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URGENT ACTION to free long-time labour rights defenders [IUF] ActNOW! 2022-05-14

Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released! [EI] ActNOW! 2022-05-14

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests [CHRI] 2022-05-03

Labour protests surge [Human Rights Watch] 2022-04-30

IUF demands release of imprisoned labour rights defenders [IUF] 2022-03-19

Judiciary Workers Protest For Higher Pay In Rare Demonstration [RFE/RL] 2022-01-10

Government must halt ongoing violations of educators’ rights [Education International] 2021-12-21

Global education union community rallies around arrested trade unionists and demand their release [EI] 2021-12-08

Nationwide Teachers’ Protests in 66 cities [NCRI] 2021-12-07

Khodro Tehran on strike! [UMMI] 2021-12-04

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Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers 2022-05-16 [AP]

To all workers unions around the world 2022-05-15 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

URGENT ACTION to free long-time labour rights defenders ActNOW! 2022-05-14 [IUF]

Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released! ActNOW! 2022-05-14 [EI]

VIDEO May 12: Teachers gathered and protested in 40 cities 2022-05-13 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Imprisoned teachers and all May Day detainees must be released! 2022-05-10 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May 14th: the International Day of Protest to save Ahmad Reza Jalali’s life 2022-05-09 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May Day, nationwide teachers’ protests and arrests in Iran For more info 2022-05-07 [SZAC]

Ismail Abdi’s life is in danger 2022-05-07 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May Day detainees must be released unconditionally! 2022-05-03 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests 2022-05-03 [CHRI]

VIDEO Extensive May Day celebrations in Iran despite arrests 2022-05-02 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

VIDEO The Special online conference by Free Them Now for preparation of May Day, was held 2022-04-30 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Labour protests surge 2022-04-30 [Human Rights Watch]

Happy May Day, International Workers’ Day! 2022-04-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

We condemn the rulings issued against the teacher, Rasool Bodaghi 2022-04-20 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Truck drivers strike in several provinces 2022-04-05 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

IUF demands release of imprisoned labour rights defenders 2022-03-19 [IUF]

VIDEO Oil project workers are on strike 2022-03-07 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

The war in Ukraine is a war against workers For more info 2022-03-04 [SZAC]

Sepideh Gholian’s life is in danger! For more info 2022-03-01 [SZAC]

VIDEO February 22: Teachers launched their big and nationwide rallies in more than 100 cities 2022-02-22 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

New nationwide teachers’ protest in Iran For more info 2022-02-21 [SZAC]

Steelworkers demand better pay and conditions in Ahvaz For more info 2022-02-14 [SZAC]

January 31: nationwide big teachers' rallies 2022-01-31 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Islamic Regime must be expelled from ILO: 2022-01-28 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Atena Daemi, a popular social activist, was released 2022-01-26 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

January 24: Gatherings of retired teachers and telecom retirees 2022-01-24 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Teachers in preparation for several days of widespread and nationwide protests in February 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

January 23: Steel and Social Security retirees gathered and rallied in several cities 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

In support of the protests in prisons in Iran, and sit-in and strikes in Vienna 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

A message from Arash Johari, a workers activist from prison asking for help 2022-01-20 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Iran: political prisoners losing their lives due to being tortured and deprived of life-saving medical treatment! “Don’t let their heartbeats stop!” ActNOW! 2022-01-20 [CFPPI]

VIDEO December 13: A nationwide gathering of teachers was held 2022-01-13 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Judiciary Workers Protest For Higher Pay In Rare Demonstration 2022-01-10 [RFE/RL]

A letter from a retired worker from prison asking for help 2022-01-01 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

VIDEO December 28: large numbers of the retired teachers gathered in Tehran and other cities 2021-12-28 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Teachers in over 100 Iranian towns and cities protest against low wages! For more info 2021-12-24 [SZAC]

Government must halt ongoing violations of educators’ rights 2021-12-21 [Education International]

Support teachers in Iran 2021-12-16 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

VIDEO Thousands of teachers gathered and rallied all over the country 2021-12-13 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

VIDEO Iran: Nationwide strike of Teachers in more than 100 cities 2021-12-11 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Teachers call for nationwide strikes and rallies 2021-12-08 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Global education union community rallies around arrested trade unionists and demand their release 2021-12-08 [EI]

Nationwide Teachers’ Protests in 66 cities 2021-12-07 [NCRI]

Khodro Tehran on strike! 2021-12-04 [UMMI]

Tabriz Tractor Manufacturing Workers Strike! 2021-12-04 [UMMI]

There are many Alieh Eghdaam-doosts! 2021-12-04 [UMMI]

VIDEO Large mass demonstrations and rallies in Isfahan due to the drying up of the Zayandeh Rood river 2021-11-21 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

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