More than one month has elapsed since the brutal massacre of protesters during the January uprising by the Islamic regime. The fortieth-day commemorations for those who lost their lives in this atrocity—organized by grieving, justice-seeking families—have now begun. These ceremonies, held across numerous cities and regions, are being met with broad and determined public participation. They have emerged as significant centers of collective mourning and, at the same time, as powerful platforms of civil protests throughout the country.
Free Them Now, the Campaign to free jailed workers in Iran, stands firmly and unequivocally alongside the justice-seeking families and the people of Iran. We strongly support the calls for protest gatherings on the 18th and 19th of January to honour the memory of the victims of the Islamic regime massacre. We emphasize the importance of work stoppages on these days, widespread public participation in all commemorative events, continued nightly expressions of protest, and the resolute and amplified demand for justice.
The leaders of the Islamic regime bear direct responsibility for this massacre and for four decades of systematic repression and crimes against the humanity. They must be brought before independent people’s tribunals, held accountable, and duly convicted. We call upon all trade unions, labor organizations, and civil institutions internationally to join the people of Iran in condemning the savage and inhumane massacre of January 2026, and to actively pursue efforts aimed at holding this criminal regime accountable and isolating it through comprehensive political and social boycott.
The people of Iran are wounded, steadfast, and determined. Their struggle continues for the overthrowing of a system founded on repression and injustice, and for the establishment of a society free from state violence, imprisonment, and class discrimination—one rooted in dignity, equality, and genuine freedom.
Victory belongs to a united people.
Free Them Now
February 15, 2026
https://www.free-them-now.com/