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
Mass protests continue across Iran (Videos)
On November 4th students, workers and youth have formed mass demonstrations in 9 different districts in Tehran and in other cities such as Rasht, Isfahan and Shiraz. Below are some of the videos:
Manchester HOPI: Punk benefit for Iranian Students
On Saturday the 24th of October around 80 people packed into a South Manchester house to enjoy punk, electronic and experimental acts perform in a basement at a fundraiser for Iranian political prisoners. The event was mainly attended by crust-punks, students and squatters who donated £100 to the cause. Simon Morris of Ceramic Hobs, (long… Continue reading Manchester HOPI: Punk benefit for Iranian Students
Public meeting: Israel, Iran, the nuclear pretext and the threat of war
Israeli anti-Zionist Moshe Machover of the Hopi Steering Committee will discuss what lies behind the renewed threats of intervention and increased sanctions against Iran from the US and Israel, and the utter hypocrisy of the nuclear pretext for ‘regime change’ in their own interests. Come along to join in the discussion and meet others committed… Continue reading Public meeting: Israel, Iran, the nuclear pretext and the threat of war
Hopi Annual General Meeting
Saturday November 28 2009 Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1EE (near Euston station). Registration from 10am. Download a leaflet here: AGM leaflet front leaflet back Since the June 2009 elections, the situation in Iran has dramatically changed. Thousands have taken to the streets in defiant protest – despite the Iranian regime’s… Continue reading Hopi Annual General Meeting
Green road to nowhere
The sham presidential election of June 2009 has unleashed a rainbow of political forces, writes Yassamine Mather, including an increasingly strong red component. The task of the left is to support and strengthen the red component of this rainbow, the Iranian working class, as the only force capable of bringing about democracy, and the only… Continue reading Green road to nowhere
We stand with the people of Iran
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!
The Iranian coup four months on
Mehdi Kia examines the state of the movement against the clerical regime It is now four months since the coup in Iran, thinly disguised as presidential elections. Even though the victors of the coup appear to have succeeded in consolidating themselves and the opposition forces have apparently been pushed back into defensive positions, the massive… Continue reading The Iranian coup four months on