Lebanon’s Uprising: Forward, Backward, or Nowhere?
Lebanon has passed the 50 day mark of an uprising that seeks to remove the current ruling class in power since the end of the Lebanese Civil War and rid itself from the confessional system that has plagued the country since its independence. The uprising has, so far,...
Public-Private Partnerships as a tool for privatization and reinforcement of clientelist networks
Syria's reconstruction can often seem like a distant prospect. Here, Joseph Daher assesses how the Syrian government is doubling-down on its pre-war neoliberal policies in the hope of drivin forward the country's reconstruction and economic renewal. But what will...
Solidarity with the MENA 2019 Uprisings: Statement by Alliance of MENA Socialists
At this critical moment, socialists in the MENA region and elsewhere need to come up with creative ways of expressing their solidarity with these uprisings and connecting them to each other and to revolts in other parts of the world such as those in Chile and Hong...
Statement of Leftists Worldwide Who Support Protesters in Iran
A statement signed by more than 70 academics, militants and independent political groups calls upon the global left to break its silence and express its solidarity with the people of Iran. Source: Roar Collective...
An Iranian Crisis of Representation
The recent round of spontaneous protests against the petrol price hike has to be contextualized as part of the “long-term revolutionary process” in Iran. Rahman Bouzari 22 November 2019 Source: ...
Iran Nationwide Popular Protests Call for Overthrow of Demagogic Regime
Police stations, banks, some public buildings, a few religious seminaries and many posters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have been set on fire. Demonstrators have blocked roads. Slogans include: “Gasoline is becoming more expensive and the poor are...
Idlib Resists
Despite being trapped between the regime and extremists, Idlib (Syria) remains home to many civil initiatives and outpourings of resistance. November 9, 2019 by Leila Al Shami source: https://leilashami.wordpress.com/2019/11/09/idlib-resists/ Over the past few days...
Letter from the Free Union of Iranian Workers to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Dear General Secretary Burrow, all of these acts of repression against Iranian workers are committed because the Iranian government considers any union activity by workers, teachers and all wage earners to be a security threat. It uses false security accusations to...
Livestream Event: Youth Power: Socialist Activists from Sudan, Iraq, Iran, China, U.S. in Dialogue, Nov. 17
Sunday November 17, 2019 7 p.m. -9:30 p.m. Geneva time Livestream Dialogue with socialist activists from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, China and the United States about what is new in their struggles. Our discussion will include the opposition to racism and imperialism, the...
Statement by MENA Socialist Feminists and Allies on the Popular Uprisings in the Region
In all the ongoing struggles in the region, the most progressive demands have been raised by women participants who oppose patriarchy and do not separate social justice from women’s emancipation. In order for the 2019 uprisings to move forward, the struggle for...