Irans's exiled Crown Prince has launched a campaign to rally political exiles behind an 'Arab Spring'-style demand for free elections and a new constitution.
Reza Pahlavi, the son and heir to the last Shah, wants to revive the opposition by uniting critics of the regime behind a common platform. He sees Friday’s elections for the Iranian Majlis, or parliament, as an opportunity.
Calls for a boycott are circulating widely inside the country and activists hope to push the turnout to a record low.
There have also been warnings from hardliners that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was prepared to use the interior ministry to rig the ballot boxes.
“I believe we can find unanimity among a diverse group of forces for the elimination of a system in which the regime tries everything to claim legitimacy,” the prince said.>>>
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
DK, Very GOOD POINT
by Azarbanoo on Fri Mar 02, 2012 09:44 AM PSTPersian Spring is more appropraite.
Damien McElroy & Ahmad Vahdat could have chosen "Persian Spring"
by Darius Kadivar on Fri Mar 02, 2012 09:14 AM PSTEven if the analogy with the 'Arab Spring' is understandable but Damien McElroy, and Ahmad Vahdat ( who is Iranian and has less of an excuse) could have chosen a more subtle title like "Persian Spring" all the more that Nowrooz is nearby ...
RP 2 is Not responsible for the clumsy title given by the Journalists