Place: Iran

Almost all Shi’a mosques host Basij centers. Basij is the popular arm of the IRGC, directly controlled by “the Supreme Leader.” These Basij centers are the primary reason Iranian protesters have been targeting mosques …Iranian protesters do not need Israeli instigation

Regarding the current catastrophic repression of the mass uprising in Iran, an urgent task is to stand collectively against further mass killings by the Islamic Republic, whether on the streets or in prisons. This must be aligned with a collective

The unrest is growing and now includes a Kurdish general strike and participation by the Baluch and Azeri ethnic

We are in the 102nd week of the ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign, while the execution government of Iran, over the past year (2025), has hanged more than 2,200 of our fellow citizens on the

The underlying logic and key characteristics of the 12-day Israel-Iran war.

Afghan refugees,a population of 4-5 million who have lived,worked &raised families in Iran for decades,are being deported en

Regardless of the backgrounds and reasons behind Israel and the United States’ military aggression against Iran, it is clear that this invasion has imposed a new “state of war” on the Middle East. The fragile ceasefire established after the “12-day war” cannot conceal the gravity and severity of this imposed situation.

A living, relevant left must learn to listen to the voice of the oppressed wherever it speaks—not only when it matches familiar Western narratives. It needs to offer a true emancipatory vision and not just slogans.

Iranian feminists will speak about how U.S. activists can take a principled stand against the violations of human rights by all the powers involved and defend progressive, life-affirming forces inside Iran, the Middle East region, and the U.S.

On Zoom, Tues. June 24 at 7 pm Eastern.
Speakers: Yassamine Mather, Michael Karadjis, and Evan Siegel.

Opposing Netanyahu, Trump, and Khamenei

How Iran’s “heroic flexibility” towards its foreign enemy is accompanied by an intensified “iron fist” against the internal enemy

The feminist perspective on the death penalty in Iran reveals a complex interplay between gender, power, and the legal system

Hank Kennedy reviews Wilson and Keko’s Freedom Shall Prevail, a comic book on the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish freedom struggle.

Historical background to this fourth Israeli invasion of Lebanon

The systemic violation of students’ rights and freedoms has persisted for forty-five years under the Islamic Republic of Iran, including the current period under President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The left must oppose both the Israeli and the Iranian regimes

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In a poll conducted by Zamaneh in June 2024, Iranians  overwhelmingly said that the presidential election will not improve their lives.   69%  wanted a fundamental transformation of the political

Gender issues are crucial in Iran’s presidential election, scheduled for June 28.

We believe that in the current situation, saying “no to warmongering” is a necessary position both to reject the militarist structure of the Islamic Republic and to clearly delineate a stand against war and bloodshed in the region.