemies that this society will not retreat. Let us show that there is no place in this country for this government and its criminals. Let us demand the immediate release of the detainees and demonstrate that, hand in hand, united and resolute, we stand until the end.

May the commemorations of the heroes of freedom and liberation be ever more magnificent.

Worker-communist Party of Iran
Communist Party of Iran

13 February 2026

AI-assisted translation, from the original Farsi