The Front for Democracy and Human Rights (Persian: جبهه دموکراسیخواهی و حقوق بشر) was an alliance founded by Mostafa Moin in 2005, as the main theme for his presidential campaign during 2005 election.[1] Moin referred the alliance's aim as "to defend the rights of all Iran’s religious and ethnic groups, the youth, academicians, women and political opposition groups whose rights are often neglected."[2]
Front for Democracy and Human Rights | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mostafa Moin |
| Founded | June 2005 |
The Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran and Freedom Movement of Iran joined the alliance, along with the reformers.[3][4]
Hussein-Ali Montazeri backed the front.[5]
References edit
- ^ Muhammad Sahimi (12 May 2009). "The Political Groups". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ vanden Heuvel, Katrina (17 June 2005). "Blogging Iran". The Nation. Retrieved 2 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Keshavarzian, Arang; Maljoo, Mohammad (17 June 2005). "Paradox and Possibility in Iran's Presidential Election". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Iran: Koulaei says if elected president, Moin will declare general amnesty for political prisoners, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), 11 June 2005, retrieved 2 June 2017 – via Payvand
- ^ "Iran Report". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2017.