{"id":50195,"date":"2023-09-19T03:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T01:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=50195"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:48:57","slug":"british-mp-dr-liam-fox-remarks-at-the-conference-one-year-into-irans-popular-uprising-onward-to-a-democratic-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/09\/british-mp-dr-liam-fox-remarks-at-the-conference-one-year-into-irans-popular-uprising-onward-to-a-democratic-republic\/50195\/","title":{"rendered":"British MP, Dr. Liam Fox Remarks at the Conference; One Year Into Iran\u2019s Popular Uprising – Onward to A Democratic Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"British — ^{British MP, Dr. Liam Fox<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDuring a conference<\/a> held in the UK Parliament to mark the one-year anniversary of Iran\u2019s 2022 uprising<\/a>, former UK Secretary of Defense and Member of Parliament, Dr. Liam Fox, underscored the persistent threat emanating from the Iranian regime, transcending the confines of Iran\u2019s borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Fox lauded the courage and unwavering determination of those who have survived the regime\u2019s atrocities, and pledged his dedication to preventing the repetition of such horrors in Iran\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Fox implored the British government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC<\/a>) as a proscribed organization and championed the inherent freedom and birthright of the Iranian people to inhabit a society characterized by liberty. He cautioned against external interference in determining Iran\u2019s destiny, emphasizing the paramount importance of Iranians freely selecting their leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, Mr. Fox called upon the international community to rally behind the Iranian people in their pursuit of freedom. He stressed that the objective is not to cede control of Iran to external powers, but to grant Iranians the freedom they rightfully deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The text of MP Liam Fox\u2019s speech follows:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes, when you get an introduction like that, it feels better to quit while you\u2019re ahead. It\u2019s a tremendous honor for me to be here this morning, like Baroness Ledfer and I. I was at the Albania conference when we were victims of regime terror threats that led to the abandonment of that particular occasion, and fortunately, we got through the Paris event this year without mishap. But it\u2019s a constant warning that the tentacles of the Iranian regime reach far and wide and well beyond the borders of Iran itself, something that everybody in the democratic world would do well to remember at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me, the importance of a year on from Mahsa Amini<\/a> is not to remember the brutal treatment of an innocent young woman. Its importance lies in the wider, particularly the international reminder, not only of the brutality and the inhumanity of the regime in Iran but also the belief system and culture of the mullahs, which have no respect for any of the values that we take as the norm in the international community or in the system of international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nOn the anniversary of the brutal death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the Iranian regime, I had the honour to speak to members of the Iranian resistance movement. Whose courage and determination is a signpost for all those who seek freedom, democracy and justice. pic.twitter.com\/7itgByZXPF<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dr Liam Fox MP (@LiamFox) September 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>}