Iran protest movement births a new group, Iran Revival
Iran has faced widespread demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience for more than one year. Even members of the elite, including the grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and daughter of Hashemi Rafsanjani, have said that the collapse of the regime is an increasing possibility. The regime’s vulnerability has not only motivated existing opposition groups, but has sparked the creation of new organizations led by younger Iranians.
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How Demographics Could Spark Change in Iran
For years, Iran’s ruling ayatollahs have grappled with a profoundly vexing problem: how best to maintain the loyalty of the country’s growing (and increasingly unruly) population. The question isn’t strictly a political one. It is also made significantly more complicated by the age of the Islamic Republic’s population, which cuts against the regime in key ways.
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New Iranian Exile Group Calls For Regime Change
A group of young Iranians in exile announced the formation of a political group committed to regime change in their homeland, September 17. The group, called Farashgard (Revival), presents itself as young and secular, and calls for democratic liberal democracy in Iran.
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