Solidarity with Iraq Popular Protests: Statement from Alliance of MENA Socialists
The demands for social justice and economic redistribution against the neoliberal destructive policies cannot be dissociated from the opposition to the sectarian political system. The overwhelming majority of protesters continue to denounce the Islamization and...
Protest movements in Iraq in the age of a ‘new civil society’
For Iraqi protesters, individual freedom, especially the freedom not to belong to a religious and sectarian group is considered as essential as economic equality. The madaniyya claimed by Iraqi youth is not only the ‘post-Islamist’ moment spreading throughout the...
Event in Solidarity with Political Prisoners in Iran, October 6, 2019, Paris
This event is organized by Iranian progressives and socialists in Paris. On October 6, 2019, we stand in solidarity with the resistance of Iranian people. Particularly, we express our solidarity with the inspiring and courageous struggles of Haft Tappeh workers...
Sudan’s Acute Contradictions
Sudan is in a state of acute contradiction as popular forces share power with the very actors that repressed the movement. The Revolution has Emerged: Sudan’s Acute Contradictions By: Emma Wilde Botta Source: The Review of African Political Economy September 2019 In...
The Paradox of Syria’s Reconstruction
As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime has regained power, thanks to Russian and Iranian military assistance, it has turned to the country’s reconstruction. Yet Assad’s primary aim has not been to reverse the ravages of war. Instead, his regime has designed...
The Arab Spring Lives on in Algeria, an interview with Hamza Hamouchene
Algeria is in the throes of a revolutionary moment. But having overthrown dictator Abdelaziz Bouteflika last spring, the movement must now find a way to return the class issue to the center of politics or risk watching the revolutionary moment slip away. INTERVIEW...
Alliance Statement on India’s Revocation of Jammu & Kashmir’s Autonomous Status
As the Indian government resorts to annexation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir at gunpoint, detaining its political leaders and cutting off all means of communication, we extend our solidarity to the people of Jammu and Kashmir as they struggle for their most basic...
“More Tribal, More Sectarian, More Crony Capitalist Than Ever” An Interview with Joseph Daher
Bashar al-Assad has started confiscating the homes of Syrians who fled during the Civil War. For decades, his clan has purged the state of all but the most fanatical loyalists: now, it’s doing the same to society itself. In September 2011, Syrian leftist Yassin al-Haj...
Livestream Facebook Dialogue Between Venezuelan, Syrian and Iranian Socialists on the Challenges of Offering an Emancipatory Alternative, Sunday July 21, 2019
A Dialogue Between Venezuelan, Syrian and Iranian Socialists on the Challenges of Offering an Emancipatory Internationalist Alternative to Imperialism, Capitalism, Sexism and Racism Sunday July 21, 2019, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Geneva Time Livestream via facebook...
Open-Ended Iran- US war!
Below is an article from a reader: The United States and Iran have both gained a lot from their hostility for the last 40 years. The Iranian government always lives and flourishes in crisis to exploit the Iranian working class, women and minorities. The most recent...