Yassamine Mather
Articles by Yassamine Mather
Iran: Election farce exposes regime’s crisis
May 23 2013
The Iranian elections are a travesty that demand a boycott, says Yassamine Mather
Iran: Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests
May 16 2013
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll
Iran May Day: Defying the regime
May 02 2013
Yassamine Mather reports on the growing politicisation of the Iranian workers' movement
Margaret Thatcher: The woman who armed Saddam Hussein
April 25 2013
Yassamine Mather digs up some of the recently departed's dirty politcal laundry
Neoliberal feminism: Out of the mainstream, into the revolution
April 18 2013
Yassamine Mather critiques neoliberal feminism, which is now the dominant mode of thought
Turkey and Kurds: Imperialism welcomes deal
March 28 2013
Yassamine Mather looks at the new PKK ceasefire and what it means
Repression and resistance in Iran: interview with Yassamine Mather
March 08 2013
Against the background of rising tensions in the region, the threat of new war and political, social and economic disintegration in Iran we present this interview
Iran: Towards barbarism
February 21 2013
Corruption and war are taking their toll on the Iranian regime, Yassamine Mather reports
Women and capitalism: Double burden of oppression
February 14 2013
Is women’s inequality endemic to capitalism? Yassamine Mather spoke to socialist feminist Bridget Fowler
Iran: Corruption, repression, fightback
February 07 2013
Yassamine Mather reports on the chaos that is the Islamic Republic
Sexism: Macho culture and the lessons we can learn from the Middle East
January 17 2013
How should sexism be combated? Yassamine Mather compares the situation in Britain with the practice of two guerrilla organisations
Iran tribunal: What a legalistic shambles
December 20 2012
The ‘resolutions’ of the Iran Tribunal have proved Hopi right, argues Yassamine Mather
Iran: Sanctions mean war on the people
October 18 2012
Hands Off the People of Iran remains true to its slogan, ‘No to imperialism, no to the Islamic regime’. Yassamine Mather describes the devastation and hunger inflicted on Iranians
Stepping up the threats
August 02 2012
The upcoming US Presidential elections are only ratcheting up the threat of military action against Iran reports Yassamine Mather
Islamists gaining ground
July 26 2012
The US seems happy to see the Muslim Brotherhood gaining influence in Damascus, writes Yassamine Mather
Sealed trains and class traitors
July 19 2012
Yassamine Mather interrogates the excuses used by ‘leftwing’ supporters of the Iran Tribunal
Accepting funds from the CIA
July 05 2012
Supporters of the Iran Tribunal have desperately been trying to defend their abandonment of working class principle. Yassamine Mather reports on the contortions
Regime change must come from below
June 14 2012
Sanctions and malware are preparatory acts of war against Iran. Those who condemn the crimes of the regime should also condemn the crimes of imperialism and its agents, writes Yassamine Mather
Iran and Islamophobia
May 24 2012
Is there something suspect about the opposition of Hands Off the People of Iran to the Iranian theocracy? Yassamine Mather answers some of the allegations
Imperialism finds new pretext for threats
May 10 2012
As Iranian workers went out in remarkable numbers for May Day, a new dispute over some small islands in the Gulf shows that despite apparent progress on the nuclear question a new source of tension has been found. Yassamine Mather reports.
Mobilise against threat
April 19 2012
We must mobilse against the threat of war with Iran says Yassamine Mather
Time is fast running out
April 12 2012
It is clear that the Obama administration is preparing US public opinion for war, writes Yassamine Mather
Our duty to Iran's working class
March 15 2012
Speaking at a CPGB meeting in Manchester in support of Hands Off the People of Iran, Yassamine Mather makes the call for urgent and principled solidarity
The last president?
March 08 2012
The latest rigged elections have produced a predictable result as Supreme Leader Khamenei consolidates his power, says Yassamine Mather.
Threats, opposition and solidarity
February 16 2012
On what basis should we mobilise against an attack on Iran? Not by calling a truce on our opposition to the Islamic regime, argues Yassamine Mather
Normalised duplicity
February 02 2012
Yassamine Mather reviews new film A separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi, on general release.
No war on Iran! For regime change from below!
January 26 2012
Make your voice heard against war and repression, urges Hands Off the People of Iran chair, Yassamine Mather
Islamists courted by imperialists
January 19 2012
The Muslim Brotherhood has shown itself to be the biggest political force. Meanwhile the left is under attack. Yassamine Mather gives her impressions following a recent visit to Egypt
Embassy stunt backfires
December 08 2011
The attack on two diplomatic compounds was a gift to the imperialists, writes Yassamine Mather
Strange political symbiosis
October 20 2011
The US and the Iranian regime need each other, argues Yassamine Mather
Explaining the longevity of the theocratic regime
October 06 2011
It is riven with contradictions, corrupt, internationally isolated and opposed by the majority of its own people. Yet the Iranian regime survives. Yassamine Mather looks at the long history of struggle against the Islamic Republic
Israel and Iran talk up threats
September 15 2011
Iran is keen to divert attention onto the 'foreign enemy', writes Yassamine Mather
Reformists crave reconciliation
July 28 2011
The Iranian regime is deeply divided, but what are the prospects for the democracy movement that filled the streets in 2009-10? National chair of Hands Off the People of Iran, Yassamine Mather, spoke to Mark Fischer
God's representative in Tehran sees off 12th Shia imam fan
May 19 2011
What lies behind the power struggle in Iran? Yassamine Mather looks at the contending factions
Defend academic freedom from corporate conformism
April 21 2011
Commodification is wrecking higher education, argues Yassamine Mather
'Islamic feminism' and women's emancipation
March 10 2011
Yassamine Mather examines the reality of the continuing struggle against the regime's oppression
Contamination spreads
February 17 2011
Yassamine Mather reports on the effects of the Egyptian upsurge
Stepping up solidarity
February 10 2011
John McDonnell MP will launch a new campaign at the Hands Off the People of Iran annual conference this coming Saturday (February 12), reports Yassamine Mather
Unity is only temporary
February 03 2011
The anti-Mubarak coalition will break apart once alternative political and economic interests are presented, writes Yassamine Mather
Amadinejad slapped as factions turn on each other
January 27 2011
Yassamine Mather looks at the growing tensions in the Islamic regime
Lions, foxes, and asses
December 09 2010
Wikileaks confirms that the Tehran regime's nuclear programme is dangerous and ought to be opposed by socialists, writes Yassamine Mather
Sanctions take their toll
November 11 2010
Yassamine Mather calls for international solidarity with Iranian workers
Adding a new dimension
October 28 2010
Yassamine Mather of Hands Off the People of Iran is standing for the STWC steering committee. This is her election statement
Sanctions siege turns into cyberwarfare
October 07 2010
The Stuxnet virus is a new form of warfare. Instead of Iran being attacked by planes and missiles it has been USBs. Yassamine Mather reports
Spin and lies in US
September 23 2010
Yassamine Mather exposes the concerted efforts of the Islamic regime against Iranian women
Divided theocratic regime paralysed by sanctions
July 15 2010
As the US steps up it efforts to provoke regime change from above, Yassamine Mather looks at the reasons for the failure of the working class to win leadership of the opposition movement
'Reformists' exposed on first anniversary
June 17 2010
As imperialist sanctions are stepped up, leaders of Iran's 'opposition' are in headlong retreat. Yassamine Mather reports on the anniversary of the 2009 rigged elections
Execution to impose terror
May 13 2010
Our response to the judicial murder of Kurds should not be to call for the Iranian regime to be hauled before a tribunal for 'crimes against humanity', writes Yassamine Mather. It should be to step up our solidarity
Courage to tell the truth
May 06 2010
Yassamine Mather condemns the farce of the UK general election
May Day demands
April 29 2010
Iran's workers will once again use May Day to remind the religious state and 'reformist' Islamists alike of their power, writes Yassamine Mather
From 'smart sanctions' to sanctions with 'bite'
April 08 2010
It is the Iranian people who lose and the regime that gains from imperialist threats, writes Yassamine Mather
Opposition to imperialism does not mean support for Ahmadinejad
March 25 2010
Mohammad Reza Shalgouni is a founder-member of the Organisation of Revolutionary Workers of Iran (Rahe Kargar) and has been elected as a member of its central committee on a number of occasions. He spent nine years as a political prisoner in Iran under the shah and today is an active supporter of Hands Off the People of Iran. Yassamine Mather interviewed him for the Weekly Worker
Two wrongs don't make a right
February 25 2010
Yassamine Mather looks at the politics, hypocrisy and dangers of Ahmadinejad's nuclear programme
'Reformist' confusion stunts opposition protests
February 18 2010
Yassamine Mather reports on the February 11 Revolution Day celebrations
'Reformists' fear revolution
January 14 2010
The attempt by the two wings of the Iranian regime to shelve their differences is unlikely to defuse the mass movement, writes Yassamine Mather
Fighting over the corpse
December 17 2009
As the two wings of the regime continue to squabble, write Chris Strafford and Yassamine Mather, the opposition movement grows in radicalism and confidence
Entire regime is the target
December 10 2009
Opposition in Iran is no longer directed at supporting one section of the theocracy against the other. The days of the regime are numbered, say Yassamine Mather and Chris Strafford
Ahmadinejad’s possible role in savage beatings
December 03 2009
The Mail on Sunday (November 29) published a photograph purportedly showing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the regime’s London consulate in April 1984. Comrades from the Fedayeen (Minority), who had forced their way into the building, were imprisoned and severely beaten by Iranian staff. Yassamine Mather was a member of the Fedayeen (Minority) at the time and spoke to the Weekly Worker about the incident
Workers organise against regime
November 19 2009
More than 300 workers in the Abadan oil refinery gathered on Thursday November 12 to protest against non-payment of wages and bonuses, saying they had not been paid for more than three months. Yassamine Mather reports
Workers gain new courage
November 12 2009
Iranian demonstrations have given a real boost to working class opponents of the regime, writes Yassamine Mather
Regime’s most persistent opposition
November 12 2009
Ali Pichgah is a veteran of the Iranian oil strikes of 1979-81, when he was a representative of the Tehran refinery workers shora (council) on the National Shora of Oil Workers. He spoke to Yassamine Mather about the current situation in Iran
No even-handedness
February 28 2008
Hopi political discussions focus on the role of imperialism and what position to take, reports Tina Becker
Iran: No let up in US threats
January 17 2008
Problems facing the peoples of Iran and West Asia are rooted in the contradictions of 21st century world capitalism, says Yassamine Mather
No to imperialist threats
November 29 2007
Yassamine Mather reports on the latest developments in Iran and calls for international solidarity
Lies cannot stop imperialists
November 08 2007
In her speech to the October 27 conference of the Stop the War Coalition, Somaye Zadeh of Campaign Iran tried to counter the imperialist lies about the Tehran regime with misinformation of her own. Yassamine Mather insists upon the truth
Filling a political gap
November 01 2007
Yassamine Mather of Hopi spoke to Mark Fischer after the Stop the War Coalition conference
For principled solidarity
October 25 2007
Yassamine Mather of Hands Off the People of Iran points to the renewed imperialist threats but warns against the anti-imperialism of fools
Bellicose diversions
September 20 2007
Yassamine Mather comments on the speculation about possible 'shock and awe' attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran's nuclear installations and other strategic targets
Clear distance
August 09 2007
In less than a week, over 50 people were executed by public hanging in Iran's islamic republic. Yassamine Mather says communists and democrats must take a clear stand
Anti-imperialism and Tehran
July 12 2007
There is a cynically organised media campaign designed to pave the way for further sanctions or selected military strikes. Does that mean we should support the Tehran regime? Speaking at the Marxism fringe, Yassamine Mather - Workers Left Unity Iran - explains the real meaning of anti-imperialism
Petrol rationing sparks protests
July 05 2007
After months of hesitation and delay, Iran's islamic rulers this week gave a two-hour warning before imposing fuel rationing for private vehicles. Yassamine Mather comments
US-Iran talks
May 11 2007
After weeks of anticipation and with the expected media hype, the first official meeting between Iran's Islamic republic and the United States in nearly 30 years took place in Baghdad this week. Yassamine Mather reports
Double standards in London and Tehran
April 12 2007
In the furore over the capture of British sailors and marines and their theatrical release by Iran's islamic regime, a number of essential points seem to have been forgotten by the British media, and even by so-called anti-war broadsheets, says Yassamine Mather
Gift for militarist faction
March 29 2007
Last week, when the militarist faction in the Iranian regime realised they had captured 15 British marines and sailors, it must have seemed like a gift from heaven. Yassamine Mather reports
Will Tehran be next?
February 22 2007
Every day the media publish new information about plans for a military attack on Iran and, although many of these stories are simply recounting previous revelations, there is no doubt that the danger of (limited or extensive) military action by the US is now very real. Yassamine Mather reports
Heads in the sand
February 15 2007
Yassamine Mather reports on the Stop the War Coalition's Scottish conference - which missed the opportunity to seriously discuss the question of Iran
Defend Iran's workers, not its rotten regime
February 08 2007
Over the last two weeks, although Iran is facing a major military attack, protests and demonstrations against harsh economic conditions have escalated within the country. Yassamine Mather reports
Against imperialist war, for Iran workers
January 18 2007
Yassamine Mather analyses the latest developments in Iran and takes a closer look at 'Campaign Iran'
Iran solidarity
January 04 2007
Yassamine Mather (Critique editorial group) explains why the campaign 'Hands off the People of Iran' has been set up. To get in touch with the campaign, email Turn on JavaScript!
Iran's workers need support
September 07 2006
Iran's president Ahmadinejad is a defender of neoliberalism, says Yassamine Mather
Against war, for workers' rights
May 04 2006
Yassamine Mather reports on Iranian workers taking to the streets on May Day
Basra quagmire
February 23 2006
Yassamine Mather (Iran Bulletin Middle East Forum and Critique) calls for solidarity with the Basra oil workers
No to war, no to mullahs
February 09 2006
Yassamine Mather (Critique and Iran Bulletin Middle East Forum) comments on the situation in Iran
