Amir-Abbas Fakhravar

Amir-Abbas Fakhravar (in Persian:امیر عباس فخرآور, Amir-Abbās Fakh-rāvar, also known as Siavash (Persian: سیاوش); born 6 July 1975 in Tehran) is an Iranian writer, journalist for the now-banned pro-reform daily newspapers Mosharekat and Khordad. He is known for his political activism and has been described as one of Iran’s student leaders.

Quotes

• About military efforts: No one wants war, neither we nor you. Our greatest efforts have been focusing on own people and forces within our boundaries, without war, to uproot the zealot Mullahs governing our country and replace them with a secular, democratic government which respects human rights and freedom.
  • . "Prepared Testimony of Mr. Amir Abbas Fakhravar to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security" (PDF). U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (July 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-09.