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  • High court upholds Voting Rights Act

    High court upholds Voting Rights Act

    June 24, 2009

    Civil rights leaders hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8 to 1 ruling June 22 upholding Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) and vowed to continue the struggle to protect African Americans, Latinos, and...

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  • Irans public bus workers union call for solidarity actions on June 26

    Irans public bus workers union call for solidarity actions on June 26

    June 24, 2009

    The following is a June 18 statement from Vahed Syndicate (Public Bus Workers Trade Union) on the suppression of rights and liberties in Iran. In recent days, we continue witnessing the magnificent demonstration of millions of...

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  • Background on the Iranian uprising

    Background on the Iranian uprising

    June 24, 2009

    The following is a brief by the Tudeh Party of Iran sent to international workers and communist parties to help explain the background of the ongoing struggles for democracy in Iran. Background to the election Iran...

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  • Financial crisis unprecedented since 1930s

    Financial crisis unprecedented since 1930s

    June 24, 2009

    Thalif Deen interviews SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI, secretary-general, U.N. Conference on Trade and Development UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Since the Great Depression of the 1930s, there have been more than 100 crises worldwide, says the secretary-general...

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  • Irans Tudeh Party: Unity, struggle and solidarity can overcome repression

    Irans Tudeh Party: Unity, struggle and solidarity can overcome repression

    June 24, 2009

    The following is a June 21 statement from the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran.Following the speech of Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader and the commander of the coup d’état, in the Friday prayers...

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