{"id":11514,"date":"2019-07-12T16:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2023-10-13T21:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T19:29:26","slug":"iranian-opposition-conference-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/the-free-iran-world-summit-2019\/2019\/07\/iranian-opposition-conference-albania\/11514\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Opposition Conference in Albania\u2014July 12, 2019"},"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><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prominent-international-dignitaries-min.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Opposition Conference in Albania\" class=\"wp-image-11534\" 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\/2019\/07\/Prominent-international-dignitaries-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prominent-international-dignitaries-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Prominent-international-dignitaries-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prominent international dignitaries joining Iranian opposition President Maryam Rajavi at a conference in Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana, Albania \u2013 July 12, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>120 Years of Struggle of the Iranian People for Freedom: An Iranian opposition conference in Albania<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renowned dignitaries from across the globe gathered in Ashraf 3, home to members of the Iranian opposition group People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), to attend a conference on over a century of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom. <br>An exhibition symbolizing more than a hundred years of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democracy was inaugurated on Friday, July 12, 2019 in Albania, on the second day of a five-day series of events organized by the Iranian Resistance settled since less than two years ago in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Maryam Rajavi (opens in a new tab)\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) began the second day ceremony with paying homage to martyrs of the Resistance at a \u201cWall of Honor\u201d showing names of those fallen for freedom in recent years\u2019 struggle with the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rudy Giuliani \u2013 Former Mayor of New York, Ingrid Betancourt \u2013 Former Colombian Senator and Presidential candidate, Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie \u2013 French Foreign, Defense, Justice and Interior Minister , Joe Lieberman \u2013 Former United States Senator, Matthew Offord \u2013 Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Sid Ahmed Ghozali, former Algerian Prime Minister were among those present at the ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the entrance of the great hall where the main ceremony and the exhibition is held, a formal music band played official welcome music, where guests of honor descended their cars to be accompanied by their hosts to the hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On one side of the hall immense portraits of historical leaders of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democracy in a little more than a century hung from the wall. Tricolored balloons rose in hundreds in the air to mark the ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition was inaugurated by Mrs. Rajavi, accompanied by the distinguished guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topic such as Iran Protests and the uprisings, the role of MEK in the Iranian uprisings, Iranian regime\u2019s terrorism and Cyber terrorism, Human Rights Situation under the mullahs, the fallen heroes and heroines of the Iranian resistance, the years of perseverance in Camps Ashraf and Camp Liberty under the continuous attacks and massacre by the Iranian regime and its proxies in Iraq were addressed in photos in the exhibition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iranian opposition conference in Albania<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mrs-Rajavi-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11521\" 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\/2019\/07\/Mrs-Rajavi-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mrs-Rajavi-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mrs-Rajavi-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> NCRI President Maryam Rajavi in  Iranian opposition conference in Albania <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> NCRI President Maryam Rajavi was the first speaker of the Iranian opposition conference in Albania in her speech, Mrs. Rajavi thanked efforts in support of Ashrafis and the Iranian Resistance. \u201cEfforts which finally led to the collective and safe relocation of the MEK\u201d which she considered \u201ca great accomplishment in which you all played a part.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs. Rajavi emphasized the role of the organized resistance in the struggle against the regime: \u201cOne of the missing links in previous movements of the Iranian people was a coherent organization and an organized struggle, coupled with a determined and battle-hardened force prepared to make any sacrifice necessary. As a result, the people\u2019s previous struggles did not succeed despite all their sacrifices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd, today, Ashraf 3 embodies the organized resistance of the people of Iran for freedom,\u201dshe affirmed in Iranian opposition conference in Albania. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depicting ups and downs of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for freedom during the past century, Mrs. Rajavi explained the ascent to power of Khomeini, whom she called \u201cthe Shah\u2019s true crown prince\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Shah executed or imprisoned the leaders of the Mojahedin and all the progressive forces, empowering Khomeini, a religious authority in exile, to exploit the Iranian people\u2019s uprisings and revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, he hijacked the Iranian people\u2019s revolution and from the outset established his religious dictatorship, which he referred to as the absolute rule of the jurisprudent. Despite all the crimes and massacres he committed, Khomeini failed to extinguish the flames of freedom,\u201d she explained. \u201cOver the past 40 years, 120,000 persons have given their lives for the cause of freedom. That includes the 30,000 people who were massacred in 1988 for insisting on their political identity as a member of the Mojahedin. Another half-a-million people were arrested and viciously tortured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She hailed the perseverance of the MEK members in camps Ashraf and Liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe mullahs continued their crimes against Ashraf and Liberty by setting 22 deadlines in 10 years, through a medical blockade, through psychological torture using over 300 loudspeakers blaring into Ashraf for two years, and through 29 ground and aerial attacks, using armored vehicles and missile launchers, including the commission of seven bloodbaths and massacres,\u201d she affirmed at Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut today, we have reached a historic turning point. An Ashraf which has once again risen up, proud and powerful, shining bright at the zenith of this Resistance. This Ashraf has been replicated 1000 times in the form of resistance units all over Iran. And a volatile society which is no longer willing to put up with the mullahs, yearning to overthrow them.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/CMKuxerlwTjj8Bz2xkAbbT7eiMKZtzr-5hQaF834PPNPo8BUVNnWHwPWEHt21XE60OQey0qJeLi_bkQj_YFxFfxCwy8V8PcTL_GSpbDxW74xhtuTOCXhCZfdHqA8_zflghfWKEi9\" alt=\"\" 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';\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>Sen. Betancourt delivering a speech at a conference in Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana, Albania \u2013 July 12, 2019<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senator Ingrid Betancourt, former Columbian presidential candidate gave speech at Iranian opposition conference in Albania  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nIn her speech to the meeting, former Colombian Senator Ingrid Betancourt praised the Ashraf3 achievements: \u201cIts just amazing what the MEK has done to transform this place since the last time I visitied. I am proud to be your friend. Your descision to confront the tyranny and pay the highest price. This sacrifice today is bearing it\u2019s fruit. I see that here in Ashraf 3. Its a miracle. I have been with you for a couple of years and I am amazed by your support and your political saviness. As a woman, I feel very proud and that in the world there is no organisation like the MEK that gives women this power.\u201d\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/K9xu7W2TtI4jRPX5_XMcp7mU_r6QqzvY-6yLUGYKGSVl6WJvwY_WkLjsn3MPo8h9IAK-2BWueliE1jjHjhsdisALixQBrOuDxfT35JS0z6qEgd2BckyHcXZ9W7Y3YqJFHEP39G2c\" alt=\"\" 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';\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>Mayor Rudy Giuliani delivering a speech at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Mayor Rudy Giuliani,s\u00a0 speech at Iranian opposition conference in Albania <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said in his speech that he was \u201cvery honored to be in Ashraf3 and very moved by the exhibition. \u201cWhen you look at it you see all the people who were killed for wanting freedom, some of them babies. But it\u2019s not history. Some of those people were killed less than a year ago. I believe the regime has to come to an end. An authoritarian government has to come to an end. We have to redouble our efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pointing to last year\u2019s foiled effort by the mullahs to bomb the MEK rally in France, Mr. Giuliani said: \u201cThey tried to bomb us in the US. They tried to bombs us here a year and a half ago. They tried to bomb us in Paris a year ago. They\u2019re the biggest state sponsor of terrorism and we let them sit in the UN and talk to them like they\u2019re descent people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have not get out this message as effective as we could, and this is our obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thank Madame Rajavi to let me to be part of this and this is something that I am proud of and probably my children will be proud of\u2026 I wish to have this meeting in Tehran before I die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou keep trying and you fail, you keep trying and you fail, and then the Berlin wall comes down. It will happen eventually, but let\u2019s make it happen now before another 100 thousand deats.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Joe-Lieberman-7-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11524\" 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\/2019\/07\/Joe-Lieberman-7-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Joe-Lieberman-7-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Joe-Lieberman-7-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em> Senator Joe Lieberman, former U.S. vice presidential candidate<\/em> <em> delivering a speech at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Senator Joe Lieberman, former U.S. vice presidential candidate at  Iranian opposition conference in Albania <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you very much, Mrs. Rajavi, residents of Ashraf and distinguished guests. My wife Hadatha is a child of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust in Germany and when she saw that museum she said that is an echo of the Holocaust,\u201d Sen. Lieberman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe MEK is about not letting that happen again what happened to the Jews in the Nazi Germany\u2026 You in the NCRI have given us the opportunity to be true to our national principles. When I\u2019m here I feel that I\u2019m representing the spirit of my great friend, the late Sen. John McCain, who was warned by the establishment to stay away from this organization but he spent time learning about it. He came to Ashraf 3, believing in this organization and its cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAshraf 3 has become something magnificent. Coming here and seeing this magnificent community that you\u2019ve built is miraculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It teaches us lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The citizens of Ashraf never gave up despite the atrocities they faced imposed by the Iranian regime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The MEK never left you alone. This is the story of the MEK. Soldiers fighting side by side are a team. A unit fighting for a cause. That is what the MEK is about.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis exhibition, despite the mourning, is inspiring. And the whole story of the Ashrafis is inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the kind of leadership that the MEK, Maryam Rajavi are giving and will give in Iran. With the support of people from around the world who are represented here and with the resistance of the Iranain people inside of Iran, we will have a meeting some day in Iran and come together and have a great party,\u201d Sen. Lieberman concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/ZwVdh1MOCVzXcYcGIWwEJTcGuz6h8z1jmm8mDAbTlXxHGcQrffckWUluYTFYrAinMD86fu-eU4jNxAMYMV-1l3_eZUxiUaYldas9Qx5LeaM32i9o7xbJAcEmODdB2c6ikK9K5f0I\" alt=\"\" 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';\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em> <\/em> <em>MEP Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie<\/em> <em> delivering a speech at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em>   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie, MEP and former French minister of defense, interior and foreign affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have to say that I\u2019m very moved. What a contrast between the dramatic, horrifying images that we saw a few minutes ago. To be in contact with men and women who have given their lives for such a cause. To see what you have been able to achieve. You wish to give so much to the Iranian people,\u201d MEP Alliot-Marie said <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou have people who have been tortured yet you still pave the path for freedom. This visit to Ashrat 3 is very moving for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have the privilege of being able to speak and think freely. Yet I also know that today this liberty is not available everywhere across the globe\u2026 We are also obliged to all people who are being subjugated to dictators around the world, and in Iran. We are here today, Mrs. Rajavi, to tell you that you are not alone,\u201d she added  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to give the Iranian people courage and the help they need so they can get their future back,\u201d MEP Alliot-Marie concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Matthew-Offord-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11528\" 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\/2019\/07\/Matthew-Offord-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Matthew-Offord-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Matthew-Offord-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <em>British MP Matthew Offord delivering a speech <\/em> <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matthew Offord, British MP from the Conservatice Party<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a great pleasure to stand in before you today and contribute to the discussion on Iran. This is the second time I have the pleasure to visit you and this time I hope to learn more about you,\u201d Mr. Offord said  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> <\/em>Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are the proof of a proud brave nation that will never succumb to the atrocities of the regime\u2026 We have always argued that decoupling the regime\u2019s human rights violation from the nuclear deal was a mistake,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have been proven right that there is no moderate faction inside the Iranian regime\u2026 There are two issues that we continue to raise in our debates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1- We need to hold the Iranain regime accountable for its atrocities in the massacre of 1988<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2- The U.K. government needs to blacklist the IRGC and all its subsidiary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis measures will signal to the Iranain people that they are not forgotten and we stand with them\u2026 I call upon my government the EU countries to stop the appeasement policy,\u201d Mr. Offord continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to recognize the right by the Iranian people and the resistance led by Madame Rajavi to establish a democratic and free republic in Iran\u2026 We see a popular movement led by Madame Rajavi with support inside Iran. That message has not been put to the public in the west good enough,\u201d he emphasized  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s current regime is not a threat to the Iranain people but to the peace around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we support you in your struggle until Iran is free,\u201d Mr. Offord concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Conway-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11530\" 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\/2019\/07\/Conway-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Conway-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Conway-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  <em>eneral James Conway delivering a speech<\/em> <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em>    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General James Conway, former Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI participated in a policy panel in Ashraf 3 and we were invited to dinner with the ladies of Ashraf 3. And some of them shared with me their stories of sacrifice and suffering. What I saw last night in terms of the ability to endure loss and yet move on was the sense of unit cohesion and dedication to each other was the same as you see in the military. The sense of mission and dedication to accomplish it,\u201d General Conway said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m aboslutely confident that with ladies, you will make your country free someday,\u201d he added  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mojgan-Parsaei-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11532\" 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\/2019\/07\/Mojgan-Parsaei-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mojgan-Parsaei-min-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mojgan-Parsaei-min-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Ms. Mojgan Parsaie, former PMOI\/MEK Secretary General\u00a0  <em>delivering a speech<\/em> <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania- <em> Ashraf 3 \u2013 Tirana- July 12, 2019<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ms. Mojgan Parsaie, former PMOI\/MEK Secretary General\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelcome dear friends and distinguished guests. This exhibition that you see here is a small part of a larger picture of the sacrifice made throughout decades of struggle for freedom and democracy,\u201d Ms. Parsaie said  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe story of the supporters of Ashraf who helped rescue the PMOI\/MEK members is the story of honorable people\u2026 Time has shown that you stand on the right side of history. The future will show more appreciation,\u201d she added  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMayor Giuliani was correct that the solution to Iran is not appeasement but regime change. Throughout history there are always tyrants and for a period they seem invincible. However, they all fall at the end. Always,\u201d Ms. Parsaie concluded  <em>at <\/em> Iranian opposition conference in Albania .<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent international dignitaries joining Iranian opposition President Maryam Rajavi at a conference in Ashraf 3 &#8211; Tirana, Albania &#8211; July 12, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,483,1440],"tags":[378,1161,60,1442,1441],"class_list":["post-11514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities-outside-iran","category-grand-gathering-2019","category-the-free-iran-world-summit-2019","tag-ashraf-3","tag-free-iran-2019","tag-grand-gathering","tag-grand-gathering-2019","tag-the-free-iran-world-summit-2019"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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