Reprinted from (newspaper of HKS, sympathising organisation of the Fourth International in iran) TO CONFRONT the military aggression Traqi tran who their important and decisive role in defending the Iranian revolution, have succeeded in defence committees in many These giving military and first aid training Naznakh factory is one of the factories in which the task of military defence and preparedness has. developed considerably. It has 1,300 workers and following the struggles of the workers, now run by a workers shora which has organised extensive military training in the factory.
Using those workers familiar with military affairs and the arms given to them by the pastoran in their centre, they now Erct/il: times a week for about three The military committee has «so om an osuae couoe lc rencn me ort or munan wowore Workers at Naznakh believe that every "worker should militarv training and they they will do all they can to help workers in other factories Women workers in tory have inemserves .for boreonnoni this- military training dependent been formed to defend the ructoy. ane towe eamnes orae of men's commites training they As a first step nas organised keep-jut cises every momwe or ore nour They have also organised a course of elementary. first aid teaching the women to give injec bandaging and the care of regards military training Women in Iran particularly the HKS (Socialist Workers Party).
But the us the following story daughter. couldn't afford to lose her job.
receive tee the say kearamg now io work win arme At the moment women also have military the fac Many organised tory now knowhow.to.use roermun macmne rumsr ane mre An in- are going to have military exercises.
Many brothers and sisters in the factory who are receiving this training transfer their experience to peoi the committee in Crcc of . WOrKeN traorvan neighbourhood committees and are military training people The mintant aCori speculation and foodstujfs, and to ensure better THE WAR with Iraq has involved many women in political and military activities, neighbourhood. shoras.
Many women have also joined organisations like the Mujahadeen guerillas and the situation is contradictory.
Repression against women is still severe. In particular the clergy is still trying to enforce the wearing of the veil. Leila Aziz told 'A woman called Fasineh was working at the Melli bank. Since being divorced she was the sole supporter of her 11-year-old She wore the veil because she women's: committee must be men in the tees.
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neighbourhoods and WITA? building committees, ml any caning : to the Dossibe suis women In tne possible. believe that to prevem over-pricing oj members should lead this task.
'An islamic government official came to her bank to inspect the women to see if they were wearing the veil. He said: "I'm glad to see Islamic sisters properly dress wore the Shador in order to keep her job.
'Three days later she got a letter from the government telling her to report to Qasr prison. She was without being told the charges and later transferred to Evin prison where she was tied and severely beaten.
"Meanwhile posters bank calling her a bitch and a prostitute.
After one month her family found her and she was released. This is not an isolated incident. It happens to hundreds of women.! distribution of oil products they in neighbourhoods and in particulai a ene merenooumooa commni The activities of our brothers and sisters at Naznakh show tha the first steps in the task of defen revolulior .i nese mus be encouraged and more imporIf these factory defence committees link up with each other Tho neighbourhood the lasks of general , arming the peo and controlling distribution ; wono. become existin united shoras have 11C4I luctortes detained there went up in the Women workers are also participating in military training
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ed. We know you support the regime." Fasineh indignantly replied that she only