{"id":49035,"date":"2023-08-12T08:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=49035"},"modified":"2023-08-12T08:35:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T06:35:52","slug":"british-parliamentary-committee-appeals-to-uk-secretary-of-state-to-denounce-irans-regime-crackdown-on-dissidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2023\/08\/british-parliamentary-committee-appeals-to-uk-secretary-of-state-to-denounce-irans-regime-crackdown-on-dissidents\/49035\/","title":{"rendered":"British Parliamentary Committee Appeals to UK Secretary of State to Denounce Iran’s Regime Crackdown on Dissidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In correspondence with the British Secretary of State, James Cleverly, the parliamentary group known as the British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF<\/a>) has directed its attention toward the Judiciary of Iran\u2019s clerical regime. This comes in response to the regime\u2019s announcement on July 29, 2023, regarding the indictment of 104 members<\/a> of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), a pro-democracy opposition group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement underscores the regime\u2019s strategy, which involves a dual approach of escalating domestic suppression and carrying out executions of opposition members. Simultaneously, the regime seeks to exploit these indictments as a means to influence Interpol and instill fear among Iranian opposition figures residing abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BCFIF points out the regime\u2019s history of presenting fabricated evidence to Western governments with the aim of curtailing the activities of the Iranian pro-democracy opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s worth noting that this move by the regime coincides with the anniversary of the 1988 massacre<\/a>, a tragic event in which approximately 30,000 political prisoners were executed due to their affiliation with the MEK<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full text of BCFIF statement follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n