Highest organizational body
Congress
The annual gathering of elected association delegates; it sets the general framework, amends governing documents, and elects the principal bodies.
Organizational structure
Distributing authority, participation, and oversight
Sepehr Azadi Iran’s structure begins with local and virtual associations and connects them to elected bodies, operational committees, and an arbitration mechanism.
Congress
Supreme Council
Political–Executive Board
Arbitration Board
Local & virtual associations
Specialist committees
Highest body between congresses
Supreme Council
Approves general policy, oversees the Political–Executive Board, and handles major decisions between congresses.
Political and executive body
Political–Executive Board
Serves as the organization’s official spokesperson and coordinates operational plans within adopted policies.
Independent review body
Arbitration Board
Reviews complaints and disputes within its statutory remit, with appeals available to the Supreme Council.
Foundational organizational units
Local and virtual associations
Provide the setting for membership, delegate selection, participation, and ongoing organizational relationships.
Specialist and operational arms
Committees
Organization and finance, media and public relations, human rights, international affairs, women and gender equality, joint projects, and political affairs.
Membership and member rights
Any Iranian or person of Iranian descent may join by accepting Sepehr’s charter and statute and meeting the obligations of membership.
Members may vote and stand for office, express their views freely, and submit objections or complaints to the Arbitration Board; the statute sets experience requirements for certain offices.
Decision-making and oversight
- Members of elected bodies are chosen by secret ballot among association delegates.
- The Supreme Council oversees the policies and programs of the Political–Executive Board, while Congress sets the broad framework and elects the principal bodies.
- The Arbitration Board reviews complaints, and its decisions may be appealed to the Supreme Council where the statute provides.