The strikes by workers in the oil, gas and petrochemical sector shows true opposition to Iran's regime lies within the country and is rooted in the workplaces and factories
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TONIGHT 16 May 1900 BST Online: Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, historian; Azar Sepehr, Women’s rights activist, DIOW; Kemal Ozkan, AGS, IndustriALL; Comrade Habib, Tudeh Party; Jeremy Corbyn MP
At Liberation meeting in parliament women speakers called for solidarity with struggles for equality, freedom and justice
The people are more than capable of confronting, challenging, and ultimately bringing an end to dictatorship and tyranny. Foreign intervention will bring catastrophe
It's time to step up campaigning to promote, protect, and uphold human and democratic rights in Iran; to help send a clear message to the ruling regime in Iran that it will be held accountable for its abuses of these rights; and to reassure the long-suffering Iranian people that their calls and hopes are not in vain, and that they are not alone
Liberation is encouraged by declarations on the formal abolition of the "morality police", but the popular protest movement demands nothing short of fundamental political change
Payam Solhtalab gives an overview of the ongoing popular uprising in Iran, the reasons behind it, and warns of the looming spectre of another brutal regime crackdown.
CODIR condemns brutal onslaught by ruling theocratic dictatorship against university students, calls for release of those detained during popular protests following Mahsa Amini killing
Steve Bishop assesses the prospects for a new agreement with Iran and the implications of failure to reach a deal.
Despite overthrowing the government and forcing the ruling groups to hold early elections, the uprising's demands for radical reform and change remain unfulfilled.
