Communist Party of Iran

This article is about the Communist Party of Iran which was founded in the 1980's. For the Communist Party of Iran which was founded 1920, see Communist Party of Iran (1920). For the left-wing Party formed in 1941 which was often dubbed "Communist", see Tudeh Party of Iran.

Communist Party of Iran

Founder	Abdullah Mohtadi Mansoor Hekmat
Founded	Iranian Kurdistan, Iran, 1984
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism
Political position	Far-left
Website
Communist Party Of Iran

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The Communist Party of Iran (Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران‎‎) is a banned Iranian communist party which is active in the fight against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It was founded in 1983 Iranian Kurdistan after Komalah (which since then became the Kurdistan branch of the organisation) merged with Union of Communist Militants. Today the organisation is working for freedom, political and social rights in Iran and Iranian Kurdistan. They also fight for women's rights, labor laws and workers' rights.

The party has representations in Germany (Köln and Frankfurt), Finland, Sweden (Göteborg and Stockholm), Norway, Denmark (Copenhagen), the UK (London), Australia and Canada (Toronto).

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Official website of Communist Party of Iran

Banned/Exiled political organizations of Iran

Politics of Iran

Monarchists	Constitutionalist Party Kingdom Assembly of Iran Tondar National Council of Iran

Leftists	People's Mujahedin National Council of Resistance of Iran Tudeh Party Communist Party Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) Organization of Communist Revolutionaries (Marxist–Leninist) Union of People's Fedaian of Iran Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority) Fedaian Organisation (Minority) Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (In Search of Identity Program) Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (1985) Workers Left Unity – Iran Organization of Revolutionary Workers of Iran Socialist Workers' Party of Iran Worker-Communist Party Worker-Communist Party – Hekmatist Worker-Communism Unity Party Labour Party

Separatists	Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Kurdistan Democratic Party Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan Komala Kurdistan's Organization of the Communist Party of Iran Kurdistan Freedom Party Kurdistan Free Life Party Khabat Southern Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization

Others	Social Democratic Party Green Party Marz-e Por Gohar

Iran-based parties Defunct parties

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Communist Party of Iran

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