Iran Regime’s Drug Trafficking and Support of Terrorism
Seizure of a drug trafficking ship Drug trafficking is one of the activities of the Iranian regime government and is playing an important role during international sanctions. Of course, during these years, Iran’s repressive forces tried many times in secret and public executions to show drug trafficking as a social phenomenon, but it is quite […]
Geneva: Rally in Front of the European Headquarters of the UN by Iranians, MEK Supporters in Support of the Demands of Iranian Teachers—Dec 17, 2021
Friday, December 17, 2021—Geneva, Switzerland: Freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the Iranian Resistance(MEK and NCRI) held a rally in support of the demands of Iranian teachers in front of the European Headquarters of the UN. They chanted: “imprisoned teacher should be released” and “We support the fighting teachers”. MEK supporters, also called for the trial of […]
Amb. Robert Joseph Addresses Conference on Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat— December 15, 2021
On Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021, Amb. Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security (2005-2007), addressed a briefing at the National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office(NCRI-US) in Washington, DC on policy options to counter the rising Iranian threat. The text of Amb. Joseph’s speech is as follows: First […]
68th UN Resolution Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) issued a statement on December 16, 2021, in regard to the UN Resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran. Full text of the statement as follows: 68th UN Resolution condemning the gross and systematic violation of human rights by the Iranian regime was adopted […]
Former Iranian Political Prisoner Gives Detailed Testimony at 50th Session of Hamid Noury’s Trial
The 50th session of the trial of former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury took place on Friday, December 10, at a court in Sweden. Noury was arrested in 2019 on a trip to the Scandinavian country and is being tried under the principle of universal jurisdiction for his active role in the Iranian regime’s crimes […]
Senator Joe Lieberman Addresses Conference on Policy Options to Counter the Rising Iranian Threat— December 15, 2021
On Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021, Senator Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator (1989-2013), addressed a briefing at the National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office(NCRI-US) in Washington, DC on policy options to counter the rising Iranian threat. The text of Senator Lieberman’s speech is as follows: Thank you, Alireza. Thanks for that characteristically compelling report, […]
Alarming Number of Women Executed in Iran
At least 15 women have been executed this year in Iran, human rights activists have told AFP. Most women executed in Iran recently have been hanged for murder, mainly cases over the killings of a husband or partner. Iran’s regime carries out retribution hangings without considering extenuating circumstances such as domestic violence. A recent case […]
Rally by Freedom-Loving Iranians, MEK Supporters in Stockholm– December 16, 2021
Thursday, December, 16, 2021: The 53rd session of the trial of Hamid Noury, one of the executioners of the 1988 massacre, took place in the Stockholm court. Coinciding to the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, freedom-loving Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Sweden, held a rally in front of […]
The Iranian Regime’s Budget for 2022 Is Filled With Ambiguities
At the beginning of the week, the Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi brought his first budget bill for the new Persian year (starting in March 2022) before the Majlis (Iranian parliament). Reactions to the bill, and its controversial nature are hot topics across social media and state-run news outlets and experts predict that social tensions […]
Iran: Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Urmia Central Prison
Forty-seven political prisoners in Urmia Central Prison in northwest Iran went on hunger strike after being transferred to a high-security ward. The high-security ward lacks basic facilities and is very small. It has been designed to torture and harass political prisoners. The warden seeks to isolate the transferred inmates from other political prisoners. Urmia Central […]