Iranian reformist movement

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The Iranian reformist movement is a political and social current in Iran that seeks to promote democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law within an Islamic framework, often challenging hardline conservative dominance in the Islamic Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement
social movement
accepts principle of Islamic Republic
associatedWith Association of Combatant Clerics
Islamic Iran Participation Front
Mehdi Karroubi
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Mohammad Khatami
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization
Mostafa Tajzadeh
National Trust Party (Iran)
associatedWithEvent 1997 Iranian presidential election
2009 Iranian presidential election protests
Green Movement in Iran
country Iran
electoralBase parts of the professional class in Iran
students and youth in Iran
urban middle class in Iran
emerged 1990s
faces arrests and imprisonment of activists
closure of reformist newspapers
disqualification of candidates by the Guardian Council
media restrictions in Iran
goal expansion of civil liberties in Iran
political pluralism within the Islamic Republic
promotion of democracy in Iran
reduction of hardline conservative dominance
strengthening rule of law in Iran
ideology reformism
influencedBy Islamic left in Iran
liberal democratic ideas
opposedBy Iranian hardliners
principlist camp in Iran
politicalPosition centre-left
moderate
rejects violent overthrow of the Islamic Republic
religiousOrientation Islamic
seeksChangeIn interpretation of Islamic law in governance
powers of the presidency and elected institutions
role of unelected bodies in Iran
significantPeriod presidency of Mohammad Khatami
linked to: Presidency of Iran
strategy reform from within the Islamic Republic system
supports freedom of expression in Iran
freedom of the press in Iran
freer elections in Iran
rule of law within Islamic framework
strengthening civil society in Iran
women's rights in Iran
viewOnForeignPolicy advocacy of détente with the West
support for reducing international tensions
viewOnHumanRights greater alignment with international human rights norms

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Abdolkarim Soroush influenced Iranian reformist movement
Mir-Hossein Mousavi movement Iranian Green Movement
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Hosseiniyeh Ershad associatedWith Iranian intellectual movement
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Iranian reformist movement influencedBy Islamic left in Iran
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Iranian reformist movement associatedWithEvent Green Movement in Iran
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Combatant Clergy Association opposes Iranian reformist movement
Zahra Rahnavard movement Iranian reform movement
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Zahra Rahnavard movement Green Movement (Iran)
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh associatedWithEvent Iranian Green Movement
linked to: Iranian reformist movement
Iranian human rights movement relatedTo Green Movement in Iran
linked to: Iranian reformist movement