National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers

National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers (Persian: ائتلاف ملی آزادیخواهان, romanized: E'telāf-e Mellī-e Āzādīḵᵛāhān) was a political group reportedly aiming to create a secular political system in Iran,[4] with Mohsen Sazegara and Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi as its lead figures.[5]

National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers
Secretary-GeneralMohsen Sazegara[1]
SpokespersonGhasem Sholeh-Saadi[2]
Founded2003
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
IdeologyLiberal democracy[3]

Pledging to elect Sazegara as the Mayor of Tehran, they presented a list of candidates for the City Council of Tehran in the 2003 local elections, however none of their candidates were placed among the top 50.[6]

References

  1. "Summary of Iran Stories in Today", Radio Farda, 14 March 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017
  2. "Mohsen Sazegara Freed and Hospitalised", Radio France International, 23 February 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017
  3. "Summary of Iran Stories in Today", Radio Farda, 16 July 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017
  4. Iranian dissident freed on bail, 9 October 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017 via Sazegara.net
  5. "Chronology of Events in Iran, April 2003: Iranian dissident released on health grounds" (PDF), Agence France-Presse, p. 1, April 2003, retrieved 20 June 2017 via UNCHR Ankara COI Team
  6. Mohammad-Javad Rooh (6 March 2003). "Farewell to the Ballot Box (2)". Hamshahri (in Persian). No. 2998.
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