While the Saudi kingdom’s callous executions must be condemned, Yassamine Mather says Iran’s official protests are sheer hypocrisy It appears as if the new leaders of Saudi Arabia woke up on the first day of 2016 and thought, ‘How can we make a terrible situation in the Middle East worse than it already is? How… Continue reading Method behind the madness
Time to shed illusions
Only the international solidarity of our class can deliver a lasting solution, writes Yassamine Mather As the situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate, and in the wake of renewed political and military efforts led by the United States, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his Iranian allies have gone onto the offensive. On December 6,… Continue reading Time to shed illusions
Deselect the Labour warmongers
On December 2 the House of Commons voted by 397 to 223 in favour of UK air strikes in Syria. Under the leadership of Hilary Benn, shadow foreign secretary, there were 66 Labour MPs who took advantage of the free vote offered by Jeremy Corbyn and openly sided with the ill-considered imperialist operations in Syria… Continue reading Deselect the Labour warmongers
Making matters worse
Official reaction to the atrocities in France demonstrates once again that imperialism has no answers, writes Yassamine Mather in the 19th November issue of the Weekly Worker: http://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1083/making-matters-worse/
BBC Persian TV debate on Russian involvement in Syria
Featuring HOPI’s Yassamine Mather (in Farsi).
Useful articles on the Kurdish question
Two articles from the 15th October issue of the Weekly Worker: Fruits of intervention Yassamine Mather surveys the mess that imperialism has created Their Kurdistan and ours Dariush Zand, communist medic
BBC Interview on election of Jeremy Corbyn
With Yassamine Mather on BBC Persian (in Farsi)
BBC TV interview Yassamine Mather on Islamic State and Paris Attacks
Two culpable rivals
What lies behind the Mecca tragedy? On September 24, the Saudi authorities told the world that 769 pilgrims had been killed and 863 injured during what was described as a “stampede” in Mecca, as Muslim pilgrims were beginning the Hajj ritual. A few days later, however, it was claimed that Saudi officials had given Indian… Continue reading Two culpable rivals
John McDonnell: honorary president of HOPI now shadow chancellor
Hands Off the People of Iran congratulates Labour’s John McDonnell on his appointment as shadow chancellor. The MP for Hayes and Harlington was a founding member of HOPI and is honorary president of the organisation. He has consistently opposed imperialist intervention in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East, as well as supporting movements for democracy from below. We… Continue reading John McDonnell: honorary president of HOPI now shadow chancellor