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Threats over uranium enrichment aid regime

Ahmadinejad uses the ‘enemy without’ to justify increased repression, arrests and the torture of the ‘enemy within’, writes Yassamine Mather The dramatic statements by Obama, Brown and Sarkozy about Iran’s undisclosed nuclear enrichment plant, made in a ‘breaking news’-style press conference on the first day of the G20 gathering in Pittsburgh, were clearly intended to… Continue reading Threats over uranium enrichment aid regime

Azadi Stadium erupts against the regime

Imagine going to a Celtic vs Rangers derby and seeing both sides fans chant the same slogans, march together afterwards and defend each other from the police. You would probably think you have entered an alternative universe. In Iran that is what happened on October 2 at Azadi stadium when Perspolis (باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس) and… Continue reading Azadi Stadium erupts against the regime

Crepe Naz workers go on strike

Two hundred and fifty workers at the Crepe Naz textiles factory in Harsin County (in Kermanshah Province, western Iran) stopped work on 12-15 September to protest against not being paid their wages for the past four months. The Crepe Naz factory is affiliated to Mellat Bank and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of… Continue reading Crepe Naz workers go on strike

Two teachers arrested in Karaj charged with attempting to organize strike

The suppressive agents of the State Security Forces attacked “Shohaday-e Saypa” technical school in Qalam Street of Karaj arresting two teachers at 11:00am on Tuesday. They were charged with planning to organize a strike on behalf of part time teachers. They were taken to undisclosed location. The employees and teachers of the educational establishment in… Continue reading Two teachers arrested in Karaj charged with attempting to organize strike

Defiance and Resistance at Tehran University

Thousands of Tehran University students swelled the streets around the university’s main entrance and and Alameh Amini Auditorium where the Science Minister, Kamran Daneshjoo was supposed to be taking part in the opening ceremonies. Students ripped up posters and demanded the expulsion of the minister from campus forcing the security forces to fire tear gas… Continue reading Defiance and Resistance at Tehran University

Save Sheida Jahanbin!

Sheida Jahanbin, a former member of the Freedom and Equality Seeking Students in Iran, is facing deportation from the Netherlands where she resides in exile. Sheida is twenty seven years old. She was a student of Architecture and Graphic Design at the Azad University of Tehran before she was forced to abandon her studies and… Continue reading Save Sheida Jahanbin!

Leaflet: No new sanctions

Iran: Oppose all sanctions Support working class self-liberation from below! Click here to download leaflet in PDF format The October 1 nuclear talks between Iran and the UN security council are unlikely to resolve the stand-off between imperialism and the theocratic regime. For a start, both sides actually thrive on the “nuclear threat”. With the… Continue reading Leaflet: No new sanctions

Mass protests re-ignite

Yassamine Mather calls for support and solidarity for workers in Iran If anyone was in any doubt about the continuation of the political crisis in Iran, demonstrations on Friday September 18 in Tehran, Tabriz, Mashad, Shiraz, Isfahan and elsewhere put an end to that. Tens of thousands of Iranians, ignoring repeated warnings by the security… Continue reading Mass protests re-ignite

‘Trying to pep up the opposition’

There is an interesting article in this month’s Economist about the student movement in Tehran, linked below. Trying to pep up the opposition Why the ruling ayatollahs want to keep Iran’s students under their thumb http://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14382002