Green Party of Iran

Not to be confused with Iranian Green Movement.
For the party represented in the Iranian Parliament, see Green Party (Iran).
Green Party of Iran
حزب سبزهای ایران
LeaderKazem Moussavi[1]
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)[2]
HeadquartersGermany
IdeologyGreen politics
Liberal democracy[3]
Website
iran-e-sabz.org
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The Green Party of Iran (GPI; Persian: حزب سبزهای ایران, romanized: Hezb-e Sabzhā-ye Irān) is a Green political party dissident to Iran's Islamic Republic government.[4]

A banned party without any physical presence in Iran, it has a radical stance towards Iranian Department of Environment and considers it a "façade of environmental concern for the benefit of international observers", arguing that it "covers up environmental disasters of the state".[2] It is an exception to the Iranian environmentalist movement, in which most of organizations and NGOs are tolerated, and sometimes encouraged by the government.[2]

The party was founded in California, U.S. as a "professional Iranian expatriate opposition"[5] and was reportedly based in Canada as of 1999.[6] As of 2014, it is based in Germany.[7]

  1. ^ Jurgen Baetz; Albert Aji (9 August 2010). "German: Iran fears latest sanctions". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Brian Doherty; Timothy Doyle, eds. (2013), "Green Politics under Authoritarian Regimes in Burma and Iran", Beyond Borders: Environmental Movements and Transnational Politics, Routledge, pp. 62–68, ISBN 978-1-317-96860-3
  3. ^ Tamadonfar, Mehran (2015). Islamic Law and Governance in Contemporary Iran: Transcending Islam for Social, Economic, and Political Order. Lexington Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4985-0757-8.
  4. ^ Timothy Doyle; Doug McEachern (2007), Environment and Politics, Routledge, p. 167, ISBN 978-1-134-17966-4
  5. ^ Walter Posch (June 2010), A Last Chance for Iran's Reformists? The 'Green Struggle' Reconsidered (PDF), Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, FG6-WP No. 2/2010
  6. ^ Bill Samii (18 October 1999), Iran Report, vol. 2, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 15 May 2017
  7. ^ Micki Weinberg (26 July 2014), In Berlin, Al Quds Day marchers steer clear of anti-Semitism, The Times of Israel, retrieved 15 May 2017