After losing 18 of his sons to Zahak's serpents, he rebelled against the Tazi (Arab) ruler of the Iran and convened the people to overthrow the tyrant king and end his millennium-long rule.
He then assembled DerafshKaviani which was his leather apron on a spear, called Iranians for the kingship of the Fereydun.
Later on people decorated this flag with jewels and the flag became the symbol of Iranian independence, resistance, resilience and the revolutionary momentum of the masses revolt against evil invaders.
The famous "DerafshKaviani" (Kavian Flag) which was made by "Kaveh e Ahangar" (a famous freedom fighter artisan goldsmith) using his apron, carried three different ribbons hanging on the lower edge, in Red, Purple and yellow.
During the Pahlavis' Reign, vast efforts were made to familiarize the Iranians with their historical past and the "Lion and Sun" flags were deployed in most areas such as official government buildings.
The Islamists and their leftist collaborators (who collaborated in the begining of the revolution) made a huge demogogic effort in order to create a gap between the Iranians and their historical emblem in their effort to materialize their revolution.
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The Kaviani Banner (DerafshKaviani) [12] The Kaviyani Banner organization, another Paris-based anti-regime grouping and referred to usually as the DerafshKaviani (Kaviyani Flag), is one of the most active monarchist groups.
The DerafshKaviani claims to have an extensive network of resistance cells in Iran, but we have no information regarding its effectiveness.
The Organization’s main operation is reported to consist of broadcasts from its radio station, Voice of DerafshKaviani of Iran, whose studios are located in Paris where the organization has its headquarters.
A very famous flag from the Sassanid dynasty belonged to a national hero named Darafsh Kaviani, a simple metal worker who became a Persian hero fighting the evil 'Ahreeman' and a king who did not hesitate to kill indiscriminately to save his own life and kingdom.
His flag is the loosely translate for the word 'Derafsh' The flag, of woven fabric, was predominately fl on which was superimposed a Yellow, Purple, Red and White banner on a standard.
It became the symbol of courage and was used from 224 A.D., to 651 A.D. by countless Persian kings and emperors, particularly in the battle against the Arab invasion of Persia.
SECOND TRIAL OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC STARTED IN PARIS CRIMINAL COURT(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
PARIS 25 June (IPS) The trial of Dr Cyrus Elahi, the deputy leader of the DerafshKaviani started Monday in a Paris criminal court, two days only after another similar stance had sentenced Mr.
Dariush Homayoon, a former Information Minister under the Shah and the leader of a pro-Monarchist organisation, Dr. Manoochehr Ganji, the leader of the US-funded, Paris-based "DerafshKaviani", Mr.
Jayhooni, besides the family of Dr. Elahi and the DerafshKaviani organisation, two French groups, the SOS-Attentats and particularly the Reporters Without Borders are also present as complainants.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC’S TERROR MACHINE EXPLAINED TO THE PARIS COURT(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
PARIS 29 June (IPS) The Islamic Republic came under fire Thursday in the Paris criminal court that investigates the assassination of Dr. Cyrus Elahi, the deputy leader of DerafshKaviani, killed in Paris on October 1990, by unknown terrorists.
Abolhasan Banisadr, Islamic Republic’s first president explained to the Court the structure and the functioning of the regime’s terror machine and reiterated that the physical elimination of the opponents is decided jointly by Ayatollah Ali Khameneh’i, the leader and Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, his right hand man.
Manoochehr Ganji, the leader of the Paris-based, US funded "DerafshKaviani" regretted that Europe continue to deal with a regime guilty of the murder of more than hundred Iranian dissidents abroad.
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The leather he decorated with Greek brochade and as background to it he had a golden figure outlined with jewels sewn on it.
Ribands of red, yellow, and violet cloth were hung from it and it was given the title of The Kaviani Banner'.
Since those days anyone who has assumed kingly rank and placed the crown of royalty on his head has added fresh jewels to that trifling thing of flsmith's leather."
The proof of that is in one of the ancient hieroglyphics found in Iran; a portrait of Mitra the Angel of light posed next to the Sun.
Also the famous "DerafshKaviani" which was the flag of a fl smith who uprised against the evil King Zahawk using his apron as a flag carried with three different coloured ribbons: red, purple and yellow hanging from the bottom.
At all times, a Lion and the Sun have appeared on the most flags during every dynasty that ruled Iran with different colors.
Koran was not sent as a complete, whole book at once but in peices and in response to situations that Mohammad had to address during twenty three years of his prophecy.
That is why someone like yourself for now, and others throughout the history have been able to igonre that dynamic and quote selected statements however slanderously to advocate an agenda and in your case a well known agenda of a the few "DerafshKaviani" advocates.
So appealing to such out of content statements or lie as in Mohammad's slavery has never harmed the true teaching of Islam, considered by many as the last testament.
It's a combination of Kavianiderafsh as Ferdawsi describes, (sorkh o zard o bonafsh) and the Zoroastrian Symbol of Fravashi in form of a cycle with a bruning fire inside it, taken from the website of Zoroastrian Community - www.webzc.com.
Look, this would be the most beautiful and the most meaningful flag in the wolrd.
So far only one case has been clarified by information received from non-governmental sources.
Abbas Gholizadeh, a member of the opposition group Derafsh-e Kaviani, the Flag of Freedom Organization of Iran, was abducted near his home in Istanbul in December 1992.
Shahriar Farsi, a geologist born on 20 March 1965 in Tehran, son of Mr.
The museum will present the dailies which were published in Iran throughout history in addition to the press of the Qajar era.
Nasim-e Shomal, Shahab-e Saqeb, Kholasatol-Havadess, Ruhol Qodos, Neda-ye Vatan, the 20th Century, Iran, Derafsh-e Kaviani (Kaviani banner), Hablol Matin, Maaref, Akhtar, Qanoun (law) and Mosavat (equity) are among the publications which were in circulation during the Qajar era and will be displayed in the exhibit soon.
The exhibit will also provide visitors with CDs containing information about the press in Iran.
