Iran: Stop the Hijacking of the Revolution!

This article is by ISA’s Iran working group. Pro-capitalist opposition are “united” — but offer no solution for women, workers, and the poor. On Friday, February 10, on the eve of the 44th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic, prominent Iranian opposition figures came together to present themselves as a sort of united […]

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Woman, Life, Freedom

This is a statement by ISA’ International Women’s Bureau. Protest with ISA and Rosa on the November 25 (and 26) “Woman, life, freedom” — This is the main slogan the masses in Iran have been shouting on the streets after the brutal killing of the 22 year old Jina (Mahsa) Amini. From Kurdistan to Azerbaijan, […]

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Iran: “Revolutionary Youth Council of Sanandaj” Calls for Organisation

Written by ISA activists in Iran and abroad. It is crucial that workers in all different industries move into action in an organised way on the basis of a revolutionary program. In recent days, teachers have organized nationwide strikes, while the strike wave in the oil, petrochemical and other sectors has not really developed further […]

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Manifesto of the Iran Solidarity Movement in Austria

Written by the Iran Solidarity Movement in Austria. This statement was decided on October 23 at a conference of over 60 people of the Iran Solidarity Movement in Vienna — a political initiative of ISA and ROSA activists in Austria. Since the brutal murder of Jina (Mahsa) Amini by the so-called morality police in Iran, […]

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Iranian Revolution: “Woman, Life, Freedom”: A Program to Win

As a contribution to the discussions about the way forward for the movement in Iran, ISA supporters have drafted a program of demands. The explosive events in Iran, affecting already Iraq and Afghanistan directly, are still gaining momentum. School students, especially girls are going onto the streets en-masse. Fear has disappeared as students at one […]

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Iran 1979: The Stolen Revolution

This article is republished from the archives of ISA. Recent events in Iran have demonstrated once again the revolutionary energy of the Iranian masses, and particularly the working class. Articles written at the time by members of the CWI, since renamed as ISA, analyse the events of the revolution, and how Iran then ended up […]

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Italy: Most Right-Wing Government Since Mussolini

Written by ISA members in Italy. A coming storm These elections have reaffirmed the deep political crisis in Italy. With the lowest turnout in republican history, the right wing is confirmed as the largest parliamentary force and Fratelli d’Italia as the largest national party. We must prepare for the most right-wing government since the fall […]

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Safe Abortion Day: No Going Back

This is a joint statement by International Socialist Alternative and ROSA International. Our bodies, our lives, our right to decide Lawyers being brought in before treating ectopic pregnancies. Cancer patients denied life saving treatment because they are pregnant. Sexual assault victims in the emergency room denied the morning after pill. Within weeks of the overturning […]

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Justice for Zhina (Mahsa) Amini! Down with the Islamic Regime

This is a joint statement by International Socialist Alternative and ROSA International. Build international socialist-feminist solidarity with the growing movement against gender based and state violence! The killing of Zhina (Mahsa) Amini, a young Kurdish woman, by the “morality police” in Iran provoked a new, bold and explosive movement from below, challenging the rule of […]

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Five Months After the Invasion of Ukraine

An epoch defining war and its effects War in Ukraine is now entering its sixth month. Entire cities such as Mariupol and Severodonetsk have been annihilated. Thousands of civilians and tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides have been killed, whilst probably ten times more have been wounded. Although some have now returned, over […]

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