Payam Hassanzadeh Ghalebsaz Almost six months after the start of what then came to be rightly known as “Women, Life, Freedom” revolution (I prefer revolution because although it has not yet toppled down the state, reducing it to the act of overthrowing the government is itself a reduction within the logic of coloniality, besides revolutions… Continue reading “Oh West”: Delinking from the Coloniality of Iranian Imagination
The Voice of the Iranian Revolution
The following appeal for international solidarity has come from inside Iran and we the undersigned declare our support for this call, and hope you will join us by adding your name to it. HOPI encourages our supporters to sign the statement here: https://telegra.ph/The-Voice-of-the-Iranian-Revolution-03-04
Shoras, party and programme
Illusions in so-called bourgeois democracy persist – as do illusions in workers’ councils. Mike Macnair stresses the necessity of a mass party As Yassamine Mather has pointed out in her contribution, the Iranian left is affected by illusions in the possible role of shoras (councils) as an alternative to the regime. However, there were widespread… Continue reading Shoras, party and programme
Protests and the bigger picture
This is Yassamine Mather’s introduction to a recent meeting on the protests in Iran- watch the video here. A google-translated Farsi version is here: We are here to discuss recent events in Iran and their national and regional repercussions. The demonstrations have been going on for four months now. The regime has reacted by executing… Continue reading Protests and the bigger picture
Video of HOPI meeting on Iran protests
Short introduction by Yassamine MatherMoshe Machover speaks about the new ‘theocratic state’ in Israel and the threat of a regional war between two reactionary states , Iran’s Islamic Republic and IsraelMike Macnair speaks of illusions regrading spontaneity and council, and the need for strategy, program, organisation, & unity
Rebuild on solid foundations
Yassamine Mather celebrates the continuing mass protests, recognises their limitations, laments the parlous state of the left and urges unity around the basic principles upheld by Hopi (This article is based on Yassamine’s talk in this video) You would not know from the media that the protests are continuing – they are now entering a… Continue reading Rebuild on solid foundations
Iran protests and the sad saga of the Iranian left : pro Russia/China or pro Nato
In this video, Yassamine Mather discusses the ongoing protests in Iran and the state of the left in the country:
Two statements on the protests (in Farsi)
بیانیه هایی برای تشکیل یک فروم چپ Iran, Third Voice: https://hopoi.org/farsi/farsi-statement-1.html Call for a ‘leftist forum’: https://hopoi.org/farsi/farsi-statement-2.html
Iran protests continue
Yassamine Mather celebrates the current wave of mass protests, the youth, the bravery. However, lack of serious organisation, coordination and a strategic plan is a real problem that must be addressed The current wave of protests, which started almost two months ago, seem to be getting stronger with every day that passes. They are by… Continue reading Iran protests continue
Statement on the death of Mahsa Amini and protests in Iran
1- The brutal murder of Mahsa Amini by the police of the Islamic Republic of Iran has led to nationwide protests lasting more than twenty days so far against this crime, against the Islamic Republic and against its mandatory hijab. Women, especially young women and students, have played a decisive role in this uprising. 2-… Continue reading Statement on the death of Mahsa Amini and protests in Iran