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The '''Foundation for Democracy in Iran''' is a U.S.-based opposition group to the [[Government of Iran]], established in 1995 with grants from the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] (NED), with a mission of [[democracy promotion]] and [[human rights]] advocacy. It is approved by the U.S. [[Internal Revenue Service]] as a [[501(c)(3)] not-for-profit organization. | The '''Foundation for Democracy in Iran''' is a U.S.-based opposition group to the [[Government of Iran]], established in 1995 with grants from the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] (NED), with a mission of [[democracy promotion]] and [[human rights]] advocacy. It is approved by the U.S. [[Internal Revenue Service]] as a [[501(c)(3)]] not-for-profit organization.<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Foundation for Democracy in Iran homepage | |||
| url = http://www.iran.org/}}</ref> | |||
[[RightWeb]] suggests it is the personal project of [[Kenneth Timmermann]], and "During the George W. Bush presidency, FDI has served as a conduit for bad news on Iran, often bemoaning what it regards as the lack of initiative by U.S. leaders in taking aggressive action against Tehran."<ref name=RW>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Foundation_for_Democracy_in_Iran | |||
| title = Foundation for Democracy in Iran | |||
| journal = [[RightWeb]] | |||
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Revision as of 17:25, 9 October 2009
The Foundation for Democracy in Iran is a U.S.-based opposition group to the Government of Iran, established in 1995 with grants from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), with a mission of democracy promotion and human rights advocacy. It is approved by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.[1]
RightWeb suggests it is the personal project of Kenneth Timmermann, and "During the George W. Bush presidency, FDI has served as a conduit for bad news on Iran, often bemoaning what it regards as the lack of initiative by U.S. leaders in taking aggressive action against Tehran."<ref name=RW>{{citation
| url = http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Foundation_for_Democracy_in_Iran | title = Foundation for Democracy in Iran | journal = RightWeb