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To: The Fraternal Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organisations, labour organisations, and progressive minded people   Reza Shahabi is on Hunger Strike Condemn the regime of the Islamic Republic for its crimes against the trade union activists !   Dear Comrades, The authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have returned Reza Shahabi, a board member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, to Rajaei Shahr prison on August 9, 2017. Reza Shahabi was arrested in June 2010 for his trade union activities. The Islamic Revolutionary Court falsely charged him with “Propaganda against the State” and “acting against national security” in April 2012, and convicted him to 6 years imprisonment and banned him for 5 years from all trade union activities. The Islamic Revolutionary Court has returned Reza Shahabi to prison with the charge that part of Shahabi’s medical leave was not agreed upon. Shahabi went on hunger …

The following is the text of the interview. Comrade Jaafar, thank you for the time you are spending with us for this interview. As you know, due to the Russian aerial bombardment and the destruction of the bases of Daesh (ISIS) and other terrorist groups, the balance of power has changed in Syria. The regime of Basher Assad has gone on the offensive, and its forces have advanced significantly. The Turkish government of Erdogan has violated international norms and regulations and has frantically bombarded the bases of the Kobane Kurds and has declared its opposition to any autonomy for the Syrian Kurds. How do you evaluate these new developments in Syria? The adventurist policy of Erdogan’s government, a government that is sunk in the dream of the revival of “Great Ottoman Empire” and that shamelessly interferes in the internal affairs of the countries of the region has faced disgraceful defeat. …

Dear Comrades, The authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are putting pressure on Reza Shahabi, a board member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, to present himself to Evin prison authorities. Reza Shahabi was arrested in June 2010 for his trade union activities. The Islamic Revolutionary Court falsely charged him with “Propaganda against the State” and “acting against national security” in April 2012, and convicted him to 6 years imprisonment and banned him for 5 years from all trade union activities. Reza Shahabi was harshly mistreated by the prison authorities. During his arrest and interrogation, he was badly beaten and put in solitary confinement for many months. As a result, Reza Shahabi’s state of health quickly deteriorated in prison and he developed neck and back pains and numbness in his leg and hand. Though the medical examinations showed that he needed spine surgery, the …

The barbaric terrorist actions in Paris that resulted in the death of more than 120 innocent individuals are the natural product of imperialist policies. No one is born to be a terrorist, nor is terrorism accidental or an attribute of a specific religion. Terrorism in the current world is the product of bullying and plundering by particularly the Western imperialist countries. These imperialist powers destroy purposefully the world security by continuously violating the international laws and regulations that suppose to protect and guarantee the immunity and security of the people. They cause the death of millions of people by arbitrary and criminal acts accompanied by venomous lies. No one has the power to take them accountable and seek justice. There is no international judicial authority to guarantee the rights of deprived people. Even the International Criminal Court is a tool of suppression and imposition of their sinister goals. The language …

The imported foreign mercenaries to Syria, with the support of the western imperialists, have been destroying Syria and killing its people for five years. These mercenaries plant bombs in the centers of big cities such as Damascus and Aleppo and destroy the livelihood of the citizens. The western intelligence organizations have mobilized these mercenaries through Saudi-Arabia and Qatar and have imported them to Syria. Their identities have been revealed to be a mixture of Al-Qaida, the Moslem Brotherhood, and the Salafist Movement. They are mobilized from Libya, Saudi-Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Afghanistan, Jordon, Tunisia, Egypt, Chechnya, Lebanon, China, and so on. There are reports that members of the Organization of Mujahedin of Iran are involved in the West’s imperialist intervention in Syria. The role of Turkey in the financial and spiritual support of Daesh (IS-ISIS) and the Syrian reactionary opposition are not hidden from open eyes. The situation is so anarchical …

The Communist Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist) and the Popular Revolutionary Front, The Coordination Committee of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO) expressed the solidarity of the fraternal Parties for the murder of Comrade Gustavo Salgado. The political activity of our comrade Gustavo is an example of communist militancy, constant defense of workers’ interests, popular and youth; was characterized by his tireless work of building organizations of the socialist revolution in Mexico. The kidnapping and murder of Comrade Gustavo is part of the process fascisation of Mexico, where the corrupt regime of Enrique Peña Nieto imposes unpopular with brutal counter-violence and repression, concealing those responsible for crimes against the people. We condemn fascism and state terrorism and demand, together with the fraternal Party and FPR of Mexico, capture and punishment of the murderers and their bosses. The pain is transformed into struggle and organization to overthrow the enemies …

Dear Comrades, Communists, Workers, and Fellow Iranians! In the following statement, we inform all Marxist-Leninists, the working class, and the people of Iran that the two organizations of “The Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan)” and “The Marxist-Leninist Organization of Toufan-Rahe Ayandeh” have united. Both of these organizations reached agreement on all the following points after necessary discussions and an exchange of points of views. We circulate this statement among the sympathizers of the emancipation of the working class and those who sincerely wish to eliminate class oppression and exploitation. We offer our unified action as a positive example from which they can gain experience. We hope this joint effort inspires those who have love for and consider communism as the ideal of human emancipation. The Party of Labour of Iran (Toufan) and the Marxist-Leninist Organization of Toufan-Rahe Ayandeh, in their 35-year activities and historical developments and in their separate …