The contradictory figure of Ayatollah Montazeri died in the early hours of Sunday, December 20. In one of his last statements, he warned that the current crisis in Iran was threatening the entire basis of the regime. Yet how did this man – originally a stalwart of the state, one of the main architects of… Continue reading Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922-2009)
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Student activist Mohammad Pourabdollah sentenced to six years imprisonment
Mohammad Pourabdollah a member of Freedom and Equality Seeking Students in Iran was arrested during a brutal attack on his home in Tehran on February 12th 2009. Mohammad was a chemical engineering student at the University of Tehran. He has been kept in Evin prison in terrible conditions, suffering torture and abuse on a… Continue reading Student activist Mohammad Pourabdollah sentenced to six years imprisonment
16 Azar: The entire regime is the target!
The 56th anniversary of a murder of a student by the Shah’s security forces during Vice-president Nixon’s visit in 1953 may prove to be the last held under the heel of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Possibly millions of students, youth and workers took to the streets in protests against the regime and the barbaric… Continue reading 16 Azar: The entire regime is the target!
A Statement by Iran Khodro Car Workers – December 6 2009
A Statement by Iran Khodro Car Workers – December 6 2009 Fellow workers and friends, During the last few days tens of workers, students and grieving mothers [a reference to mothers of young people killed following protest gatherings on December 4] have been arrested and sent to jail. Many of our colleagues and fellow workers… Continue reading A Statement by Iran Khodro Car Workers – December 6 2009
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 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
Do not deport 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 Do not deport Sheida Jahanbin!
Videos of Student protests at Azad University in Tehran
Student Protest at Azad University Central Branch in Tehran دانشگاه آزاد مرکز ۲۱ مهر from Freedom Messenger.