Union of Iranian Republicans[1] or United Republicans of Iran[3] (Persian: اتحاد جمهوریخواهان ایران, romanized: Etteḥād-e Jomhuri-ḵˇāhān-e Iran) is a secular political organization founded in 2004 by Iranian leftist activists in exile.[1] 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]
References
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- ^ Tamadonfar, Mehran (2015). Islamic Law and Governance in Contemporary Iran: Transcending Islam for Social, Economic, and Political Order. Lexington Books. p. 158. ISBN 9781498507578.
- ^ a b Kazemzadeh, Masoud (2008). "Opposition groups". In Kamrava, Mehran; Dorraj, Manochehr (eds.). Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic. Vol. 2. Greenwood Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-313-34161-8.
- ^ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (28 January 2016). "MASHAYEKHI, MEHRDAD". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. Retrieved 15 March 2018.