regime change<\/a>, and certainly the strong and inspirational leadership of Madame Rajavi. \u2026 There is only one popular, organized, magnificently led organization that can provide the democratic alternative to the existing regime. Only one group with proven leadership. Only one group with an exciting and clear vision for the future of Iran. A group led by inspiring Muslim woman who mirrors the aspirations of the Iranian people who seek a secular republic with gender equality, separation of church and state, respect for human rights, and peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. Anew Iran, a force for good, for human rights, for stability, and for peace<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Human Rights Tom Ridge : Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary and Governor of Pennsylvania We join you in solidarity to raise our voice in support of a free Iran, regime change, and certainly the strong and inspirational leadership of Madame Rajavi. \u2026 There is only one popular, organized, magnificently led organization that can provide the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[25,60,35,22,52,28,91],"class_list":["post-1646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quotes","tag-democracy-in-iran","tag-grand-gathering","tag-iran","tag-iran-freedom","tag-iranian-resistance","tag-maryam-rajavi","tag-alternative"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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