{"id":16493,"date":"2020-07-19T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16493"},"modified":"2020-09-04T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T08:04:50","slug":"%f0%9f%94%b4live-free-iran-global-summit-call-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/2020\/07\/%f0%9f%94%b4live-free-iran-global-summit-call-for-justice\/16493\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Iran Global Summit – Call for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1988 Massacre, a Crime against Humanity Remains Unpunished 32 Years After<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa<\/em> in July 1988 ordering the execution of imprisoned opponents, including those who had already been tried and were serving their prison terms. This was the beginning of what turned out to be the biggest massacre of political prisoners since World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the decree, some 30,000 political prisoners were extra-judicially executed within several months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khomeini\u2019s decree called for the execution of all political prisoners affiliated to the main opposition group People\u2019s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI or MEK) who remained loyal to the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decree was so ruthless even by the standards of the Islamic Republic of Iran, that the Chief Justice sought clarification with the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Does the decree apply to those who have been in prison, who have already been tried and sentenced to death, but have not changed their stance and the verdict has not yet been carried out, or are those who have not yet been tried also condemned to death?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Those Monafeqin [PMOI] prisoners who have received limited jail terms, and who have already served part of their terms, but continue to hold fast to their stance in support of the Monafeqin [PMOI], are they also condemned to death?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. In reviewing the status of the Monafeqin [PMOI] prisoners, is it necessary to refer the cases of Monafeqin [PMOI] prisoners in counties that have an independent judicial organ to the provincial center, or can the county\u2019s judicial authorities act autonomously?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The massacre of 1988 remains to be one of the darkest stains on the recent history of mankind, as one of the least exposed and discussed. Since then Iranian civil society is seeking justice and asking the regime\u2019s government to break the taboo on openly discussing the massacre and demanding justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testimonies by witnesses of the 1988 massacre<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Homa Jaber, former political prisoner<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Homa Jaberi, former political prisoner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy name is Homa Jaberi. I was in prison for five-and-half years, two years in solitary confinement. The women who were held in Ghezel Hesar prison lost their mental balance due to the torture and inhuman conditions, and they couldn\u2019t explain their experience. The few whose sanity did survive the horrific experience said they were forced to walk on all fours, make animal sounds, were deprived of food, and some were raped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, I want to discuss another type of torture. Outlets such as Der Spiegel and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung are accusing MEK <\/a>members in Ashraf of torture. I ask myself, am I, a former political prisoner, being accused of torture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were the generation who went to the execution chambers because we chose freedom. We chose this path with open eyes and full knowledge, and decided to sacrifice everything for freedom. The world must know what happened to the MEK in the past 40 years. European leaders should know that when they shake hands with this regime, they must remember the suffering of the Iranian people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur people are still experiencing this pain every day. We are determined to overthrow this regime and no obstacle will stop us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Damona Taavoni, MEK member, one of the eyewitnesses of the 1988 massacre.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Damona Taavoni, MEK member<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy father was executed by the regime. I went to prison with my mother when I was six years old. I remember the shouts of prisoners in torture chambers. As I grew up, I heard inspiring stories about the victims of the 1988 massacre. Prisoners were asked a single question: Do you support the MEK. Those who said yes were executed. Those who said no, survived. We know that 30,000 said yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the cellmates of my father said that his sentencing took only two minutes. After that, he was taken to the execution chambers. I shed tears for my father, but I was also proud because I know that he chose to sacrifice his life for the freedom of his people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to be the voice of the 30,000 political prisoners who died. They made a decision to sacrifice their lives so people in our country don\u2019t have to sell their body parts to put food on the table of their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo [Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei, [judiciary chief Ebrahim] Raisi, [President Hassan] Rouhani and others involved in the 1988 massacre and still in power, I say: Fear these names, you hear the echo of their voice every day in the streets of Iran. You will be held accountable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to commend Mrs. Maryam Rajavi whose efforts are coming to fruition. I promise to you that I will hold to these values and sacrifices just like you did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Bahador Kiamarzi, MEK member, one of the eyewitnesses of the 1988 massacre.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bahador Kiamarzi, MEK member<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I was a child, I was in prison with my mother. I had never seen my father. Once, I was told I would get to visit him. But I only got to peek at him through the frame of the cell door. The regime didn\u2019t let me see him because they wanted to enforce the utmost pressure on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was executed shortly after along with 30,000 other political prisoners in the Iranian regime\u2019s prisons.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue our struggle for our people. The sacrifice of the prisoners will not be in vain. We are more determined than ever in Ashraf 3 to overthrow the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Kazem Panahi, former political prisoner<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kazem Panahi, former political prisoner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was an engineering student in Tabriz after the 1979 revolution. I was arrested in 1981 for being a MEK supporter. I was tortured brutally in the first few days and saw interrogators torture other prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was in prison for a short time before escaping but saw many cases of torture and brutality. I was given a death sentence under the charge of moharebeh<\/em>. There was no court or lawyer and the interrogators decided the fate of prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have repeatedly called on the United Nations and the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the regime\u2019s crimes. The regime leverages its lobbies outside Iran to launch a demonization against the MEK<\/a>, who are in fact the first victims of the regime\u2019s crimes. The goal of these demonization campaigns is to simply say that there is no democratic alternative to the regime. The regime wants to force the world to come to terms with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the MEK will never give up their efforts to overthrow the regime. This regime has no other destiny. We and our people will achieve this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Henri Leclerc, French lawyer and Honorary President of the Human Rights League<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Henri Leclerc, French lawyer and Honorary President of the Human Rights League<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must not confound resistance with terrorism. The actions of the Iranian Resistance were self-defense, a reaction to a regime that terrorizes its own people.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Iran, people are not free to express themselves. By what law do they define who is the enemy of God and decide to execute people on this basis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe human rights activists try to help those who defend liberty. Regarding Iran, there\u2019s a chain of crimes against humanity. Not only those who have been executed but those who have disappeared. We don\u2019t even know where their bodies lie. Their memories are our struggle today. We must know what happened to them. Executions are still ongoing in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe hear reports on executions, including two Kurds who were executed<\/a> on July 14 based on confessions extracted through torture. They were executed as enemies of God.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThree other young men have been sentenced to death<\/a>. This is brutal and savage. Iran is in our hearts. We have been supporting freedom in Iran since the era of the shah. We were happy when the revolution happened. But shortly after executions started again. The international community must take action.\u201d
\u201cTorture continues even during the coronavirus<\/a> pandemic. At this moment, Iranians are being tortured. More will be executed. We must not stop. The world must know what goes on in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at an international online conference titled \u201cCall for Justice\u201d\u2014The 1988 massacre, A Crime Against Humanity \u2013 Ashraf 3, Albania \u2013 July 19, 2020<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, delivered the keynote speech at the event from Ashraf 3, Albania, in which she discussed the situation in Iran and the anniversary of key events in Iranian history and the Iranian Resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe NCRI alternative is a good yardstick and a mirror image, reflecting the struggles and resistance of the past 40 years. This truth fully shows why the regime\u2019s demonization and animosity against the PMOI\/MEK and the terrorism directed against the Iranian Resistance is carried out on such an enormous scale and what the objectives behind them are,\u201d the NCRI President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Rajavi described the 1988 massacre as \u201cone of the most horrifying and indescribable crimes\u201d of the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy his fatwa sanctioning the 1988 massacre, Khomeini intended to annihilate the generation of the PMOI\/MEK,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the constant efforts of the Iranian Resistance have prevented the regime from destroying the memory of those who stood up for freedom in Iran. \u201cOver the past 32 years, the Iranian Resistance has held hundreds and thousands of conferences, rallies, marches and symbolic trials in this regard and divulged numerous documents, names of the victims and their unmarked graves,\u201d the Iranian opposition President continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Call-for-Justice movement, initiated by Mrs. Rajavi in 2016, has played a pivotal role in shedding light on the 1988 massacre and crimes against humanity committed by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sacred blood of those martyrs, particularly those slain in 1988, are today roaring in Iran, giving rise to generation after generation of rebellious youths who are motivated and inspired by it\u2026 The PMOI\/MEK members, who walked to the gallows and sacrificed their lives by the thousands for the cause of freedom, are now the topic of discussion in the Iranian society,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying tribute to the tireless efforts of MEK martyrs and Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi<\/a>, Mrs. Rajavi concluded her speech by saying, \u201cFor 40 years, the mullahs have been viciously crucifying the PMOI\/MEK and the Iranian Resistance, particularly Massoud Rajavi, every day with the barrage of their lies and unfounded allegations, just like they killed and tortured our people and barbarically destroyed Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut Massoud Rajavi\u2019s name inspires the rebellion and the fight for freedom, just as his name inspired the perseverance and resistance of political prisoners during the 1988 massacre\u2026 there will come a day when his dreams of a free Iran will come true. Yes, the day will come when the flowers of freedom and popular sovereignty will bloom in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00cdngrid Betancourt, former Columbian presidential candidate<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00cdngrid Betancourt, former Colombian presidential candidate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people of Iran are chanting \u201cDown with the Dictator, be it the Shah or the Supreme Leader.\u201d They are referring to an ongoing alliance. Monarchists and theocrats have been constantly colluding against freedom fighters in Iran. Monarchists prefer this regime to the democratic option Iranians are calling for in the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat people in the streets of Iran are telling us is that they understand better than anyone how these two forces are working together. This alliance is also visible in the way they attack Iranian democratic forces, who are uniting demonstrators inside Iran. Monarchists and theocrats consider the NCRI and MEK as their enemy. They can see how people in Iran are recognizing the MEK\u2019s role as a unifying force to overthrow the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regime has failed to portray the MEK as a terrorist organization. They have failed every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regime holds the Iranian population as hostages and uses the name of God to do evil. This is why Iranians inside Iran and abroad are protesting. At the same time, the regime tries to blame the MEK for its own crimes. But after Friday\u2019s rally, it is foolish to think anyone will fall for this propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe MEK has suffered at the hands of Shah and the mullahs. They know who took away their freedom and who is the enemy. They have stayed together and fought together. This is their choice. They are recognized and admired for their struggle and skills, and their values. What the regime doesn\u2019t understand is that Maryam Rajavi, the leader of this movement, is a woman who has suffered as much or more than anyone in her movement. She is the hope of millions. She is the key to freedom. She\u2019s not a despot like her enemies, she\u2019s a fighter for justice. She\u2019s carried by the people, millions of Iranians, victims of the clerical regime. This is the stuff for heroes. This is the dreamer becoming the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIranians understand that the best way to hold accountable the criminals for forty years of crime is to overthrow this regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geoffry Robertson, renowned human rights barrister, academic and author<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geoffry Robertson QC, renowned human rights barrister, academic and author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c32 years ago, I interviewed 40 survivors of the 1988 massacre, and I was staggered by my findings. I described it as the worst crime against humanity since the concentration camps of the Second World War,\u201d said Geoffrey Robertson, QC and renowned human rights barrister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robertson read an excerpt from his book about the 1988 massacre, in which he has recorded the buildup to the executions and how the regime sent thousands of prisoners to their deaths without proper trial, without appeal, and without mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt went on in a second wave of mass murder, not because the MEK adherents had been hanged. This time, Marxists, atheists and people of other faiths were killed and were called enemies of God. The true enemy are the mullahs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs far as the families are concerned, they have been going to the place where they believe where the mass graves are. The cruelest of all is not telling the families where their loved ones are buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was no accountability because the UN was weak at the time. The UN representative was not able to go to Iran until they were able to disguise the graves and they could pretend the massacre had not happened. The UN failed in its duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must hold these people accountable because many of them are still alive and in power. A number of key individuals who carried out this mass crime are still in high positions in the Iranian state. Is there any hope of accountability?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we come out of the pandemic, there will be a greater view of human rights. The people will take down the statues of the ayatollahs and rewrite the history of Iran. I also think there is a movement in the human rights world that identifies human rights villains. Name them and shame them, and prevent them from entering their countries. Countries that have these targeted sanctions laws should sanction these criminals who are still alive. This way, we can hold them accountable and go on the offensive against the perpetrators of one of the worst crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe crimes of the ayatollahs against the Iranian people, starving the people, terrorizing the people and the nations of the region, these are the reasons we need action now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regime is frightened of the movement led by Madame Rajavi. Your movement is visible and present because of the sacrifices of the thousands of political prisoners and others who sacrificed their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regime\u2019s embassies, which are launching pads for terrorist attacks, must be closed. The perpetrators of the 1988 massacre must be held to account. One of them is the head of the judiciary and another is a justice minister. The time for impunity is over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steve McCabe, British MP<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

British MP Steve McCabe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe regime has launched a campaign to demonize the MEK. That campaign is linked to the 1988 massacre.\u00a0 The massacre was planned over several years. Various factions were involved.\u00a0 The mullahs have tried to cover up the extent of the massacre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe revelations [by the Iranian Resistance] have shed light on the massacre in the West. The mullahs want to eliminate all opponents who don\u2019t go along with their medieval mindset. This clarifies the need for a demonization campaign to silence the Iranian Resistance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know who the oppressor is and what must change. You can\u2019t lock up everyone and murder everyone. Freedom survives and the tide is changing. We remember those who died and sacrificed for the struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere must be justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former European Parliament Vice President Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, former Vice President of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014 and President of the International Committee In Search of Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pain of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners remains in the heart of families because justice has not been served. Every time we speak of crimes against humanity, we hear from the international community sentences like, \u2018We call on Iranian authorities to make investigations and punish the perpetrators.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a cynical joke. The regime will not investigate the massacre. The minister of justice is one of the perpetrators. The supreme leader was involved in and continues to defend such atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany people ask why is the international community, the UN, the UNHRC, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union, why all these organizations, so many governments, are so hesitant to do what they should do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSometimes, there are trade interests. Sometimes there are political considerations. If this is the case, then they are acting against our own democratic principles and values.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSometimes they say we cannot interfere in Iran\u2019s internal affairs. This is not an internal matter. It is an international matter. It has to do with our own respect for the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must not forget that even though this regime is cruel and brutal, it lies about many things, including its own strength. It is weaker than it shows and right now it is at its weakest. The international community must not fear the regime and should pursue justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is indeed a matter of the political will of the international community to pursue justice. We will see that the regime is unable to bully us and justice will be achieved. The regime shows their cowardice when they confront firm opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll the perpetrators of this crime will be held accountable in international courts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tahar Boumedra, former head of the Human Rights Office of the UN Advisory Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tahar Boumedra, former head of the UN Advisory Mission for Iraq\u2019s Human Rights Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe crime committed against political prisoners in 1988 has been well established and documented. The UN and relevant institutions have been informed and received documents on this issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2018, the former human rights commissioner Zeid Hussein said the UN has informed the regime to investigate the crime. Two years later, the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran is asking the same thing. We know the mullahs\u2019 regime will not investigate. It is na\u00efve to believe the mullahs would investigate themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet\u2019s warn the UN that enough is enough. The regime will not investigate its own crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince 2015, at the launch of this campaign on the massacre of political prisoners, we have come a long way, and the UN is now very aware of what happened in the summer of 1988 in Iran. But there are facts that we should not ignore. The UN speaks with the voice of its members. We should not be expecting too much from the institutions of the UN as they stand today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to say that we will not wait till coronavirus disappears to take action. The crime is already there. Everyone can see it. It must not leave room for impunity. Impunity has emboldened the Iranian authorities. They continue to commit crimes. It is time to think about a coalition of civil society and NGOs to lobby all together and make sure we find a way to take this crime to national courts across the world who accept universal jurisdiction. We can also lobby Member States of the UN Security Council to refer the case to the International Criminal Court (ICC). It\u2019s not impossible. We know that the NCRI and the MEK are capable of making the impossible possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue our work with the \u201cJustice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran\u201d (JVMI) and seek the arrests and prosecution in any court that accepts international jurisdiction. But our ultimate goal is a trial in the ICC. I am Hazer (ready) for this task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lincoln Bloomfield, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Military Affairs<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lincoln Bloomfield, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Military Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have studied the allegations against MEK and NCRI, and they were not supported by credible evidence. I prepared an independent report and became very interested in the deeper story. The more I looked, the more I found, the true story of the MEK has been erased and misrepresented. They advocate democracy and freedom of speech,\u201d said Lincoln Bloomfield, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Military Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomfield gave an account of the history of regime-induced propaganda against the MEK and the falsehoods that the regime\u2019s lobbyists have been disseminating against the Iranian opposition. He debunked allegations against the organization with facts he has investigated. Bloomfield has compiled several reports and books on the history of the MEK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2020, Western media and think tank reports still repeat allegations debunked by courts in Europe and the United States. Why do they continue to repeat these falsehoods? The reason is the same. Why do they want to discredit the MEK? To keep a weak and illegitimate regime in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, many things have changed. The NCRI and MEK are safe. The international diaspora and dignitaries around the world know Madam Rajavi and the Resistance very well. They know about the regime\u2019s crimes and tactics much better than the media and think tanks that publish these materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Resistance has consistently advocated free elections since 1979. The NCRI wants to return sovereignty to the people of Iran, not to seek power at any cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs there any other resistance group advocating universal values in Iran? Is there any other resistance group capable of organizing a virtual event with thousands of participants from around the world? The regime sees these events and knows that the NCRI and MEK are fully capable, more than anyone else, of organizing a peaceful transition of power after the mullahs\u2019 fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, the tides have turned. The Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi<\/a> is facing trial in Belgium for trying to bomb the 2018 Free Iran rally. For those who are not aware, no member of the MEK or NCRI has been prosecuted of terrorism in a democratic country with an independent judiciary. The motives of reporters and journalists must be questioned. Are they on the regime\u2019s payroll? Are their families threatened? Are they part of the regime\u2019s 80\/20 tactic? The journalists are trapped in the web of the regime\u2019s propaganda tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe truth about this regime is available for the whole world to see in Ashraf 3. I am confident that the truth will come and when it does, it will set Iran free. Justice will be done and Iran will be free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lars Rise, former Norwegian MP<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Norwegian MP Lars Rise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver 60 UN resolutions have condemned human rights violations in Iran. Regime officials have not been punished for the crime they committed in 1988. The truth is Iran\u2019s criminal rulers massacred those affiliated with the PMOI because the PMOI\u2019s goals were popular in Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter the 1988 massacre they started telling the people they could not use the name of the organization or risk losing their lives. Then they tried to say the PMOI is not popular. They tried to repeat the lie again and again until it was believed. Unfortunately, our governments believe the propaganda and lies of the mullahs\u2019 Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS<\/a>) to keep trade ties with the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who stand for truth and justice will prevail in the end. Tehran is using the Nazi philosophy and spreading propaganda across the world. It is important that the international community takes the 1988 massacre to international tribunals. The international community will wake up to see who is most hated and who is popular in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geoffrey Bindman, British solicitor specialising in human rights law and founder of the Bindmans LLP human rights law firm\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geoffrey Bindman, British solicitor specialising in human rights law and founder of the Bindmans LLP human rights law firm\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRegime officials must be sanctioned for their human rights violations. I believe that the United Kingdom and its allies in the EU and the UN have a duty and responsibility to make sure that the UN General Assembly that addresses the Iranian regime\u2019s human rights abuses every year establishes a system to prosecute those who are responsible for serious human rights abuses in Iran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmong the relevant human rights abuses of the regime is the 1988 massacre which remains unpunished after 32 years, and the recent carnage in the 2019 protests, in which 1,500 people were killed. The regime continues to make a mockery of human rights standards and laws.
\u201cIt is my privilege to stand with you and your movement, the NCRI, and Madam Rajavi<\/a> to hold the leaders of the regime to account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former Palestinian Chief Justice Taisir al-Tamimi<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Palestinian Chief Justice Taisir al-Tamimi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are at the painful anniversary of the 1988 massacre. The people who were killed included more than 700 prisoners under the age of 18 and 62 pregnant women. One of the judges involved in the crime admitted that [regime founder Ruhollah] Khomeini had given a fatwa to kill all the prisoners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe mullahs\u2019 regime tries to say 5,000 were killed. But the real number is 30,000. It committed this massacre to cover its own defeat. Its interests are placed over human values.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIslam is only a cover for this regime. We need to prosecute these criminals in court. We must work together so this regime does not remain in power and the mullahs\u2019 regime is eliminated. We will celebrate the end of this regime and the realization of the hopes of the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ken Blackwell, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission Ken Blackwell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must expose this regime and their reign of terror with what we can. We must demand that the world court tries these criminals for their crimes against humanity. By supporting the people of Iran, we give humanity and freedom a fighting chance. We must be the points of light in the shadow of darkness. We must be agents of change, take the risks to be supporters that there be actions taken against this regime of darkness and terror. Let\u2019s commit to being a force for change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Baroness Betty Boothroyd, former UK Speaker of the House of Commons<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Baroness Betty Boothroyd, former UK Speaker of the House of Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we demonstrate is that not even a pandemic can stop us from standing with the brave people of Iran and support their efforts for democratic change in Iran. Maryam Rajavi and her message of freedom makes the regime change to its core. Her ten-point plan<\/a> provides a democratic alternative for future generations of Iran and gives women a chance to lead their country. This is what we\u2019re fighting for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFree and democratic Iran is within reach. That is why I stand with you all, the people of Iran, the NCRI, and I call on my government to stand on the right side of history and recognize Maryam Rajavi and the NCRI and the true representative of the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Italian Senator Lucio Malan<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Italian Senator Lucio Malan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIran does not respect international laws and spreads terrorism. In the latest protests people were shouting, \u2018Leave Syria, think about us.\u2019 They don\u2019t want their wealth spent on destabilizing activities outside Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no reason for the UN to lift the UN arms embargo on Iran. It is irresponsible to trust the regime to act responsibly if the arms embargo is lifted. The Iranian regime has cheated about the [2015 nuclear deal] Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) treaty and never told the truth about its nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur European government should support the extension of the arms embargo. We must do this for international peace and security and to support the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom and democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alan M. Dershowitz, Distinguished American Civil Liberty Lawyer<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alan M. Dershowitz, Distinguished American Civil Liberty Lawyer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Iranian government is the most serious human rights violator on this planet. It should be the primary focus of every good person who cares about peace and human rights. Imagine what a nuclear armed Iran could do, not only in the Middle East, but around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that Iran will stop at absolutely nothing to preserve its illegitimate and undemocratic regime. I urge all the good people of the world to focus this attention on Iran today. This is a very important organization that brings attention to human rights in Iran more than any other organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you care about human dignity, human rights, civil life, join the current campaign against the regime in Iran. The world, the people of Iran need regime change. If you\u2019re a supporter of human rights, you must be an opponent of the regime of Iran. History will show you are on the right side of history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belgian MP Els Van Hoof<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Belgian MP Els Van Hoof<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe trial of [Iranian regime terrorists] will begin this year in Belgium. We hope justice will be served. Men and women are rotting in cells because they have a different opinion. This must not be tolerated in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wish you victory in your struggle for human rights in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canadian Senator Leo Housakas<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Canadian Senator Leo Housakas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Iranian people deserve to have democracy. The greatness of Iran is still ahead of us and we will achieve it with freedom and democracy. Nothing will hinder this movement, nothing will prevent the people of Iran to bask in freedom and Iran. The people of Iran deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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