Category: News
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Doodling on the Quran and religious texts for Apostasy Day
You are invited to join the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) on International Apostasy Day to defend freedom of expression and the right to apostasy and blasphemy by subverting religious texts. Whilst we might not agree with burning Qurans and books (usually associated with a long history of state and religious censorship against dissent),…
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The Premiere of Art of Resistance
CEMB Resident Artist Victoria Gugenheim has given a keynote address on Art and Freedom of Expression and shown an exhibition entitled Terror, Trauma, Transformation featuring CEMB’s activist work at the World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen during 3-6 August. ‘The Art of Resistance,’ a 30-minute documentary featuring Victoria and Maryam Namazie’s approach to freedom of expression…
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CEMB Celebrated Liberation as a Riot and Woman, Life, Freedom Revolution in Iran at Pride
On 1 July, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) marched at Pride in London to celebrate Liberation as Riot and defend the revolution in Iran that is challenging Islam and Islamism and defending Woman, Life, Freedom, LGBT rights, secularism and more. On this day, we also raged against the execution and murder of women, dissenters,…
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Our Collective Rage: Rise Up Against Executions in Iran
The Islamic regime of Iran’s machinery of execution has never stopped since its inception. The wave of repression, killings and executions has intensified, especially in Baluchistan, Kurdistan and Khuzestan. The numbers of executed this month alone have been at least 142 people; so far this year, 307 people have been executed in Iran. Many more…
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Women #Dance4Freedom
On 29 April, Women and girls came together to #Dance4Freedom in Piccadilly Circus in Solidarity with Woman, Life, Freedom Revolution in Iran on International Day of Dance. Women in Iran have long protested the Islamic regime of Iran’s suppression by dancing. We continue this tradition on International Dance Day with #Dance4Freedom in support of women…
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International Women’s Day homage to ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ and the women’s revolution in Iran
The Royal College of Physicians in London was the scene of a stunning International Women’s Day, 8 March, evening in homage to the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ Revolution in Iran. Photos of the event can be seen here. Maryam Namazie, the event organiser and One Law for All Spokesperson says: ‘On International Women’s Day, will pay…
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An Open Letter from Iranian and Afghan Women, International Lawyers and Global Women Leaders Urging Countries to Recognize the Crime of Gender Apartheid
One Law for All Spokesperson Maryam Namazie joins a coalition of female lawyers, judges, activists and other global leaders to name the atrocities against the women and girls of Iran and Afghanistan for what they are: Gender Apartheid. This effort is being led by legal experts who are pursuing a path to have Gender Apartheid recognised…
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Iran: International Day of Action in Solidarity with the revolutionary uprising and workers’ movement in Iran
Wednesday 8 February 2023 4pm – Rally in Parliament Square, London 5pm – Meeting at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster The Boothroyd Committee Room PCH Organised by the Solidarity with the Workers’ Movement in Iran Committe Following the murder of Mahsa Amini by the morality police in Iran on 16 September 2022 and the…
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The Body Riots on Hijab Day for Woman, Life, Freedom and No Hijab Day
On 1 February, World Hijab Day, women took part in a global body riot to defend the women’s revolution in Iran and for woman, life, freedom. They took action, topless or with bras on, to challenge compulsory hijab rules that has killed Mahsa Jina Amini on 16 September and has and continues to suppress countless…
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Iran Protest: Stop Killing Children
24 January protest at UNICEF London against Islamic #ChildKiller regime of #Iran, 4-5pm, Intl Education Day #EducationNotExecution, #StopKillingChildren, #IslamicRegimeKillsKids UNICEF, London Office, 1 Westfield Ave, London E20 1HZ Join protest action at UNICEF against killing of children by Islamic regime of Iran on International Day of Education. 70 plus child protestors 18 and under have…
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Solidarity with Women, Workers, Youth in Iran: Model Motion
Dear Comrade I’m writing to inform you of the establishment of the Committee for Solidarity with the Iranian Workers’ Movement, a new campaign founded by a range of Iranian and Kurdish socialist and feminist activists, with support from ourselves and others in the British labour movement. Our movement at its best has always been radically…
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Solidarity with the Iranian Workers’ Movement Committee established
Solidarity with the Iranian Workers’ Movement Committee was established in December 2022. The aims of the Committee are to to provide briefings and information on struggles in Iran, mobilise support and solidarity with the revolutionary uprising and against rights violations and facilitate direct links between workers’ organisations in the UK and workers’ organisations in…