On 2 January, in response to a sudden increase in gas prices, protests and blockades rose up in the oil city of Zhanaozen in the Mangistau region, western Kazakhstan. The revolt has now spread…
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It is almost twenty years since George W. Bush announced the invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, after the Taliban refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden, architect of the 9/11 attacks on the…
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On Thursday, 28th December 2017, in Mashhad the second most populous city in Iran, thousands of protesters gathered outside the city hall and chanted “Death to Rouhani”, the country’s President.…
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In December 2014, in protest against the sacking of 350 seasonal workers, a large gathering of laid off workers took place in front of the guards house of the "Agh Darreh" gold mine, Iran’s second…
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As you might expect the facts are disputed. Moscow accuses Ankara of a treacherous attack. Ankara replies that the Russian fighter, after repeated warnings, remained in Turkish air space and…
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Once again, the international media has noisily greeted the arrival of a new Iranian president, seeing in him the ultimate triumph of diplomacy, moderation and wisdom. In this they are just…
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As the economic crisis bites ever deeper, the ruling class all over the world, respond with more austerity measures. The Iranian ruling class is not an exception to this, the only difference is…
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== On the massacre of the Zhanaozen strikers
For decades the working class has been largely ignored by the media as a fringe element in society. However, it still frightens the ruling class…