About us
We are Iranians and friends of Iran living across Yorkshire. We meet every Sunday in Sheffield to stand peacefully against the Islamic Republic and in solidarity with our compatriots inside Iran.
Who we are
Yorkshire Iranian Patriots is a grassroots group — not a political party, not a charity, not affiliated with any foreign government. Our members include royalists who believe in the restoration of a constitutional monarchy under Reza Pahlavi, and others who simply want a secular, democratic Iran. What unites us is the conviction that the Islamic Republic must go.
What we believe
- The Islamic Republic is illegitimate and must be replaced peacefully by the Iranian people themselves.
- We believe a constitutional monarchy — modelled on Britain, Spain and the other parliamentary monarchies — is the only credible path to a stable, secular, democratic Iran. We stand with His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who has pledged that the future of Iran must be decided by the Iranian people themselves in a free referendum.
- Iran's territorial integrity is non-negotiable. We stand for one Iran, one nation, equal rights for every Iranian.
- We support the women, men and children of Iran in their movement for Woman, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi).
- We are grateful to the United Kingdom for the freedom and safety it has given us. We love this country — its institutions, its tolerance, and the home it has made for our community.
- We hold to the values of liberal democracy: the rule of law, freedom of speech, free elections, an independent press, and equality before the law for every citizen regardless of sex, faith, or origin.
- We are unequivocally against terrorism — anywhere, by anyone, against anyone. That includes the IRGC's plots on British soil and the regime's networks of intimidation operating in our cities.
- We call for an immediate end to executions in Iran. The regime hangs protesters, dissidents and minorities at industrial scale; the death penalty is one of its central instruments of repression and it must stop.
- We reject violence ourselves. Our work in Britain is lawful, peaceful and public.
What we do
Weekly gathering
Every Sunday, 12pm–2pm, outside Sheffield City Hall. Flags, placards, conversation. Everyone welcome.
Political pressure
We write to MPs, councillors and ministers. We urge the UK government to proscribe the IRGC and sanction regime officials.
Looking after each other
We are a community first. Members support newly-arrived Iranians in Yorkshire, check in on each other, and connect families across the diaspora when things are hard back home.
Sharing news from Iran
We circulate verified news, footage and analysis from inside Iran — but on our private channels, not on this public site, so contributors stay safe. Come along on Sunday or ask for the Telegram link.
Awareness in Yorkshire
We make sure Yorkshire knows what is being done in the name of "the Islamic Republic" — through public protest, conversation in the city, and letters to our representatives.
Vigils and remembrance
On key anniversaries — Mahsa (Jina) Amini's death, the 1979 hijack of the revolution, the start of the 2026 massacres — we hold candle-lit vigils outside City Hall to read the names of the dead.
What we stand for
An end to the Islamic Republic
The regime in Tehran is the single greatest source of suffering for the Iranian people. We call for its peaceful, irreversible end.
A free, secular Iran
We stand for a sovereign Iran where every citizen — woman, man, Persian, Kurd, Azeri, Baluch, Arab — is equal before the law.
Solidarity from Yorkshire
Pressure from the diaspora matters. We meet, we march, we write to our representatives, and we keep Iran on Britain's agenda.
Looking after each other
We are a community as much as a campaign. We support newly-arrived Iranians in Yorkshire and stand with members whose families are still in Iran.
The Lion and the Sun
We carry the historic flag of Iran — green, white and red, with the Lion and Sun. It belongs to every Iranian, before and beyond the regime that has hijacked our country.
Honour the dead, free the prisoners
For Mahsa, Nika, Sarina, Armita, and every name the regime tries to erase. For the journalists, the lawyers, the students still in its prisons. We do not look away.
What comes after: a constitutional monarchy
Removing the Islamic Republic is necessary — but it is not enough on its own. Iran needs a stable, peaceful path forward, and we believe constitutional monarchy is the only credible one. We stand with His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
A figure who unites
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is recognised across Iran — secular and religious, men and women, every ethnicity — as a credible, non-sectarian figure for a peaceful transition. He seeks no office. He asks the Iranian people themselves to choose their future government in a free referendum.
Continuity, not chaos
The institutions Iran will need on day one — police, courts, civil service, schools, the armed forces — must keep working. A constitutional monarchy gives those institutions legitimacy and a focal point for national loyalty. The alternative is a vacuum that ends in factional warfare.
Modern, secular, parliamentary
The constitutional monarchy we support is parliamentary and secular — in the same family as the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden and Japan. The Shah reigns; the people, through their elected parliament, govern. There is no role for clerics in government.
Pluralism, equality, the rule of law
A free Iran must guarantee equality for every citizen — woman and man, Persian, Kurd, Azeri, Baluch, Arab, Jew, Christian, Bahá'í, atheist. The constitutional monarchy is the framework; the rule of law and equal rights are the substance.
A peaceful transition
The path matters as much as the destination. We want a transfer of power achieved without civil war, without balkanisation, and without foreign occupation. A constitutional monarchy gives the army, the police and the civil service a legitimate authority to defect to.
Justice, truth and reconciliation
Tens of thousands have been murdered, tortured and disappeared since 1979 — and many more since December 2025. A free Iran must investigate, name and prosecute those responsible — not in summary tribunals, but in fair, public courts. Healing requires the truth.
Learn more about Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
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Come and meet us
The best way to find out who we are is to come along. No commitment, no membership form — just turn up at City Hall on Sunday between 12pm and 2pm. Look for the Lion and Sun flag.