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National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers

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

National Coalition of Freedom-Seekers (Persian: ائتلاف ملی آزادیخواهان, romanizedE'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]

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

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  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.