Detained Iranian Journalist Rushed to Hospital while Seizing
An Iranian journalist who was arrested during the May Day pro-labor protest in Tehran more than two months ago was rushed to the hospital from women’s ward of Evin prison while seizing with internal...
View ArticleThe Suffering and Resistance of Workers in Iran: News and Trends
Demand-based protests of Iranian workers are no longer only about increasing wages, the betterment of job security or less exploitation but more focused on maintaining job opportunities, receiving past...
View ArticleIranian Workers Demanding Unpaid Wages Slapped with 14-18 Years of Prison Time
Workers of a sugarcane factory as well as labor rights activists and journalists who supported their cause in Iran have been slapped with between six to 18 years of prison including corporal...
View ArticleMore Labor Protests and Sweeping Crackdown in Iran: Zamaneh Media’s Aug &...
Aug and Sept 2019 for workers and workers’ rights defenders in Iran was marked by more severe repression, unpaid wages and long prison terms for those workers who have been arrested after protests....
View ArticleIran Temporarily Releases six Labor Rights Prisoners on Hefty Bail Amounts
Six labor rights prisoners who have all received harsh sentences in Iranian Revolutionary Courts, have been released on bail pending the decision of their appeals. Sepideh Gholian (left) and Atefeh...
View ArticleThe Oct and Nov 2019 Labor Rights Report is now Available
The ninth bimonthly Labor Rights Newsletter of Zamaneh Media has been published in both Persian and English. This issue covers labor news and workers’ issues in the approximate range of October and...
View ArticleThe Dec and Jan Iran Labor Rights Report is now Available
The 10th bimonthly Labor Rights Newsletter of Zamaneh Media has been published in both Persian and English. This issue covers labor news and workers’ issues in the approximate range of December 2019...
View ArticleSpecial Report on Teachers and Reopening of Schools in Iran
On the occasion of the reopening of schools in Iran, Zamaneh Media has published a special labor report on numerous challenges that COVID-19 imposes on the Iranian education system and teachers,...
View ArticleCovid-19 Dominates the Labor News in Iran: Download the Bimonthly Report
Over the past two months, poverty, unemployment, and labor protests have spread throughout Iran as the covid-19 numbers are rising and making the situation worse for those workers who have lost jobs...
View ArticlePoverty and State Suppression; the Story of Iranian Workers in the 15th Labor...
15th Zamaneh Media Labor Rights Newsletter, covering issues that occurred related to workers in Iran from October through December 2020 is now available for download. Zamaneh’s labor rights...
View ArticleZamaneh Media’s 16th Labor Rights Report
Zamaneh Media’s 16th Labor Rights Report, covering major labor rights issues, protests, and trends between January and March 2021 is available for download. One year after the onset of the new...
View ArticleMore Strikes, Less Safety for Workers in Iran: Download Zamaneh Labor Rights...
Zamaneh Media’s 17th Labor Rights Quarterly Report which covers labor issues of Iranian workers from April to June 2021 is now available for download. Zamaneh in this report covers labor protests,...
View ArticleMore Protests, Arrests, and Wage Delays in Iran: Download Zamaneh’s Labor...
Zamaneh Media’s 18th Labor Rights Quarterly Report is ready for download and covers news and analysis about the economic conditions, protests and strikes, and union activities of Iranian workers,...
View ArticleDownload Zamaneh Media’s 19th Quarterly Labor Rights Report
Zamaneh Media’s 19th Quarterly Labor Rights covering major labor rights issues from October through December 2021 is now available for download. In this period, a report by the Planning and Budget...
View ArticleWage Suppression, Labor Strikes and Crackdown on Protests in Iran: Zamaneh’s...
Zamaneh Media’s fourth annual labor report, which covers issues related to workers’ rights in Iran from May 2021 to March 2022 is ready for download. Download: PDF – EPUB Inflation in the past two...
View ArticleSuppression of the Teachers and Bus Drivers Protests: Download Zamaneh’s...
Zamaneh Media’s 21st Quarterly Labor Rights Report, covering major labor rights issues from April through June 2022 is available for download. This report details teachers’ protests, bus driver...
View ArticleDownload Zamaneh’s 22nd Labor Rights Report
Zamaneh Media’s 22nd Labor Rights Report covering workers’ strikes and protests, arrest of labor activists, and issues related to unemployment, wage, workplace discrimination, and accidents in July...
View ArticleDownload Zamaneh Media’s Annual Labor Right Report on Workers’ Protests and...
2022 was one of the most challenging years for workers in Iran as Ebrahim Raisi’s cabinet set the agenda for an all-out attack on the livelihood and security of workers and retirees. Zamaneh Media’s...
View ArticlePoverty and Exploitation: Looking at Baluchestan and the Sukhtbar Masses
As part of Zamaneh’s workers’ report series, this special report titled “Zamaneh’s Special Report: The Sukhtbars in Baluchestan” focuses on sukhtbars, or fuel carriers. In other words, it addresses...
View ArticleIncreased Worker Protests and Job Dismissals in Iran: Download Zamaneh’s...
Zamaneh Media reports a significant upswing in labor-related protests in the summer in oil and gas sector, public service sector, municipal workers, and retired workers. Most protests were about...
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