{"id":3910,"date":"2018-06-25T17:51:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2022-06-29T20:38:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T18:38:39","slug":"democratic-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/annual-gathering\/2018\/06\/democratic-opposition\/3910\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Only Viable Democratic Opposition"},"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><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Maryam.jpg\" alt=\"The NCR President-elect, Maryam Rajavi\" class=\"wp-image-34496\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Maryam.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Maryam-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Maryam-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>The NCR President-elect, Maryam Rajavi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_JqiVVDA6H4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On June 30th<\/a>, 2018, supporters of the Iranian opposition will descend on Paris. The city will host the annual convention of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>. Last year\u2019s convention saw more than 100,000 regime opponents attend, among them were international politicians and officials within the US government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is the NCRI?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI is the only viable <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2018\/06\/25\/iranian-opposition-3\/\">democratic opposition<\/a> to the mullahs\u2019 tyrannical regime in Iran. It is a political coalition, representing Iran\u2019s diverse religious, ethnic and political groups, with proportionate representation (more than 50% of the NCRI\u2019s membership is made up of women).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI stands for democratic pluralism, universal suffrage and freedom of expression. It wants to end the systematic repression of the Iranian population and supports the abolition of the death penalty, nuclear disarmament, the establishment of an independent judicial system, and the separation of church and state in government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI\u2019s charismatic leader, President-elect,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, opposes and challenges the Iranian regime in all spheres of public life. She publicly endorses public protests against the regime in Iran and has pressed for the regime to be held to account for its past crimes and atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A threat to the regime\u2019s existence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The regime\u2019s efforts to discredit the NCRI are a testament to the strength of the organisation. Tehran has spent millions of dollars on efforts to vilify the group and its leader, Maryam Rajavi, abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mullahs see the NCRI and Rajavi as a threat to its existence. They have done everything in their power to prevent the organisation from receiving international backing. It has pressured international governments to demand restrictions on NCRI activities abroad. It also attempts to portray the organisation as an obscure group of political exiles with little support inside Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This portrayal could not be further from the truth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reality, the NCRI complies with all international obligations and UN-approved international conventions. The regime also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/iranian-regimes-fear-of-the-growing-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acknowledged the role<\/a>\u00a0of the NCRI and its subsidiary, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mek-iran.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People\u2019s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK)<\/a>, played in the recent uprisings across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December and early January, public protests spread across Iran, quickly spreading across 140 cities and mobilising Iranians from all sectors of the Iranian population. The protests, which were organised and endorsed by the NCRI and the MEK exposed the mullahs\u2019 smear campaign against the NCRI as being blatantly false. The NCRI and MEK had mobilised swathes of the Iranian population. They evidently enjoyed widespread support from the Iranian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI also already enjoys the support of the international community. Despite the regime\u2019s best efforts, parliaments from several countries have endorsed the NCRI\u2019s democratic goals and objectives. NCRI supporters include<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/freeiran2017\/23114-john-bolton-iran-regime-must-not-reach-40th-birthday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0John Bolton<\/a>, Donald Trump\u2019s National Security Advisor, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/23108-maryam-rajavi-and-rudy-giuliani-meet-at-the-ncri-headquarters-in-france\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Giuliani<\/a>, former mayor of New York, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>An alternative to the clerical regime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With public protests in Iran\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/protests-report-from-numerous-cities-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intensifying by the day<\/a>, the mullahs\u2019 position in power looks more precarious than ever. Should the people rise up and overthrow their tyrannical oppressors, the NCRI is the only democratic organisation in the position to take over the governing of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI has a plan for the country\u2019s transition to democracy. Its ten-point plan outlines the country\u2019s governing bodies and nominates a provisional government. It would act as a mechanism to prevent the country from descending into chaos and could maintain order and ensure a peaceful transition to democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NCRI also has plans to establish Kurdish autonomy, provide religious and political freedom, and restore rights to women and ethnic minorities which have been cast aside by the clerical regime. These would address the pressing social and political issues that have caused the breakdown of social and political cohesion in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The days of the clerical regime\u2019s reign of tyranny are numbered. No organisation enjoys the necessary domestic and international support to usher in Iran\u2019s new democratic era like the NCRI. It has the authority and necessary foresight to preserve order and ensure a bright, prosperous, democratic future for Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">About Iran\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/join-the-free-iran-campaign\/\">Democratic Opposition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally published in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/24958-iran-s-only-viable-democratic-opposition\">ncr-iran.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 30th, 2018, supporters of the Iranian opposition will descend on Paris. The city will host the annual convention of the\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Last year\u2019s convention saw more than 100,000 regime opponents attend, among them were international politicians and officials within the US government. Who is the NCRI? 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