JUN122013 Iranian Peoples vote is the Overthrow of the Islamic Regime Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/>
by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> The Islamic regime in Iran will be holding another round of its so-called presidential election this coming June 14th. Election, under a regime that holds onto power through use of force, oppression, and execution, is a farce. Nothing could be more ridiculous than calling the event of changing the president of such a state the elections. Political parties are not legal in Iran. Freedom of conscience is meaningless; criticizing or protesting the state is met with imprisonment and torture. Women are not only deprived of their right to be elected, but are also continuously persecuted, oppressed and humiliated. No opposition organization or personality has the right to partake in any political activity. The candidacy of the majority of those who registered as candidate for the presidential elections, all of whom held post in the Islamic regime, including the former president, the former head of the parliament, the a former prime minister, and the existing vice-president, have been disapproved. These people have been amongst the high-ranked representatives of the Islamic regime and taken part in all of the regimes crimes. This reveals the real meaning of any type of elections under the Islamic regime in Iran. The approach of the Western governments and media such as the BBC and the VOA to this farce is disgusting. Their ultimate criticism toward this so-called election is the disapproval of Rafsanjani or some other minor issue. The people in Iran, however, witness the depth of their deprivation from any human rights. For the majority of the people in Iran the core of the problem is the regime itself. They are fed up with the sexual apartheid, with being deprived of their rights, with imprisonment, oppression, living under the poverty line and the continuous and systematic intervention of religion and religious institutions in their lives and private affairs. The people demand the overthrow of this regime. The people in Iran want a secular state; they want freedom, prosperity and a humane life. The choice of the people in Iran is the overthrow of the Islamic regime and the totality of the Islamic rule. The people in Iran expressed this out loud in their marches in the year 2009 while chanting Down with the Dictator and Down with the Islamic Republic. We call on you to support the struggle of the people in Iran to get rid of the billionaire Islamist thieves and criminals and their fight to achieve freedom and prosperity. The Worker-communist Party of Iran-Organization Abroad June 10, 2013 http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/2013/06/12/iranian-peoples-vote-is-the-overthrow-of-the-islamic-regime/#more-4677 ----------------------------------------------- We are Human too; Half of Iran and the World Politics <http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/category/politics/> by Maryam Namazie<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/author/maryamnamazie/> [image: brand-identity_fitnah]<http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie/files/2013/06/brand-identity_fitnah.jpg>When asked about the women registering for Irans upcoming presidential election, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, said: It is reminiscent of the person who wasnt allowed to enter a village but was nonetheless asking to meet the village elder. The law doesnt allow women to run The general conditions are specified in Article 115 of the constitution; it says one must be elected from amongst religious-political men. Imagine a society in which half the population is excluded from running for office! Clearly, the election is a farce for women but also men. After all, Iran is a theocracy. Only those with a convinced belief in the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the official religion of the country can run for office. There are no political freedoms. Political parties opposed to the government are banned. Parties and associations cannot be formed unless they obey the criteria of Islam, and the basis of the Islamic republic. There is no freedom of expression and press. Dissidents are routinely tortured, imprisoned and executed for questioning the regime, its leaders, and transgressing Islamic norms. Over 130 offences are publishable by death, including blasphemy, apostasy, heresy, enmity against God, adultery, and homosexuality. Women in particular are treated as second class citizens. Women have no right to work or travel without a male guardians permission, certain fields of study are closed to women; veiling is compulsory; and a womans testimony is worth half that of a mans, amongst others. The international medias portrayal of the election circus as legitimate ignores the repressive and misogynist nature of the state and peoples resistance. Fitnah Movement for Womens Liberation reiterates its opposition to the Islamic regime of Iran and the election farce. Women and men in Iran like people everywhere have a fundamental right to democratic politics, equality, freedom and secularism. A precondition for real change is an end to the Islamic regime not by US-led militarism or economic sanctions but by the womens liberation movement and the people of Iran. On 14 June, join us to oppose the election and to show solidarity with the people of Iran. We are Islamisms worst fitnah! To join Fitnah Movement for Womens Liberation, visit here<https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/fitnah> . For more information, contact: Mina Ahadi, +49 (0) 1775692413 Keyvan Javid: +44 (0) 7861476869 Maryam Namazie: +44 (0) 7719166731 BM Box 1919, London WC1N 3XX, UK Email: [email protected] Blog: http://fitnahmovement.blogspot.co.uk/ Website: www.fitnah.org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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