Alavi, Bozorg
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1904
Died in Germany/Berlin, 1997
Category:
Goruh-e Doktor Erani (The Dr. Erani Group) (DEG)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Educated in Germany (1924-1928)
-Activity with the Dr. Erani Group (1929-37)
-Central member of DEG (1933-35)
-Editorial board of Donya (the World), monthly Journal of the DEG (1933-35)
-Involvement against Fascism (1933-36, 1941-45)
-Political prisoner (1937-41)
-One of the founding members of the TPI (2 Oct. 1941)
-Member of central committee (Adviser) of the TPI (1941-76)
-Member of the International Council for Peace (1950's)
-In autumn 1976, left the TPI
-Professor at Humboldt University, Berlin (1965-1975)
-Political exile in former East Germany (1953-89), Federal Republic of Germany (1989-1997)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: Dec. 1994, Jan. 1995
Hours of interview: 22 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Khamehee, Anwar
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1915
Category:
Goruh-e doktor erani (Dr. Erani Group) (DEG)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Tashkilat-e Kargaran-e Enghelabi-e Iran
(The Organization of the Iranian Revolutionary Workers) (OIRW)
Interview bullet points:
-Member in the DEG (1931-1937)
-Activity in underground students´ group in Tehran (1934-37)
-Involvement against Fascism (1933-37, 1944-45)
-Political prisoner (1937-41)
-Activity in the TPI (1941-1947)
-Editorial board of Rahbar (Leader) Anti-Fascism newspaper of the TPI (1941-45)
-In February 1948, left the TPI
-One of the founding members of OIRW March (1948)
-Editorial board of Hajar (Knapping hammer) weekly Journal of OIRW (1948-53)
-Ph.D in political science in France (1961)
Place of interview: Iran / Tehran
Date of interview: 2005
Hours of interview: 2 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer:
Riahi, Jalal
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1915
Died in Germany/Berlin, April 2010
Category:
Artist
Interview bullet points:
-Graduated from the institute of Artist in Tehran (1937)
-One of the founding members of the first Iranian modern Theater in Tehran (1939)
-Member of Abdolhossein Nushin´s group (Theater) (1947-53)
-Participated in Sadi and Ferdosi Theaters (1949-53)
-Artist, Participated in Potsdam-Theater in former East-Germany (1960-80)
-Political exile in East-Germany (1953-89)
Place of interview: Germany / Potsdam
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 4 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Jahanschahlou, Nosratolah
Born in Iran/Zanjan, 1912
Category:
Gorueh-e Doktor Erani (Dr. Erani Group (DEG)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Fergeh-e democrat-e azarbaijan - Iran (Democratic (Party) of the Azerbaijan - Iran (DPAI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the DEG (1933-37)
-Political prisoner (1937-41)
-Member of the TPI (1941-75)
-Head of executive branch of the Students' Organization of the TPI (1942-43)
-Chief of provincial committee of TPI in Zanjan (1943-45)
-Primeminister of the newly established government of Azerbaijan-Iran (1945-46)
-Member of the executive committee of the TPI in Moscow (1969-1972)
-Graduated as a Medical Doctor from the University of Tehran (1944)
-Political exile in USSR (1946-1975)
-Political exile in Germany since 1976
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 15 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ekteshafi, Parviz
Born in Iran/Rasht, 1920
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran (MOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Graduated from Air Force Academy of Iran (1941)
-Graduated from Faculty of Law, The University of Tehran (1947)
-Iranian Air Force Officer (Major), 1953
-Member of MOTPI (1944-54)
-Underground political military activity in the Iranian Air Force against the coup d'Etat of 1953 in Iran
-One of the executive members of provisional committee of the TPI in Moscow (1970-72)
-Political exile in former USSR (1955-76)
-Left the USSR and the TPI (1976)
-Political exile in Germany since 1976
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 17 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Azarnour, Fereydoun
Born in Iran/Tabriz, 1918
Died in France/Paris, 1998
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (MOTPI)
Hezb-e demokratik-e mardom-e Iran
(The Democratic Party of the Iranian People) (DPIP)
Interview bullet points:
-Member of the MOIPI (1943-1953)
-Member of central committee of the TPI (1957-1986)
-Mechanical engineer from University of Ukraine (1964)
-In autumn 1986, left the TPI
-One of the founding members of the DPIP (1987)
-Member of central committee of the DPIP
-Political exile in former USSR (1954-1967)
-Political exile in Algeria (1967-1979)
-Political exile in France (1983-1999)
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 1998
Hours of interview: 22 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Zarbakht, Morteza
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1921
Died in Iran/Tehran, 2003
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tude-e Iran (Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (MOIPI)
Gorouh-e Awal-e Mah-e Meh (1st Group of May)
Interview bullet points:
-Pilot (Lieutenant) in the Iranian Air Force (1942-46)
-Member of the MOIPI (1942-46)
-Commander of the Air Force in Azerbaijan (1946)
-Military political activity with Mola Mostafa Barzani (in the Kurdish
Region of Iran), 1947
-Political prisoner in Iraq (1947-50)
-Political prisoner in Iran (1951-58)
-One of the founding members of the 1st Group of May (1961), Underground political Group
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2000
Hours of interview: 10 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Alavi, Najmi
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1919
Died in England/London, 2008
Category:
Tashkilat-e Zanan-e Iran (Iranian Womens' Organization) (IWO)
Interview bullet points:
-One of the founding members of the IWO (1943)
-Editorial board of "Bidari-e Ma" (Our enlightenment), monthly Journal of IWO (1943-1976)
-Political exile in former USSR (1946-1976)
-Political exile in England (1976-2008)
Place of interview: England / London
Date of interview: 2005
Hours of interview: 2 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Homayouni, Mehdi
Born Iran/Tehran, 1921
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (MOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in the MOTPI (1944-1953)
-Major of Iranian Army in the Imperial Military Guard (1953)
-Political - Military activity against the coup d´Etat of 1953 in Iran
-Political prisoner (1954-1960)
Place of interview: Iran / Tehran
Date of interview: 2005
Hours of interview: 2 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Mohamadi, Jafar
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1922
Died in Germany/ Cologne, 2010
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (MOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Officer (captain) in the Iranian Army (1943-53)
-Member of the MOTPI (1943-53)
-Political prisoner (1953-59)
-Political activity in the TPI (1979-86)
-Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany / Cologne
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 10 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Taheri, Reza
Born in Iran/Garmsar, 1921
Died in Iran/ Tehran, 2006
Category:
Jonbesh-e Dehghanee-ye Iran (Iranian rural Movement) (IRM)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-One of the founding members of the rural organization in Garmsar (1943)
-Activity in the IRM (1944-1953)
-Activity in the TPI (1944-1953, 1979-1983)
-Political prisoner (1983-1985)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2004
Hours of interview: 18 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Zhandi, Mahmoud
Born in Iran/Malayer, 1923
Died in Iran/Tehran, 2006
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the TPI (1944-53)
-Editorial board of Mardom (People) and Rahbar (Leader), newspaper of the TPI (1941-45, 1946-48)
-Chief Editor of Besoy-e ayand-de (Facing to Future), newspaper of the TPI (1950-53)
-Political prisoner (1953-63)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 9 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Amir Parviz, Amir Hossein
Born in Iran / Tehran, 1915
Category:
-Hezbe Iran (Party of Iran, Pro Dr. Mossadegh)
-Ministry of agriculture
-National Resistance Movement abroad of Iran (NRM)
International Bullet Points:
- Founder and first Managing Director of Iranian rural cooperation
(1963-1966)
- Agriculture Minister 1979
- Member of Central Committee of the National Resistance (founder by Dr. Shapour Bakhtiar in abroad) against Islamic regime in Iran
(1967-1968)
- Political exile: MSC. In agricultural comonic from Minisuta University
USA 1955, since 1980 in France
Place of interview: England / London
Date of interview: May 2013
Hours of interview: 3 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shafee, Ahmad
Born in Iraq/Najaf, 1924
Died in Germany/Berlin, 2010
Category:
Sazeman-e Javanan-e Heyb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Youth Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (YOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-One of the founding members of YOTPI in Rasht (Nothern Iran) (1944-1948)
-Political prisoner in the former USSR (1950-1951)
-Graduated from former Party School of Moscow (1952-1954)
-Ph.D in Biology from the University of Moscow (1970)
-Political exile in former USSR (1949-1972)
-Political exile in Germany (1973-2010)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 8 ½ hours (uncompleted)
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Alami, Shahnaz
Born in Iran/Naeen, 1922,
Died in Germany/Berlin, 2003
Category:
Tashkilat-e Zanan-e Iran
(Iranian Women’s Organization) (IWO)
Interview bullet points:
-One of the executive members of the IWO (1944-1953)
-Political prisoner (1945-46)
-Ph.D in Literature from the Humboldt University, Berlin (1971)
-Iranian delegate at the Women's International Democratic Federation (1963-79)
-Head of sub-commission for women's rights in the United Nations (1973-79)
-Political exile in former East Germany (1953-80)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Hoveyda, Fereidon
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1920
Died in USA/New York, 2006
Category:
Writer, Film maker and Diplomat
Interview bullet points:
-Began his career as a diplomat in the Iranian foreign ministry (1942)
-Activity in the Iranian intellectual and writers circles (Sadeq Hedayat circle) in Tehran (1942-1945).
-Deputy of the Iranian foreign minister and Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations (1968-1979).
-Ph.D in International law from the University of Paris (1950s)
-Political exile in U.S.A (1979-2006)
Place of interview: USA / New York
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 3 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Gholamshabani (Ebrahimzadeh), Razie
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1935
Category:
Shoray-e Motahed-e Kargaran-e Iran
(Iranian Workers Union) (IWU)
Etehadi-e Zanan-e kargar-e Iran (Iranian Women's Workers Union) (IWWU)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the IWU (1942-1946)
-One of the founding members of the IWWU (1945)
-Political prisoner (1946-1952)
-Political activity in the TPI (1952-55)
-Political exile in former USSR (1955-1980)
-Political exile in former USSR (1986-1991)
-Political exile in Germany since 1991
-Has been chosen by the women of the year 2006 by the Iranian Women Research Association (XXVII Conference, June 2006 in Canada)
Place of interview: Germany/ Dortmund
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 17 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shabaviz, Sadegh
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1925
Category:
Artist
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the Abdolhossein Nushin's theatre group (1949-1953)
-Participated in Sadi und Ferdosi theatres (1949-1953)
-Active artistically in Theater in former East Berlin (1960-1989)
-Political exile in former East Germany (1960-1989)
Place of interview: Germany / East Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Nosratolah
Jalili, Ahmad
Born in
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview:
Date of interview:
Hours of interview: hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ziazarifi, Abolhassan
Born in Iran/Rasht, 1927
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Jonbesh-e Daneshjouee-ye Iran (Iranian Students´ Movement) (ISM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the youth organization of TPI (1945-1947)
-One of the founding members of the ISM in 1949
-Chief executive of the ISM (1948-1951)
-Editor in chief of "Daneshjo", a weekly Journal of the Iranian students at the University of Tehran (1950-1951)
-Ph.D in Medicine, University of Tehran and in England (1951, 1958)
Place of interview: Iran / Tehran
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Nazari, Hossein
Born in Iran/Rasht, 1924
Category:
Jonbesh-e Denshjooee-ye Iran dar Daneshgah-e Tehran (Iranian Students’ Movement at the University of Tehran) (ISMUT)
Jonbesh-e Kargari-e Iran (Iranian Labors’ Movement) (ILM)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in the ISMUT (1944-48)
-Activity in the ILM (1948-1953)
-Activity in the International Labor Movement in France (1954-1990)
-Graduated as a Mechanical engineer from University of Tehran (1949)
-Political exile in France since 1954
Place of interview: Germany / Wuppertal
Date of interview: 2000
Hours of interview: 12 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Momeni, Bagher
Born in Iran/Kermanshah, 1926
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Jonbesh-e Dehghani-e Iran
(The Iranian Rural Movement) (IRM)
1st of May Group (FMG)
Interview bullet points:
- Activity in the IRM (1944-1946)
-Activity in the TPI (1944-1954)
-Political prisoner (1954-55)
-One of the founding members of the FMG (1975)
-Political and cultural activity in Iran (1956-1979)
-Political and cultural activity in exile from 1982 until the time of interview
-Ph.D in History, Uiversity of Paris (1972)
-Political exile in France from 1981
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 11 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Safavi, Ata
Born in: Iran/Sari, 1928
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Member of Youth Organization of the TPI in Sari (Northern Iran) 1946-1948
-Political Prisoner in the Socialist Republic of Turkmenistan (1948-1950)
-Political Prisoner in Siberia (USSR), 1950-1957
-Graduated as a Medical Doctor, Tajikistan University (1968)
-Political exile in USSR (1948-1991)
-Political exile in Canada since 2007
Place of interview: Canada / Toronto
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 3 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Marzban, Reza
Born in Iran / Mashad, 1928
Died in Paris, 2013
Category: Hemad Azadegan (Freedom Party)
Writer, Syndicalist, Journalist, political activist
International Bullet Points:
- Founder and activist in Hemad Ayadegan, (Freedom Party) pro
Ahmad Kasravi in Mashad (1924-25)
- Editor in chief of "Aftabe Sharg" newspaper (1947-1953)
- Board of Editor of "Keyhan newspaper" (1956-58)
- One of the founder and Director of Iranian Journalist syndicate
(1960s-1970)
- Lehrer in the Journalist Faculty in Tehran (1970s)
- Political prisoner: 1953-1955
- Political exile in France (1983-2013)
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 2 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Khanbaghi, Abbasali
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1929
Category:
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Military Organization of the TPI) (MOIPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in the MOIPI (1951-1953)
-Political prisoner (1954-1957)
-Graduated from Police Academy of Iran (1949)
-Graduated from Faculty of law, Tehran University (1949-1953)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2002
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Sabetian, Manouchehr
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1929
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjouyan-e Iran -Etehad-e
Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students) (CISNU)
Interview bullet points:
-Undertook Political and cultural activities in England from 1960 until the time of interview
-One of the founding members of the CISNU (1960)
-Graduated as a Specialist Medical Doctor, University of Newcastle (1956)
-Political exile in England since 1964
Place of interview: England / London
Date of interview: 2007
Hours of interview: 15 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Golsorkhi, Hosseinali
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1928
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tude Party of Iran) (TPI)
Sazeman-e Nezamee-ye Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran
(Military Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran)
(MOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Lieutenant in the Iranian Army and activity in the MOTPI (1951-1953)
-Political prisoner (1954-1957)
-Researched different aspects of the Iranian rural and tribal society (1957-1965)
-Last position held was a director of the Center for Iranian Rural Research
(1966-1979)
-Educated in sociology in Montpellier (France), 1970
-Political exile in U.S.A since 1980
Place of interview: USA / Washington
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 3 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Pishdad, Amir
Born in Iran/Teheran, 1930
Category:
Jonbesh-e Denshjooee-ye Iran dar Daneshgah-e
Tehran (Iranian Students’ Movement at the University
of Tehran) (ISMUT) Hezb-e Zahmatkeshan-e Melat-e Iran
Party of the Iranian Toilers People (PITP)
hezb-e Zahmatkeshan-e Melat-e Iran - Nirouy-e Sevvom
(Iranian Toilers’ Peopl-Third Force) (ITPP-TF)
Jam-e sosialistha-ye Iran dar oroupa
(Society of the Iranian Socialists in Europe) (SISE)
Komit-e defa az hoghough-e basher dar Paris (The Protection
of Human Rights Committee in Paris) (PHRC)
Sazeman-e Jomhourikhahan-e Iran
(Organization of the National Republik of Iran) (ONRI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISMUT (1951-1953)
-Chief Editor of the journal "Elm va Zendegi" (Science and life), Iran, (1952-1953)
-One of the founding members of the Iranian socialists in
Europe, (1962-1972)
-One of the founding members of the National Republicans Organization of Iran (1982-1984)
-One of the founding members of the PHRC
-Graduated as a Specialist Medical Doctor from the University of Paris, 1963
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 7 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ahmadi, Rahim
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1929
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview: Germany /
Date of interview:
Hours of interview: hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Liaghatravesh, Parvindokht
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1930
Category:
Sazeman-e Javanan-e Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran
(Youth Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran)
(YOTPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the YOTPI (1949-1953)
-Political prisoner (1953-1956)
-Graduated in Natural Science, from the University of Tehran (1959)
-Teacher in the several high schools in Tehran as a natural scientist (1960-1979)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2004
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Vala, Lobat
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1930
Category: Poet, Journalist
International Bullet Points:
- Editor Chief of "Tehran Mosavar", weekly Journal (1961-1963)
- Political prisoner, Tehran, Iran, 1945-46
- Work in Ministry of Culture and Art (1961-1979)
- Political exile in England, Australia from 1980
Place of interview: England / London
Date of interview: Nov. 2011
Hours of interview: 8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Behnam, Jamshid
Born in Turkey/Istanbul, 1931
Category:
Sociologist
Interview bullet points:
-Doctorat d´Etat, Sorbonne University, Sociology (1958)
-Founder and dean of the Faculty for social sciences, Tehran, Iran,
(1971
- Vice president of the University of Tehran (1974)
-Founder and president of Farabi University in Iran (1976)
-Assistant secretary general of International Social Science council, (1980)
-Professor of Sorbonne University (Rene Descart) 1968-1971, 1981- 1983
-Staff of UNESCO (1982-1992)
-Political exile in France since 1980
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Etemad, Akbar
Born in Hamedan/Iran, 1931
Category:
Sazeman-e Danshamouzan-e Hezb- e Tudeh-e
Iran (Students´ Organization of the Tudeh Party
of Iran) (SOTPI)
Scientist: Nuclear Reactor
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the SOTPI (1949-1950)
-Ph.D. Nuclear Reactor Physics, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Lusanne, Switzerland (1963)
-Head, Reactor Shielding Group, Federal Institute for Reactor
Research, Wuerenlingen Switzerland (1963-1965)
-Chancellor, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran (1972-1974)
-President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (1974-1978)
-Consultant, commissariat a L´Energie atomique and GOGEMA, Paris, France (1979-1983)
-Political exile in France since 1979
Place of interview: Germany / Paris
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 13 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Bromand, Mohammad
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2012
Hours of interview: hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Mahmoudi, Sadegh
Born in Iran, 1931
Category:
Iranian Military
Iranian National Front (INF)
Jonbesh-e Zanan-e Iran dar Mohajerat (Iranian Women’s Movement in Exile) (IWME)
Interview bullet points:
-Dismissed from army after being accused of planning coup against the Shah (1969)
-Political prisoner (from 1969)
-After the Iranian Revolution, first President of the Iranian Military Academy (1979)
-Political exile in Germany since 1982
Place of interview: Cologne
Date of interview: 2013
Length of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Pakdaman, Naser
Born in Iran / Tehran, 1932
Category: Political activist, Economist, Journalist,
writer
International Bullet Points:
- One of the writer in the "Elm va Zendegi" (Science and Life) in
Tehran (1951-52)
- Was active in the society of Iranian Socialists in Europe, 1960s
- Professor of Economics in Tehran University (1968-1981)
- Members of the Iranian wirters Association (1980-81)
- Was active in the National Council persistence abroad of Iran (1981-
1984)
- Founder and editor of Chief "Cheshmandaz" Journal from …
- Professor of Economics in Surbon University in Paris (1987-88)
- Political exile: From 1981 in France, Ph.D from Sourbon University,
1970
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: May, 2013
Hours of interview: 5 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Momken, Mehdi
Born in Iran/Mashad, 1933
Category:Hezb-e Mardome Iran
(Peoples of Iranian Party) PIP, Founder of Iranian
Islamic Medical, Doctors Association (IIMDA),
Islamic Students Association in Tehran University
(ISATU)
International Bullet Points:
- Active in the "Kannone Nashre Haghayegh
Islam" (Association of the
Spreading Islamꞌs truth in Mashad), 1950s
- Member of PIP, 1950-1951)
- Was active in ISATU (1953-1958)
- Political prisoner (1974-1979)
- Deputy of Ershad (Showing the right way), Minister after 1979
Revolution in Iran (1979-1980)
- Adviser of Abolhassan Banisadr the first President of Iran (1980-81)
- Was active in the National council Resistance abroad in Iran (1981-
1991)
- Graduated from Pharmacy Faculty of Tehran University (1958)
- Political exile: Since 1982 in France
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: May, 2013
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Banisadr, Abolhassan
Born in Iran/Hamedan, 1932
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoee-ye Iran
(Iranian Students' Movement) (ISM)
Jebhe-e Melli-e Iran (Iranian National Front) (INF)
Jonbesh-e Siasi-e Eslami-e Iran (Iranian Islamic
Political Movement) (IIPM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISM and the INF in Iran and Europe (1954-1976)
-Political prisoner in Tehran(1963)
-A member of the Revolution Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1979-1980)
-Foreign Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran (1979)
-Finance Minister of Islamic Republic of Iran (1979)
-The first President of Iran (1980-81)
-One of the founding members of the National Council of Residence in Paris (1981-1983)
-Political exile in France since 1981
Place of interview: France / Versailles
Date of interview: 2000
Hours of interview: 18 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Khanbabatehrani, Mehdi
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1934
Category:
Sazman- e Javanan-e Hezbe-e Tudeh-e Iran (The
Youth Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran)
(YOTPI) Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan-e Iran -
Etehad-e Meli (The Confederation of Iranian
Students-National Union) (CISNU)
Djaryane-e Kadrha (the Current Cadres) (CR)
Sazeman-e Enghelabi-e Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Revolutionary Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (ROTP)
Ettehad-e chape (The Leftist League) (LL)
Etehad-e Jomhourykhahan-e Iran (The Union of the Iranian Republicans League (UIRL)
Interview bullet points:
-Member of the YOTPI (1951-53)
-Political prisoner in Iran (1953-54)
-Underground political activity in Germany (1955-1962)
-Political prisoner in Germany (1963-4)
- A Founding member of the ROTP (1964)
-Chief Editor of Persian Radio's programme in china (1965-1968)
-One of the founding members of the CR and the LL (1970, 1978)
-One of the founding members of the UIR (2003)
-Political exile in Germany since 1981
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin and Frankfurt
Date of interview: 1995/1997/1998
Hours of interview: 22 hours
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Motaghedi, Azar (Javanshir)
Born in Iran/Babol, 1930
Category:
Jonbesh-e Zanan-e Iran (Iranian Women's Movement) (IWM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the IWM (1948-1953)
-Underground political activity in Iran (1953-1956)
-Political exile in former USSR (1955-1979)
-Graduated as a architectural Engineer, University of Moscow (1975)
-Political prisoner (1984-1985)
-Political exile in former USSR (1955-1962), Bulgaria (1963-1979) and in Germany since 1986
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2005
Hours of interview: 14 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Rasekh, Mahmoud
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1935
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan-e Iran - Etehade
Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students -
National Union) (CISNU) jebh-e Melli-e Iran
(Iranian National Front) (INF) Grouh-e Kargar
(Worker Group) (WG) Jobesh-e Mostaghel-e
Kargari (Workers’ Independent Movement) (WIM)
Shoray-e Movaghat-e Sosialistah-ye Chap-e Iran
(Provisional Council of Iranian Left Socialist) (PCILS)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in students' movement in the U.S.A (1955-60) and in Europe (1961-1976)
-Activity in INF in Iran and Europe (1953-1968)
-One of the executive members of the CISNU (1970-72), (1974-75)
-One of the founding members of the WG (1974)
-One of the founding members of the WIM (1979)
-One of the founding members of the PCILS (1984)
-M.Sc. in physics, U.S.A (1959)
-Political exile in Germany since 1981
Place of interview: Germany / Frankfurt and Berlin
Date of interview: 1995, 2006
Hours of interview: 10 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Hajebi, Vida
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1935
Category: Nearest friend with Ms. Farah Diba
(After Farah Pahlavi, Shah’s Wife), Partisan
activist in Latin America, Researcher on Iran’s
Sociology
International Bullet Points:
- Partisan activist related to Venezuela’s partisan activism (1960-
1961)
- Researcher at the Institute of Social studies and Research in Tehran
(1968-63)
- Political prisoner (1972-1979)
- Editor member of newspaper "Kar" (Work) organ of People’s fadaee
(Self-sacrifice) Guerrilla organization of Iran (Sazeman-e Cherikha-ye
Fadaii Khalgh-e Iran), 1979
- Political exile since 1983 in France
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: May, 2013
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Gouche, Ali
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1935
Category: Iranian students’ movement
(Jonbesh-e Daneshjoii-e Iran), Iranian National
Front (jebhe-e Melli Iran), Iranian National
Republican
International Bullet Points:
- One of the Founders the Union of Iranian Students’ in Vienna (UIS)
(1960)
- One of the Founders the Confederation of Iranian Students (CIS) in
Iran (Congress of London) 1961
- One of the Founders Iranian National Republican and a member of
Central council (1983-1993)
- Editorial board of monthly organ, Journal of Iranian National
Republican (1986-1993)
- Medical Doctor from (Surger) from University of Vienna (1970)
- Political exil:
Place of interview: Austria/ Vienna
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Masali, Hassan)
Born in Iran/Gorgan 1935
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Sayahpour, Houshang
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1936
Category: Hard Workers Iranian People’s
Party (Hezbe Zahmatkeshane Iran) HWIP,
Iranian Socialist Society (ISSINM) of Iranian
National Movement (ISINM), Iranian National
Republican (INR)
International Bullet Points:
- Member of HWIP, 1950-1953
- Member of ISSINM (1956-1959)
- One of the founders and activist in INR (1983-1993)
- Editor Members of monthly Journal related to INR
- Graduated as a Medical Doctor from Tehran University (1971)
- Graduated as a Journalist from Tehran University
- Political prisoner: 1953, 1963
- Political exile:
Place of interview: Austria/ Vienna
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 5 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Aghelzadeh, Abbas
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1936
Category: Hard Workers Iranian People’s Party
(HWIP), National Resistance Movement (NRM),
Iranian Socialist Society of National Movement of
Iran (ISSNMI)
International Bullet Points:
- Head of Students Organization of HWIP (1952-53)
- Political activist in NRM (1954-58)
- Member of Central Committee of ISSNMI (1960-61)
- Was sent out from Law Faculty of Tehran University (1959)
- Political Prisoner in seventeen times from 1953 to 1979
- Political exile: since 1983 in Germany
Place of interview: Germay/ Koln
Date of interview: 2012
Hours of interview: 12 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shirazi, Asghar
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1937
Category:
Hezb-e Zahmatkeshan-e Melat-e Iran (Iranian Toilers’ People Party of Iran) (ITPPI)
Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan-e Iran (Confederation of the Iranian Students) (CIS)
Jam-e Sosialistha-ye Iran dar Oroupa (Society of the Iranian Socialists in Europe) (SISE)
Etehad-e Chap (The Leftist League) (LL)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ITPPI (1951-1952)
-One of the founding members of the CIS (1960)
-Activity in the SISE (1961-1963)
-Activity within the Leftist League (1979-1982)
-Ph.D. in Sociology from the Free University of Berlin (1970)
-Author several books on Iran's political and social aspects
-Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 8 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ghoreyshi (Jazani), Mihan
Born in Iran/ Gorgan, 1937
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshdjouee-ye Iran dar Daneshgah-e
Tehran (Iranian Students' Movement at the
University of Tehran) (ISMUT) Etehad-e Meli-e
Zanan-e Iran (Iranian National Union of Women)
(INUW)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in the ISMUT with her Husband "Bijan Jazani" (1960-1962)
-One of the founding member of the INUW (1980)
-Activity in the women's movement in exile from 1983 until the time of interview 2009
-Activity in the committee of anti war and anti terrorism from 1983 until the time of interview
-Political exile in France since 1982
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Tonkaboni, Fereydoun
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1937
Category: Writer and political activist
International Bullet Points:
- One of the most famous writer satirist in Iran
- One of the founders and was active in the Iranian
writers Association
(IWA), 1967-1979
- Was active in the Democratic Union of Peoples of Iran (1979-1982)
- Political prisoner: 1970, 1973-75
- Political exile: Since 1983 in Germany
Place of interview: Germany / Kloen
Date of interview: May 2012
Hours of interview: 4,75 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ashouri, Dariush
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1938
Category: Philosopher, Writer, Philolog and
political and cultural activist, socialist, Society of
Iranian National Movement (ISSINM)
International Bullet Points:
- Member of Youth Organization of Tudeh Party of Iran (1950-55)
- One of the founders and member of Central Committee of ISSINM
(1961-1965)
- One of the founders of Iranian writer Association (IWA) and active
Member (1968)
- Editorial board of Journal Elm-o-Zendegi (1962-1965)
- Teacher on political Philosophy and sociology at Faculty of Low and
Social science in Tehran University (1965-66)
- M. A in political science, Tehran University (1965)
- Politcal exile in France since 1982
Place of interview: France/Paris
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 3½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Khoi, Esmail
Born in Iran/Mashad, 1938
Category:
Sazeman-e Javanan-e Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran
(Youth Organization of the Tudeh Party of Iran) (YOTPI)
Philosoph and Poet
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the YOTPI (1952-53)
-One of the founding members of the Iranian writers Association (1969)
-Assistant Professor at the University of Teachers and Education (1967-1973)
-One of the members of the executive committee of the Iranian writers Association (1979-1981)
-Winner of human rights watch (1996)
-PhD, Philosophy in England (1966)
-Political exile in England since 1984
Place of interview: England / Berlin
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 17 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Mirzazadeh, Nemat (M. Azarm)
Born in Mashad/Iran, 1938
Category:
Sazeman-e Daneshamouzan-e Hezb-e Iran
(The Students' Organization of the Party of Iran) (SOPI)
Poet and Researcher on "Shahnameh Ferdowsi"
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the SOPI, Mashad, Iran (1952-53)
-Chief editor of "Nashrieh Khorasan-e Adabi" (Literature Journal), Mashad, Iran (1967-1969)
-Chief editor of monthly journal, "Hirmand" (Mahnam-e Hirmand), Mashad, Iran (1968-1970)
-Political prisoner in Iran (1972)
-Researcher at the foundation of Shahnam-e Ferdowsi, Tehran, Iran (1974-1979)
-One of the founding members of the Iranian writers association, Iran (1968)
-Lecturer of literature at the National University of Iran (1979-1980)
-Political exile in France since 1981
Place of interview: France / Paris
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 19 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Moazami Goudarzi, Yadolah
Born in Iran/Broojerd, 1938
Category:
Scientist, social and cultural activity Activity
in "Nameh Parsi", the Journal of Iranian
Students'
Movement outside of Iran
Iranian Medical Association (IMA)
Interview bullet points:
-Cadet of the Iranian Police Academy (1956)
-Left the Academy (1957)
-Activity in Nameh Parsi (1961-63)
-Graduated as a Medical Doctor from the University of Frankfurt, Germany (1968)
-Head of the surgery department in the Iranian Air force hospital, in Dezfool (1972- 76)
-Foundeder of the Iranian Medical Association in Berlin (1981)
-One of the executive members of the Iranian Medicals Association in Berlin (1981-87)
-Member of the International Surgeons Association from 2002 until the time of interview
-Professor of Medical science at the Free University of Berlin (1987-2004)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 10 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Izadi, Kazem
Born in Iran/Mazandaran (Noor), 1936
Category: Sociology, Professor at Tehran
University
International Bullet Points:
- Vice President of Social Science Faculty (Tehran University (1972-
1975
- Professor invite at University of Chicago (1978)
- President of Faculty of Social Science (Tehran University) 1979-1980
- Founder and president of Farabi University in Iran, 1976
- Political exile since 1990 in France
Place of interview: France/Paris
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 3½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Jamshidi Roudbari, Ferdos
Born in Iran/Shirgah, 1939
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikhay-e fadaee khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee Guerrillas Organization of
Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran, Aksariyat (People's Fadaee Organization of Iran-Majority (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the Students' Movement at the University of Tehran (1960-63)
-Graduated as a Medical Doctor from the University of Tehran (1966)
-Political activity related to the PFGOI (1970-71)
-Political prisoner (1971-1979)
-Candidate from PFGOI to the Iran´s Parliament from Mazandaran (Northern Iran), 1979
-Member of the central committee of the PFOIM (1984-90)
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Cologne
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Lahiji, Abdolkarim
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1940
Category: Lawyer, political activist, Human
Rights
International Bullet Points:
- Executive Board member of Iranian Lawyer
Society (1960-65) - Founder and executive
member of progressive Lawyer Association
(1978-79)
- One of the Writer of Iranian constituional Law after 1979 Revolution
in Iran (1979)
- President of International societies for Human Rights (ISHR) since
2013
- Ph.D, in Law from Tehran University
- Political prisoner: 1961
- Political exile in France, since 1982
Place of interview: France/Paris
Date of interview: April 2013
Hours of interview: 5,8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Baghai, Fariborz
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1939
Died in Germany, 2010
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoyan dar Alman (Students' Movement in Germany) (SMG)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the SMG (1962-1969)
-Political activity in the TPI 1963-1981
-Member of central committee (adviser) of the TPI (1980-81)
-Political Prisoner in Tehran (1981-1994)
-Medical Doctor from the University of Frankfurt (1967)
-Political exile in Germany (1995-2010)
Place of interview: Germany / Frankfurt
Date of interview: 2000
Hours of interview: 29 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Zarbakhsh, Majid
Born in Iran/Abadan, 1940
Category:
Sazeman-e Javanan-e Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran
(Youth Organization of Tudeh Party of Iran)
(YOTPI) Konfederasion-e daneshjouyan-e Iran-
Etehad Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students-
National Union) (CISNU) Sazeman-e Ettehad-e
Mobareze dar Rah-e Arman-e Tabag-e kargar
(Organization of the Struggle League on the
Working Class) (OSLWC) Hezb-e Ranjbaran-e Iran
(Party of Iran's Toilers) (PIT) Shoray-e Movaghat-e Sosialistha-ye Chap-e Iran (The Provisional Council of Iranian Left Socialist) (PCILS)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the YOTPI (1952-1953)
-Political prisoner in Tehran (1953)
-One of the executive members of the CISNU (1972-1973)
-One of the founding members of the OSLWC (1973)
-One of the founding members of the PIT (1979)
-One of the founding members of (PCILS), 1984
-Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany / Frankfurt
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 14 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Rosta, Kambiz
Born in Iran/Rasht, 1939
Died in Germany/Berlin, 2010
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan-e Iran - Etehad-e
Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students/
National Union) (CISNU) Jebhe Melli-e Iran
(National Front of Iran) (NFI)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in CSINU (1966-1973)
-One of the executive members of the CISNU (1971-73)
-Activity in the National Front of Iran in Middle East, Participation in Armed Struggle (1970-73)
-Ph.D in Political Science, University of Vienna (1971)
-Political exile in Germany (1981-2010)
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 8 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ghasemi, Reza
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1931
Category: Diplomat, Social and Cultural
rights activism
International Bullet Points:
- Delegated from Iran government at the all of
the organization of the Islamic Conference
(IOC) before 1979 Revolution
- Ambassador of Iran in Kuwait
- Ph.D in Law from Tehran University, 1960
- Political exile in England since 1980
Place of interview: England/London
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Borghee, Mohamad
Born in Iran/Ghom, 1942
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoee-ye Iran dar Daneshgah-e
Esfahan (Iranian Students´ Movement in Isfahan) (ISMI)
Jonbeshe-e Siasi-e Eslami-e Iran (Iranian Islamic Political Movement)
(IIPM)
Etehad-e Jomhorikhahan-e Iran (Union of the Iranian Republicans) (UIR)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISMI (1961-65)
-Political activity in the IIPM (1979-1982)
-One of the founding members of the UIR (2003)
-Member of central council of the UIR from 2003 until the time of interview 2006
-Ph.D in anthropology from Manchester University (1982)
-Political exile in U.S.A since 1985
Place of interview: USA / Washington
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 12 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Rahnema, Saeed
Born in Iran/Shiraz, 1920
Category
Shora-ye Kargaree-ye Iran (Iranian Workers
Concils) (IWC)
Sazeman-e Fadaeeian Khalgh-e Iran
(People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran) (PFOI)
Interview bullet points:
-Lecturer and researcher at the Industrial Management Institute, Iran (1970-1980)
-Activity in the PFOI, (1979-1980)
-One of the founding members of the Iranian Workers Council (1979-1982)
-Ph.D. in political science from Queen's University, Canada, (1986)
-Professor, Political Science at York University, Canada, since 1995
-Political exile in Canada since 1984
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 3 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Massarat, Mohsen
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1942
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan-e Iran, Etehad-e Meli
(Confederation of Iranian Students-National
Union) (CISNU) Jebhe-e Melli-e Iran (Iranian
National Front) (INF) Grouh-e Kargar (Workers'
Group) (WG)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the INF in Iran and Europe (1958-1973)
-Activity in the CISNU (1964-73)
-One of the founding members of the WG (1974)
-One of the founding members of the International Confederation for Peace (2006)
-Professor, Political Science at the University of Osnabrück in Germany (2000-2009)
Place of interview: Germany/ Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 4 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Tahmasebi, Ahmad
Born in Iran/Ghom, 1941
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjouyan-e Iran - Etehad-e
Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students - National
Union) (CISNU)
Jebhe Melli-e Iran (National Front of Iran) (NFI)
Grouh-e Kargar (Worker Group) (WG)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the CISNU (1963-1972)
-Activity in the NFI in Europe (1964-1973)
-One of the founding members of WG (1974-77)
-Ph.D in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin (1977)
-Political exile in Germany since 1982
Place of interview: Germany/Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 9 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Barati, Mehran
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1942
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjoyan- e Iran / Etehand-e
Meli (Confederation of Iranian Students- National
Union) (CISNU) Sazeman-e Jomhourykhahan-e
Meli-e Iran (The National Republicans
Organization of Iran) (NROI)
Etehad-e Jomhourikhahan-e Iran (Union of the Iranian Republicans (UIR)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the students, Movement in Iran and Germany (1963-79)
-Political activity in the CISNU (1964-75)
-One of the founding members of the NROI (1983)
-Member of central council of the ORI since 1983
-Leading founder of the UIR (2003)
-Member of central council of the UIR since 2003
-Ph.D in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin (1977)
-Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Roghani, Mahmoud
Born in Iran/Rey, 1942
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran)
(TPI)
Jonbesh-e Kargari-ye Iran (Iranian Labors’ Movement) (ILM)
Interview bullet points:
-Worker in the Momtaz textile factory in Teheran.
-Political activity in "Arash" Group (1960s)
-One of the executive members of the ILM, branch of the TPI (1979-83)
-Member of central committee (adviser) of the TPI (1981-83)
-Candidate from TPI for the national Parliament in Tehran (1979)
-Political prisoner (1983-89)
-Political exile in Germany since 1992
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Farjad, Farhad
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1943
Category:
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran)
(TPT) Konfederation-e daneshjoyan-e Iran -
Etehade Melli) (Confederation of Iranian Students
- National Union) (CISNU) Hezb-e demokratik-e
mardom-e Iran (Democratic Party of the Iranian
People) (DPIP)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in Iranian Students' movement in Iran,
Austria and Germany (1961-75)
-Political activity in the TPI (1963-1986)
-Member of central committee (adviser) of the TPI (1981-1985)
-Head of provincial committee of the TPI in Isfahan (1980-83)
-Left the TPI (1986)
-One of the founding members of the DPIP (1987)
-Member of the central council of the DPIP from 1987 until the time of interview
-Electro-mechanical engineer, Germany (1974)
-Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 12 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Hamidian, Naghi
Born in Iran/Sari, 1945
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee Guerrillas of Iran) (PFGI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran,
Aksariyat (People's Fadaee-yan Organization of
Iran - Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity with Abbas Meftahi in Mazandaran within the PFGI (1968-1970)
-Was arrested for links with "Siahkal" current (1971)
-Political prisoner (1971-1979)
-Political activity in the PFGOI and PFOIM as a member of central committee and politburo (1980-1990)
-Political exile in formerUSSR (1983-1989)
-Political exile in Sweden since 1990
Place of interview: Sweden / Stockholm
Date of interview: 1997
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Eftekhari, Bijan
Born in Iran/Azarbaijan, Ahmadabad, 1943
Category: Iranian National Front (Jebh-ye
Meli Iran) INF, Political activist as armed struggle
against Shah’s regime, National Republicans of
Iran
International Bullet Points:
- Executive board member of INF in Europe (1960-1975)
- As a armed struggle against Shah’s regime in the Middle East as
known "Jebhe-ye Meli Iran dar Khavar Mianeh"
- Member of Central Commistte of the National Republicans of Iran
(Jomhourikhahan Meli Iran) 1983-1993
- Ph.D in political science from Vienna University (1979)
- Political exile since 1979
Place of interview: Austria/ Vienna
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 2½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Hakak Karimi, Ahmad
Born in Iran/Mshhad, 1943
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview: England / London
Date of interview: December 2014
Hours of interview: 116 minutes
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Mazaheri, Abbas
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1944
Category: Political activist in political Islam, Anti
Bahai’s Organization international Muslim People’s
Party (Hezbe Melate Eslami) IMPP, Armed
struggle against the Shah’s regime
International Bullet Points:
- Activist in the Anti Bahai’s Organization (1960-61)
- Member of the Control Committee of IMPP. This Party was the first
Iranian Islamic Party that began armed struggle against Shah’s
Regime (1965)
- Was sent out from Law faculty of Tehran University, 1963
- Political prisoner: 1965-1979
- Member of a Marxist-Leninist organization as named "Path of the
Revolutionary workers of Iran (Sazemane Karagarane Enghelabi-ye
Iran) 1979-198
- Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany/ Berlin
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 6 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Behkalam, Akbar
Born in Iran/Tabriz, 1943
Category:
Artist (Painter)
Interview bullet points:
-Graduated from the Institute of Art in Tabriz
(1961-64)
-Graduated from the Institute of Art in Istanbul (1964-72)
-Teacher at the Institute of Art in Tabriz (1974-76)
-Presented his artwork in more than 30 different cities in Europe, U.S.A and Latin America since 1979 until the time of interview
-Political exile in Germany since 1976
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2007
Hours of interview: 8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Moghissi, Haideh
Born in Iran/Shiray, 1944
Category:
Etehad-e Melli-e Zanan-e Iran
(Iranian National Union of women)
(INUW)
Certificate for Anti-Racism Research and
Practice (CARRP) Executive Committee of
Centre Feminist Research (ECCFR)
Interview bullet points:
-One of the founding members of INUW (1979)
-Editorial boards of the Journal of INUW (1979-1981)
-Has served as coordinator certificate for Anti-Racism Research and Practice in Canada, Chair of the Executive Committee
-Member of Executive Committee of Centre for Refugee Studies at York University (Canada)
-Professor of Sociology in Atkinson faculty and faculty of Graduate Studies at York University, Ontario, Canada
-Dean of the Sociology Faculty at York University, Canada since 2009
-Author of several books in English (Muslim Diaspora: Gender, Culture and Identity, women and Islam: Critical Concepts in sociology, London, Routledge 2005 and 2006)
-Political exile in Canada since 1984
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 3 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Taheripour, Jamshid
Born in Iran/Lahidjan, 1944
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee (self sacrifice) Guerrillas
Organization of Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran, Aksariyat
(People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran -
Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the underground Students' Movement in Gilan (1964-1967)
-Underground political activity in Lorestan (1968-1970)
-Activity in the PFGOI (1971-1973)
-Arrested in connection with Hamid Ashraf (1974)
-Political prisoner (1974-1979)
-Member of the central committee of the PFGOI (1979-1980)
-Editorial board of "Kar" (Work) Newspaper of PFGOI (1979)
-Editorial board of Radio Zahmatkeshan (Toilers) in Afghanistan (Persian program of TPI and PFOIM)
-Member of the politburo of the PFOIM (1981-1990)
Place of interview: Germany / Dortmund
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 12 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Madani, Mostafa
Born in Iran/Damavand, 1944
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee (self sacrifice) Guerrillas
Organization of Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e Etehad-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran
(League of the People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran) (LPFOI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the PFGOI (1971-1973)
-Political prisoner (1973-1979)
-Member of the central committee of the PFGOI (1979-1980)
-Editorial board of "Kar" (Work) Newspaper of PFGOI (1979)
-One of the founding members of the LPFOI (2000)
-Political exile in Germany from 1984
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 14,8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Kardavani, Kazem
Born in Iran/Garmsar, 1946
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjouyan-e Iran- Eteha-e Meli
(Confederation of Iranian Students - Nationa Union)
(CISNU) Jaryan-e kadrha (The Current of Cadres)
(CR) Kanoun-e nevisandegan-e Iran (The Iranian
writers Association (IWA)
Interview bullet points:
-Founder member of the Iranian students'
association in Gronoble in France. (1967)
-A founding member of the CR (1971)
-Member of the executive committee of the CISNU (1972-1973, 1975)
-Editorial board of "Jameh Salem" (1995-1998)
-One of the executive members of the Iranian Writers Association (1995-2000)
-Lecturer and head of the French Language Department and head of the French Language of the Iranian Association, University of "Imam Sadeg" in Teheran (1995-2000)
-Lecturer of French Language in the French Institute in Iran (1980-1983)
-Sociologist, order of the Academic Palms - French Ministry of Education (2000)
-Political exile in Germany since 2002
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2009
Hours of interview: 19 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Gorgin, Atefe (Wife of Khosroo Golesorkhi)
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1946
Category: Journalist, Writer
International Bullet Points:
- As a Journalist worked in Itelaat newspaper,
Ferdosi, Sepid va Siah, Tehran Mossavar
Journals (1968-1973)
- Published two Literatural Journals as
underground published (1971- 72)
- Political Prisoner: 1973-1976
- Graduate from Journalist Faculty in Tehran, 1970
- Political exile since 1982
Place of interview: France/Paris
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 2 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shariatmadari, Hassan
Born Iran/Ghom, 1947
Category:
Jonbesh-e Eslami-e Iran (Iranian Islamic Movement)
(IIM) Hezb-e Khalg-e Mosalman-e Iran
(Islamic People's Republic Party of Iran)
(IPRPI)
National Republicans Organization of Iran (NROI)
IRL: Union of the Iranian Republicans (UIR)
Interview bullet points:
-Chief Editor of "Payam-e Shadi" (Voice of happiness) as a monthly islamic journal for youth in Iran (1968-1979)
-Chief Editor of "Nassl-e No" (New Generation) as a monthly Islamic Journal for youth in Iran (1968-1979)
-One of the founding members of the IPRPI (1979)
-One of the founding members of the NROI (1983)
-One of the founding members of the UIR (2003)
-Graduated as a physics engineer from the University of Aryamehr, Iran (1971), B.A in Law
-Political exile in Germany from 1981
Place of interview: Germany / Hamburg
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 8 hours (uncompleted)
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Karimi, Behzad
Born in Iran/Tabriz
Category: LCIW: People’s Fadaee Guerilla
Organization of Iran (PFGOI) as a Marxist-
Leninist pro armed struggle against Shah’s
regime
International Bullet Points:
- Organizator of one the biggest Students
protest in Tabriz University (1968)
- Political prisoner in seven years in different times during 1970-1979
- Member of politburo of People’s Fadaee Organization of Iran
(Majority) PFOI, 1981
- Editorial board of Kar (Work) newspaper, Organ of PFOI (1982)
- Political exile in Afghanistan, before USSR and Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany/Berlin
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 14,11 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shokat, Hamid
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1948
Category:
Konfederasion-e daneshjouyan-e Iran -
Etehad-e Meli
(Confederation of Iranian Students -
Nationl Union)
(CISNU)
Iranian Revolutionary Communist Organization (IRCO)
Jebhe Demokratik-e Melli-e Iran (National Democratic Front of Iran) (NDFI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the CISNU (1967-1973)
-Activity in the IRCO (1968-1971)
-Political activity in the NDFI (1979-80)
-Editorial board of "Azadi" newspaper of the NDFI (1979 -1980)
-Political exile in Germany since 1982
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 6 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Dadnahal, Gholamreza
Born in Iran/ Bandar Abbas, 1947
Category: Navy Surgeon who was active
in a literature studies circles in Bandar Abbas,
Was active with a Marxist/Leninist Organization
as nemed "Red Star" (Tashkilate Setare Sorkh)
International Bullet Points:
- Was active a literature studies circle in Bandar Abbas 1965-1967
- Member of the Red Star Organization (1967-69)
- Political Prisoner (1973-79)
- Head of the organization of the People’s Fadaee (Majority) in Bandar
- Member of Control Committee of the People’s Fadaee Organization,
since 2010
- Left TPI, 1986
- Political exile in Sweden since 1987
Place of interview: Germany/Berlin
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 12 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Eshkevari, Hasan Yousefi
Born Iran / Eshkevar, 1949
Category:
Cleric, Shia Islam (Member of Rohaniat)
Islamic politics
Interview bullet points:
-Schooled in Shia Islam from the age of nine in Roudsar (North Iran) (1958-1959)
-From the age of 12, schooled at the Feyzi-ye (the largest Shia Islam centre in Iran) for 17 years (1961-
1979)
-Political Islamic activist pro Khomeni in Ghom (1963-1979)
-Political prisoner (1975, 1976)
-Member of the first parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran (1980-1984)
-Revisionist writer with critical standpoint on Shia Islam and Islamic fundamentalism in Iran (1986 till
the time of interview)
-Politicial prisoner (1990-1995)
-Political exile in Germany (since 1997)
Place of interview: Bonn
Date of interview: 2013
Length of interview: 8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Raeesi, Heshmat
Born in Iran/Aghajari, 1949
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaii khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee Guerrillas Organization of Iran)
(PFGOI)
Hezb-e Tudeh-e Iran (The Tudeh Party of Iran) (TPI)
Interview bullet points:
-Technical worker in Iran's oil industry
-Political prisoner (1974-79)
-Activity in the PFGOI (1979-80)
-Candidate from PFOIM for National Parliament in Iran (1979)
-Member of central committee of the TPI (1986-89)
-Graduated from former Party School of Moscow (1988)
-Political exile in former USSR (1984-90)
-Left the TPI in 1990
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 18 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Haghi, Behroz
Born in Iran/Tabriz, 1941
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg-e Iran
(People's Fadaee Guerrillas Organization of Iran)
(PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg-e Iran, Aksariyat
(People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran-
Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Teacher, Highschool in Tabriz (1965-1969)
-Was arrested for links with "Siahkal" current (1971)
-Political prisoner (1971-1979)
-Political activity in the PFGOI (1979-1989)
-Political exile in former USSR (1983-1989)
-Left the PFOIM, 1989
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Cologne
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 9 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Abdolrahim Pour, Ghorbanali
Born in Iran/Sarab, 1949
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg- e Iran
(People's Fadaee (self sacrifice) Guerrillas
Organization of Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran, Aksariyat
(People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran -
Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Engineering student at the University of Tabriz (1967-68)
-Activity in the Students' Movement at the University of Tabriz (1967-1969)
-Political prisoner (1970, 1972-73)
-One of the four leading members of the PFGOI (1976-79)
-Member of the central committee of the PFGOI (1979-81)
-Member of the politburo of the PFOIM (1981-1990)
-Political exile in former USSR (1983-89)
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Dastmalchi, Parviz
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1949
Category:
Konfederassion-e Daneshjoyan-e Iran/ Etehad Melli
(Confederation of Iranian Students-National
Union) (CISNU) Jomhurikhahan- Melli-e Iran (The
National Republicans Organization of Iran) (NROI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in CISUN (1973-1979)
-One of the founding members of the NROI
-Member of central council of the NROI (1984-1990)
-M.A in political science, Free University of Berlin
-Political exile in Germany since 1981
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 9 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Waziri, Tahmaseb
Born in Iran/Isfahan, 1949
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoo-ye Daneshgah-e Tehran
(Students’ Movement at the University of
Tehran) (SMUT) Sazeman-e cherikhay-e
fadaeei khalg- e Iran (People's Fadaee
Guerrillas Organization of Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran, Aksariyat
(People's Fadaee-yan Organization of Iran-Majority (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the SMUT (1970-71)
-Political activity in the PFGOI (1973-1979)
-Head of the provincial committee of PFOIM in Isfahan (1980-83)
-Member of central committee of the PFOIM (1988-1993)
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany/Berlin
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 12 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shahsavandi, Saeed
Born in Iran/Shiraz, 1950
Category:
Anjoman-e Daneshjou-ee Iran dar
Daneshgah-e Shiraz (Iranian Students'
Association in Shiraz) (ISAS) Sazeman-e
Modjahedin-e Khalq-e Iran (People's Mojahedin
Organization of Iran) (PMOI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISAS (1968-69)
-Political activity in the PMOI (1970-75)
-Political prisoner (1975-79)
-Editorial board of "Mojahed" newspaper of the PMOI (1979-80)
-Candidate from PMOI to National
Parliament (1980)
-Editorial board of Radio's Mojahed in Kurdistan (1981)
-Member of Central Committee of PMOI (1985)
-Political prisoner in Iran (1988-1991)
-Left the PMOI (1988)
-Political exile in Germany since 1992
Place of interview: Germany / Hamburg
Date of interview: 2008
Hours of interview: 7 hours (uncompleted)
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Mesry, Mohammad
Born in Iran/Kurdistan (Kanisabzeh)
Category: Students Movement at Tehran
University
International Bullet Points:
- Was active in Students Movement pro People’s Fadaee Guerrillas
Organization of Iran (1971)
- Political Prisoner (1974)
- Was political active in Kurdistan (1979-1982)
- B. A in Law from Tehran University, 1975
- Political exile in Germany since 1983
Place of interview: Germany/Koln
Date of interview: 2011.
Hours of interview: 2,5 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Navidi, Parviz
Born in Iran/Tabriz 1950
Category: Political activities as pro people’s
Fadaee Guerilla Organization of Iran (PFGOI)
International Bullet Points:
- Was active in the studding circles and also
distributer underground publishing of PFGOI
(1968)
- Political organization activity with PFGOI (1969-1970)
- Political Prisoner (1972-1979)
- Member of Central Committee of People’s Fadaee Guerilla
organization of Iran (Minority) after branching out in PFGOI (1980)
- Armed Struggle against Islamic Republic regime of Iran in Kurdistan
of Iran (1980-81)
- Member of Central Committee of League of the People’s Fadaee-yan
Organization of Iran (LPFOI) since 2004
- Political exile in France since 1983
Place of interview: France/Paris
Date of interview: 2013
Hours of interview: 4 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Azami, Mohammad
Born in Iran/Borojerd 1950
Category: Political activity as an armed struggle
Partizan against the Shah’s regime in the
mountains of Lorestan in Iran with Dr. Houshang
Azami group
International Bullet Points:
- Political activist as an armed struggle against the
Shah’s regime with Dr.
Houshang Azami who was leader of the group in the mountains of
"Lorestan" in Iran (1968-1970)
- Political prisoner, 1972, 1974,-1979
- Politburo member of People’s Fadaee Guerilla organization in Khouzestan
(South of Iran), 1980-82
- Politburo member of the league of the People’s Fadaees Organization on of
Iran (Sazeman-e Etehad-e Fadaee-yan Khalg-e Iran) since 1994
- Political exile: Since 1983 in France
Place of interview:France / Paris
Date of interview: May 2013
Hours of interview: 3,8 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Fatapour, Mehdi
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1951
Category: Iranian left student in Tehran
University, Political activity related to the People’s
Fadaee Guerrilla Organization
International Bullet Points:
- Was active and leadership group of Tehran
University (1968-1973)
- Leader of youth Organization "Pishgam" related to PFGOI (1980-
1982)
- Activity related to PFGOI in 1973
- Member Central Committee of PFGOI since 1980
- Founder and member of the Central league of Republicans
- Political prisoner, 1969-1970, 1973-1979
- M.Sc in Informatic, Germany
Place of interview: Germany/Koln
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 11
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Kor, Yousef
Born in Iran/Bandar, 1950
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoee-ye Iran dar Daneshgah-e
Ahvaz (Iranian Students' Movement at the
University of Ahvaz) (ISMUA)
Tarafdar-e Sazeman-e cherikhay-e fadaeei khalg- e
Iran (People's Fadaee Guerrillas Organization of
Iran) (PFGOI) Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran,
Aksariyat (People's Fadaee-yan Organization of
Iran-Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISMUA (1972-1976
-Graduated as a agricultural Engineer from the University of Ahvaz (1976)
-Political prisoner (1976)
-One of the founding members of the political - cultural organization of the Iranian Turkmen in Turkmenistan (North of Iran) within the PFGOI and PFOIM, (1979-1983)
-Political exile in former USSR (Republic of Turkmenistan), 1983-1990
-Former Marxism-Leninism Party School in Tashkent, (1986)
-Activity in the political-cultural Organization of the Iranian Turkmen in exile from 1990 until the time of interview
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 19 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Baradaran, Monireh
Born in Iran, 1958
Category:
Sazeman-e Peykar dar Rah-e Azadi-e tabag-e
Kargar (The Combat on the Road for
Emancipation of the Working Class) (CREWC)
Jonbesh-e Zanan-e Iran dar Mohajerat
(Iranian Women,s Movement in Exile) (IWME)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the CREWC (1979-1981)
-Political prisoner (1981-1988)
-Political activity in IWME from 1990 until the time of interview
-Author several books about Irans, prison
-Political exile in Germany since 1989
Place of interview: Germany / Cologne
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 10,5 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Shafee, Marzieh
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1953
Category:
Sazeman-e chrikha-ye fadaee khalg-e Iran
(People's
Fadaee Guerrillas Organization of Iran) (PFGOI)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg-e Iran, Aksariyat
(People's Fadaee Organization of Iran-Majority)
(PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Political activity in the PFGOI (1973-1979)
-Political activity in the PFOIM from 1980 until the time of interview
-Graduated from former Party School of Tashkent (1987)
-Political exile in former USSR (1983-89)
-Political exile in Germany since 1990
Place of interview: Germany / Hanover
Date of interview: 1995
Hours of interview: 3 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Bigdeli, Bahram
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1956
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoee-ye Daneshgah-e Tehran
(Students’ Movement at the University of Tehran) (SMUT)
Sazeman-e "Navid"
Komite-e Defa az Zendanian-e Siyasi-e Iran (The Protection of the Iranian Political Prisoners Committee) (PIPPC)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the SMUT (1973-1979)
-Activity in the "Navid" (The Hezb-e Tudeh affiliated "Navid") (1978-1982)
-One of the founding members of the PIPPC (1985) in Cologne
Place of interview: Germany / Cologne
Date of interview: 2011
Hours of interview: 7 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Satari, Afsar
Born in Iran, 1956
Category:
Interview bullet points:
Place of interview: Germany / Koln
Date of interview: 2014
Hours of interview: 7 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Salimi, Ali Asghar
Born in Iran, Rasht 1956
Category:
Student’s Movement at Tehran University, Pro
People’s Fadaee-yan Guerilla Organization of Iran (PFGOI)
Interview bullet points:
-Underground activity for PFGOI in Rasht (North Iran) (1973)
-Political activity in support of PFGOI while studying at Tehran University (1974-1979)
-Founding member of Pish-gam, the PFGOI student organization (1979)
-Member of the PFGOI workers’ organization (1979-1980)
-Founding member of the executive committee of PFOI (majority) (1989-1983)
-Ceased to be active for the PFOI (majority) (1987)
-Political-cultural activist supporting ideas of Dr Mohammed Mossadegh (since 2004)
-M. A. in Economics from the University of Bonn (1997)
Place of interview: Cologne
Date of interview: 2013
Length of interview: 7 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ahghari, Ahmad
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1959
Category:
Jonbesh-e daneshdjoee-ye Eslami-ye Iran (Iranian
Islamic Students' Movement) (IISM)
Sazeman-e fadaee-yan khalg- e Iran,
Aksariyat (People's Fadaee-yan Organization of
Iran - Majority) (PFOIM)
Interview bullet points:
-Engineering student at the Technical University of Aryamehr / Sharif (1978-1981)
-One of the founding members of the IISM at the Technical University of Aryamehr (1978)
-Political activity in the PMOI (1979-1980)
-Editorial board of "Mojahed" newspaper of the PMOI (1980)
-Political Prisoner (1981-1982)
-Political activity in the PFOIM (1983-1989)
-Political exile in Germany since 1991
-M.Sc in Mechanical engineer from the technical University of Berlin 1998
Place of interview: Germany / Berlin
Date of interview: 2006
Hours of interview: 7 hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Darvishpour, Mehrdad
Born in Iran/Tehran, 1960
Category:
Jonbesh-e Daneshjoo-yee Iran (Iranian Students'
Movement) (ISM)
Sazeman-e Peykar dar Rah-e Azadi-e tabag-e Kargar
(The Combat on the Road for Emancipation of
the Working Class) (CREWC) Jomhourikhahan-e
Laeek va Demokrat-e Iran (Union of the Laical and
Democrat Republicans of Iran) (ULDRI)
Interview bullet points:
-Activity in the ISM in Tehran (during the Revolution of Iran), 1979
-Member of central committee (adviser) of the COREWC (1980)
-Editorial board of "Paykar" Newspaper of the COREWC (1979-1981)
-One of the founding members of the ULDRI
-Ph.D in sociology, University of Stockholm (2000)
-Political exile in Sweden since 1984
Place of interview: Sweden / Stockholm
Date of interview: 1997
Hours of interview: 7 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Ghajar, Nahid
Born in Iran/Gorgan 1953
Category: OIPGFF: Organization of the Iranian
People’s Guerilla Freedom
Fighters (Sazeman-e chrikhay-e fadaii khalg-e Iran)
OIPFFM: Organization of the Iranian People’s Guerilla Freedom Fighters- Majority
(Sazeman-e fadaiiyan-e Iran - aksariyat)
Period covered: 1973-1991
-Political activity in guerilla armed group in OIPGFF from 1975 until 1979
-Underground networks of armed struggle in Tehran in Hamid Ashraf branch
-Underground armed struggle in Sari,Tehran, Isfahan and Mashad
-Political activity in OIPGFF and OIPFFM after the 1979 Revolution
-Political exile in USSR (1983-1989)
-Political exile in Swede since 1990
Place of interview:
Date of interview:
Hours of interview: 8 ½ hours
Language of interview: Persian
Restriction: None
Interviewer: Hamid Ahmadi
Video oral history collection
The material comprises 1100 hours of interviews with 115 Iranian figures and activists involved in politics, armed struggle, science, the arts, student’s and women’s movements. The narrators come from four generations and cover the period from 1919 until 2010. Each narrator begins the story of their life from their childhood and ends the story until the day of the interview.