September 28, 2006

On Daftar-eTahkim Vahdat (Office To Foster Unity)

Daftar-e Tahkim Vahdat, in the past few years, has adopted a clear policy in favour of regime change through non-violent movement.

Akbar Atri, a former key member of Tahkim Vahdat, writes:

"The DTV [Daftar Tahkim Vahdat] is made up of individual Islamic students' associations from over 60 of the country's universities. Within the organization, there are two factions...

[T]he majority faction, known as "Neshast-Allameh," consists of 50 to 60 Islamic students' associations and advocates a new democratic constitution based on the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and its covenant. The majority faction no longer believes reform of the current Iranian system is possible.
[...]
It is in this context that, after experiencing 26 years of theocracy under the Islamic Republic, they are ready for non-violent regime change through a national referendum for a new constitution based on universally accepted principles of human rights.
[...]
Regime change is the only answer. The Iranian people are ready to do their part, if the United States and other democratic countries are ready to stand with them. (Source)

Moreover, many of its key members have left Iran for the U.S. and some like Akbar Atri, Ali Afshari have joined various "pro-human rights" and "pro-democracy groups." (Atri apparently works for Iran Human Rights Documentation Center now and he's also been been involved in Iran Freedom Concert's campaigns at Harvard) (Source)

Afshari and Atri also appeared on a panel discussion, backing Rick Santroum's Iran Democracy Bill. (Source)

Mousavi Khoini, who was arrested a few months ago, is also a founding member of an organization representing former members of Tahkim Vahdat. (Source)

Tahkim Vahdat was among the most outspoken groups who advocated boycott in the last presidential elections. (Source)

Moreover, Ali Afshari, Akbar Atri, Reza Delbary, Abdollah Momeni were among the founding members of the Referendum Movement endorsed by Reza Pahlavi and created by Mohsen sazegara, himself a former member of Tahkim Vahdat who has still maintained close ties with them. (Source)

These are all evidences that suggest Tahkim Vahdat has effectively become part of the American plans for regime change in Iran.

While hundreds of Iranians students (many without any ties to the IR) are deported or denied entrance or harassed by the American security organizations, how would you expect from the Islamic Republic in dealing with a student movement with a clear pro-regime-change agenda?

Posted by hoder at September 28, 2006 4:37 PM| TrackBack

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