FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: 'Class solidarity' with Iran's regime and Hamas?
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
See how they treat the left: Iran 1988, 2,800-5,000 political prisoners executed (HRW, Amnesty), Tudeh communists and Fedaian among them. Gaza 2019: Hamas beat and jailed 'We want to live' protesters.
Amnesty, 18 Mar 2019: hundreds of cost-of-living protesters in Gaza beaten, arbitrarily arrested and detained by Hamas security forces.
SOURCE
HRW 8 Jun 2022 (1988 executions); Amnesty, 18 Mar 2019 (Gaza protests); Wikipedia
hrw.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
hrw.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Class solidarity”
- “Workers solidarity with iran”
- “Socialists for hamas”
- “Communists for palestine”
- “The left and iran”
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