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Iran Hangs 22 Ahwazis in Mass Executions, Including a Father & his Son

The Iranian regime has reportedly hanged 22 Ahwazi Arabs in the past 72 hours after arresting over 1,000 people, including women and children, in recent weeks in a brutal crackdown in the region in southwestern Iran. The executed individuals include a 58-year-old man,...

Symposium on Health Care and Alternatives to Capitalism

Editors’ Note: Recently, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists organized a panel discussion on “health care and alternatives to capitalism” in Los Angeles. The presenters were the following: 1. Maureen Cruise, Registered Nurse and director of Health Care for...

Popular Oral Culture and Sectarianism, a Materialist Analysis

SyriaUntold this year published a series of testimonies reflecting on the issue of sectarianism in Syrian society and its links with popular oral culture. The contributions were written by Syrian men and women from different ethnic and religious background....

Statement From Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists In Solidarity With The Latin American Migrant Caravan Headed for the U.S.

This statement was read at a Los Angeles rally in solidarity with the Latin American migrant caravan on November 3, 2018. We, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists, express our solidarity with the caravan of migrant/refugee families and individuals who are coming...

Do not Disturb!: The Syrian Revolution & the Left of the Global North

Below we publish an article by a group of Berlin-based solidarity activists who challenge Pink Floyd co-founder, Roger Waters, concerning his interview on the Russian state propaganda station, RT. The text of their letter to Roger Waters also follows. A handful of...

Interview with Ali Adubisi, Director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights,

Below is an interview with Ali Adubisi, Director of the European Saudi Organization for Human Rights, which is currently working on defending Israa al-Ghomgham. Al-Ghomgham has been in pretrial detention in Saudi Arabia for the past three years and might be...

Help Keep Idlib’s Democratic Radio Station Alive

Below we reprint an appeal by Raed Fares, founder and director of Radio Fresh, a popular and democratic radio station in northwest Idlib where Fares and other female and male reporters have suffered brutal attacks from both the Assad regime and religious...

Class Series on What is Socialist Feminism? From Analyzing Oppression to Theorizing Liberation and Organizing

Starting Saturday November 17, 2018, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Art Share L.A., 801 E. 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90013 This seven-part class series will critically examine four of the main socialist feminist theories of gender oppression: Social Reproduction, Alienation,...

Three Years Later: The Evolution of Russia’s Military Intervention in Syria

As it draws closer to the eve of September 30—when three years earlier Russian military intervention in Syria first began—it is telling that Russia’s influence in Syria continues to grow on the ground and internationally, particularly through various de-escalation...

Black Rose Rosa Negra (BRRN) For BDS And Solidarity With Middle Eastern Political Prisoners

In April 2018, Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation voted to endorse the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the State of Israel, as well as to join the Campaign in Solidarity with Middle Eastern Political Prisoners organized by...