This article was commissioned and first published by http://tv.thestruggle.org/node/495 by Yassamine Mather A number of comrades in the United States have asked if I could list questions one should have asked Ahmadinejad during his dinner with the US ‘Left’. How anyone who dines with a corrupt dictator championing neo-liberal anti-working class policies can be considered to be on… Continue reading An Iranian suggests questions for a corrupt dictator
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Protest against actress sentenced to 90 lashes and one year in jail
A campaigning has been launched for the freedom of Marzieh Vafamehr, an Iranian actress who has been sentenced to 90 lashes and one year in jail for her role in My Tehran for Sale, an Australian film about an actress whose theatre work is banned in Iran. Actors’ Equity of Australia has set up an… Continue reading Protest against actress sentenced to 90 lashes and one year in jail
Sentence against Panahi upheld
Bad news: A Tehran appeals court has upheld a six-year jail sentence and 20-year filmmaking and travel ban against Panahi. At the moment Panahi is still free. His lawyer Farideh Ghairat says: “We have no news. The verdict has not been confirmed to us.” The government-run newspaper Iran wrote on Saturday: “The charges Panahi was… Continue reading Sentence against Panahi upheld
Strike by Bandar Imam Petrochemical workers enters its seventh day
On Saturday October 1, the Bandar Imam Petrochemical workers’ strike entered its seventh day. As on previous days, the workers of the Bandar Imam Petrochemical plant gathered in Mosharaf Square to protest in front of the head office of the petrochemical company. At various times during the day they marched and shouted slogans in the… Continue reading Strike by Bandar Imam Petrochemical workers enters its seventh day
Explaining the longevity of the theocratic regime- video
Below is a transcript of this talk which was given by Yassamine Mather, chair of HOPI, in August 2011. At a time of revolutionary upheavals in Arab capitals, the burning question is, how did the Islamic regime in Iran survive the mass protests of 2009-10, when millions took to the streets of major cities to… Continue reading Explaining the longevity of the theocratic regime- video
Strike by Thousands of Workers in Mahshahr Petrochemical Complex
Workers of Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex in Mahshahr have been on strike since Sunday 25th september 2011 . According to reports from Iran , workers from Arvand, Amirkabir, and Tondguyan Petrochemical plants have joined this strike, making this the first nationwide strike by ‘oil’ worlers since 1980. According to reports from Iran , 6000 workers employed… Continue reading Strike by Thousands of Workers in Mahshahr Petrochemical Complex
Video: ‘The Arab revolution – back on the agenda’
Video: ‘The Arab revolution – back on the agenda’ Speakers: Mohammad Reza Shalgouni (Founder member of the Revolutionary Workers of Iran (Rahe Kargar)) and Moshé Machover (Israeli socialist) At Communist University 2011, comrade Machover discussed the state of the revolutionary upheaval in the Arab speaking world. While the revolt in each country has its specific… Continue reading Video: ‘The Arab revolution – back on the agenda’
From John McDonnell MP: Support Hopi vs LRC cricket match!
Message from John McDonnell MP and Yasssamine Mather, chair of Hands Off the People of Iran Dear friends, We are writing to you to inform you about two fundraising events organised by Hands off the people of Iran taking place over the coming months and to ask for your help in supporting these events. At… Continue reading From John McDonnell MP: Support Hopi vs LRC cricket match!
Yassamine Mather on Rahe Kargar Radio (Farsi)
1 مجله بین المللی رادیو راه کارگر رسوائی بزرگ امپراطوری رسانه ای مردوخ، آیا انقلاب دوم مصر آغاز می شود ؟ گفتگوی نصرالله قاضی با یاسمین میظر بحران امپراطوری مردوخ ساختار مافیائی نظام رسانه ای حاکم بر جهان سرمایه داری در مرکز توجه افکار عمومی مردم انگلستان، آمریکا و … بسیاری نقاط جهان قرار داده… Continue reading Yassamine Mather on Rahe Kargar Radio (Farsi)
Sponsor Workers Fund Iran supporters running in the Berlin Marathon!
Supporters of Workers Fund Iran will be pounding the streets in the Berlin marathon on September 25th . They will be getting their running shoes on to raise sponsorship money for the important and unique work of this charity – can you support them? Workers Fund Iran (WFI) was founded in December 2005 inspired by… Continue reading Sponsor Workers Fund Iran supporters running in the Berlin Marathon!