Category: News
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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…
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“L’Occidente è complice, non aiuterà le donne iraniane a liberarsi del regime”, MicroMega, 12 January 2023
“L’Occidente è complice, non aiuterà le donne iraniane a liberarsi del regime”, MicroMega, 12 January 2023 ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE INTERVIEW Specifically I’d like to ask you for a comment about why IS of Iran, according to your judgement, has ever got to reach this insulting position for all women within the UN Commission on…
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More executions in Iran: Silence is unethical, inhuman and self-defeating
On 7 January, Iran executed another two young men on charges of ‘spreading corruption on earth’ during the morning call to prayers. This time it was Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 21, a karate champion and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, 20, a volunteer children’s coach. Within weeks of being arrested and convicted, the two were executed after being…
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#FreeSoheil
In London, 4 February, there was an action for #FreeSoheilArabi #FreePoliticalPrisonersinIran Film by Reason4Freedom It includes messages of solidarity with Soheil and political prisoners in Iran. Please continue to send us messages of support to Soheil. Also, please continue contacting elected representatives to take action. Actions took place in other cities too and by organisations…
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#WomenLifeFreedom : Revolt and Revolution in Iran, The Thinking Atheist, 27 December 2022
#WomenLifeFreedom : Revolt and Revolution in Iran, The Thinking Atheist, 27 December 2022
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Defending Secularism is the task of the Left
Defending Secularism is the task of the Left, first published in Spanish and Catalan in An Inclusive Secularism for a Diverse Society, Ferrer Guàrdia Report, 23 November 2022. English can be found here. Defending Secularism is the task of the Left Maryam Namazie Secularism is an important principle and fundamental human right. By secularism, I…
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Protest dance against executions in Iran
One Law for All organised a protest dance against #executions and in solidarity with the #womensrevolution in #Iran on Saturday 17 December at Piccadilly Circus. Protestors, with nooses around their necks danced to Shelley Segal cover of Baraye in English. Shervin Hajipour’s Baraye has become the anthem of the revolution. The dance was led by…