Peykar (1979 newspaper) explained

Peykar
Motto:Workers of the world, unite!
Type:Weekly
Format:Tabloid
Editor:Torab Haghshenas
Political:Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class
Language:Persian
Publishing Country:Iran
Oclc:942783613
Free:peykarandeesh.org

Peykar (Persian: پیکار|lit=Struggle) was a weekly newspaper in Iran that was published as the official organ of the communist organization Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class.

127 issues of Peykar were published between April 1979 and October 1981.[1] Torab Haghshenas served as the editor of the newspaper.

Peykar was among left-wing publications that the Tudeh Party of Iran was critical of.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: COMMUNISM iii. In Persia after 1953. Encyclopædia Iranica. October 27, 2011. December 15, 1992. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. VI. Ḥaqšenās. Torāb. Yarshater. Ehsan. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 1. 105–112.