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One year on- Long Live Shahrokh Zamani!

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Supporters of the Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign gathered at the Iranian regime’s London embassy today. We were commemorating the life of Shahrokh a year on from his death in prison and standing in solidarity with all Iranian workers and youth struggling for the right to organise, for democracy and freedom from repression.

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‘Peace dividend’ for Iranian workers?

For many decades the Iranian regime has justified its repression of workers’ rights (as well as women, national and religious minorities, the youth, the disabled, LGBTQ people, writers, artists and the vast majority of the population) because of war, military skirmishes, diplomatic disputes and so on. Continue reading

Iranian regime considers unleashing capitalist exploitation in Free and Special Economic Zones

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is considering expanding the Free and Special Economic Zones and to exclude workers in them from its Labour Code’s limited safeguards.

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Ahvaz Sugar workers’ protest ends

The Ahvaz Sugar factory workers suspended their one-day-old protest until next week after Khuzestan province officials promise to follow-up their demands.

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Afghanistan: Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign begins its activities

The activists of the Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign in Afghanistan begin their activities by pasting posters in Kabul.3-1 Continue reading

Model motion for Trade Union branches etc.

Below is a model motion. Please amend as necessary and use it to raise the issues your union branch/political party/organisation.

If you would like to invite a speaker from the campaign to your meeting(s) please get in touch with us via shahrokhlives@gmail.com.

Please report back from your meeting(s) via shahrokhlives@gmail.com.

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Siebzehn Goldgräber in Agh Darreh ausgepeitscht!

Siebzehn Goldgräber wurden im nordwestlichen Iran nach Protesten gegen Massenentlassung ausgepeitscht.

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Seventeen Agh Darreh Gold Miners Flogged!

Seventeen gold miners were flogged in north-western Iran after protesting against mass sackings.

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Alborz Province action in solidarity with Jafar Azimzadeh and Afshin Sohrabzadeh

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Jafar Azimzadeh’s message to the ILO Conference

Jafar Azimzadeh, a prominent labour activist who has been on hunger strike since April 29th, has sent a message to the 105th Session of the International Labour Conference, opening on May 30th. A number of Iranian labour activists and organisations have recently sent messages and open letters to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) drawing its attention – yet again! – to the plight of workers in Iran and pointing out that the so-called workers’ delegates attending the Conference are regime lackeys and not workers’ genuine representatives.