Worker's Way
Organization of Revolutionary Workers of Iran – The Worker’s Way (O.R.W.I; Persian: سازمان کارگران انقلابی ايران – راه کارگر, romanized: Rāh-e kārgar) is an Iranian Marxist-Leninist political organisation formed in 1978, by former affiliates of other leftist groups. It is currently exiled in Germany.
The Worker’s Way | |
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| Abbreviation | O.R.W.I |
| Founded | 1978[1] |
| Headquarters | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Newspaper | Rāh-e Kārgar |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism[2] |
| Political position | Far-left |
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The organization was critical of other leftist groups, including Tudeh Party, factions of People's Fedai Guerrillas and Peykar. However, it did not have a broad power base like its leftist rivals.[2]
It considered the post-revolution establishment a "fascist" regime, while respecting the clergy for its ability to mobilize the masses. In 1981, some of leading members were executed, including ʿAlī-Reżā Šokūhī, Ḥosayn Qāżī, and Mahdī Ḵosrowšāhī.[2]
References
- Mirsepassi, Ali (2004), The Tragedy of the Iranian Left, RoutledgeCurzon, Table 10.2 Characteristics of principal secular left-wing organizations, 1979–83
- Ḥaqšenās, Torāb (October 27, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 1. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 105–112. Retrieved September 12, 2016.