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The Labourer's Creed (Persian: راه کارگر, romanized: Rāh-e Kārgar) is an Iranian Marxist-Leninist political organization formed in 1978, by former affiliates of other leftist groups. It is currently exiled in Germany.

This Organization firstly established with the name Labourer’s Creed (Persian: راه کارگر, romanized: Rāh-e Kārgar) in 1979, but in 1982 changed its name to Organization of Revolutionary Workers of Iran – The Labourer’s Creed (O.R.W.I; Persian: سازمان کارگران انقلابی ايران – راه کارگر, romanized: Sazman-e Kargâran Anqlâbi-ye Iran-Rāh-e kārgar). However, it has once again used its previous name, Labourer’s Creed (Persian: راه کارگر, romanized: Rāh-e Kārgar) since 2008, because of the occurrence of a split in the organization in 2008 and separation of a group of members who called themselves the Executive Board of the Revolutionary Workers Organization of Iran (Rāh-e Kārgar).

The organization was critical of other leftist groups, including Tudeh Party, factions of People's Fedai Guerrillas and Peykar. However, it did not have a broad power base like its leftist rivals.

It considered the post-revolution establishment a "fascist" regime while respecting the clergy for its ability to mobilize the masses. In 1981, some of the leading members were executed, including ʿAlī-Reżā Šokūhī, Ḥosayn Qāżī, and Mahdī Ḵosrowšāhī.

References

1. Mirsepassi, Ali (2004), The Tragedy of the Iranian Left, RoutledgeCurzon, Table 10.2 Characteristics of principal secular left-wing organizations, 1979–83
2. ^ Ḥaqšenās, Torāb (October 27, 2011) . "COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 1. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 105–112. Retrieved September 12, 2016.

External links

• Official Website

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Order	Ruhollah Khomeini
Perpetrators	Ebrahim Raisi Mostafa Pourmohammadi Mohammad Mohammadi Gilani Majid Ansari Asadollah Lajevardi Alireza Avayi
Influential sponsors	Ahmad Khomeini Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili Ali Khamenei Mohammad Reyshahri Mohsen Rezaee
Opponents	Hussein-Ali Montazeri Sadiq al-Shirazi
Related parties and organizations	People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian Fedaian Organisation Tudeh Party of Iran Worker's Way Komalah Communist Party of Iran Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Buried	Khavaran cemetery
Related	Mothers of Khavaran Raheleh Rahemipour
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