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7 Ābān Front
[edit]7 Ābān Front (Persian: جبهه هفت آبان, transliteration: Jebhe-ye Haft-e Ābān) is a political organization established in 2022 in opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[1]
Founding
[edit]The group was established in Brussels following the death of Mahsa Amini and during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. It brought together dozens of dissidents, including constitutional monarchists as well as republicans with patriotic and liberal-democratic leanings.[2] The 7 Ābān Front is regarded as one of the main opposition groups to the Islamic Republic.[3][4][5]
Name and Symbolism
[edit]The organization takes its name from 7 Ābān in the Persian calendar, which corresponds to 29 October. The date is associated with the entry of Cyrus the Great into Babylon, the liberation of Jewish captives, and the proclamation often described as the world’s first charter of human rights known as the Cyrus Cylinder.[6][7] The organization was deliberately established on 7 Ābān 2022 to highlight the symbolic weight of that date.[8]
Leadership and Political Activities
[edit]The chairman of the 7 Ābān Front, Saeed Bashirtash, has consistently argued against the involvement of religion in government.[9][10]
On 14 June 2025, the 7 Ābān Front organized a conference in Brussels. Uri Rosenthal, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (VVD) in the First Rutte cabinet, expressed support for the coalition of liberals and social democrats within the organization.[11] Belgian politician Theo Francken of the N-VA, serving as Minister of Defence and Foreign Trade in the De Wever government, also called for the removal of the ayatollahs’ regime.[12] The Iranian state broadcaster and news agency Fars, which is closely aligned with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), described the conference as a plot to overthrow the Islamic Republic and install a new government.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ ellian, afshin (2025-08-31). "Ayatollah Khamenei richt pijlen op Europese dissidenten". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ ellian, afshin (2025-08-31). "Ayatollah Khamenei richt pijlen op Europese dissidenten". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ ellian, afshin (2025-08-31). "Ayatollah Khamenei richt pijlen op Europese dissidenten". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "سفیر اسرائیل در بلژیک در همایش همبستگی برای آزادی ایران: اسراییل در کنار مردم ایران برای آزادسازی کشورشان ایستاده است. – جبهه هفت آبان" (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "Iran's hidden empire: Khamenei's reach, jihad, and hope for democracy | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History - Cyrus the Great Day". www.hunara.org. Archived from the original on 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Yak, Doctor (2022-10-27). "International Cyrus The Great Day: 29th October". The Yak. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ ellian, afshin (2025-08-31). "Ayatollah Khamenei richt pijlen op Europese dissidenten". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ سعید بشیرتاش: ما همگی به پشتوانه مردم ایران و فارغ از هر مرام سیاسی برای هدفی مهم گرد آمده‌ایم (in Persian). 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2025-09-30 – via ir.voanews.com.
- ^ Saeed Behbahani (2023-04-16). نشست عمومی مهستان: جبهه هفت آبان و همبستگی ملی با حضور آقای سعید بشیرتاش. Retrieved 2025-09-30 – via YouTube.
- ^ "یوری رزنتال، وزیر امور خارجه پیشین هلند: جمهوری اسلامی قابل اصلاح نیست؛ اتحاد، کلید پیروزی مردم ایران است – جبهه هفت آبان" (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "تئو فرانکن، وزیر دفاع و تجارت خارجی بلژیک، در همایش همبستگی برای آزادی ایران: رژیم آیت‌الله‌ها باید برود. – جبهه هفت آبان" (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ ellian, afshin (2025-08-31). "Ayatollah Khamenei richt pijlen op Europese dissidenten". EWmagazine.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-30.