Qashqai Freedom Path Party (QAYI) Qaşqayi Azadlıq Yolunuñ İttifaqı | |
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| Abbreviation | QAYI |
| Spokesperson | Ibrahim Naderian |
| Secretary General | Ruhollah Moradi Qashqai |
| Founder | Ruhollah Moradi Qashqai |
| Founded | July 20, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-20) |
| Headquarters | Zurich,Switzerland |
| Ideology | Federalism Qashqai nationalism Identity politics |
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Qashqai Freedom Path Party, abbreviated asQayi (Turkish:Qaşqayi Azadlig yolunuñ Itifaqi) is an opposition political party of theIslamic Republic, formed with the aim of fighting for the rights of theQashqai ethnic group. The Qayi party works to establish democracy andfederalism inIran.[1][2][3]
The Qayi Party is the first political party and organization in the history of theQashqai people. This party emerged and was born from the Qashqai identity movement in the last two decades.[4][5]
The qayi Party has been active in political, social, and civic spheres, and is also a member of the Coordination Center forIranian Turks and theDemocratic Alliance of Nations.[6][7][8]
The party is part of the expatriate opposition that considers the Islamic Republic to be inefficient, corrupt, and unchangeable, and is working to overthrow it and establish democracy and federalism in a free Iran.[8][9][10]
The Qayi Party was founded on June 20, 2017, byRuhollah Moradi Qashqai (human rights activist and representative of the Qashqai people to the United Nations) and a group of Qashqai activists inSwitzerland.[11]
The party's emblem is a combination of theQashqai flag (an ancientTurkic emblem) and the symbol of the Qayi tribe (IYI).
The party unveiled the official party and Qashqai flag on October 31, 2022, in order to unite and promote the Qashqai movement for justice.[12]
This flag is also a standardized Qashqai flag (traditional flag), with the addition of the crescentmoon and star symbol inside the red circle in the middle of the flag, which represents the Qashqai'sTurkish identity.[13]
In addition, 24Qayi tribal emblems (24Oghuz tribes), which are the origin of the Qashqai tribe, have been added to the white border of the flag.
The Qashqai national flag was first raised by Qayi party members at a gathering inBrussels on March 25, 2023.
A brief explanation of the manifesto (general policies) of the Qa'i Party
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The party's activities, like those of other parties and organizations opposed to the Islamic Republic, are banned inIran.
The party's field activities in Iran mostly include youth slogan-writing in Qashqai-populated cities and virtual activities.
Most of the party's activities are abroad, such as appearing on various television and satellite networks opposed to the Islamic Republic, as well as defending the rights of theQashqai people and expressing their demands, problems, and discrimination at the United Nations.
So far, the Qashqai Party has participated in several gatherings and demonstrations in Europe, such as the Brussels gathering on March 25, 2023, and the Berlin Justice and Freedom League meeting march on May 20, 2023.
The party supported the nationwide protests and from the very beginning issued statements and calls for theQashqai people to join the protests and invited Qashqais to join the protests.
On November 20,Ruhollah Moradi Qashqai, the party's Secretary General, was invited to the Iran International network for a video link during the funeral ofSajjad Ghaemi Bahman Biglo, one of the Qashqai victims of the protests inShiraz that led to the revolutionary uprising. He also appeared on other networks such as Reaction TV,Kalameh, and...
