April 2020

A l’occasion de ce Premier mai, nous vous demandons de condamner la répression des syndicats par le gouvernement iranien, d’exiger la libération des leaders et des militants travaillistes et de mettre le gouvernement iranien sous pression afin que celui-ci respecte le droit des travailleurs iraniens de s’organiser et qu’il cesse l’harcèlement de l’activité syndicaliste en Iran.

Moreover, news of the virus’ spread and the upheaval it is causing is intensified as it spreads globally and nearly instantaneously. There is no hiding either from the virus or its profound effects on life as we know it, no matter who we are or where and how we live.

The regime does all that it can to prevent formation and activity of independent trade unions. It prosecutes workers’ leaders and imprisons them. There are a small number of trade unions that have formed despite all the obstacles. Their founding leaders have been imprisoned for many years.

To achieve a real increase in wages and to get rid of poverty and other deprivations imposed on workers by capitalists and pro-capitalist governments, requires the organisation of the working class independent unions and the solidarity and unity of the workers’ organisations.

None of the political, press and civil prisoners have been released. Some furlough have also been cut in half. Ismail Abdi, one of the country's teachers' union activists, was taken to prison after his leave. Prominent prisoners of conscience, including Nasrin Sotoudeh, Mohammad Nourizad, Hashem Khastaar, Soheil Arabi, Athena Daemi, Golrokh Iraee, Zeinab Jalalian, are still in prison.

In this Nr. You can read:
- Current Political Situation in Iran;
- We condemn the government's wage policy and support the workers' struggle to raise wages!
- Corona Virus Crisis and its Double burden on Humanity;
- Release prisoners!
- On the subject of the conviction of civil activists;
- On the subject of executing political prisoner, Mostafa Salimi, upon his re-arrest after escaping prison;
Second Anniversary of the Establishment of the Left Party of Iran (People’s Fadaian) LPI (PF);

Fear of growing popular struggles has further intimidated the regime and it has intensified repression to counter future social unrests. In the past two weeks alone, dozens of civil and political activists have been summoned, arrested and sentenced to prison.

With this small increase, which is only half of the official inflation rate, and while the wages of most workers and retired pensions covers only quarter of the cost of living standards, the condition for workers and retired people will be more difficult and unbearable in the current year.

The fragility of the Islamic Republic (IR) is due to the more concentration of power in the hands of the Supreme Leader and his entourage which is currently manifested in Khamenei and his court (Beit). Therefore, the transition from the IR is contingent upon the end of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (Velayat-e-Faqih). The tumble of the IR is, in essence, Velayat-e-Faqih, which has concentrated absolute power in the hands of the Supreme Leader and forces under his command.

By taking positions and presenting proposals from its establishment two years ago, our party has tried to expose its political views and platform to the sight and judgement of the movement and have impact on our country’s political processes.