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[ June 24, 2026 ] Protests spread across Iran as executions, poverty and repression intensify Bulletin
[ June 9, 2026 ] Workers, students, pensioners and prisoners push back as the regime deepens war, poverty and repression Bulletin
[ May 21, 2026 ] Asghar Farhadi and the killing of innocent people – interview with Keyvan Javid Articles
[ May 14, 2026 ] Councils and the “agency of the people” – Interview with Hamid Taqvaee Articles
[ May 7, 2026 ] Anti-Execution campaign continues as workers protest layoffs, unpaid wages and deadly workplaces Bulletin

The World After September 11, Part One: The War of Terrorists

September 21, 2001

by Mansoor Hekmat Two Reactionary Camps The appalling September 11, 2001 terrorist crimes against humanity and the slaughter of thousands of innocent people in America has pushed the world to the brink of one of […]

Ending Terrorism is our Task

September 14, 2001

A Discussion with Mansoor Hekmat Question: Thousands of people have lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks on the skyscrapers of the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon Building in […]

The Rise and Fall of Political Islam

February 23, 2001

A Discussion with “Porsesh” Question: What is your interpretation of concepts such as Islamic fundamentalism and political Islam? What is the difference between the two? Mansoor Hekmat: I do not use the expression […]

On the Fight against Religion

February 15, 2001

Interview with Radio International Azar Majedi: In a recent interview with Porsesh magazine you said, “secularism is a set of minimum conditions”, and that [you] “do not want just secularism, but a conscious fight […]

Public Statement : To All European Banks and Financial Institutions

February 5, 2001

February 5, 2001 Worker-communist Party of Iran With the deepening political crisis in Iran, and the growing instability of the Islamic Republic in the face of popular discontent and opposition, there is substantial evidence that […]

Capital Punishment: The most Deplorable form of Deliberate Murder

October 23, 2000

Question: In its literature, the Worker-communist Party of Iran has clearly spoken about the necessity of abolishing capital punishment. What is the WPI’s reasoning behind the necessity of abolishing capital punishment? Mansoor Hekmat: Capital punishment […]

Iran will be the Scene of a Mass Anti-Islamic Offensive

June 13, 1999

Interview with Radio Hambastegi Question: Why did the Worker-communist Party of Iran’s Central Committee adopt a resolution on intensifying the struggle against Islamic currents and groups? Everyone knows the WPI as an anti-religion organisation; […]

Party and Society: From a pressure group to a political party

November 26, 1998

Mansoor Hekmat A twenty-year route Comrades! Today – take or leave several weeks – is the twentieth anniversary of the formation of the Unity of Communist Militants (UCM). This is related to my discussion […]

Under the Veil of Repression

April 4, 1998

Tyranny and repression unavoidably depict an inverted picture of the political realities of the society. The fall of dictatorial regimes has always resulted in consequences other than what the political observers have expected on […]

A Better World

December 5, 1997

A Better World Programme of the Worker-communist Party Part One Social and Intellectual Basis of Worker-communism A better world Freedom, equality, prosperity Class struggle: proletariat and bourgeoisie Worker-communism Capitalism A balance-sheet Foundations of capitalism […]

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Protests spread across Iran as executions, poverty and repression intensify

June 24, 2026

Iranian society is in motion. Across Iran, protests are spreading among prisoners, students, workers, pensioners, healthcare staff, artists, war-affected families and local communities. The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has reached its 126th week in 57 prisons, while workers strike [...]
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Workers, students, pensioners and prisoners push back as the regime deepens war, poverty and repression

June 9, 2026

Sepideh Gholian has been released from prison — and her first message was clear: she may tire of many things, but not of reaching freedom. Across Iran, protests are spreading again: students in more than 15 cities, pensioners in Shush, [...]
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Asghar Farhadi and the killing of innocent people – interview with Keyvan Javid

May 21, 2026

In this interview, Keyvan Javid emphasises that the 39-day war by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic is not only not condemnable, but could have been part of the continuation of the people of Iran’s struggle for [...]
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Councils and the “agency of the people” – Interview with Hamid Taqvaee

May 14, 2026

What does the “agency of the people” really mean beyond slogans? In this interview, Hamid Taqvaee argues that people can only play a decisive role when they are organised — in the struggle to overthrow the Islamic Republic, in the [...]
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Anti-Execution campaign continues as workers protest layoffs, unpaid wages and deadly workplaces

May 7, 2026

The “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign has entered its 119th week across 56 prisons, despite threats and punishment against women political prisoners in Evin. At the same time, laid-off Ilam Gas Refinery workers and Kish Choub factory workers are protesting [...]
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Workers’ protests continue – wage delays, strikes, and anti-execution mobilisation

May 4, 2026

An international anti-execution campaign—supported by 175 organisations across 14 countries and 35 cities—is gaining momentum. A global conference on 9 May will bring together forces fighting executions and defending political prisoners. Inside Iran, protests continue as workers strike over unpaid [...]
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Statement on the occasion of May Day, International Workers’ Day: Workers of all countries, support the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran!

May 1, 2026

Statement on the occasion of May Day, International Workers’ Day Workers of all countries, support the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution in Iran! The current war and the critical situation in the region and the world require that the urgent task [...]
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Pensioners protest, internet shutdown sparks backlash, anti-execution campaign grows

May 1, 2026

Steel pensioners are protesting the termination of their health insurance, while anger is growing over internet shutdowns that are deepening economic crisis and repression. At the same time, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign continues inside prisons, backed by a [...]
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Layoffs, wage delays, and growing protests across workplaces

April 27, 2026

From mine workers in Tabas to university staff, protests are growing against job cuts and months of unpaid salaries. Thousands have been laid off as the regime shifts the cost of war onto workers. Workers are being pushed to the [...]
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May Day is the day to proclaim the necessity of socialism across the whole world. Workers of the world, unite!

April 26, 2026

May 1st, International Workers’ Day, is the day to show the determination and will of workers and millions of wealth-creating people in protest against inequality, injustice, and the trampling of human dignity by the utterly vile system of wage slavery [...]