“Down with the Oppressor:” Iranian activists on why the ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ uprising is against the whole regime

Mass protests and strikes once again swept Iran in the week of 5 December. Middle East Solidarity interviewed women’s rights activist Parinaz Partow and social activist and former political prisoner Haydeh Ravesh about the uprising which developed after demonstrations escalated nationwide in the wake of the death of a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Jina Amini…

“We are part of an international movement” RMT’s Mick Lynch extends solidarity to struggles in Iran and Sudan on 1 October protests

Thousands of striking workers and activists fighting the rising cost of living in Britain heard a strong message of solidarity from Sudan for their struggles on the “Enough is Enough” day of action on 1 October. Mick Lynch, general secretary of the rail and port workers’ union RMT received a message of support from TAM,…

A message from Sudan to the women of Iran

ترجمه فارسی در زیر آمده است البيان العربي تحت The Sudanese movement No to the Oppression of Women (La liqahr al-nisa’a) published this statement on their Facebook page in Arabic. The regime of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan, who was overthrown by a popular uprising in 2019, used similar tactics to the Iranian regime to instil…

Thousands join London demonstrations as protests surge in Iran

Demonstrations have erupted across Iran over the past week, with tens of thousands taking to the streets. The response of the authorities has been brutal repression, with at least 35 people reportedly killed in the crackdown. Thousands joined solidarity demonstrations in London on 24 September, with around 2-3,000 people gathering in Trafalgar Square. Another protest…