Farashgard

Iran Revival (Persian: فَرَشگَرد‎) also known by its native name Farashgard, is an Iranian political action network. This organization was founded in September 2018, ten months after the beginning of the 2017–18 Iranian protests. The organization was founded by 40 Iranian activists across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Iran.[2]

Iran Revival
AbbreviationFarashgard
FoundedSeptember 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
HeadquartersWashington, United States
IdeologyLiberalism[1]
Secularism
Colours  Turquoise
SloganWe Will Reclaim Iran and Rebuild It
Website
iranrevival.com

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

The 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 January 2020, the group has over 165,000 followers on Instagram, one of the most popular apps in Iran.[6]

Campaigns
  • Median-e Millioni (Million in a square):[7] A social media campaign with the aim of organizing a million people in the Shahyad (Azadi) square 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
  1. "فرشگرد". Iran Revival. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  2. "Iran protest movement births a new group, Iran Revival". Jan 9, 2019. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
  3. "New Iranian Exile Group Calls For Regime Change". Radio Farda. 20 September 2018.
  4. "A new organization was established with the aim of overthrowing Islamic republic regime of Iran". BBC Persian (in Persian). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "Iran Revival network; the end of the silence conspiracy?". Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society (in Persian). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "Iran Revival | فَرَشگَرد (@iranfarashgard) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  7. adminReFaBan. "Square". فرشگرد. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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