Word: tehranian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Majid Tehranian 3G, who recently accused the Iranian government of ruthlessly supressing freedom of speech, press, and assembly, characterized Shah Riza Pahlevi's regime as "one of the most corrupt and tyrannical in our history." He has made these statements as "a leader" of the Confederation of Iranian Students, an organization of 6000 Iranians in America...
Immediate reaction to Tehranian's accusation came from Mohammed R. Madjd and Nadar Ardalan, students at the Graduate School of Design, who claim that the government "is working within a constitutional framework...
They contradicted a Tehranian statement that there were thousands of political prisoners in Iran and added that no concentration or hard labor camps exist in the country...
Criticizing Tehranian for "exaggerations, misrepresentations, and flights of ambitious fantasy," Madjd and Ardalan added that there were not 6000 Iranians in the United States for Tehranian to represent...