Antonio López-Istúriz White MEP addressed a webinar by European lawmakers on October 7, 2020, on the human rights situation in Iran.

Online Conference held under title, “Iran’s Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity, EU’s political and moral obligations”. The online event was on October 7, 2020. Dozens of members of the European Parliament attended and spoke at the conference.

MEPs made their remarks in order to condemn the horrific human rights violations witnessed on a daily basis across Iran. In addition, MEPs called on the European Union to fulfill its moral and political obligations in the face of human rights violations in Iran. They called for a firm policy by the European Union against the mullah regime in Iran. Also, they pointed out, It is high time to stand alongside the Iranian people and support their justified aspirations for a free, democratic, and non-nuclear Iran.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI), was the keynote speaker at this conference. Her message welcomed as a democratic solution to Iran’s future. Mrs. Rajavi’s ten-point plan has widespread support from the majority of MEPs for a long time.

Antonio López-Istúriz White MEP from Spain

I wanted to mention briefly that we all know that the situation in Iran is deteriorating every day. Thousands of people have been detained for participating in demonstrations over the past two years. This also shows that many, many, many people in Iran are tired and fed up with these regimes. The regime stability can be seen in their foreign actions. The cases are now currently being investigated in Belgium about the interference in Belgium.

Also, the declared anti-agreements, Abraham agreements, declarations from the regime, shows that they don’t want to be part of the evolution of peace and the evolution of good untold between all the actors in the region, the big efforts that I’ve got that taking place as we speak. As well as always the iron wing that is denounced and refused by all the European countries, but also most of them are now acting against the political arm of Hezbollah specifically after we have seen the intervention of Hezbollah, Syria, and under regime of Iran in Lebanon, that has caused so much distress to our good Lebanese friends. There has to be a stop in the external interference in Lebanon.

And finally, for once in history, to leave the Lebanese people to decide their future by themselves. The situation of human rights in Iran, many of the people connected, we all know very well the ruthless crackdown of protesters, and also the executions against the opposition and protesters. I have asked in the European Parliament several locations, our representative, Josep Borrell, about the violation of human rights in the country and what’s going on.

As my colleague in the European Parliament and many others, we are always there to help in order to bring a prosperous, democratic future for Iran that merits, because when I speak about it, I speak about the Iranian people, not of the regime. The Iranian people are so desperate seeking for this democratization of the country for liberties in the past that they had; it merits that. Thank you very much.