{"id":16814,"date":"2020-08-01T20:44:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T18:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16814"},"modified":"2020-08-01T20:44:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T18:44:18","slug":"remarks-by-patrick-kennedy-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/grand-gathering-2020\/2020\/08\/remarks-by-patrick-kennedy-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020\/16814\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Patrick Kennedy\u2013Free Iran Global Summit, July 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Patrick Kennedy joined the Online Free Iran<\/a> Global Summit. In his remarks, Mr. Kennedy said, \u201cThe virus of religious fascism<\/a> has made the people of Iran very sick and has cost millions of lives. It needs to be extinguished. We know the principles of the NCRI <\/a>[National Council of Resistance of Iran] and MEK<\/a> [Mojahedin-e Khalq also known as PMOI], and they will provide the vaccinations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian opposition coalition NCRI managed to hold this year\u2019s annual gathering<\/a> virtually on July 17. Given the novel coronavirus <\/a>pandemic and its restriction, many dignitaries commended the NCRI\u2019s ability and determination for connecting 30,000 locations to Ashraf-3<\/a>, home to PMOI\/MEK members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n