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The Worker-Communist Party of Iraq ( Political Party in Iraq and amongst Iraqi exiles. They opposed both Saddam Hussein and the American-led new administration. Under the Ba'ath ist regime, the group was persecuted, and so operated primarily in the Kurdistan region, and overseas in the United Kingdom and Australia (where they were among the founders of the Socialist Alliance ). They are involved in the Federation Of Workers Councils And Unions In Iraq , the Organization Of Women's Freedom In Iraq and the Union Of The Unemployed In Iraq . They produce a newsletter called ''Iraq Weekly''. It is a sister party of the Worker-Communist Party Of Iran - Hekmatist . The English version of the political party's platform (written in 1994) called for many social reforms, including the liberalization of laws concerning Abortion , Homosexuality and Cohabitation . The Iraqi branch of the party has since removed its platorm from its website, although the Iranian branch still has the platform online. In March 2005 , the WCPI formed the Iraqi Freedom Congress with the purpose of forming a secular and democratic Iraq. EXTERNAL LINKS
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