Ali Javadi

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Ali Javadi (born 1959) is an Iranian political activist living in exile.

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Because of his political activism on various radio and television stations, Javadi is a well-known figure among Iranian opposed to the Islamic Republic.

He is also both the current head of the Marx Society and current director of the “Center for Prosecuting Islamic Republic officials for their crimes against People.”

Life

Return to Iran and form “Spark Committee”

Javadi and his friends put their education on hold in response to rising social tension in Iran. They returned to Iran during the summer of 1977— only a few months before the Islamic Revolution.

During the social movement in Iran, Javadi and his friends formed the “Spark Committee,” which had close political ties to a similar group called “Alliance for the Struggle of the Working Class Cause.” He joined social and worker protests first against Muhammad Reza Shah and then against Ruhollah Khomeini's newly found regime. To protect his identity, Javadi used the pseudonym “Reza”.

Knowing Mansoor Hekmat and joining MU

After studying “Iranian Revolution and the Role of the Proletariat (Theses)” (an early work of Mansoor Hekmat and Hamid Taghvaee), Javadi and the “Spark Committee” became attracted to a group named “Sahand Circle." After Sahand Circle formed its

After joining the MU, Ali participated in worker movements in the east and southeast of Tehran. At the same time, Javadi was officially working as a technician for the “Organization of the Expanding and Reconstructing of Iranian Industry”.

On June 20, 1981, a day associated with the 30 Khordad Event, Javadi took to the streets of Tehran. In a fortunate turn of events, Javadi survived the ensuing persecution.

Following the violent repression of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javadi lost his connection with the CMU and put his political activities on hiatus.

=== Joining and leaving WPI ==.

Ali Javadi was one of the first contributors to “Radio International” and he was responsible for the Television Activities (NewChannel) of the Worker party of Iran, which was the first Persian satellite channel with a progressive alternative at the time. He was also a member of the editorial board or director of “Anternasional” (means: International), a paper in Persian.

With the recommendation of Mansoor Hekmat, Javadi started publishing an original quarterly magazine in 1999 called “Porsesh”, which translates to "Question" in English.

Later and with the establishment of “New Channel”, he became the first director of New Channel later, he left this position.

Later, he was involved in discussions inside of Worker Party of Iran and built a faction named the Worker Faction of the main Party and was still a part of the party till the section decided to leave the main party and make its party, called Worker Unity Party of Iran, he is one of the leaders which include; Him, Azar Majedi, Siavash Daneshvar.

Akhare Hafte

For many months, Javadi published a political periodical called Akhare Hafte in Persian, which translates to "The Weekend" in English. In addition to covering current events, he often wrote about his personal life.

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