Congress of Democratic & Federalist
Republicans
For freedom, justice, equality, and the distribution of power in the future of Iran
Our Members
Organizations and individuals united for a democratic Iran
Group 25 Shahrivar
Republican and Federalist Group Commemorates the Women's Freedom Life Movement
Azerbaijan Democrat Party
An Azerbaijani party that works to promote justice and democracy in the country and in Azerbaijan.
Dana Research Society
Research organization focused on Iranian political and social studies
Hamnava Umbrella Group
A coalition organization working for democratic change in Iran
Ahwaz Assembly
Assembly representing Ahwazi Arab community rights
No to Execution Campaign
Campaign against capital punishment in Iran
Bakhtiari Unity Party
Party representing Bakhtiari community interests
United for Iran Australia
Australian coalition united for democratic Iran
Azerbaijan Democrat Sect
Democratic sect for Azerbaijan region advocacy
Toronto Iranian Republicans Association (TIRA)
Toronto-based Iranian republican advocacy association
Democratic Turkmens of Iran
Democratic party representing Azerbaijani community interests
Iranian Republicans Australia (IAR)
Australian-based Iranian republican advocacy group
Azerbaijan Democracy and Development Association
The Azerbaijan Center for Democracy and Development is a political party that works for democracy and development in Iran, focusing on Azerbaijan. The roadmap of the ADC/ADC is the establishment of a federal, secular, democratic republic in Iran.
Turkish Women's Center
An independent organization based on intersectional feminism that works to defend the rights of women and sexual and gender minorities in Iranian Azerbaijan and pursue justice, equality, and self-determination within a federal framework.
Social Democratic Party of Iran MAM e MIHAN
A party in line with sustainable development and laying the right foundation for democracy and equality and convergence with democratic republican institutions.
The Turkmensahara Union Party
The Turkmensahra Union Party (HAT) is a federalist and republican political party of the Turkmen Nation
Hassan Shariatmadari
Hassan Shariatmadari, born in 1947 in Tabriz, is an opposition politician, a prominent activist of the Iranian democracy movement, and a federalist republican who resides in Hamburg, Germany. After the 1979 revolution, he played an active role in the movements opposed to the Velayat al-Faqih, especially the Muslim People's Republican Party, and went into exile after these movements were suppressed. He is considered an active figure in the republican opposition. He was the Secretary-General of the National Republicans of Iran from 1985 to 1999, the Secretary-General of the Republican Union of Iran from 2003 to 2015, and then the Secretary-General of the Transitional Management Council from 2018 to 2023. He is also one of the founders of the Joint Congress of Democratic and Federal Democratic Republicans. He is also working with other republican blocs inside and outside Iran to form a strategic council as an alternative to the Islamic Republic.
Taraneh Abravesh
Taraneh Abravesh, born in 1982 in Iran, is a researcher and socio-political activist living in Germany. She completed her university education with a bachelor’s degree in political science and social work/social pedagogy and a master’s degree in international relations and history, language and culture of the Near East at the University of Hamburg. Her areas of expertise are political science, international relations and oriental studies (oriental studies). She works as a pedagogue/educational expert at the Hamburg State Department of Education and is also the chairman of the board of two associations registered in Germany: Forschungs- und Bildungsverein zur Förderung der Demokratie und freien Wahlen e.V. (Research and Educational Association for the Promotion of Democracy and Free Elections), which focuses on research related to democracy and sustainable development, and the Women’s Equality Network, which works to strengthen the cultural integration and social solidarity of women in the experience of migration.
Doman Radmehr
Spokesperson for OJAK (Democracy and Development of Azerbaijan), human rights activist and former political prisoner, project manager in the field of mechanical and energy engineering.
Alireza Ardabili
Member of the Central Council of the Azerbaijan Center for Democracy and Development, writer, editor of Tribune magazine and Tribune media channels.
Dr. Soheila Anzali
Dr. Soheila Anzali is a pharmacist and researcher with over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. She holds a PhD in Drug Design. Soheila Anzali is a healthcare professional, a civil society activist, a republican, and a graduate of the Transitional Justice course at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
Kei Esmaeilpour, MSM
Kei Esmaeilpour studied Engineering, Management, and International Law. He is a recognized community leader in Canada, receiving the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (2019) and the Queen Elizabeth II Medal (2013). He served as a citizen representative on his city’s TSC Standing Committee and also serves as a Technical Advisor with Doctors Without Borders (MSF), supporting humanitarian missions in multiple countries, including Uganda, Myanmar (Burma), Jordan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. He provides the Citizenship Rights Handbook (Farsi Version), created to help Iranian-Canadian immigrants navigate and understand Canadian political life.
Yousef Azizi
He is a writer and journalist and a member of the "Ahwaz Association". He has published 31 books in Arabic, Persian and English. Hundreds of his articles and research have been published in Arabic and Persian, and some of them have been translated into Istanbul Turkish, English and Italian. He is a former member of the Iranian Writers' Association, a current member of the British PEN Association (English PEN) and a member of the Syrian Writers' Association. Yousef Azizi Bani Tarf is a prisoner of the Shah and Islamic Republic of Iran and the winner of the "Helmet-Hemet" award, which was awarded to him by Human Rights Watch in 2009. In 2011, the "Arabian Business" magazine selected him as one of the 500 most influential figures in the Arab world.مجله "ارابيان بيزنس" در سال ٢٠١١، او را به عنوان يكى از پانصد شخصيت نيرومند موثر در عرصه جهان عرب برگزيد.
Simin Sabri
Simin Sabri, a psychiatrist living in Norway, born in 1964 in Tabriz, is a political and human rights activist who began her activities in her youth in connection with the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan. She was forced to leave Iran at the age of 24 and continued her activities and higher education in Baku and then Norway. She joined the movements and parties of the Federal Democratic Party of Azerbaijan in 2011 and, after organizational changes, was elected as the spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan for several terms and continues to hold this position. She has also been active in the field of human rights and women's rights and has played an effective and active role in various coalitions and organizations, including "Solidarity for Freedom and Equality in Iran" and the "Joint Congress of Democratic Republicans and Federal Democrats.
Jamshid Yarali
He is a Turkmen political activist who began his political activities in 1977. He left Iran in 1983 and after living in several countries, he currently resides in Sweden and Gothenburg. Yar Ali is an active member of the Swedish Left Party and also a member of the Iranian Democratic Turkmen. He currently serves as the representative of the Iranian Democratic Turkmen in the Joint Congress of the Democratic Republicans and the Federal Democrats.
Azam Hamrang
Azam Hamrang (Zahra Pourhamrang) is a graduate of the Teacher Training University in the field of teaching children with behavioral problems. She is from the lush Gilan and Gilak-speaking region and has worked in Iran for more than 25 years as a teacher of children with Down syndrome and autism, and has also been active in the field of civil activism. She has been politically active in Germany since the beginning of the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement and is currently a member of the Congress of the Democratic and Federalist Republicans .
Allen Ekbatani
A political activist and researcher, he has been continuously active against the two authoritarian regimes of the Pahlavi dynasty and the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1962. He has a history of political imprisonment in both periods and is a well-known figure in democratic struggles. Ekbatani is a democratic socialist and believes in establishing a decentralized system based on geographical federalism in Iran.
Umay Radmehr
An intersectional feminist, born in 1985 in Azerbaijan, Iran, and residing in Germany. Her education and career in GIS was in the field of urban planning. Her activities, with her active presence in Republican and Federal Democratic networks and coalitions, are focused on political and social action towards justice, equality, and the elimination of discrimination in Iran; at the same time, relying on the intersectional feminism approach, she tries to play an effective role in advancing gender democracy and institutionalizing gender equality in the structures, discourses, and relations of the opposition forces of the Islamic Republic, in addition to feminist activism in connection with the core of Iranian society.
Nadere Boujar
Iranian-Canadian citizen with a background in education, English literature, and linguistics. Over 18 years of work experience in public and private schools in Canada. Child rights activist and several civic organizations in Toronto. Official member of AMI in the field of children's intellectual development and talent identification.
Dr. Behrouz Borji
A graduate of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Tehran. Debarred from continuing his studies due to political activities against the regime. Resident in Canada, Republican political activist, one of the founders of the "Ma Mitavanim (We Can)" group and member of the political bureau and executive director of the Group 25 Shahrivar.
Negar Golkari
Negar Golkari is an intersectional human rights activist and the representative of the Turkish Women's Center to the Congress of Democratic & Federal Democratic Republicans. She was born in Tabriz and was previously a faculty member at Azad University. She specializes in early childhood education and currently works as an expert and practitioner in the Canadian education system. She is also one of the founders of the online community "Secular Pluralist Education System".