Hands Off the People of Iran remains true to its slogan, ‘No to imperialism, no to the Islamic regime’. Yassamine Mather describes the devastation and hunger inflicted on Iranians If you want to find out what economic chaos looks like, forget about Athens or Madrid: Tehran is the capital to study. In 2009-10 there were… Continue reading Iran: Sanctions mean war on the people
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Robin Hood and solidarity
Ben Lewis reports on comrades running the Nottingham half-marathon in support of Workers Fund Iran On Sunday September 30, six bright-eyed and bushy-tailed runners from Workers Fund Iran lined up with around 6,600 other competitors to take part in the Ikano Robin Hood half-marathon in Nottingham. The event was billed as a “fast and scenic… Continue reading Robin Hood and solidarity
Massive anti-regime protest in Tehran
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Protests outside Central Bank of Iran as currency collapses
Police use tear gas to break up demonstrators in Tehran: BBC news report and video
Iran Tribunal: ‘Impossible to continue support’
Norman Paech, a prominent member of the German left Party Die Linke, has joined others in withdrawing his support for the Iran Tribunal after approaches from supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran, reports Tina Becker This is an edited version of an article recently published on the website of the German magazine Hintergrund.[i]… Continue reading Iran Tribunal: ‘Impossible to continue support’
Video: Why HOPI opposes the ‘Iran Tribunal’
Yassamine Mather and Mark Fischer of Hands Off the People of Iran explain why the so-called “Iran Tribunal” that has been taking place in London, should not be supported by socialists and communists: because of its financial support from the US government and its silence on the threat of war it is implicitly acting in… Continue reading Video: Why HOPI opposes the ‘Iran Tribunal’
Iranians & Israelis against war
Israelis and Iranians against war 20th August 2012 4.45 pm No to imperialist war! No to sanctions! No to the theocratic regime! Support for socialism and democracy in Iran and therefore solidarity with all democratic, working class, socialist and secular movements in Iran. Opposition to Israeli, British and American nuclear weapons. For a Middle East… Continue reading Iranians & Israelis against war
Stepping up the threats
It is mid-summer in an election year, so we should not be surprised by the hawkish statements regarding Iran coming from the US – not just from the Republican contender, Mitt Romney, but also the current US president. However, even when we take into account the timing, some of the statements Romney has just made… Continue reading Stepping up the threats
Sealed trains and class traitors
Debates about the Iran Tribunal – convened to put the Islamic regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 – continues to occupy a prominent place in the publications and websites of the Iranian left, both in exile and to a lesser extent inside Iran itself. In a sense it… Continue reading Sealed trains and class traitors
Accepting funds from the CIA
Supporters of the Iran Tribunal have desperately been trying to defend their abandonment of working class principle. Yassamine Mather reports on the contortions The Iran Tribunal – convened to put the Tehran regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 – took place in London over June 18-22. While it… Continue reading Accepting funds from the CIA