Zamaneh Media
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise
No Result
View All Result
Zamaneh Media
No Result
View All Result

Iranian reformists seek open political atmosphere

by Zamaneh Media
August 16, 2011
in Latest Articles
Reading Time: 2min read
0
Iranian reformists seek open political atmosphere
Masoumeh Ebtekar

Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iranian reformist, political activist and member of Tehran City Council has supported the conditions set by reformists for participating in coming parliamentary elections.

Ebtekar told ISNA: “Reformists continue to desire major reforms in the general political atmosphere of the society.”
She maintained that the reformists are often used to turn elections into a hot topic but they are later held out of the power structure.

Ebtekar went on to add that conditions set out by Mohammad Khatami, former Iranian president are the minimum requirements for reformists to join the coming elections.

Khatami has called for the release of political prisoners, full adherence to the provisions of the constitution as well as open and transparent elections.

Ebtekar said that Mr. Khatami has been criticized because many are of the opinion that nothing will change. She went on to add that Khatami has an optimistic outlook of the country’s future and believes that all factions must unite in order to build Iran.

Following the controversial 2009 presidential elections and the allegations of vote fraud that led to mass protests and heavy crackdown on protesters, Iranian reformists have been pushed into a corner in the political arena of the country and many of their top figures have been arrested and sentenced to long jail terms.

The reformist candidates in the 2009 election, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have been put under house arrest since February and referred to as “leaders of sedition.”

Mohammad Khatami, the remaining top reformists figure has been issuing statements urging the establishment to open up the political atmosphere in order to bring about more constructive interaction in the political arena.
 

Previous Post

Talks on “step by step” plan start in Tehran

Next Post

Iranian blogger beaten in prison

Related Posts

Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier
Latest Articles

Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier

February 28, 2021
Veiled Identity
Latest Articles

Veiled Identity

February 22, 2021
Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat
Latest Articles

Untold Stories from Encyclopaedia Iranica: Interview with Abbas Amanat

February 11, 2021
November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?
Latest Articles

November 2019: Which security and militia institutions started violence and shot people?

January 8, 2021
Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril
Latest Articles

Encyclopedia Iranica “A real tour de force” is in Peril

December 24, 2020
The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI
Latest Articles

The US Election and the Iranians’ Views: a Reflection of the Hatred for the IRI

November 3, 2020

RSS Iran in other media

  • Iranian barbecue: Shekamoo Grill serves up succulent, flame-kissed Persian kabobs - New Times SLO
  • Iran giving encouraging signs about resuming nuclear diplomacy - source - Devdiscourse
  • Iran needs to address IAEA's concerns on uranium particles, U.S. says - Reuters Africa
  • Axios Today podcast: Decoding diplomacy with Iran - Yahoo News
  • Western powers scrap plan for IAEA rebuke of Iran, diplomats say - Reuters
  • Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility - Haaretz
  • Iran's Chabahar port crucial for trade in Central Asia: Minister Jaishankar - Mint
  • Arab League ministers reaffirm UAE sovereignty over 3 Iran-occupied islands - Arab News
  • Pakistan's Baluchis Protest Iranian Treatment Of Ethnic Brethren After Border Shootings - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  • My Screen Life: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof on living under house arrest - Screen International
Zamaneh Media

© 2020 Zamaneh Media

More information

  • Sponsors
  • Donate
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Legal

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest Articles
  • Latest News
  • About Zamaneh Media
    • Exiled Media Report
    • Sponsors
    • Donate
    • Contact us
    • Legal
  • Advertise

© 2020 Zamaneh Media