The Glorious Frontiers Party ( fa, حزب مرز پرگهر, Hezb-e Marz-e Por-Gohar, taken from the first line of ''
Ey Iran
"Ey Irân" ( fa, ای ایران, , lit. ''O Iran!'') is an Iranian patriotic song that serves as the country's unofficial national anthem. The music was composed by Ruhollâh Xâleqi, and the lyrics were written by Hossein Gol-e-Golâb. Not ...
'' anthem) is an Iranian nationalist political party exiled in the United States. The party is banned in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
According to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, "''Marz-e Por-Gohar'' was established in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
by a group of nationalist secular writers and journalists in 1998, but now some of them live in Los Angeles".
Roozbeh Farahanipour, the party's leader and twelve other members were arrested in
Iran student protests, July 1999
The Iranian student protests of July 1999 (also known as 18th of Tir and Kuye Daneshgah Disaster ( fa, فاجعه کوی دانشگاه) in Iran) (7–13 July) .
References
External links
Official Website
{{Iranian exiled parties
Banned political parties in Iran
Secularism in Iran
Nationalist parties in Asia
Political parties established in 1998