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, by DOLLAR Katy
Iran’s dictatorship tightened restrictions on medical abortions and banned the free distribution of contraceptives in 2021 amid a moral panic around the birth-rate. Iranian women have been choosing fewer children in part due to economic crisis.
This has led to public health alarm about numbers (...)
, by BARGHOUTI Mariam
Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by the same Israeli bullets directed against her fellow Palestinians. Those bullets have continued to fly, and the Israeli war machine has taken the lives of nearly 300 Palestinians in the past year. Shireen’s was one of them.
During the Israeli military invasion (...)
, by SADEGHPOUR Mohammad
In the past 232 days, the fierce crushing blows of the new revolution of the Iranian people are overturning the foundations of religious tyranny inside Iran.
At the time of writing, thousands of oil, gas and petrochemical workers have been on strike since April 11, demanding their basic (...)
, by HATUQA Dalia
Israel’s far-right government is undermining a longstanding treaty that many Jordanians already oppose.
A recent wave of Israeli police violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is putting strain on Israel’s already fraught relationship with Jordan, which is the official custodian of Islamic and (...)
, par ABUKHATER Jalal, SAJRAW Vera
Writer Jalal Abukhater explains the context behind a violent raid in Al-Aqsa, and why the mosque is more than a place of worship for Palestinians.
In a shocking display of violence, Israeli police forces on Tuesday night raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, beating and arresting (...)
, by DAOOD Rula
Since the formation of Israel’s latest far-right government, in late December 2022, we’ve witnessed a massive wave of anti-government protests. These demonstrations mainly focus on the new coalition’s proposed judicial overhaul, which would increase the government’s control over the appointment of (...)
, par SALAMI Sara
The intervention of Sara Salami, representative of Socialist Solidarity with the Workers in Iran at the 53rd congress of the CGT (March 2023)
First of all, I would like to thank the CGT for this invitation, thanks to which I am able to address you. I represent the association “Socialist (...)
, 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 DAHER Joseph
The 6 February 2023 earthquake in Syria killed at least 6,200 people and injured nearly 15,000, mostly in areas outside the control of the Syrian regime. It mainly affected the governorates of Idlib, Aleppo, Latakia (and to a lesser extent Hama).
At least 8.8 million people were affected by (...)
, 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 (...)
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