{"id":390,"date":"2018-05-10T06:53:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T06:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:21:00","slug":"national-council-of-resistance-of-iran","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\">The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> is a coalition of some 540 political and distinguished Iranian personalities and five organizations of different persuasions who are committed to a democratic, secular and coalition government in Iran. The organization is comprised of 50% female council\u2019s members. Five organizations are also members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\">NCRI<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI, MEK), the largest and most popular resistance group inside Iran. Several thousand members of parliaments, political leaders and party officials in Europe and the United States have supported the NCRI as a viable and democratic alternative against the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On July 29, 1981, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/massoud-rajavi-mek-pmoi\/\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a> announced the formation of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the democratic alternative to the religious, terrorist dictatorship, the Iran Regime.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-395 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NCRI-min.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NCRI-min.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NCRI-min-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NCRI-min-768x286.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since the formation of the NCRI, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/en\/massoudrajavi\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a> has concentrated his efforts to the Council. His management of NCRI\u2019s affairs has earned him the trust of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-structure\">NCR\u2019s members<\/a>. The NCRI elected wife of Massoud Rajavi,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> as the future President of Iran in August of 1993. Madam Rajavi\u2019s mandate is to oversee the peaceful transfer of power to the Iranian people following the regime\u2019s overthrow.<\/p>\n<h2><mark class=\"bs-highlight bs-highlight-default\"><strong>The National Council of Resistance of Iran believes:<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"bs-shortcode-list list-style-asterisk\">\n<li><strong>Human Rights:<\/strong><br>\nFreedom of association, freedom of thought and expression, media, political parties, trade unions, councils, religions and denominations, freedom of profession, and prevention of any violation of individual and social rights and freedoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bs-shortcode-list list-style-asterisk\">\n<li><strong>Women:<\/strong><br>\nThe right of women to vote and stand as candidates in all elections, and the right to vote in all referenda.<br>\nThe right to employment and free selection of profession, and the right to hold any public office, including the presidency or judgeship.<br>\nThe right to freely choose clothing.<br>\nThe right to use, without discrimination, all instructional, educational, athletic, and artistic resources; the right to participate in all athletic competitions and artistic activities.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bs-shortcode-list list-style-asterisk\">\n<li><strong>Economy:<\/strong><br>\nThe council accepts national capitalism and the bazaar, private ownership and enterprise, as well as private investment.<br>\nThe need to utilize the latest scientific and technical achievements and views relations with industrial countries necessary to reconstruct Iran\u2019s economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bs-shortcode-list list-style-asterisk\">\n<li><strong>Freedom of Religion:<\/strong><br>\nThe NCRI believes in the separation of Church and State.<br>\nNational Minorities:<br>\nThe NCRI recognizes the rights of all ethnic and national minorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bs-shortcode-list list-style-asterisk\">\n<li><strong>International Relations:<\/strong><br>\nThe council\u2019s foreign policy is based on independence, respect for the United Nations Charter and international conventions and treaties, good neighborliness, international and regional cooperation and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.<br>\nThe NCRI supports the Middle East peace process.<br>\nThe NCRI opposes nuclear proliferation and the production of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><mark class=\"bs-highlight bs-highlight-default\"><strong>For More Information about NCRI:\u00a0<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\">Follow NCRI on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow NCRI on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8d0tMK0OCO3psFAZciY5aQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Subscribe to NCRI Youtube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -30px; top: 746.906px;\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is a coalition of some 540 political and distinguished Iranian personalities and five organizations of different persuasions who are committed to a democratic, secular and coalition government in Iran. 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