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PROGRESSIVE circles in Iran are mourning the death of widely respected socialist economist Fariborz Raisdana yesterday morning.
Professor Raisdana, 71, who taught at Tehran University for many years, died in the Iranian capital’s Pars hospital after a six-day struggle with coronavirus.
He was released from Tehran’s notorious Evin prison in April 2013 after serving a one-year term for criticising the economic policies of then president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — who had removed state subsidies on basic goods and energy supplies — in a televised interview.
The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT
Payam Solhtalab talks to GAWAIN LITTLE, general secretary of Codir, about the connection between the struggle for peace, against banking and economic sanctions, and the threat of a further military attack by the US/Israel axis on Iran