Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed by Iranian security forces as they try to repress what is fast becoming a generalised uprising against the Islamic Republic’s leadership. Independent trade unions including the bus workers’ union in Tehran are warning that workers need to have independent organisation which is not linked to foreign…
Collective Statement of Independent Iranian Organizations Opposing War and Warmongering PoliciesOriginal published here Given the current unstable and dangerous situation in Iran and the wider region, the undersigned organizations consider it their duty to adopt a collective stance. The working people of Iran—workers, teachers, nurses, retirees, and other wage earners—have not benefited and will not…
By Miriam Scharf (Newham NEU) At our annual NEU conference 2000 delegates representing 500,000 education workers in England and Wales make conference policy and discuss many international issues. This year MENA Solidarity held a fringe meeting, ‘Women at the Frontline of the Struggle’ with speakers from Iran, Syria and Sudan. We heard on zoom from…
Azadeh Neman is a teacher, NEU member and Iranian activist. She spoke to Middle East Solidarity on the second anniversary of the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini by the Iranian state and the eruption of mass protests under the slogan ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’. MES: Two years after the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini can we…
Voices of revolution: learning from women’s experiences in the struggle for change Sunday 12 March, 5-7pm Register here: https://tinyurl.com/voicesofrevolution This online event is hosted by Middle East North Africa Solidarity Network in collaboration with activists from Sudan, Iran, Palestine and elsewhere in the Middle East with the support of the National Education Union (NEU) and…
MENA Solidarity Network 