{"id":16925,"date":"2020-08-08T23:28:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T21:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=16925"},"modified":"2020-08-11T22:40:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:40:19","slug":"remarks-by-bishop-john-pritchard-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-bishop-john-pritchard-free-iran-global-summit-july-17-2020\/16925\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Bishop John Pritchard\u2013Free Iran Global Summit, July 17, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>John Pritchard, Bishop of the Church of England, joined the Online <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/17\/live-freeiran2020-global-summit-iran-rising-up-for-freedom-resistance-units-key-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Iran<\/a> Global Summit. In his remarks, Bishop John Pritchard declared his condemnation of the Iranian regime\u2019s cruel behavior against religious minorities, particularly Iran\u2019s Christian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/free-iran-global-summit-solidarity-with-the-iranian-peoples-uprising-support-for-resistance-units-and-the-liberation-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) managed to hold this year\u2019s annual <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/17\/live-freeiran2020-global-summit-iran-rising-up-for-freedom-resistance-units-key-to-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gathering<\/a> virtually on July 17. Given the novel <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iran-coronavirus-crisis1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coronavirus <\/a>pandemic and its restriction, many dignitaries commended the NCRI\u2019s ability and determination for connecting 30,000 locations to <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/ashraf-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashraf-3<\/a>, home to members of the Iranian opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI<\/a>\/<a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Remarks by John Prichard, Bishop of the Church of England, to the Free Iran Global Summit\u2013July 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kudt3d25RNA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the speech of Bishop Pritchard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m very grateful for the opportunity to join this very significant online summit again.\u00a0It\u2019s a remarkable achievement, so well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a particular take on the struggle we\u2019re involved in.\u00a0And I want to take the opportunity to highlight a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2020\/07\/15\/religious-leaders-support-free-iran-global-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement <\/a>that was supported by Dr. Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and supported by 40 British Bishops of whom I\u2019m one, expressing really deep concern about the deteriorating <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human rights<\/a> situation and the persecution of religious minorities in Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of June, the Islamic <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revolutionary Guard<\/a> conducted a coordinated operation in Tehran and two other cities, aimed at disrupting the country\u2019s House Church movement.\u00a0And sweeping up members of the Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/component\/tags\/tag\/christians-in-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christian community<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I think those arrests could be an early example of Tehran\u2019s implementation of new laws that have been highlighted by supporters of Iranian Christians and other religious groups because this law was passed in May, and it broadens the <a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/park-blog\/18-news\/human-rights\/5883-ebrahim-raisi-and-the-mek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">judiciary\u2019<\/a>s authority, making it easier to prosecute a group of people on arbitrary charges like working to undermine national security or committing to enmity with God and other ridiculous things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And all of these are punishable with harsh prison sentences and possibly even execution.\u00a0In a statement for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review this year, the United Kingdom government referred to the popular protests in Iran, the one\u2019s last year in particular as they got going again, and said, I quote, \u201cIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/component\/tags\/tag\/iran-november-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November <\/a>last year, we saw the most deadly crackdown against its citizens for decades.\u00a0While persecution and discrimination towards religious minorities continue unabated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Prichard, Bishop of the Church of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/England?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#England<\/a>:<br>Int'l <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> Org's should concentrate to end impunity that allows the Iranian regime to violate freedom people must enjoy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cag1oyNsI3\">https:\/\/t.co\/Cag1oyNsI3<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1284197429949140993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We do applaud the UK government\u2019s decision to classify Iran as a human rights priority country and to commit to holding it to account for its human rights abuses We now call on the UK government and the Foreign Commonwealth Office to do more at the United Nations and internationally [to] end the impunity that the perpetrators of serious human rights violations enjoy in Iran.\u00a0[This is] a challenge we put to all governments dealing with this Iranian regime.\u00a0Meanwhile, the struggle is going on. God bless you and thank you.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Pritchard, Bishop of the Church of England, joined the Online Free Iran Global Summit. In his remarks, Bishop John Pritchard declared his condemnation of the Iranian regime\u2019s cruel behavior against religious minorities, particularly Iran\u2019s Christian community. 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