Confederation of Iranian Students

Confederation of Iranian Students — National Union (Persian: کنفدراسیون جهانی محصلین و دانشجویان ایرانی – اتحادیه ملی‎‎; Konfederāsīūn-e jahānī-e moḥaṣṣelīn wa dānešjūyān-e īrānī etteḥādīya-ye mellī, simply known as the confederation) was an international non-governmental organization purposed as the students' union of Iranians stuying abroad active during the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] It was more active in Germany, France, England and the United States, among other countries.^[1] The Confederation was a politically autonomous organization, made up by sympathizers of different Iranian opposition groups to Shah.^[1]

References

1. Matin-Asgari, Afshin (December 15, 1992). "CONFEDERATION OF IRANIAN STUDENTS, NATIONAL UNION". In Yarshater, Ehsan. Encyclopædia Iranica. 2. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 122–125. Retrieved October 28, 2011.