International Supports

Joint Statement by 6 Australian Human Rights Organizations and Associations Condemning the Torture and Execution of Detainees of the Iran Protests and the 1988 Massacre.

Joint Statement by 6 Australian NGOs Condemning the Execution of Detainees of the Iran Protests and the 1988 Massacre

October 5, 2020

Kathleen Rice: I was proud to support H.R. 4744, the Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. This bill states that Congress finds the following in reference to the 1988 massacre: “Over a 4-month period in 1988, the Iranian regime carried out the barbaric mass executions of thousands of political prisoners by hanging and firing squad for refusing to renounce their political affiliations and in some cases for possessing political reading material, including prisoners of conscience, teenagers, and pregnant women.

Remarks by Kathleen Rice at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 4, 2020

Lori Trahan: As we observe the 32nd anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners, I continue to be reminded of the egregious human rights violations committed by the Iranian Government for more than 40 years.

Remarks by Lori Trahan at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 3, 2020

Gus Bilirakis: We will continue to stand with the Iranian citizens until their goal of a free democratic society becomes a reality.

Remarks by Gus Bilirakis at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 3, 2020

Don Bacon: It’s really the regime. In the regime, the mullahs endanger the neighbors. It’s intolerable. But even beyond that, what the regime does to its people is even worse.

Remarks by Don Bacon at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 3, 2020

Brad Schneider: In recent protests against the government over the past 18 months, as many as 1500 protesters have reportedly been killed for their activism.

Remarks by Brad Schneider at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 2, 2020

Ted Yoho: We must remember those who have given their lives in the past for a free Iran and a better future for their children, especially the 30,000 political prisoners who lost their lives in the 1988 massacre.

Remarks by Ted Yoho at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 2, 2020

French Hill: The horrific nature of the mullahs was put on full display in the arrest, torture and execution of Navid Afkari.

Remarks by French Hill at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 2, 2020

Giulio Terzi: While the Iranian Embassies, Governmental offices and institutions which support directly or indirectly organization such as MOIS, IRGC, Hezbollah and their proxies should be promptly closed.

Remarks by Giulio Terzi at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 1, 2020

Robert Aderholt: The human rights violations we have seen in Iran since the overthrow of the Shaw in 1979 are some of the worst in the world.

Remarks by Robert Aderholt at the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy; September 18, 2020

October 1, 2020