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Popular Reformist Coalition
In 2008 Iranian legislative election, they formed "''Popular Coalition of Reforms''", consisting of 14 groups. Mostafa Kavakebian and Fatemeh Karroubi were key figures of the alliance. Other than Democracy Party, Islamic Assembly of Women and some of Islamic Iran Solidarity Party politicians –not the party itself– were notable parties of the coalition. The coalition was allied with National Trust Party and Moderation and Development Party in the election and competed with Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front's "Reformists Coalition: Friends of Khatami" list, as well as conservative United Front of Principlists and Principlists Pervasive Coalition. 2012 parliamentary election Led by Mostafa Kavakebian, in the 2012 Iranian legislative election they were renamed to "''Reformists Front''", a name similar to the "'' Reforms Front''" —which decided not to participate in the election. Some reformist groups ruled out any cooperation with the ''Reformists Front'', and some e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mostafa Kavakebian
Mostafa Kavakebian ( fa, مصطفی کواکبیان; born 18 March 1963) is an Iranian reformist politician and representative of Tehran at the Parliament of Iran. He has formerly represented Semnan and Mehdishahr in the parliament from 2008 until 2012. Early life Kavakebian was born in Semnan on 18 March 1963. Career Kavakebian is a leader of Democracy Party a reformist party that he founded in 2000. He was the leader of the ' Popular Reformist Coalition' that was running on 2004 and 2008 legislative election. He was a member of the reformist faction in the Parliament. He founded Popular Coalition of Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi in the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Before he founded his party, he was the deputy leader of the 'Unity Party'. He is also the editor-in-chief of '' Mardomsalari'' newspaper. He was seeking to keep his seat in the 2012 election as leader of the Democratic Coalition of Reformists, but was not elected. On 25 January 2013, his party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Front Of Principlists
, national = Principlists , blank1_title = 2008 Member Alliances , blank1 = , blank2_title = 2012 Member Alliances , blank2 = , headquarters = Tehran, Iran , seats1_title = 8th Parliament , seats1 = , seats2_title = 9th Parliament , seats2 = , website www.jebhemottahed.ir, country = Iran United Front of Principlists ( fa, جبههٔ متحد اصولگرایان, ''Jabhah-e Muttahid-e Uṣūlgarāyān'') was an Iranian principlist political coalition that contested the 2008 and 2012 legislative elections. Member groups 2008 * Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader * Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude *Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution 2012 * The Two Societies ** Combatant Clergy Association ** Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom * Front of Transformationalist Principlists **Society of Devotees of the Islamic Revolution **Society of Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution The Society of Pathseekers of the Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Persian
BBC Persian ( fa, بیبیسی فارسی) is the Persian language broadcast station and subsidiary of BBC World Service which conveys the latest political, social, economical and sport news relevant to Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and the world. Its headquarters are in London, United Kingdom. Radio The BBC first started a Persian radio service during World War II on 29 December 1940, encouraged by the Foreign Office (UK), Foreign Office, as part of its Empire Service. The government reasons for prioritising this was concern that the Iranian king, Reza Shah Pahlavi, was sympathetic to Nazi Germany. Following the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941, the Foreign Office encouraged broadcasting about king's autocratic style and republican systems of Government. The Persian Service continued after the war as part of the BBC General Overseas Service, with more editorial independence from the UK government. However the risk of the Iranian nationalisation of Anglo-Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pervasive Coalition Of Reformists
Pervasive Coalition of Reformists: The Second Step ( fa, ائتلاف فراگير اصلاحطلبان: گام دوم), named The List of Hope ( fa, لیست امید) by Mohammad Khatami, was the sole coalition and electoral list affiliated with the Iranian reform movement for the 2016 legislative election. The group also endorsed candidates for the 2016 Assembly of Experts election. Reformists backed a list of 236 candidates for the Parliament and 77 for the Assembly of Experts, even though many of them are not reformists but moderate-leaning figures. The coalition includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front member groups, National Trust Party (close to Mehdi Karroubi), newly established Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party (close to Hassan Rouhani) and the principlist ''Followers of Velayat'' faction led by Ali Larijani. Allied groups * Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front * Moderation and Development Party * National Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Iranian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for all seats in the 10th parliament in the Islamic Republic era and the 34th since the Persian Constitutional Revolution. A second round was held on 29 April 2016 for some constituencies where candidates failed to obtain the required minimum 25 percent of votes cast. The elected MPs served from 28 May 2016 to 27 May 2020. The election was held as part of a general election which also elected members of the Assembly of Experts. This election was the first time that both bodies were elected simultaneously. There were 54,915,024 registered voters (in Iran, the voting age is 18). More than 12,000 people filed to run for office. 5,200 candidates, mostly Reformists, were rejected by the Guardian Council and 612 individuals withdrew. Electoral system The 290-seat Islamic Consultative Assembly has 285 directly elected members and five seats reserved for the Zoroastria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasnim News Agency
Tasnim News Agency ( fa, خبرگزاری تسنیم) is a semi-official news agency in Iran. It has links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Launched in 2012, its purpose is to cover a variety of political, social, economic and international subjects along with other fields. All its content is licensed as Creative Commons. Profile Its stated aims are to " efendthe Islamic Republic against negative media propaganda campaign and providing our readers with realities on the ground about Iran and Islam." As of 2014, Tasnim's main headquarters for news is based in Iran's capital Tehran, with reporters across the country and region sending in reports. Tasnim has strong links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On 10 April 2013 the IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari visited the Tasnim headquarters and was quoted by the news agency saying "The faithful and Revolutionary media have today a very heavy duty in confronting anti-islamic and anti-human plots of the op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Interior (Iran)
The Ministry of Interior ( fa, وزارت کشور, ''Vâzart-e Kâshvar'') of the Islamic Republic of Iran is in charge of performing, supervising and reporting elections, policing, and other responsibilities related to an interior ministry. Duties *To provide and protect domestic security and establishment of peace and order across the country and coordination between intelligence, disciplinary, and military organs and protecting borders *To manage police affairs *To make an effort to achieve and develop political and social freedoms according to the constitution and other laws of the country and providing sustainable political and social development and promotion of public participation *To protect and preserve the achievements of I.R. of Iran through public participations *To provide conditions of appropriate practice of political and nongovernmental parties and formations and supervision on their activities *To guide, lead and support of Islamic councils and supervision on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran (newspaper)
''Iran'' ( fa, ایران) is the official daily newspaper of the government of Iran. Profile ''Iran'' was launched in 1995. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) owns and publishes ''Iran''. Iran's affiliated website is Iran Network. IRNA also publishes ''Iran Daily'', an English-language daily newspaper, ''Alvefagh'', an Arabic newspaper, ''Irane varzeshi'', a sport daily newspaper, and ''Irane Sepid'' for blind people. The newspaper supports the policies of the government and is described as a pro-government conservative daily. The daily was managed by Mosayeb Naeemi during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Following the 2013 presidential election Mohammad Taqi Roghaniha, CEO of Iran Cultural and Press Institute (ICPI), was appointed manager of the daily. Bans ''Iran'' was closed down by the Press Supervisory Board in May 2006 following its publication a caricature which was deemed to be "divisive and provocative". The caricature which mocked Azeris caused stir among ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worker House
“Human is entitled to nothing but his own efforts”. , founded = , legalised = as political organization , headquarters = Tehran, Iran , wing1_title = Political branch , wing1 = Islamic Labour Party , wing2_title = Former political affiliation , wing2 = , position = Left-wing , religion = Islam (Since 1981) , international = World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) , national = Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front , affiliation1_title = Other affiliations , affiliation1 = , newspaper = '' Work and Worker'' (unofficial) , blank1_title = Media organ , blank1 = ''Iranian Labour News Agency'' , blank2_title = , blank2 = , blank3_title = , blank3 = , blank4_title = , blank4 = , seats1_title = Parliament , seats1 = , seats2_title = Tehran City Council , seats2 = , seats3_title = Isfahan City Council , seats3 = , seats4_title = Tabriz City Council , seats4 = , website = , country = Iran The Workers' House ( fa, خانه ک ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat And Eslamshahr (electoral District)
Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat, Eslamshahr and Pardis ( fa, تهران، ری، شمیرانات، اسلامشهر و پردیس) is a constituency for the Parliament of Iran encompassing the metropolitan area of Tehran and some of its satellite cities. It has 30 seats, the most among all constituencies nationwide and plays an outsized role in shaping politics nationally, having been described as a "bellwether for elite In political and sociological theory, the elite (french: élite, from la, eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. ... sentiment in Iran". The constituency's seats have been the most prestigious in the country because it includes the country's capital city, and has had lively press and voters. Current MPs Elections Since 1980 1st term 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term 6th term 7th term 8th term 9th ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rooz Online
''Rooz'' ( fa, روز, literally ''day'') was a Persian and English news website. It is mostly staffed by exiled Iranian journalists including Masoud Behnoud, Ebrahim Nabavi and Nikahang Kowsar with occasional articles by activists and journalists inside Iran, including Shirin Ebadi and Ahmad Zeidabadi. Another contributor is Hossein Derakhshan, who has been under arrest in Tehran since 1 November 2008. It was first published on the web on May 10, 2005. It is published by "Iran Gooya" (registered in France). Controversy Iranian critics of the website argue that it does not work in the interest of that nation, and does not represent factual accuracy of the events. Their reasoning is based on the website's funding by Hivos,http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JjK9K-KdXTAJ:www.hivos.nl/nederlands/layout/set/print/partners/moretest%3Fid%3DIR007+site:http://www.hivos.nl+iran+gooya&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a a Dutch organization which in turn is funded by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council For Coordinating The Reforms Front
The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front or the Reformist Front Coordination Council ( fa, شورای هماهنگی جبهه اصلاحات) is the umbrella organization, coalition and council of main political groups within the Iranian reform movement. Since 2015, it is overseen by the Reformists' Supreme Council for Policy-making. Formation On 13 November 1999, eighteen groups came together to form the "Council for coordinating of 2nd of Khordad Front" ( fa, شورای هماهنگی جبهه دوم خرداد) with the aim of laying down a unified reformist strategy. The coalitions's namesake, 2nd of Khordad, corresponds to 23 May on the Iranian calendar, is the day of Mohammed Khatami's landslide victory in the 1997 presidential election. The 18 groups were later nicknamed "2nd of Khordad Front G-18" ( fa, گروههای هیجدهگانه جبهه دوم خرداد). Loose coalition in reform era The coalition was able to gain a supermajority in the Irani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
