Farashgard (Persian: فَرَشگَرد) also known as Iran Revival, is an Iranian political action network. This organization was founded in September 2018, ten months after the beginning of the 2017–2018 Iranian protests. The organization was founded by 40 Iranian activists across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Iran.[2]
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| Founded | September 16, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy[1] Secularism |
| Colours | Turquoise |
| Slogan | We Will Reclaim Iran and Rebuild It |
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Farashgard advocates for a secular democracy in Iran either through a Republic or a Constitutional monarchy, but states that the exact form of a future political system will be determined by the people of Iran after the overthrow of the Islamic Republic.[1]
The group's slogan is: "We Will Reclaim Iran and Rebuild It". Its original name Farashgard was metaphorically named after the Middle Persian concept Frashokereti.[3][4][5]
Activities Inside Iran
editThe group has a number of supporters within Iran who receive the messages of Iran Revival through Persian language television and radio broadcasts. Supporters of the group in Iran have enacted a civil disobedience campaign inside the country by spray painting calls for a million man march, and slogans against the regime, on buildings, billboards, and storefronts across Iran.[2]
As of September 2021, the group has over 220,000 followers on Instagram, one of the most popular apps in Iran.[6]
Campaigns
edit- Meydan-e Millioni (Million in a square):[7] A social media campaign with the aim of organizing a million people in Tehran. It has a Persian hashtag: #میدان_میلیونی
- Posht Be Doshman Roo Be Mihan (Back to the Enemy, Facing Homeland): #پشت_به_دشمن_رو_به_میهن
References
edit- ^ a b "فرشگرد". Iran Revival. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ a b "Iran protest movement births a new group, Iran Revival". Jan 9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
- ^ "New Iranian Exile Group Calls For Regime Change". Radio Farda. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "A new organization was established with the aim of overthrowing Islamic republic regime of Iran". BBC Persian (in Persian). 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Iran Revival network; the end of the silence conspiracy?". Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society (in Persian). 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Farashgard". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ adminReFaBan. "Median-e-Millioni". فرشگرد. Retrieved 2019-03-23.