Two Iranian trade unionists briefly imprisoned Two more Iranian trade unionists were detained today while a third continues to be imprisoned.
Update on Iranian workers' struggles A round-up of recent struggles going on in Iran, including textile and petrochemical workers' strikes and opposition to new changes in labour law…
Iran: workers' struggles in brief The following report details recent workers' struggles in Iran, published by the International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI).
OIC support Iranian nuclear program at UN Foreign ministers of member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Tuesday called for disarmament and expressed support for Iranian peaceful nuclear program.
The Iran-Contra affair, 1986 - Noam Chomsky Chomsky's brief account of the US selling arms to Iran via Israel in order to fund far-right paramilitary contras in Nicaragua.
The contra war in Nicaragua - Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky's account of the US-backed “contra” counter-insurgency in Nicaragua against the left-wing government brought to power on the back of…
1978-1979: The Iranian Revolution A history and analysis of the revolution in which socialists aligned themselves with Islamists to overthrow the West-backed Shah.
Iran: Prison sentences against labour activists repealed On Saturday, May 1st, 2004, hundreds of workers and their families in the City of Saqez, Kurdistan province, staged a rally and march to commemorate the International Workers’ Day.
Tehran bus workers leader released Mansoor Hayat Gheibi, one of the leaders of the Tehran Bus Workers Union was released yesterday following a hunger strike that started last week.
Iran: Wave of strikes shakes Tehran The Iranian government also has an internal crisis on its hands. The country's high level of poverty has triggered a series of intense social struggles.
Class war in the Middle East Capitalism and Islam are twin parasites in the ‘Arab states’ – but workers are fighting back hard reports John Shute
Tehran: a letter from the bus workers' union The following letter, addressing world labour organisations, was issued in Tehran on Monday by the Tehran bus workers’ union Syndica Vahed.
