Category Archives: Repression

General shutdown in Iran’s Kurdish areas

Posted on 17/09/2018 by | Leave a comment

On September 21st several cities in Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province and the Kurdish cities of West Azerbaijan Province were part of a general shutdown of shops and businesses. According to eyewitnesses and published images, most shops took part in the shutdown, affecting the main markets of these cities. Continue reading →

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Iranian regime prepares for class war

Posted on 17/11/2016 by | Leave a comment

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Faced with a resurgent working class the Iranian regime is preparing itself for class war. Recently “defenders of the sanctum exercises” – which are war games for the regime’s interior security organisations like the Pasdaran and Basij – have taken places in various counties and provinces of the country. Continue reading →

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