IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Big Brother watches Iranians

Socialist Challenge No. 41, 13 April 1978 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 651 words

The scan: sc-n41-apr-13-1978.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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dents write:

AN Iranian student at Leeds University has been secretly SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 13 April 1978 page 12 trying to set up a hrunch of the Rustkhiz Party, the single part of the Iranian dictatorship.

The evidence is testimonies setting up a Party branch in Leeds was discussed.

According to the Shah: A person who does not enter the nea political party. is either an individual who belongs to the outlawed Communist Party, or in other words is a traitor, Such an individual belongs Iranian prison.. he is not an iraman, be has no nation.

The Iranian Prime Minister laid in 1975: "Failure to vote could be accounted for, and SOLIN be discipline, PROTESTS the Rastakhiz Party has been to mobilise the tranian people forcibly in the imperialissn and Duppel, the dictatorship of peogle to this effort was clearly demonstrated in mass protests in Tabriz recently. chief target was the Rastakhiz Party headquarters.

HE SUTRAC.

Shah societies formed they have acted as covers for SAVAK, the Iranian police, who Iranian emigres and sendents and disrept ihe work of anti-imperialists.

student socieries organisation in the students.

i0 an breach Cardiff The most important aim of interests of Jocal academic purposes. brutal military Lie Shah's Socialist The reaction of the Iranian when the inchede wherever pro have heen president about this.

Phil Gras.

SPY DIt The lives of Pro-Sha. This Anyattempt to set up such an poses a serious threat to Iranian The Iranian students abrand, As part of the Iranian people? movement against the Shai's regime, will stand out against any such activities and woe't let a single pro Shah sociess he set up in any part of the world CARDIFF college aetborities have released names and details of Iranian students for nonChallenge BLas received computer priet-outs contuining these details, given to the Sufety Services Oflicer of University College Curdiff in The officer, whine duties security, CELINIS he wanted to speak to students ahout slogan painting. He says feature hy he contacted the student union then anion president, confirms this, but adds: +Bet I found It strange that to my knowledge revelation made in the paper The Cardiff Link. It's the latest in the discoveries of surveillance of Iranion students, prompted by Socialise Challenge's revelation of Tranian Embasss servess of students at the end of last year.

The Cardiff print-outs give dangerous uses.

Most of this informution Is Bot necesary If the problem was simply siegun painting.

One Tranian student com mented: I think It & wang data should be collected on the basis of our nationality. Suen informution can he pur to combined oh inprecor

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How the Shah looks after his students

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