Society for the Progress of Iran
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Progressives
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| Founded | 1909 |
| Headquarters | Southern Persia |
| Newspaper | Jonub |
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| Religion | Islam |
Society of the Supporters for Progress,Society for the Progress of Iran or Society of the Seekers of Advancement of Iran (Persian: جمعیت ترقیخواهان ایران, translit. Jamʿīyat-e Taraqqiḵāhān-e Irān) or simply the Progressives, also known as the Liberals (Persian: آزادیخواهان, translit. Āzādīḵᵛāhān) was a political party in constitutional period Persia and active during the 2nd term of Majlis, 1909–1911.
Progressives championed the development of southern provinces of Persia and was consisted of MPs representing the southerners. They promoted building hospitals, women's education and regarded Persian as "the official and scholarly" language of Iran.
Its organ Jonub (lit. The South) was printed in Tehran and usually criticized Bakhtiaris, and held the view that Iranian government does not understand the importance of Persian Gulf region. The newspaper defended democracy and civil rights and explained that the "level of progress of any nation is symbolized in its degree of freedom of expression and press" and that the elections are the only means to exercise popular sovereignty and protect terretorial integrity as well as national interests.
The party was small and insignificant in numbers, but helped holding the balance of power in the 2nd Majlis, allying with the Moderate Socialists Party and Union and Progress Party against the Democrat Party.
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