Iran, Protests 18 June 2009
The dramatic events
in Tehran and other
major cities following the June 12 presidential election in Iran are
clear manifestations of the anger and frustration of the majority of
Iranians with political Islam.
The
election campaign of the four
presidential candidates was largely ignored by the majority of the
population until early June, when a series of televised debates
triggered street demonstrations and public meetings. Ironically it
was Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s fear of losing that prompted him to make
allegations of endemic corruption against some of the leading figures
of the religious state, including former president Ali Akbar
Rafsanjani and Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri, former interior minister and
adviser to supreme leader ayatollah Khamenei. . Read full article
Iran,
Protests 13 June 2009 Support for the mass protests
against Ahmadinejad’s re-election! But
we should have no illusions that Massouvi would have been any better
Yassamine Mather, chair of Hands Off the People
of Iran, assesses the highly fluid situation in Iran:
It is no surprise that the highly contested results of the presidential
elections in Iran have sparked unrest in Tehran and other cities across
Iran. The level of cheating on display seems crazy even by the
standards of Iran's Islamic Republic regime. Clearly, the results are
the final proof that confirms that the whole electoral process is
deeply undemocratic and rigged from top to bottom. Read full article
Iran, May Day 2009
Demand the release of May Day detainees!
On May Day, workers and their families who had gathered at Tehran’s
Laleh Park, following a call by the May Day Organising Committee (made
up of Iran’s independent labour organisations), to voice their demands
and to commemorate this day, were attacked by the police and security
forces and plain clothes officers. A number of people who were in the
park were also attacked. Using various brutal means and instruments,
the security forces seriously injured a large number of people and
arrested and put in jail over 150. Of these, around 100 are still in
prison.Click here
for more information on how to protest
March 21 2009
Much has been made of Barack Obama’s Newroz message, which is supposed
to represent a “new beginning” for relations between the US and the
Islamic Republic.
But we should take a closer look at Obama's project in the Middle East
and what he is looking to gain from Iran.
Hopi members in Manchester co-organised a demo in solidarity with
imprisoned Iranian students belonging to the group Students for Freedom
and Equality. These students have been arrested and imprisoned for
protesting against the Iranian regime, and are facing torture and even
execution.
March 16
2009: National launch of HOPI's 'Smash the Sanctions' campaign
Listen below
to the speeches given by Yassamine Mather (chair of
Hands Off the People of Iran) John McDonnell MP and Jenny
Jones (London Assembly member, Green Party)
The Iranian
Revolution is often portrayed as an uprising led by Islamic
fundamentalists against the discredited regime of Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi. This is a misconception. Read three articles that outline the
genuine social dynamics of the mass democratic movement that rose
against the Shah and the leading role of progressive women’s and
workers’ organisations within it. In the video below, filmed on
February 25 2009, Torab Saleth speaks about the betrayal of the
revolution and the failures of the left.
Hands Off
The People Of Iran fights against the threat of any imperialist
intervention, war or sanctions against Iran. It looks to build active,
practical solidarity with grass-roots radical secular forces in Iran,
the militant women’s, workers and students movements. We want regime
change, both in Iran and in the imperialist countries. But we know that
change must come from below - from the struggles of the working class
and social movements - if it is to lead to genuine liberation.
Our campaign demands:
No to imperialist war! For the immediate and unconditional
withdrawal of US/UK troops from Iraq and all the Gulf region!
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 working class and progressive struggles in
Iran against poverty and repression!
Support for socialism, democracy and workers' control in
Iran!
For a nuclear-free Middle East as a step towards a
nuclear-free world!
Israeli socialist Moshe Machover
spoke at the occupation of King's College in January 2009 on the
question of 'Gaza: what's going on?' This is a 10 min extract from his
talk. Moshe is a member of the steering committee of Hands Off the
people of Iran
March 25 2009, Manchester Students' Union
March 16
2009: National launch of HOPI's 'Smash the Sanctions' campaign
The Iranian
Revolution is often portrayed as an uprising led by Islamic
fundamentalists against the discredited regime of Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi. This is a misconception. Read three articles that outline the
genuine social dynamics of the mass democratic movement that rose
against the Shah and the leading role of progressive women’s and
workers’ organisations within it. In the video below, filmed on
February 25 2009, Torab Saleth speaks about the betrayal of the
revolution and the failures of the left. 
