Communists slam Iranian repression

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Communists slam Iranian repression

Thursday 01 October 2009
by Tom Mellen

The international communist movement slammed Tehran on Wednesday over its bloody post-election crackdown, while rejecting Western efforts to exploit the crisis as an excuse for "humanitarian intervention."

At an extraordinary meeting in Damascus, representatives of 52 communist and workers' parties from 43 countries around the world expressed concern about the "comprehensive political crisis" that has engulfed Iran since the June presidential elections.

Delegates from as far afield as Bolivia, Slovakia, Palestine, the US, Sudan, Iraq, Russia and Ireland condemned the theocratic authorities for arresting over 4,000 protesters and torturing detainees.

They pointed to confirmed reports that nearly 100 protesters have been killed or died under torture "as a result of the attack of the military and armed militia of the regime against the people's peaceful demonstrations."

Delegates called for the unconditional release of all political prisoners and declared their "resolute solidarity with Iran's trade unions, working people, women, students and all of Iran's progressive and democratic forces struggling for human and democratic rights, economic and social justice, peace and democracy."

Wary of providing a pretext for "humanitarian intervention," the delegates also condemned "any intervention in Iran by the imperialist countries, who are trying to advance their plans for the creation of the 'Greater Middle East' at the expense of the peoples of the region."

The parties emphasised that "it is only, and only, the right of the Iranian people to determine the direction of future developments in their country."

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1. Good for them. Unfortunately we've had 8 years of saber rattling diplomacy and it's time for change