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!
Iraq: A disaster waiting to happen
The US and Iran find themselves on the same side and ready to cooperate, warns Yassamine Mather News from Iraq is getting worse by the hour. Many cities in the north of the country have now fallen to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), working in alliance with a variety of Sunni… Continue reading Iraq: A disaster waiting to happen
Iran UK relations
William Hague has said plans to re-open the British Embassy in Tehran are an “important step forward” in relations with Iran. HOPI chair Yassamine Mather spoke to Mark Fischer on today’s developments http://www.hopoi.org/ee.mp3
Iraq – No to Military Intervention by the United States and Iran
Iraq totters on the edge of social meltdown and western imperialist powers and their allies flounder for a half rational response. What’s going on and what are the implications for the wider region? Yassamine Mather of Hands Off the People of Iran spoke to Mark Fischer MF: In contradiction to some of the commentary that… Continue reading Iraq – No to Military Intervention by the United States and Iran
Half-Marathon for Workers Fund Iran
Workers Fund Iran does excellent work raising practical solidarity with working class people (employed and unemployed) in Iran. Iranians suffer both from the effects of US-led sanctions and the neoliberal and repressive policies of their own regime. These factors combined with the global economic crisis have resulted in intolerable conditions for the mass of people… Continue reading Half-Marathon for Workers Fund Iran
HOPI’s Yassamine Mather on BBC Persian Service
The United States is about to release the frozen cash in some Iranians’ bank accounts, saying Tehran has kept to the interim deal over its nuclear programme. Yassamine Mather was invited to discuss the deal on the BBC Persian Service. Note, the clip is in Farsi throughout! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08vHrPNPUc&feature=youtu.be
Video: Latest developments in US-Iran negotiations
HOPI’s Yassamine Mather outlines how the sanctions being eased today actually helped enrich many clerics in Iran.
Shahrokh Zamani returned to Gohardasht prison
Shahrokh Zamani, labour activist and a member of the Council of Representatives of Labour Organizations and member of the Painters Union spent over 30 days in hunger strike. Zamani has been in prison since June 2011 charged with participating in the organisation of an illegal group against the regime, the Democratic Workers Movement with the… Continue reading Shahrokh Zamani returned to Gohardasht prison
Iranian New Year messages on Daricheh Tv (فارسی)
Video: Solidarity with political prisoners