Manshour Varasteh

Manshour Varasteh (Persian: منشور وارسته‎) is an Academic author, researcher, and political activist.[1][2][3] He serves as a member and spokesperson for the National Council of Resistance of Iran, appearing in several of the group's broadcasts.[4][5]

Manshour Varasteh
Manshour Varasteh 2015.
Alma materAberystwyth University

Formative years and education

As a political activist during Pahlavi dynasty, he was detained by SAVAK. After release, he began to study the organized anti-shah resistance becoming familiar with Massoud Rajavi's People's Mujahedin of Iran.[5] Until the 1979 Revolution and down fall of Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, he was barred from leaving the country. After the revolution, he was involved in promoting human rights through NGO’s. Due to his activities he was forced to leave Iran in 1981 and has been living in exile ever since. By 1990, he got his PhD in International Politics from The University of Wales/Aberystwyth.[6]

Publications

Varasteh has published books in English and Persian which included:

  • Iran and International Community[7][8]
  • Ascent and Descent of Marxist forces in Contemporary Iran [6]
  • Iran's National Security Doctrine, From Khatami to Ahmadinejad (in Persian).[9]
  • Understanding Iran's National Security Doctrine, New Millennium.[10][11]
  • Against all odds (in Persian).[12]
  • Foundation of democracy in free Iran (in Persian)

References and notes
  1. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/anoushiravan-ehteshami-and-manshour-varasteh-ed-iran-and-the-international-community-xvi-191-pp-london-and-new-york-routledge-1991-35/E46BDB929F3F0ABE923F278DB3798F0A
  2. "MANSHOUR VARASTEH". Biteback Publishing.
  3. "İran İslam Devrimi 40. yılında: Şah karşıtı solculara ne oldu?". BBC.
  4. "گفتگو با منشور وارسته و حسین جهانسوز از اعضای شورای ملی مقاومت ایران". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  5. "Simay Azadi TV ایران آزاد – گفتگو با منشور وارسته، عضو شورای ملی مقاومت ایران". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  6. Varasteh, Manshour (2009-10-23). "Ascent and Descent of Marxist forces in Contemporary Iran. Case Study: People's Fedaii and Tudeh Party". Cadair Home. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  7. Varasteh, Manshour (1991). Iran and the international community. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-04184-3.
  8. "Vol. 55, No. 3, 1992 of Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London on JSTOR". JSTOR i225552. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Varasteh, Manshour (2008). Iran’s National Security Doctrine, From Khatami to Ahmadinejad. Paris, France: Rahyar Publishing, Ltd.
  10. Varasteh, Manshour (2013). Understanding Iran's national security doctrine : the new millennium. Leicestershire, UK: Troubador Publishing, Ltc. ISBN 978-1-78088-557-5.
  11. Varasteh, Manshour. "Understanding Iran's National Security Doctrine". Troubador. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  12. Varasteh, Manshour (2015). Against all odds. Cergy-Pontoise, France: Bonyad Rezaiha Association. ISBN 978-2-916531-29-8.
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