Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ROGERS Paul
There are big power plays afoot in one of the world’s most contested and unstable regions.
Following political developments in the past fortnight, two state-level policy changes in the Middle East are likely to combine to have a substantial impact on regional stability.
On March 10, in a deal (...)
, by BEN SAID Ikram
This article presents an urgent call to action from a Tunisian feminist who sees the hard-fought legacy of generations of activists evaporate by the day.
Tunisia has become a hostage of President Kais Saied’s mission to consolidate power and destroy every democratic institution and achievement (...)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert, BARON Alain, ROUSSET Pierre, SAINT JEAN Henri, TRAT Josette
Ahlem Belhadj died, too young, in Tunis on March 11, 2013. Activist, child psychiatrist by training, she was best known for being the president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD). We publish below a first set of tributes that we have received.
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, by GOLKAR Niloofar
On February 15th, twenty workers’ unions, feminists, students, and one human rights organization in Iran published the Charter of Minimum Demands of Independent Civil and Trade Unions of Iran, the first collective document from within the country, voicing their demands for a democratic and just (...)
, by NPA
The New Anti-Capitalist Party sends its condolences to Myriam, Youssef and Jallal, to all the comrades of Ahlem, activists in the feminist and trade union movement.
Ahlem is leaving at a time when the social movement is particularly targeted, when women’s rights and the democratic rights she (...)
, by Fourth International
The Bureau of the Fourth International wishes to express its shock and sadness at the death of our dear comrade Ahlem Belhadj.
Ahlem’s warmth, kindness and militant qualities were appreciated by all. As soon as the news was known we received messages from France, Brazil, Mexico, the West (...)
, by Leaders
A leading figure in trade unionism, in the fight against oppression, courageous, committed, she was since her age in the front line on all fronts. With a strong voice and determination, she had long carried the cause of democracy and women on her shoulders and in her heart. Dr Ahlem Belhadj, 57 (...)
, by SHAHI Afshin
The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls in more than 100 schools around the country. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has condemned the poisonings, saying perpetrators should be “severely punished”.
Yet (...)
, by DAFT Shireen
Recent media attention has drawn global focus on an escalating number of Iranian schoolgirls falling ill over the past few months because of suspected chemical attacks. Accounts differ, but many reports cite more than 1,000 cases of poisoning at schools across Iran. At least 58 schools in ten (...)
, by ABDULHADI Rabab, FEELEY Dianne, FINKEL David
AGAINST THE CURRENT editors Dianne Feeley and David Finkel spoke with professor Rabab Abdulhadi about her recent experiences and observations on the Palestinian struggle. Dr. Abdulhadi is the founder and director of the AMED (Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas) Studies program at San (...)
, by KIA Babak
As the uprising enters its sixth month, Iran is plunging further into a deep economic and social crisis. But the struggle against the regime continues.
The fall of the national currency seems endless. The population’s mobilizations against the cost of living are multiplying. If political (...)
, by RECHIDI Mahmoud
On this fourth anniversary of the popular Hirak movement, launched in February 2019, Algeria is sinking even further into authoritarianism and repression. The strong state is taking hold!
Copyright: 8 novembre 2019 à Alger. © NPA / AL
Going against the democratic demands and ideals of the (...)
, by ESFANDIARI Golnaz
For months, antiestablishment protesters have called for the overthrow of Iran’s clerical regime and demanded greater social and political freedoms.
Now, opposition figures and civil society groups inside Iran have shared proposals that would transform or even replace the current theocratic (...)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
20 independent trade union and civil organizations in Iran put forward their most basic demands in a joint statement.
The demands presented in this charter encompass a range of social, political, and economic changes necessary for Iran. These demands seek to establish rights such as free (...)
, by Independent trade union and civil organizations of Iran
Twenty independent organizations and unions of Iranian teachers, workers, women, students and retirees have issued the following statement of minimum demands:
To the Honorable and Open-Minded People of Iran:
On the forty fourth anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the economic, (...)
, by Red Roots Collective
This statement was read out by the Red Roots Collective at the Iran demonstration in Manchester yesterday 11 Feb 2023.
We are the voice of workers, oppressed and subaltern! We reflect the power of powerless people! But this reflection is not simply a voice. Within the of voice of voiceless (...)
, par LUCAS Scott
Damascus is putting politics above its people as it hinders the international aid response.
It didn’t take long for Syria’s Assad regime to seek political and economic benefit from the devastation of an earthquake. As emergency services were reaching victims of the 7.8-magnitude tremor on (...)
, by FINKEL David
The degenerative spiral in the so-called Israel-Palestine “conflict” is nowhere near reaching the bottom yet. Even to begin understanding it requires, first, demystifying terms like “conflict,” “cycle of violence” and related phrases that disguise the realities of daily killings — and violations of (...)
, by RAHNEMA Saeed
"Throughout the years, and particularly in the past two decades, the Islamic regime has faced consecutive movements and revolts by different sections of the population in reaction to a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural problems. The September 2022 death of the young Kurdish woman (...)
, by NELSON Simon
Turkey is considering establishing normal relations with the Assad regime in Syria. A meeting in December orchestrated by Russia has now led to a further trilateral agreement with the Russian, Syrian and Turkish foreign ministers.
Since 2011 Turkey has supported, funded, and helped arm (...)
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