Union of Communist Militants ( fa, اتحاد مبارزان کمونیست, abbreviated EMK ) was an Iranian

communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

group. It was led by Mansoor Hekmat. Hekmat founded the group in December 1978. The organization took part in the

Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...

of 1979 — marked by the creation of

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s (''shoras''). Because of mounting repression in Iran, the organisation sought refuge in

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in 1981. In Kurdistan, the organization merged with a

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group of

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roots,

Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan The Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan ( ku, , Komełey Şorrişgêrrî Zehmetkêşanî Kurdistanî Êran, lit=Society of Revolutionary Toilers of Iranian Kurdistan), commonly shortened to Komalah ( ku, Komełe; fa, کومله), is a social-de ...

. Together, they formed the Communist Party of Iran (CPI) in September 1983.Mansoor Hekmat, ''Selected Works''.

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: Mansoor Hekmat Foundation, 2002. p. 73-74.

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Left-wing militant groups in Iran Political parties of the Iranian Revolution Banned communist parties Banned political parties in Iran Defunct communist parties in Iran {{Iran-party-stub