The Radical Movement of Iran ( fa, نهضت راديكال ايران) was a
political party in Iran during the
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
. The party was allied with the
Muslim People's Republic Party,
and opposed to the clerical
Islamic Republican Party.
Many members of the party were former associates of the
Third Force and the others were involved in 1961 teachers' strike led by Mohammad Derakhshesh. Some of them were employees of education and justice ministries. The Radical Movement called for the
rule of law
The rule of law is the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders. The rule of law is defined in the ''Encyclopedia Britannica ...
, release of political prisoners and end of brutality and torture by security forces.
References
1977 establishments in Iran
Political parties established in 1977
1980 disestablishments in Iran
Political parties disestablished in 1980
Liberal parties in Iran
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