The events we are now witnessing in the Middle East, the “United States’ accidental diplomacy” regarding Syria1 and renewed talk of the resolution of Iran’s nuclear programme were unexpected a few weeks ago. Having declared that the use of chemical weapons was the “red line” the Syrian leadership should not cross, the US has now… Continue reading Rowhani’s visit to US
Vazir Fathi ( Rahyaab)
A Brief Personal History and poem Translated from Farsi by: Ali Atash. ***** Vazir Fathi ( Rahyaab) was born in April 1963. He was a political prisoner during “the Decade of Sixties”- 1980’s- and is a survivor of the massacre of “sixty seven”. He was arrested in February of 1983 and was formally released in… Continue reading Vazir Fathi ( Rahyaab)
Rowhani and Sanctions
How long after the inauguration of the new president before disillusionment sets in? Yassamine Mather discusses the limitations of Hassan Rowhani Iran’s new president, Hassan Rowhani, will take office on August 3. He faces major internal as well as international problems. It will be interesting to see how a man who describes himself as a… Continue reading Rowhani and Sanctions
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
‘Iran and the Middle East’
Hands Off the People of Iran fringe meeting at Marxism 2013 ‘Iran and the Middle East’ Speakers: Moshe Machover & Yassamine Mather Location: University of London Union, Bloomsbury Suite Starts: 17:15, Sunday 14 July 2013 Ends: 19:30, Sunday 14 July 2013 Contact Email: office@hopoi.info Phone : 075904416922
Iran election: Not a victory for progressives
On Friday June 14, Iranians voted in large numbers for ayatollah Hassan Rowhani, a regime insider who was elected as Iran’s president with 50.71% of the vote. A centrist, not a ‘reformist’, he became the candidate of an unofficial coalition between ‘reformists’ and ‘centrists’ forged three days before the vote, after green leader and former… Continue reading Iran election: Not a victory for progressives
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.
Iran: Boycott sham elections
Yassamine Mather advocates a boycott and stresses the need for regime change from below On May 22, the US moved closer to imposing a full trade embargo against Iran, as the Senate reaffirmed US support for Israel – should it be “compelled to attack Tehran’s nuclear programme in self-defence”. The Senate voted unanimously to adopt… Continue reading Iran: Boycott sham elections
Iran: Election farce exposes regime’s crisis
The Iranian elections are a travesty Supporters and apologists of Iran’s Islamic Republic in Respect,1 Counterfire2 and the Socialist Workers Party3 have in the past told us that Iran is not a dictatorship. It has democratic elections to determine the president and the composition of its parliament … The regime’s 11th presidential elections have demonstrated… Continue reading Iran: Election farce exposes regime’s crisis
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!