{"id":14917,"date":"2020-03-02T21:27:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T20:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=14917"},"modified":"2020-03-02T21:27:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T20:27:47","slug":"event-held-in-support-of-people-of-iran-in-canadian-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2020\/03\/event-held-in-support-of-people-of-iran-in-canadian-parliament\/14917\/","title":{"rendered":"Event held in support of people of Iran in Canadian Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Event held in support of people of Iran in Canadian Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people of Iran have been battling for\nfreedom, human rights and democracy for decades and they are slowly getting the\nattention of the international community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, Canadian lawmakers<\/a> gathered in Canadian Parliament to hold an event entitled \u201cIran: Human Rights, uprisings and West\u2019s political options\u201d. Dozens of members of Canadian Parliament, Senators and lawmakers attended the event, as did a number of well-known politicians from the United States. Many supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI \/ MEK)<\/a> were also in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservative MP James Bezan and Liberal\nParty MP Judy Sgro called for the event to take place with the cooperation of\nthe Canadian Committee of Friends of a Democratic Iran. Former Canadian MP\nDavid Kilgore acted as the moderator of the event and spoke about the work that\nhas already been accomplished with regards to the recent activity in Iran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n