Iran: They call it an uprising, and an uprising it is.

From Act for Freedom Now!

It is time—indeed, it is already somewhat late—for the anarchist to rise to the occasion. What is happening these days in Iran is, at present, the greatest uprising in the history of the twenty-first century. An uprising against theocracy and exploitation. An uprising that will mark our century.

A Critique of the Mass Mobilization Strategy

From Anarchism Perspective

In the literature of social movements, the mass mobilization strategy refers to a family of strategies that rely on massive gatherings, massive physical presence, and symbolic-material pressure from the population to break down the political order. In this strategy, population accumulation is equated with power accumulation, and it is assumed that the force of repression becomes powerless or hesitant in the face of a very large mass of people. However, these assumptions are now the subject of serious criticism.

Radlibs in the Big Prison: On Workshops4Gaza

It is my assessment that the actions of Workshops4Gaza (W4G), Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda, & their supporters in the last few months have largely vindicated Casey Goonan's October statement warning prisoners & prisoner support circles to avoid them.

The statement can be found here: https://types.mataroa.blog/blog/w4g-lhk/

Iran: 3 Reports of the Killing of Thousands of People

From Anarchist Front (telegram)
January 13, 2026

Today is the seventeenth day of the revolutionary protests by the people in Iran and the sixth day of a total nationwide internet blackout. According to an unimaginable report on the number of people killed in the war of the Islamic regime, fully armed, against unarmed citizens, we received the following messages. Due to the internet shutdown, this news cannot be independently verified from multiple sources.

Iran: The tragedy of the failure of the Constitutional Revolution

From Anarchist Perspective

During my conversation tonight with a dear comrade, he said: “We've already had the tragedy once (the Constitutional Revolution itself), we've had the comedy ('78), now we've arrived at tragicomedy!” I was immediately reminded of the saying, “The first time is tragedy, the second is farce,” not to laugh at people's suffering, but to see the mechanism of the repetition of roles: each generation, with new words, re-enters a stage whose set remains the same.

Iran: Monarchists and the Attempt to Tame the Unleashed Fire

From Anarchist Front (telegram)

This movement is radical because it is rooted in the complete negation of any imposed authority; it rejects not only the Islamic regime but also every form of hierarchical domination. There is no savior here, no crown, no Supreme Leader or prince to come from the outside and set the direction. Real power is in the bare hands of women, youth, workers, and the marginalized, who have risen up against all structures of oppression without intermediaries, without a pre-written program. But it is this uncompromising radicalism that frightens some. The monarchists, these wandering ghosts of the past, have entered the fray with their old tricks to harness this unbridled fire for their own benefit.

Iran: Reports from the Last 5 Days of Nationwide Protests

From Anarchist Perspective

The fact that the uprising has lasted more than eleven days is itself a sign of a fundamental change. In previous uprisings, the regime was able to break the tide with rapid and focused repression, but this time the geographical dispersion and tactical diversity (from strikes to direct clashes) have not allowed for full control. With each passing day, the cost of repression for the regime is becoming heavier; not only in human terms, but also in terms of legitimacy and internal cohesion.

Iran: On the rupture between a part of society and leftist forces in a revolutionary moment

From Anarchist Front
January 5, 2026

The turning of a part of society towards the forces known as the “left” or “pluralist forces” cannot be reduced simply to the media success of rival currents, including the Pahlavis. Although these forces have been able to effectively exploit existing gaps, these gaps were already formed in the social context and in the relationship between a part of the left and the lifeworld of society. The main problem is not simply a failure in the field of narrative, but a crisis of social and linguistic connection.

Iran: Reports from Days 5 & 6 of the Nationwide Protests

From Anarchist Perspective

Six days have passed since the beginning of this wave of protests, and today, January 3, 2026, the intensity and scope of the clashes in several cities showed that the regime, with all its means of repression... has not been able to clear the streets. Gatherings continued in Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, Tabriz, Qom, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Shahrekord, Yazd, Qazvin, Arak, Bushehr, Babol, Anzali, Khorramabad, Aligudarz, Ramhormoz, and dozens of smaller cities. Protesters built barricades, seized security forces motorbikes, burned regime propaganda banners, stormed police stations...

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