The Alliance of
Middle Eastern and North African Socialists
Indian Socialist Discusses Iran’s Present & Past Struggles
Rohini Hensman analyzes the recent uprising by working-class Iran in the context of a battle for democracy which has spanned longer than a century. Rohini Hensman is a writer and independent scholar whose forthcoming book, Indefensible: Democracy, Counter-Revolution,...
Solidarity with Afrin, al-Ghouta, Idlib Against All Military Attacks
We, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists oppose the various military attacks on Afrin, Idlib and Eastern Ghouta and support all the innocent civilians in Syria. . . There has been a consensus between all the international and regional powers on the necessity to...
Italian Trade Union’s Statement in Solidarity with Iranian Protesters and Political Prisoners
Sindicato Intercategoriale Cobas, Italy Statement for the Release of Arrested Protesters and Political Prisoners in Iran January 17, 2018 The SI Cobas trade union of Italy expresses its support for the struggles of workers, proletarians and young Iranians against the...
Interview with a Turkish Socialist
The Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists strongly opposes Turkey's latest land and air attacks on Afrin and Turkey's ongoing war on the Kurdish population of Northern Syria and Turkey. Below, we print an interview with a Turkish socialist, Foti Benlisoy, which...
Acquittal of Two Egyptian Political Prisoners
The Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists salutes the acquittal of Egyptian feminist lawyer Mahienour el-Massry and trade unionist Moatasem Medhat whose names were included in our international campaign in solidarity with Middle Eastern political prisonners. They...
Iran’s Haft Tappeh workers threaten to take over management of sugar cane complex
On Monday January 15th Esmail Bakhshi, a representative of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane complex’s workers, made a speech announcing the continuation of their strike until management have met their demands. He warned management that if their demands have not been met by...
Iranian Socialists Take Over Podium at Rosa Luxemburg Conference to Demand Support for Iran Mass Protests
On Saturday January 13, a group of Iranian Socialists named "Grapes of Wrath", briefly took over the podium at the International Rosa Luxemburg conference in Berlin to read a statement and demand that leftist parties in Germany take an official stand in defense of...
Solidarity with the popular protests in Iran! Statement from Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists
We, the Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists, support the popular protests in Iran and call on progressives in the region and throughout the world to stand in solidarity with them as well. We believe it is an absolute necessity to build regional and global solidarity...
Statement by a number of independent labor organizations about recent protests
We, together with the toiling masses of Iran, shout something that should be clear: Our demands for an end to poverty and misery should be realized; all oppression and prison should end; all political prisoners should be freed and predators of social wealth and those...