Public Meeting, July 8 in London: Andrew Kliman on “Causes and Implications of the Economic Crisis”

Andrew Kliman on “Causes and Implications of the Economic Crisis”

Wednesday 8 July
Lucas Arms (upstairs room)
245a Grays Inn Road
St Pancras, London (Kings Cross tube)
8 to 10 pm. Read More

Letter of Iranian academics worldwide to UN Secretary General

His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General of United Nations
3 United Nations Plaza,
New York NY, 10017, USA
Fax: 1-212 963-7055

18 June, 2009

Dear Mr. Secretary General

We the undersigned, Iranian academics from different universities around the world, express our deepest concerns about the situation in Iran. The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has failed to respect the outcome of an electoral process which had already been restricted to four trusted candidates. In reaction to the peaceful protests by citizens and voters who felt cheated, the government resorted to outright violence, further suppression of rights and restriction of all media coverage. University dormitories have been attacked and students and faculty savagely beaten and detained. Most tragically, several students have already been killed. Read More

Street Battles in Tehran

According to a post on the English-language website of the Worker-communist Party of Iran, the party’s press centre reports that “over a million people have come into the streets of Tehran. People are refusing to disperse and there are street battles going on right now with the repressive security forces of the regime in many parts of Tehran. Hundreds have been arrested.

“Streets people are in include Azadi Square, Laleh Park, Fatemi Street, Keshavarz Carriageway and streets surrounding Azadi Square.

“The slogans are ‘Down with Dictator,’ and ‘Down with Islamic regime’…”

Stephane Julien of Bataille Socialiste has notified us of a YouTube video of what looks like shootings in Tehran.

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