These policies were adopted by Hopi’s AGM on November 28 2009 For reports of the meeting, see Weekly Worker and The Commune For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMDs Sanctions are a form of war Day of solidarity with Iranian workers No to state murders Click here to read the policies… Continue reading Policies adopted at Hopi AGM 2009
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Motions for Hopi AGM
Please email any amendments by Wednesday, November 25, midnight to office@hopoi.info Motion 1 For a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons and other WMDs Moshe Machover, London The US imperialists, flanked by their hatchet man, Israel, and by their European camp followers — masquerading as ‘the international community’ – are accusing Iran of planning to… Continue reading Motions for Hopi AGM
Is it the oil, stupid?
To say that oil figures prominently in the Middle East is to state the obvious. However, does this mean that the politics of imperialism in the region should be solely or mainly explained through attempts to gain control over oilfields and pipelines? That has certainly been the approach of much of the left in Britain… Continue reading Is it the oil, stupid?
Iran, war and oil – speaking tour with Cyrus Bina
Cyrus Bina, author of “The economics of the oil crisis”, is undertaking a speaking tour of Britain next week with meetings in Manchester, Glasgow and London. All are welcome to attend and contribute to the discussion. MANCHESTER: Tuesday November 24, 8pm: ‘Iran, oil and the working class’, meeting room 4, University of Manchester … Student… Continue reading Iran, war and oil – speaking tour with Cyrus Bina
Do Not Deport Mehrshad Sadeghi to Iran! He is 9 years old!
Child M is Mehrshad Sadeghi from Gorton, Manchester. He is a 9 Year Old boy. Mehrshad is a happy and successful boy from a Manchester school. He has lived with his family in Manchester for the last two years. He has many friends. Mehrshad and his family are seeking asylum. They face persecution… Continue reading Do Not Deport Mehrshad Sadeghi to Iran! He is 9 years old!
پشتیبانی ازاقدام اعتراضی مشترک درمحکومیت اعدام ها درایران توسط “شورای فعالین دانشجویی چپ مستقل مقیم گوتنبورگ “دوستان سوئدی” حزب عدالت سوسیالیستی سوئد “
پشتیبانی ازاقدام اعتراضی مشترک درمحکومیت اعدام ها درایران توسط “شورای فعالین دانشجویی چپ مستقل مقیم گوتنبورگ “دوستان سوئدی” حزب عدالت سوسیالیستی سوئد “ شنبه 21 نوامبر2009 ، دربرنس پارکن – گوتنبرگ رژیم جمهوری اسلامی وماشین سرکوب آن بعد ازاعدام احسان فتاحیان، علیرغم اعتراضات وسیع درسنندج وجای جای کشورونهادهای جهانی ،ماشین سرکوبش همچنان درراه است ودادگستری… Continue reading پشتیبانی ازاقدام اعتراضی مشترک درمحکومیت اعدام ها درایران توسط “شورای فعالین دانشجویی چپ مستقل مقیم گوتنبورگ “دوستان سوئدی” حزب عدالت سوسیالیستی سوئد “
Yassamine Mather: Workers organise against the regime
Workers organise against the regime first published in the Weekly Worker November 19 2009 More than 300 workers in the Abadan oil refinery gathered on Thursday November 12 to protest against non-payment of wages and bonuses, saying they had not been paid for more than three months. Hopi chair Yassamine Mather reports: The refinery authorities… Continue reading Yassamine Mather: Workers organise against the regime
Yassamine Mather: Workers gain new courage
Iranian demonstrations have given a real boost to working class opponents of the regime, writes Yassamine Mather Every year November 4, the anniversary of the 1979 take-over of the US embassy in Tehran, is marked in Iran with a state-organised demonstration outside the building that used to house the American ambassador and his staff. On… Continue reading Yassamine Mather: Workers gain new courage
Abadan oil refinery workers protest against unpaid wages!
After their wages and bonuses went unpaid a group of Abadan oil refinery workers began a protest on Wednesday November 11. Around 300 workers have not been paid for more than three months. Lawyers with expertise in employment law, like HKM lawyers, can provide guidance and assistance on how to address the unpaid wages, navigate… Continue reading Abadan oil refinery workers protest against unpaid wages!
Ehsan Fattahian murdered by the Islamic Republic
The Iranian authorities have reportedly executed a Kurdish militant whom they charged with being an “enemy of God”. Ehsan Fattahian, 27, was hanged yesterday in the western city of Sanandaj, according to Ali Akbar Gharoussi, head of the judiciary in Kurdistan province. Ehsan Fattahian’s executioners ignored pleas from international human rights organisations, and petitions signed… Continue reading Ehsan Fattahian murdered by the Islamic Republic