UN Rapporteur Raises Concerns Over Human Rights Conditions in Iran
In a report to the UN General Assembly Third Committee, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman expressed alarm about continued human rights abuses in Iran. Rehman, who monitors human rights in Iran, described the situation as “grim” and warned of “persistent impunity for serious violations of human rights law.” Rehman also raised concern about the “alarming […]
Iran: The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners, Destruction of the Mass Graves
In the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime secretly executed over 30,000 political prisoners and buried them in unmarked mass graves. The victims were prisoners who did not bow to the regime’s dictatorship. Most victims were members and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) Three decades on, the relatives of the victims are still searching […]
Iran’s Regime Media: The Import of the Most Expensive Vaccine in the World Will Cost Less Than $2 Billion for All Iranians
“How much will it cost to buy the Covid -19 vaccine?” The state-run website Etemad Online wrote in an infographic on August 13, 2021: “The Iranian people now need 50 million doses of Covid -19 vaccine to be safe against the disease,” the state-run website quoted regime officials as saying. Etemad Online then examines four […]
Twin Rallies in Europe Opposing Iran Regime
Iranian Diaspora members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Europe held twin rallies in Vienna and Brussels on December 16, 2020, to protest the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s (JCPOA) meeting with the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The […]
Maryam Rajavi Welcomes UN Resolution on Iran
Maryam Rajavi, the President of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed the United Nations’ adoption of the 67th resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran. But stressed that those responsible for the atrocities listed in the resolution are the same ones who have been committing crimes against humanity in Iran for over […]
Iran: On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 80% of Iranians Live Below the Poverty Line
For the first time in 1993, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating October 17 as World Poverty Eradication Day. On this day, it’s crucial to remember Iran, where over 80% of the population live below the poverty line. Since 1993, poverty reduction has been a task for governments. After that, Governments were required to […]
Iran: Is Greater Tehran Prison another Auschwitz?
Reconstructing Auschwitz in the Greater Tehran Prison is not a mere phrase, it is a bitter reality. The Auschwitz camp was the most extensive Nazi concentration camp built by the Nazis during Poland’s occupation. Millions of people were killed by SS forces during World War II from 1939 to 1945 in Auschwitz. Nazi Germany killed […]
Online Conference: An Effective Iran Policy, Sanctions or No Sanctions? October 14, 2020
On October 14, 2020, the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI) – US Representative Office, held an online conference. The conference was under the title, “An Effective Iran Policy: Sanctions or No Sanctions?” In this critical online event, American dignitaries taking part and discussed on an effective Iran policy.This issue becomes necessary as protests across […]
Labor Protests Across Iran Again
The streets of Iran besieged by labor protests this weekend as the economy continues to decline and the national currency drops in value. Abadan, Arvand Kenar Meanwhile, municipal workers in Arvand Kenar gathered in front of the municipality building. They protested the several month delays in receiving their paychecks – a common cause of labor […]
MEK/NCRI Supporters in Europe Demonstrated Against Death Penalty and Human Rights Violations by Iran’s Regime
On the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, groups from the Iranian community, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI/MEK), and the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI) demonstrated in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. They called for the condemnation of the mullahs’ regime for brutal human rights violations and prisoners’ […]