{"id":16110,"date":"2020-07-13T16:20:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16110"},"modified":"2020-07-15T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T13:13:20","slug":"ad-melkert-at-annual-mek-rally-in-ashraf-3-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/media-gallery\/videos\/2020\/07\/ad-melkert-at-annual-mek-rally-in-ashraf-3-albania\/16110\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Melkert at annual MEK rally in Ashraf 3, Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For many years, freedom-loving Iranians have annually gathered in the biggest halls in France to show their support for the Iranian opposition coalition the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), led by president-elect Maryam Rajavi. In 2019, Iranians held their latest gathering at Ashraf 3<\/a>, Albania, home to members of the leading Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin<\/a> Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this respect, on Saturday 13 July 2019,\u00a0a large crowd of Iranian diaspora and hundreds of dignitaries from the world\u2019s five continents attended the Free Iran rally<\/a> in Ashraf 3. The event was accompanied by speeches and remarks by many prominent figures, and testimonies by former political prisoners who personally experienced the Iranian regime\u2019s horrible tortures. The event also featured an exhibition about 120 years of Iranians\u2019 struggle toward freedom, justice, and equality. Former UNAMI Special Representative Ad Melkert was one of the speakers at the Free Iran rally in Ashraf 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n