Communist Party of Iran


The Communist Party of Iran is a banned Iranian communist party that was created in September 1983. In the context of leftist organizations in Iran, the Communist Party of Iran is considered to an armed, dominantly Kurdish organization. The group supports decentralization within their organization including their armed operations. They advocate for coordinating bodies of structure and general autonomy regarding their structure.
The Communist Party of Iran is active throughout industrialized areas of Iran.

History

The Communist Party of Iran was founded in 1983, Iranian Kurdistan. The Marxist–Leninist Kurdish organization Komala, merged with three related Iranian-leftist organizations including Sahand, a leftist group which later founded Union of Communist Militants, a faction of Peykar. Prior to merging, Komalah was considered to be a strictly Maoist party. The Communist Party of Iran today voices their disapproval of Mao as a revolutionary, claiming he committed many mistakes throughout the 1950s to the 1970s. The party denounces the Islamic Republic and does not view it as a revolutionary regime. The CPI also rejects the Tudeh's practices from the late 1950s and onward, citing a particular grievance with Tudeh giving support to the Shahs of Iran and Ayatollah Khomeini's regime.
The organisation currently advocates freedom, political and social rights in Iran and Iranian Kurdistan. They also advocate women's rights, labor laws and workers' rights.
The party has representations in Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the UK, Australia and Canada.