Official reaction to the atrocities in France demonstrates once again that imperialism has no answers, writes Yassamine Mather in the 19th November issue of the Weekly Worker: http://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1083/making-matters-worse/
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BBC Persian TV debate on Russian involvement in Syria
Featuring HOPI’s Yassamine Mather (in Farsi).
Useful articles on the Kurdish question
Two articles from the 15th October issue of the Weekly Worker: Fruits of intervention Yassamine Mather surveys the mess that imperialism has created Their Kurdistan and ours Dariush Zand, communist medic
John McDonnell: honorary president of HOPI now shadow chancellor
Hands Off the People of Iran congratulates Labour’s John McDonnell on his appointment as shadow chancellor. The MP for Hayes and Harlington was a founding member of HOPI and is honorary president of the organisation. He has consistently opposed imperialist intervention in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, as well as supporting movements for democracy from below. We… Continue reading John McDonnell: honorary president of HOPI now shadow chancellor
Free Reza Shahabi now!
Reza Shahabi – an Iranian labour activist member of the executive committee of the VAHED Bus Union – has been on hunger strike for almost 40 days in prison in Iran. According to the latest reports from Tehran, his protest is now having grave physical effects on him and he has become paralysed down the… Continue reading Free Reza Shahabi now!
Livestream of tomorrow’s HOPI dayschool
While no substitute for being in the room and taking part in the day’s proceedings, a live stream of the HOPI dayschool tomorrow, Saturday 25th, will be accessible online. This is an experiment for HOPI which we hope will be useful for both Iranian comrades and others who unavoidably cannot make it on the day.… Continue reading Livestream of tomorrow’s HOPI dayschool
eBay auction for HOPI
A number of members and supporters of the campaign have donated clothes and other items to be sold in aid of HOPI. Amongst the donors are an acclaimed Iranian designer who has given many brand new designer clothes. Plus we have some retro-style punk and rock n’ roll shirts, a few leather biker jackets and… Continue reading eBay auction for HOPI
Video: Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his victory mean for the Iranian working class?
Yassamine Mather (chair, Hands Off the People of Iran) is interviewed by Mark Fischer (secretary, Hopi) Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his victory mean for the Iranian working class? from Hands Off the People of Iran on Vimeo.
Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests!
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll (First published in the Weekly Worker) On the last available day, ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani arrived at the ministry of the interior to register himself as… Continue reading Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests!
Moshé Machover: The formation of the Jewish nation
(First published in the Weekly Worker) Let me start with a proposition that should by now be a matter of general knowledge: the totality of Jews do not constitute a nation in the modern sense of this term; nor have they been a nation in any contemporary meaningful sense for well over 2,000 years. The… Continue reading Moshé Machover: The formation of the Jewish nation