Neighbourhood Youth Alliance of Iran

During the Mahsa Amini protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran in September 2022, grassroots youth protest groups started with a group forming in Tehran in late September and early October 2022. By mid-October, Youth of Tehran Neighbourhoods or Tehran Youth had organised rallies in Tehran{{vague|date=November 2024}} and called for national-level protests, published eight statements that were seen by Iran International as "breath[ing] new life into the [protest] movement". Protests of thousands of people in several different towns on 9 and 12 October were attributed by Iran International as being the result of the group's organising that bypassed internet blocks. {{how|date=November 2024}} The group called for a protest on 15 October and for people to chant "Down with the Dictator". On 19 October, the group called for protests throughout Iran and in Berlin on the following weekend, and stated, "We need to remember that the regime of the Islamic Republic is not representing the people of Iran. We support the campaign to expel the ambassadors and mercenaries of the regime from the nests of corruption and terror [Iranian embassies] in all countries."

On 4 December 2022, thirty local youth groups announced their coordination as the Neighbourhood Youth Alliance of Iran (also translated as United Youth of Iran).

The Alliance is seen as an "umbrella" organisation for individual groups that "somewhat differ in tone and language" while sharing broad aims. {{better source|date=November 2024}}

The Alliance stated in December that it aimed to overthrow the Islamic Republic and to promote democracy and universal human rights. It described its objectives as "coordinat[ing] planning to advance the revolution to victory and also creat[ing] the necessary infrastructure to manage the country's affairs during the critical periods of the transition of power".

The Alliance promotes the motto "Woman, Life, Freedom".

The Alliance called for retaining the territorial integrity of Iran.

As a united group, the Alliance called for a three-day series of protests on 5, 6 and 7 December 2022.

On 10 December, the Youth of Tehran Neighbourhoods called for the Iranian diaspora to form a coalition to support protestors within Iran.

On 11 December 2022, the Alliance published a 43-point manifesto calling for the creation of a democratic government and supporting ethnic, gender, political and religious diversity. The manifesto aimed to promote cooperation among commercial organisations, trade unions, political groups and activists in and outside of Iran. The manifesto calls for separation between religious organisations and the state and a secular (anti-islamic) state.

The manifesto calls for the post-revolutionary government of Iran to be committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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