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One media worker killed, three arrested amid crackdown on protests

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One media worker killed, three arrested amid crackdown on protests [IFJ] 02-02-2026


Human and labour rights under attack in Iran [IndustriALL] 22-01-2026


/ Iran SGB verurteilt brutale Repression gegen ArbeiterInnen im Iran [SGB] 21-01-2026


/ Iran L’USS condamne la répression brutale contre les travailleuses et travailleurs en Iran [USS] 21-01-2026


Newspaper Hammihan suspended indefinitely amid ongoing internet restrictions [IFJ] 21-01-2026



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One media worker killed, three arrested amid crackdown on protests 2026-02-02 [IFJ]

Iran Déclaration sur la situation en Iran 2026-01-31 [SCFP]

Iran Statement on the situation in Iran 2026-01-31 [CUPE]

Human and labour rights under attack in Iran 2026-01-22 [IndustriALL]

Newspaper Hammihan suspended indefinitely amid ongoing internet restrictions 2026-01-21 [IFJ]

Iran L’USS condamne la répression brutale contre les travailleuses et travailleurs en Iran 2026-01-21 [USS]

Iran SGB verurteilt brutale Repression gegen ArbeiterInnen im Iran 2026-01-21 [SGB]

Generalstreik og sivil ulydighet i iransk Kurdistan: et strategisk valg 2026-01-20 [Geopolitika]

Iran ¡Ni Mollah, ni Shah! ¡Pan y Libertad! 2026-01-19 [CNT]

Iran, cosa sta succedendo? 2026-01-19 [Collettiva]

Iran, Fiom: piena solidarietà al popolo in lotta 2026-01-17 [Collettiva]

Sykepleiere lever med et enormt moralsk stress 2026-01-16 [Sykepleien]

Iran UNISON statement on Iranian protests 2026-01-16 [UNISON]

Global International solidarity in the face of escalating repression in Iran 2026-01-16 [IUF]

Solidarity with the people of Iran 2026-01-15 [Education International]

Tehran bus workers union: Workers must lead the fight for liberation, not authoritarian forms of power 2026-01-14 [MENA Solidarity Nrtwork]

“L’uccisione di 12.000 iraniani non sarà sepolta nel silenzio” 2026-01-14 [Collettiva]

VIDEO  Fiumi di giovani in piazza, una speranza per il mio Iran 2026-01-14 [Collettiva]

Iran’s workers and people in Iran urgently need global support 2026-01-14 [Free Them Now]

Education International calls for an end to violent crackdowns and the protection of education communities in Iran 2026-01-13 [EI]

Iran Tras más de dos semanas de protestas, el pueblo iraní está sufriendo la mayor de las represiones por parte del régimen de los ayatolás 2026-01-12 [UGT]

Internet blackouts hinder reporting amid nationwide protests 2026-01-12 [IFJ]

La CSI condamne la répression brutale à l’encontre des travailleurs et des syndicalistes dans un contexte d’aggravation de la crise 2026-01-12 [CSI]

La CSI condena la brutal represión contra los trabajadores y sindicalistas en un contexto de crisis cada vez mayor 2026-01-12 [CSI]

IGB verurteilt brutale Unterdrückung von Beschäftigten und Gewerkschaften inmitten eskalierender Krise 2026-01-12 [IGB]

A popular uprising against the government is underway in more than 200 cities 2026-01-10 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Kurdere streiker og protesterer 2026-01-10 [Transit]

Iran, la rivolta a “mosaico” che fa tremare gli ayatollah 2026-01-09 [Collettiva]

January 8 : anti-government demonstrations continue in dozens of cities in Iran 2026-01-08 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

ITUC condemns brutal repression of workers and trade unionists amid escalating crisis 2026-01-08 [ITUC]

Derfor demonstrerer iranere nå 2026-01-02 [NRK]

VIDEO  Expansion of Anti-Government Protests to 50 Cities 2026-01-01 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Protestene mot høy inflasjon og svekket valuta fortsetter 2026-01-01 [abc nyheter/NTB]

Regime To Cover Budget Deficit From People’s Pockets 2025-12-27 [Iran Focus]

Labor Strikes In Iran As Workers Demand Their Rights 2025-12-27 [Iran Focus]

Photojournalist Aaliyah Motabalzadeh arrested in Mashhad 2025-12-18 [IFJ]

UK Codir calls on Britain’s trade unions to back oil workers’ demands for basic rights and better conditions 2025-12-11 [The Morning Star]

Thousands of Iranian energy workers join largest protest in years 2025-12-10 [Iran International]

Global Campaigners pledge to build labour movement solidarity with the people of Iran 2025-12-08 [The Morning Star]

Intensified Security Pressure on Teachers and Workers in Iran 2025-11-27 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Continuation of the widespread protests by Formal oil workers, and the gathering of third-party contract workers 2025-11-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

VIDEO  Key oil workers’ protests over the past 20 days • 2025-11-20 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Workers demand basic rights in all oil and gas fields in South Pars oilfields 2025-11-17 [CoDIR]

Iran’s water crisis exposes regime’s murderous crimes against dissidents For more info 2025-11-15 [SZAC]

Ethiopia Abandoned Ethiopian fishers held in Iran subjected to modern slavery and abuse 2025-11-12 [ITF]

Oil Workers Launch Historic Strike 2025-11-11 [Drop Site]

France Conditional release of French education unionists brings great relief, but concerns remain for Iranian teacher trade unionists in jail 2025-11-07 [Education International]

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French Teachers’ Union Activists, Have Been Released! 2025-11-05 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

It’s official! The campaign for the stay of execution of Sharifeh Moahmmadi has been successful! 2025-11-02 [CoDIR]

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