{"id":22869,"date":"2021-07-02T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T06:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=22869"},"modified":"2024-07-01T11:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:26:02","slug":"uniting-for-freedom-democracy-and-equality-in-free-iran-world-summit-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/07\/uniting-for-freedom-democracy-and-equality-in-free-iran-world-summit-2021\/22869\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniting for Freedom, Democracy and Equality in “Free Iran World Summit 2021”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On July 10th, the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u00a0(NCRI<\/a>) will hold its Free Iran World Summit<\/a>, which is the largest gathering of its kind, virtually for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the summit, tens of thousands of Iranian citizens, democracy advocates, lawmakers, government officials, and personalities will gather to highlight how the Iranian regime has little hope of prolonged survival and how Iranians want to replace the mullahs with a secular and democratic republic. Speakers will address many topics, but perhaps the most important are the policies that the rest of the world should take with regard to the Iranian regime and the Ten-point plan for a Free Iran by NCRI President Maryam\u00a0Rajavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at those points in a bit more detail here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCRI<\/a> and the Iranian people want the world to bring the Iranian regime, particularly new president Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, to justice for their crimes against humanity. This notably includes the 1988 massacre<\/a>, when Raisi served on the \u201cdeath commissions\u201d that sent thousands of political prisoners to their deaths after show trials where they were merely asked to confirm their political affiliation. And they are not the only groups to call for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ang\u00e8s Callamard, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, said last month: \u201cThat Ebrahim Raisi has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance, and torture is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outcome of #Iran<\/a> \"election\" was predictable. But nevertheless, that #EbrahimRaisi<\/a> has risen to the presidency instead of being investigated for the crimes against humanity of murder, enforced disappearance and torture, is a grim reminder that impunity reigns supreme in Iran<\/p>\u2014 Agnes Callamard (@AgnesCallamard) June 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>