IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Left HQS wrecked in Tehran

Socialist Challenge No. 109, 16 August 1979 · p. 12 of the scan · 160 words

The scan: sc-n109-aug-16-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

Party [HKS] thugs.

Fedayeen smashed up, police, massive how and Islamic Tehran, Iran.

8. THETEHRAN offices of the Iranian Trotskyists of the Socialist Workers were among those wrecked on Monday by reactionary The headquarters of the guerrillas were also and an unsuccessfu attempt was made to storm the offices of the Tudeh [Communist] Party.

The thugs — thought to include former members of the Shah's secret SAVAK - went on the rampage after failing to break up a march the previous day against government restrictions on press freedom. This in itself shows evenly poised is the struggle between those fighting to defend and extend the gains of the February revolution and those seeking to bring that revolution to an end by installing a strong pro-capitalist regime Readers are urged to send letters telegrams protesting the government's complicity in these attacks 1o: Mehdi Bazargan, Prime Minister, Tehran, Iran; and to the Revolutionary Council, *Election fraud in Iran, see page

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