Communist Party of Iran
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Communist Party of Iran حزب کمونیست ایران | |
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The Communist Party of Iran (CPI; Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران) is an Iranian communist party founded on 2 September 1983. It has an armed wing and its membership is predominantly Kurdish.[1] The CPI is active throughout the industrialised areas of Iran.[1][2]
History
The Communist Party of Iran was founded in 1983, in
Goals
The CPI currently advocates for increased civil, political, and social rights in Iran, as well as improved labour laws and protections for workers.[5]
The party has representations in Germany (Köln and Frankfurt), Finland, Sweden (Göteborg and Stockholm), Norway, Denmark (Copenhagen), the United Kingdom (London), Australia, and Canada (Toronto).[6]
Structure
Unlike most other communist parties, the CPI is not organised on the basis of democratic centralism. The party is decentralised and its cadres generally act autonomously.[1]
See also
References
- ^ JSTOR 4327537.
- ^ JSTOR 3011925.
- ^ "Worker Communism Radical Conscience of The Left of Capital (Part 2) - Changing the name of "Sahand" to the "Unity of Communist Militants"". Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "حزب کمونیست ایران / در باره ما". cpiran.org (in Persian). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "مبانی استراتژی حزب کمونیست ایران به مناسبت سالگرد تاسیس حزب". cpiran.org (in Persian). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ electricpulp.com. "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953 – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 8 September 2018.