This congress is in the planning phase. We welcome your ideas and suggestions — Hi@DIFCongress.com

Digital Iran Freedom Congress

Every weekend, without end — a structured, secure, digital space where Iranians deliberate, decide, and act together. Not a one-off event. A permanent rhythm of freedom.

9
Working Groups
48h
Launch Sprint
Weekends
0,00 €
Venue Cost
People Joined

Tired of one-off, fruitless, unaccountable actions?

Physical congresses happen once and vanish. Platforms exist but lack political process. Mapping projects document but don't engage. The Digital Iran Freedom Congress fills the gap: a continuous, digital-first political engagement process that connects diaspora and inside-Iran actors, uses proven privacy technology, and produces tangible outputs every single week.

Disagree with ideas freely. Attack people never. Endanger lives never. — DIFC Founding Principle

What This Congress Is?

  • A digital space for structured, productive political engagement
  • A permanent weekend rhythm producing concrete outputs
  • Open to all Iranians who oppose the Islamic Republic regime
  • Pluralist: all ethnicities, nations, languages, genders, political orientations welcome
  • A testing ground for democratic tools and practices
  • Transparent: livestreamed, documented, archived

What This Congress Is Not?

  • Not a governing body or parliament-in-exile
  • Not a leadership election or personality showcase
  • Not owned by any single organization or political faction
  • Not a replacement for other initiatives — complementary to all
  • Not a space for regime apologists
  • Not a debate club — outputs and commitments expected

Working Groups

Each group runs in its own Slack channel with elected facilitators, producing weekly outputs.

Diplomatic Representation

Form credible, plural representative groups for Iran's diplomatic issues on the world stage.

WG1 · Diplomatic Representation

Public Participation Tools

Test and deploy tools for broad civic participation — Taraaz consensus mapping, referendums, mobilization.

WG2 · Public Participation Tools

Financial Participation & DeFi

Secure, decentralized financial mechanisms — sanctions-compliant, transparent, participatory budgeting.

WG3 · Financial Participation & DeFi

Secure Network Building

Connect activists safely, expand the opposition network, operational security training and resources.

WG4 · Secure Network Building

Innovation & Ideas

Open pipeline for attracting, evaluating, and deploying new ideas from anyone, anywhere.

WG5 · Innovation & Ideas

Political Participation Space

Design the continuous engagement platform — governance structure, participation cycles, accountability.

WG6 · Political Participation Space

Mediation & Conflict Resolution

Professional mediation for Iran's damaged political space — protocols, trained mediators, trust repair.

WG7 · Mediation & Conflict Resolution

Digital Programs

Digital government, civil defense, and civic education — concrete programs with volunteer teams.

WG8 · Digital Programs

Ecology

From water crises and climate change to pollution and biodiversity — a space for synergizing ideas and practical solutions.

WG9 · Ecology

The Weekly Rhythm

Not a one-off congress. A permanent cadence of deliberation, decision, and action.

Saturday

18:00–19:00 CET · Opening Plenary (livestreamed)
19:00–20:00 CET · Working Group sessions (parallel)

20:30–22:30 IRST

Sunday

18:00–19:30 CET · Working Group sessions (continued)
19:30–20:00 CET · Public Town Hall + Closing (livestreamed)

20:30–22:30 IRST

Weekdays

Async on Slack · Action items executed · Documentation updated · Preparation for next weekend

Tired of one-off, fruitless, unaccountable actions? — DIFC Call to Action

Governance Structure

Every body is checked by the body above it. Everyone is ultimately accountable to the General Assembly.

General Assembly

All verified members (ZKP-based). Convenes quarterly at 18:00 CET (20:30 IRST) to include diaspora and Iran. Elects and recalls the Coordination Council. Approves budgets. Amends the charter (⅔ supermajority). Must participate in 2 of 4 quarterly sessions to retain status.

Sovereign Body

Coordination Council

15–21 elected members. 6-month staggered terms, max 2 consecutive. Elected via Ranked Pairs. Monthly public reports. Diversity requirements enforced. GA can recall any member.

Elected · Rotating · Accountable

Working Groups

Self-organizing, open membership. Facilitators elected for 3-month terms by WG members. Weekly output reports. Any member can escalate to CC.

Self-Governing · Open

Accountability Watchdog

3 elected auditors, independent of CC and WGs. Can investigate anything. Publish findings directly to GA. Trigger recall votes. No executive power — only sunlight.

Independent · Audit · Transparency
Governance accountability mechanisms
Mechanism What It Does
Meeting timeAll sessions at 18:00–20:00 CET (20:30–22:30 IRST) — chosen so diaspora and Iran can both attend
Participation thresholdMust vote in 2 of 4 quarterly sessions to keep verified status
Staggered electionsHalf the CC rotates every 6 months — always a fresh election
Recall power10% of GA can trigger recall on any CC member at any time
Term limitsCC: max 2 consecutive. Watchdog: max 1. Facilitators: max 3
Transparency mandatesCC meetings recorded, budgets on-chain, monthly public reports
Charter amendmentGA can change the rules with ⅔ supermajority

Red Lines

The congress is radically open to ideas — but has absolute boundaries on behavior.

Absolute Red Lines

  • Support for the Islamic Republic regime
  • Advocacy for theocratic governance
  • Doxxing or exposing identities of activists
  • Hate speech targeting ethnic, religious, or gender groups
  • Harassment, threats, intimidation

Explicitly Welcome

  • Debating future government form (republic, monarchy, federation)
  • Disagreeing about foreign intervention's role
  • Criticizing other opposition strategies
  • Expressing ethnic, national and regional identity
  • Proposing radical ideas within the boundaries above

Join the Congress

No application form. No gatekeepers. Join the Slack workspace, accept the code of conduct, and start contributing this weekend.

Code of Conduct

Scroll to the bottom to accept

Join as:

Register with Jomhoor

Verify your identity privately using the Jomhoor app — no email required.

Don’t have the app? iOS App Store · Android Play Store
or