Communist Party of Iran
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Communist Party of Iran حزب کمونیست ایران | |
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| Founder | Abdullah Mohtadi Mansoor Hekmat |
| Founded | Iranian Kurdistan, Iran, 1984 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
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The Communist Party of Iran (CPI) (Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران) is a banned Iranian communist party that was created in September 1983. In the context of leftist organizations in Iran, the Communist Party of Iran is considered to an armed, dominantly Kurdish organization.[1] The group supports decentralization within their organization including their armed operations. They advocate for coordinating bodies of structure and general autonomy regarding their structure.[1]
The Communist Party of Iran is active throughout industrialized areas of Iran.[2][1]
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The Communist Party of Iran was founded in 1983, Iranian Kurdistan. The Marxist-Leninist Kurdish organization Komalah, merged with three related Iranian-leftist organizations including Sahand, a faction of Paykar, and the Union of Communist Militants.[3][2][1] Prior to merging, Komalah was considered to be a strictly Maoist party. The Communist Party of Iran today voices their disapproval of Mao as a revolutionary, claiming he committed many mistakes throughout the 1950's to the 1970's. The party denounces the Islamic Republic and does not view it as a revolutionary regime.[1] The CPI also rejects the Tudeh's practices from the late 1950's and onward, citing a particular grievance with Tudeh giving support to the Shahs of Iran and Ayatollah Khomeini's regime.
The organisation currently advocates freedom, political and social rights in Iran and Iranian Kurdistan. They also advocate women's rights, labor laws and workers' rights.[4]
The party has representations in Germany (Köln and Frankfurt), Finland, Sweden (Göteborg and Stockholm), Norway, Denmark (Copenhagen), the UK (London), Australia and Canada (Toronto).[5] An earlier version of the Iranian Communist Party was formed in 1980 in the United States by Iranian exile Siamak Zaim, and dispersed after their founder was imprisoned and executed in Iran.[6][5]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Alaolmolki, Nozar (1987). "The New Iranian Left on JSTOR". Middle East Journal. 41 (2): 218–233. JSTOR 4327537.
- ^ a b van Bruinessen, Martin (1986). "The Kurds between Iran and Iraq". MERIP Middle East Report (141): 14–27. doi:10.2307/3011925. ISSN 0888-0328. JSTOR 3011925.
- ^ "حزب کمونیست ایران / در باره ما". cpiran.org (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "مبانی استراتژی حزب کمونیست ایران به مناسبت سالگرد تاسیس حزب". cpiran.org (in Persian). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ a b electricpulp.com. "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953 – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Free Kourosh Zaim". خبرگزاری جبهه ملی ایران (in Persian). 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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