United Republicans of Iran explained

United Republicans of Iran
Native Name:اتحاد جمهوری‌خواهان ایران
Native Name Lang:fa
Spokesperson:Hassan Shariatmadari
Ideology:Republicanism
Secularism
Liberal democracy[1]
Headquarters:Berlin, Germany
Country:Iran
Flag:Civil flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg

The Union of Iranian Republicans or United Republicans of Iran (Persian: اتحاد جمهوری‌خواهان ایران|Etteḥād-e Jomhuri-ḵˇāhān-e Iran) is a secular political organization founded in 2004 by Iranian leftist activists in exile.[2] They are classified as part of the democratic republican opposition groups, whose members are not exclusively made up of former Marxists, but substantial numbers of them are.[3]

In 2011, 'Organization of Iranian Republicans' split from this organization.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Tamadonfar, Mehran. 2015. Islamic Law and Governance in Contemporary Iran: Transcending Islam for Social, Economic, and Political Order. 9781498507578. Lexington Books. 158.
  2. Book: Vahabzadeh. Peyman. Guerrilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period of National Liberation In Iran, 1971–1979. 2010. Syracuse University Press. 76. 9780815651475.
  3. Book: Kazemzadeh, Masoud. Mehran. Kamrava. Manochehr. Dorraj. Opposition groups. 2008. Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic. 2. 978-0-313-34161-8. Greenwood Press. 364.
  4. Encyclopedia: MASHAYEKHI, MEHRDAD. Encyclopædia Iranica. 28 January 2016. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. Online. Boroujerdi. Mehrzad. 15 March 2018.