{"id":55350,"date":"2024-02-03T08:17:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T07:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=55350"},"modified":"2024-02-04T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T10:23:36","slug":"british-parliament-condemns-irans-regime-crackdown-on-dissidents-in-a-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2024\/02\/british-parliament-condemns-irans-regime-crackdown-on-dissidents-in-a-resolution\/55350\/","title":{"rendered":"British Parliament Condemns Iran’s Regime Crackdown on Dissidents in a Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"London, — UK Parliament Resolution \u2013 February 1, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
London, February 1, 2024:<\/strong> The United Kingdom\u2019s House of Commons, in a robust display of solidarity with the Iranian opposition and with the presence of David Rutley, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, unequivocally condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s assaults on members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin of Iran (**PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) residing in Albania<\/a>.<\/p>\n**
The resolution calls on European governments, particularly the Albanian government, to confront the illicit activities of the Iranian regime and uphold the rights of PMOI members in Ashraf 3 in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights, and international law.<\/p>\n
Emphatically censuring the regime\u2019s increasing use of terrorism, espionage, cyber-attacks, and hostage-taking diplomacy to quell the democratic opposition in Iran, specifically the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), the resolution denounces these actions.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the resolution condemns the regime\u2019s actions against the NCRI <\/a>since 2018, a movement dedicated to establishing a democratic republic with the separation of religion from the state.<\/p>\n
Expressing deep concern regarding threats against Iranian dissidents in Britain, the resolution calls on the government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC<\/a>) as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the resolution urges the government to collaborate with international counterparts to swiftly enforce further sanctions against Iran and hold the Iranian regime accountable for its unlawful activities both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n
Selected excerpts from speeches delivered by various Members of Parliament during the parliamentary debate are provided below. The complete text can be accessed on the UK Parliament\u2019s website through this link.<\/p>\n
MP Bob Blackman:<\/strong> The IRGC literally runs and rules Iran, disregarding democracy, freedom of expression, and basic human rights. The majority of people live in fear of speaking out or engaging in political matters in any form, with vigorous covert intelligence deployed to all parts of the country, seeking to sift out any potential opposition that might pose a threat to the regime.<\/p>\n
This debate comes at a time when the world has never been so unsafe. We have a war raging in Europe, attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea, an illegal war in Gaza by the Hamas terror group, Hezbollah in Lebanon and war in Syria, as well as other dangerous militant groups. The one thing that links all those examples is the IRGC, which stands as the head of the snake, funding, training and supplying weaponry to all those organizations. Its outreach and capabilities are frankly frightening.<\/p>\n
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MP @BobBlackman<\/a>: \u201cWe must support the #Iranian<\/a> people and acknowledge the legitimacy of the Iranian opposition if we are ever to see a free and #democratic<\/a> Iran.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/juvpqySV3p<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n