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29-10-2007
A call to all Political
Parties, Organisations and concerned Individuals!
The threat of US attack
against Iran has pushed the country to the verge of a
catastrophe. The consequence of an attack will be dire. Such
an attack will either lead to the strengthening of the
Islamic Republic’s position vis-à-vis people of Iran, or to
the disintegration of the fabric of the society and the
unleashing of various armed Islamic and fascistic gangs.
Such a scenario and prospect are totally unacceptable. We
cannot wait for this calamity to fall on us. We must stop it
now.
The only option open to
the people of Iran is to redouble their efforts to bring
down the Islamic Republic. Organising and leading these
efforts are the task of the political parties and forces
that no doubt will, each according to their own policies and
plans, be engaged in.
Further to their own
independent activities, the political parties are obliged to
play their parts in raising the public awareness and
understanding of the current political climate and promote a
greater self-awareness of the dangers that lie ahead and
pave the way for the establishment of a civilised and
orderly condition to carry out political activities and
deprive, the Islamic Republic and the political gangs, of
the opportunity to turn Iran into a new Iraq.
We, at our recent congress
and indeed the previous one, highlighted this situation and
while warning against such a development, called on the
opposition political parties to sign up to an accord to
oppose the war and support an orderly political environment
for all to carry out their activities. Unfortunately our
pleas were not heeded.
Today, with the prospect
of the war looming, we have been forced to re-launch our
efforts, this time publicly, and call on all concerned
political forces and individuals to do their utmost to
prevent such a development.
The least that could be
done is for the political parties to sign up to a set of
fundamental political principles and endeavour to extend
these principles to the whole of the society. The success
of such an effort can decide the fate of the country and the
region.
The following statement
does not represent our plan of action or our political
platform. It is a minimum requirement that can, in the fast
moving political scene of today’s Iran, offer a barrier
against the spectre of a catastrophe that awaits our
society. We call on you to join this effort.
Executive Committee
Worker-communist Party of
Iran- Hekmatist
October 29, 2007
Against the war and in
defence of preservation of civil life in Iran
The ongoing confrontation
between the US and the Islamic Republic has raised the
threat of US military attack against Iran. The policies and
aims of both warring sides are alien to the well being of
the people of Iran and the region.
Along with this
confrontation the presence of various armed Islamic and
tribal gangs, supported by both sides, have pushed Iran
closer to the verge of a catastrophe on a scale much bigger
than what we have witnessed in Iraq.
Under these circumstances we declare that:
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The Islamic
Republic itself is an important element
in fuelling the threat of war and plunging the
country into chaos. We deplore
any appeasement and
rapprochement towards the regime or any of its
factions. The overthrow
of the regime and dismantling
all its oppressive apparatuses and organs of terror
and reaction is the most effective way of
countering the threat of war
and the prerequisite for a
progressive development in
Iran.
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Any
military intervention by the US or Israel must be
opposed and stopped. Such interferences play into the
hands of the Iranian regime and will lead to the
collapse of the fabrics of the society and the
degeneration of the country into chaos and the total
break down of civil life. We deplore any collaboration
and cooperation with these states over military
intervention in Iran.
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The
imposition of economic sanctions will primarily hurt the
people of Iran. It is obvious, from the sanctions
against Iraq, that the first victim of economic
sanctions will be the vulnerable groups in the country;
children, elderly and the deprived sections of the
society. We oppose economic sanction and condemn any
calls in support of blockades and imposition of economic
sanction against Iran.
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Exploiting and playing the cultural, ethnic and
religious difference is a recipe for ethnic cleansing
and civil wars across Iran. We strongly condemn any such
attempts to exploit these differences. Promoting the
universal rights of people of Iran to live as equal
citizens must be regarded as the basis of politics in
Iran.
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The
decision to shape the future political system in Iran is
the undeniable right of the people of Iran. People must
be allowed to freely determine the nature of their
future regime. The precondition to exercising this right
is the overthrow of the Islamic Republic and the
recognition and establishment of full social and
political freedoms.
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We, on
our part, guarantee the following rights and abide by
them:
a-
Unconditional freedom of expression, belief,
media, assembly, organisation, party politics and strike.
b-
Full and unconditional equality of women and
men in social and political life. Abolition of all
legislations contravening this principle.
c-
Equal rights for all citizens regardless of
their belief, gender, religion, ethnicity, and race and
residency status.
d-
Separation of religion from state and
education.
e-
Abolition of all laws and legislations that
are rooted in religion. Freedom of religion and atheism.
f-
Release of all political prisoners.
g-
Abolition of capital punishment.
h-
Provision of adequate unemployment benefit
for everyone above the age of 16 and available for work.
Provision of unemployment benefits and other essential costs
for those unable to work due to physical or mental
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