🔶 Mehdi Hanbaba Tehrani, one of the figures of the democratic left of Iran, passed away.

🔶 Mehdi Hanbaba Tehrani, one of the figures of the democratic left of Iran, passed away.

Mehdi Khanbaba Tehrani, one of the political activists against both governments before and after the revolution of 1357, died on Tuesday, October 20 (October 28) at the age of 92 in Frankfurt, Germany.

The name of this democratic left-wing political activist is associated with the history of Iran's left-wing activity, political struggles abroad and efforts to create a democratic and independent movement in the years after the 1357 revolution.

Hanavaba Tehrani approached Iran's Toda Party as a teenager and became a member of the party's youth organization in 1329. Working in the student organizations and the youth organization of the Toda Party was one of his first political experiences. After the coup d'état on August 28, 1332, he was arrested and imprisoned for his party activities and spent some time in military prisons and Kazalkala.