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Internet shutdowns and interruptions amid protests in major cities [IFJ] 2021-07-30

Oil Industry Strikes Gain Support Across Iran, Raising Prospect of Confrontation with State [CHRI] 2021-07-25

In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran [SFELEZKAR] 2021-07-24

Oil workers stage biggest industrial action since the general strike of 1978-79 [The Ecologist] 2021-07-19

IndustriALL Global Union urges for respect of fundamental labour rights of oil and gas workers [Union Of Metal workers and Mechanics of Iran] 2021-07-03

Oil And Petrochemical Workers On Strike In 60 Companies [Iran International] 2021-06-29

Refinery Workers Draw Support In Demand For Higher Pay [Iran International] 2021-06-29

Iranian petrochemical workers take strike action [IndustriALL] 2021-06-26

Unions highlight plight of Iranian journalists at UN event [IFJ] 2021-06-25

VIDEO Free jailed teacher trade unionist Esmail Abdi now [LabourStart] 2021-05-13

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Internet shutdowns and interruptions amid protests in major cities 2021-07-30 [IFJ]

Haft Tappeh: Day fifteen of widespread strike and protest For more info 2021-07-28 [SZAC]

Oil Industry Strikes Gain Support Across Iran, Raising Prospect of Confrontation with State 2021-07-25 [CHRI]

In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran 2021-07-24 [SFELEZKAR]

Sciopero lavoratori appalti petroliferi Iran 2021-07-19 [Pungolo rosso, HOPOI]

Oil workers strike for better wages as economy suffers 2021-07-19 [The Independent]

Oil workers stage biggest industrial action since the general strike of 1978-79 2021-07-19 [The Ecologist]

Iran-based spies targeted US, European defense workers 2021-07-16 [Times of Israel]

Striking Workers In Iran Appeal To Population For Support 2021-07-11 [IranIntl]

Iranian Workers Unite in Huge Protest 2021-07-10 [The Bullet / Yassamine Mather]

IndustriALL Global Union urges for respect of fundamental labour rights of oil and gas workers 2021-07-03 [Union Of Metal workers and Mechanics of Iran]

Iran oil workers strike for better wages as economy suffers 2021-06-30 [AP]

Oil And Petrochemical Workers On Strike In 60 Companies 2021-06-29 [Iran International]

Refinery Workers Draw Support In Demand For Higher Pay 2021-06-29 [Iran International]

Iranian petrochemical workers take strike action 2021-06-26 [IndustriALL]

Oil and petrochemical workers’ strikes spread despite 700 dismissals For more info 2021-06-26 [SZAC]

Sham election and Haft Tappeh’s economic-political-security siege and sanctions For more info 2021-06-25 [SZAC]

Unions highlight plight of Iranian journalists at UN event 2021-06-25 [IFJ]

Tehran journalists’ association expands to become national association 2021-06-23 [IFJ]

Arrested Haft Tappeh workers released For more info 2021-06-07 [SZAC]

Haft Tappeh workers: Threats of assassination and murder For more info 2021-06-06 [SZAC]

Growing harassment of journalists as presidential election campaign begins 2021-05-26 [IFJ]

State Covid vaccination center guard attacks journalist 2021-05-20 [IFJ]

VIDEO Free jailed teacher trade unionist Esmail Abdi now 2021-05-13 [LabourStart]

NUJ wins recognition at Iran International 2021-05-12 [NUJ]

Fifth nationwide pensioners’ protest in a month against poverty! For more info 2021-04-21 [SZAC]

Increasing pressure on journalists reporting on corruption 2021-04-21 [IFJ]

British-Iranian Labour Activist Detained: Mehran Raoof 2021-02-23 [Amnesty International]

Haft Tappeh workers: We condemn the court summons of Ali Nejati, our retired colleague! For more info 2021-02-20 [SZAC]

Iranian auto workers strike against non-payment of wages 2021-02-11 [IndustriALL]

Almost 100 Kurdish activists and citizens arrested For more info 2021-02-07 [SZAC]

Corona vaccination: Immediate – Free – Universal For more info 2021-01-26 [SZAC]

IFJ calls on Turkish authorities not to extradite Iranian journalist 2021-01-19 [IFJ]

Pensioners, educators, medical staff and university lecturers protest in Tehran For more info 2021-01-11 [SZAC]

Tehran protest in support of Haft Tappeh workers For more info 2020-12-23 [SZAC]

UN urgent appeal about threats to BBC journalists 2020-12-20 [NUJ]

Haft Tappeh workers: No to privatisation! For more info 2020-12-16 [SZAC]

Labor protests continue in cities, officials warn of another uprising 2020-12-15 [https://english.mojahedin.org/]

Workers and pensioners demand economic rights in several cities across Iran 2020-12-13 [https://irannewswire.org/]

Keyvan Samimi, 72-year-old journalist, jailed for three years! For more info 2020-12-11 [SZAC]

Medicine import official denies sanctions hinder Iran’s COVID-19 vaccine transactions 2020-12-10 [https://irannewswire.org/]

VIDEO Security forces shoot and kill two Kurd border porters in NW and SE Iran 2020-12-08 [https://irannewswire.org/]

Protests are inevitable – Iran economic analyst 2020-12-08 [https://irannewswire.org/]

Iranians pay for bread in installments in southern Iran – Report 2020-12-08 [https://irannewswire.org/]

The effects of rampant inflation on Iranians’ lives 2020-12-06 [The Levant]

Journalist arrested after tweets 2020-12-04 [IFJ]

Authorities Order Guillotine Machine to Amputate Prisoners’ Fingers Days After Flogging a Labour Rights Activist 2020-12-03 [Amnesty International]

Davoud Rafiei a Workers Rights Activist has been punished with 74 lashes in Iran 2020-12-03 [Libcom.org]

Worker lashed 74 times without prior notice or judicial sentence 2020-11-29 [https://irannewswire.org/]

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