On International Women's Day (March 8th), women were at the forefront of the fight against the Islamic regime, writes Tina Becker On International Women’s Day, around 100 people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in London to protest against the repression of women in Iran. Organised by the March 8 Women’s Organisation (Iran-Afghanistan), they heard a range ...
The Reesites no longer peddle the line that Iran is a democratic country. But despite Lindsey German’s resignation from the SWP, their support for the ‘green movement’, including the butcher Moussavi, shows that the comrades still have not learned what principled international solidarity is, says Tina Becker On February 3 Campaign Iran organised a meeting in ...
Chris Strafford calls for mobilisation, and reports Campaign Iran's rebranding On February 3 the Socialist Workers Party-backed Campaign Iran is hosting a meeting in London to discuss the recent mass upsurge in Iran and how sanctions and military threats undermine the movement for positive social change. The speakers include Ali Fathollah-Nejad, billed as a "political scientist ...
Ben Lewis welcomes the initiative of Communist Workers of Iran and offers some fraternal criticisms We welcome the political platform of the Communist Workers of Iran (CWI). We have proofed and edited the English text and are publishing it in the hope that, at a time when the Iranian masses are on the move once more, ...
As the two wings of the regime continue to squabble, the opposition movement grows in radicalism and confidence, write Chris Strafford of CS and Iranian socialist Yassamine Mather There seems to be no end to the crisis which has erupted after Iranian state television showed protesters tearing down or burning images of ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini following ...
Chris Strafford reports on the annual general meeting of Hands Off the People of Iran, where several members of CS were in attendance On Saturday November 28 around 60 people gathered for Hands Off the People of Iran’s third conference. Motions condemning sanctions and threats of war against Iran and calling for a nuclear-free Middle East ...
Ben Lewis reports on the green movement protest outside the Iranian embassy in London and the positive reception Hopi received On Monday December 7, Hands Off the People of Iran activists attended a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy to mark Students Day. It was particularly important for those outside Iran to express our solidarity because this ...
Moshe Machover, Emeritus Professor at King's College, Israeli socialist and anti-Zionist, will be speaking. Plenty of time for questions and debate- all welcome. Public meeting hosted by Hands Off the People of Iran 7:30pm, Tuesday November 10th Meeting room K.018, King's College Strand Campus, The Strand, London (tube: Temple)
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 ...
Hopi Annual General Meeting Come along to the HOPI AGM on November 28 to discuss the current situation in Iran and our plans for the future. Venue: Somers Town Community Centre, 150 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1EE. More details will be posted soon, so watch this space!
Glasgow Caledonian University - Iran: reform or revolution? Wednesday September 23, 17.15 Location: Room M142 , George Moore Building Glasgow Caledonian University email: office@hopoi.info Hands Off the People of Iran's campaign demands are: ** No to any imperialist intervention. The immediate and unconditional end to sanctions on Iran. ** No to the theocratic regime! ** Opposition to Israeli expansionism and aggression ** Support to all ...
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 ...
Saturday October 17 2009 Manchester University Student Union, Oxford Road Meeting Room 1, 10am - 6pm Capitalism is in its deepest crisis since the 1930s. The world is at an historic turning point. The crisis comes at an enormous human cost – soaring unemployment, house repossessions, wage cuts and attacks on basic services and social security provision. The ...