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Text of HOPI leaflet for demo.
Hands off the People of Iran’ calls for solidarity with the masses in revolt against the Islamic regime! No illusions in Moussavi!
No to imperialist intervention!
Demonstrate Saturday 27th June at 2.00pm Central Bank Plaza, Dame Street Dublin 2.
Join us in showing solidarity with the masses in Iran who have taken to the streets in outrage against the rigged elections. This is a revolt against a deeply repressive state. The situation is on a knife-edge. The foundations of the Islamic Republic regime are shaking.
We in Hands Off the People of Iran utterly condemn the brutal crackdown against the opposition movement in Iran. We stand against the vicious killing of protestors and the use of water cannon, tear gas and intimidation against demonstrators. We protest against the deliberate targeting of leading radicals in the students' and workers' movement, many of whom have been arrested or ‘disappeared’. We call for the immediate unconditional release of prisoners, for the withdrawal of state forces from the streets, for the lifting of the ban on reporting and restrictions on internet and mobile phone use.
The rebellion is a manifestation of the deep discontent within society. There is great anger at the lack of democracy and the level of repression that people have had to endure for the last 30 years. The blatantly rigged election was just the spark. There is fury against Ahmadinejad for his arrogance and corruption. But many people are now also rebelling against Ayatollah Khamenei. Khamenei’s behaviour in threatening the demonstrators with bloodshed if they continue their protests has left them in no doubt as to whose side he is on. Many, especially the young, are against the whole system of the Islamic Republic - which has always been undemocratic and corrupt to its very core.
Real democracy must come from the struggle from below. It cannot be delivered through the theocrats, whether they happen to be Ahmadinejad, Moussavi or Karoubi. Neither should there be a return to a monarchy – the Shah himself imprisoned tortured and killed thousands of democrats and working class activists.
Vitally we stand, as we have always done, against sanctions or interference from imperialism and against the threat of war. The US and its allies cannot deliver democracy – the experience of Afghanistan and Iraq is testimony to the terrible consequences of US intervention.It is up to the people of Iran to take things into their own hands.
It is up to the working class and progressives throughout the world to make solidarity with their cause. It is time for a second, democratic revolution in Iran.
Contact Anne on 086 2343 238 or at anne@hopoi.org
http://www.hopi-Ireland.org