Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
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The Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (Arabic: Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-'Ummali al-'Iraqi) is a Marxist political party in Iraq and amongst Iraqi exiles.
They opposed both Saddam Hussein and the American-led new administration. Under the Ba'athist regime, the group was persecuted, and so operated primarily in the Kurdistan region, and overseas in the United Kingdom and Australia (where they were among the founders of the Socialist Alliance).
They are involved in The Progressive Coalition, The Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq and the Union of the Unemployed in Iraq. They produce a newsletter called Iraq Weekly.
It is a sister party of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist. The english version of the political party's platform (written in 1994) called for many social reforms, such as the legalization of abortion and homosexuality. Yet, the party platform has since been removed from the website.
External links
- Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (in English) (http://www.wpiraq.org/english/)
- The Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq (http://www.equalityiniraq.com/english.htm)
- Worker-Communist Party of Iraq (old website) (http://www.wpiraq.net/english/archive.html)pl:Robotniczo-Komunistyczna Partia Iraku