{"id":62156,"date":"2024-07-13T14:45:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=62156"},"modified":"2024-07-13T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T13:00:18","slug":"remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\/2024\/07\/remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\/62156\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarks by Lord Dholakia at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit &#8211; Day 2"},"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 id=\"attachment_62159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62159\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62159\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" 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\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lord Dholakia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On June 30, 2024,\u00a0 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2024\/2024\/06\/free-iran-2024-world-summit-the-roadmap-of-iranian-resistance-for-a-democratic-republic-day-2\/61433\/\" rel=\"\">Free Iran 2024 World Summit \u2013 Day 2<\/a> hosted at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a>) headquarters in Paris, Lord Dholakia, a distinguished British parliamentarian with 26 years in the House of Lords, delivered a powerful speech.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Dholakia emphasized that these elections are an exercise by the Supreme Leader to consolidate power and prevent further popular uprisings. He also highlighted the regime\u2019s history of repression and persecution, particularly noting <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2024\/05\/raisis-death-a-monumental-blow-to-irans-regime-says-opposition-leader\/59340\/\" rel=\"\">Raisi<\/a>\u2019s involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a> of\u00a030,000 political prisoners, mostly members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1. Lord Dholakia Slams Western Complacency Toward Iran's Repressive Regime <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaryamRajavi4FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaryamRajavi4FreeIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SmA9UEGgO6\">https:\/\/t.co\/SmA9UEGgO6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1807431804120334427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>The full text of Lord Dholakia\u2019s speech follows:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, I\u2019m a British parliamentarian of 26 years old in the House of Lords. I\u2019m delighted to be given this contribution to speak to this audience today.<\/p>\n<p>All I want to start with is saying to you that Britain ruled India for over 250 years and we were fighting them to tell them to go back home. Ultimately, they decided to leave the country and we said to them, don\u2019t go alone, we\u2019ll come and join you at some stage. And I\u2019m delighted to say now that we not only visited the United Kingdom, and settled in that particular country, but gave them an Indian Prime Minister. That is a tremendous joy on our part.<\/p>\n<p>Two days ago, the regime in Iran held another so-called presidential election to find a successor for <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2024\/05\/raisis-death-a-monumental-blow-to-irans-regime-says-opposition-leader\/59340\/\" rel=\"\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, who recently died in a helicopter crash. Elections in Iran are meaningless unless you are the Supreme Leader Khamenei. They are deceptions to legitimize an unpopular faltering dictatorship. They are an exercise by the Supreme Leader to consolidate power and appoint loyalists who escalate repression and empower the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\" rel=\"\">IRGC<\/a> to prevent further popular uprising.<\/p>\n<p>There is sufficient evidence of repression in Iran. History is made by extensive movements in domestic repression and persecution. His proud moment, Raisi\u2019s proud moment, according to the regime, was in his role in securing the regime\u2019s survival through the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, mostly members of the organized democratic opposition, the PMOI. The gruesome legacy was why the Supreme Leader handpicked him as its president.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019m not surprised at the inconclusive result of the presidential election. They are going to have another presidential election next week, and we will soon find out that we have nothing better than the butcher of Tehran being elected as president of that country. The candidates in yesterday\u2019s fraudulent election included another key perpetrator of the 1988 massacre, signaling the regime\u2019s unwavering commitment to its repressive cause.<\/p>\n<p>The regime is determined to double down on dissent, suppress women, carry out terrorist attacks on pro-democracy dissidents, and further destabilize the region. Tehran has no other option but to repression, terrorism, and warmongering to maintain its grip on power. They have admitted to this fact with words and actions.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that bothers me, being in the British Parliament and having been a member of the Iranian Resistance movement for the last 30 years, is the extent of Western complexity in the way things are being run. The regime\u2019s increasing repression and terrorism are partly due to the impunity it enjoys, resulting from the West\u2019s soft-line approach.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, when a perpetrator of the 1988 massacre was sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden, the Swedish government cowardly pardoned him in exchange for Swedish citizens held hostage for false charges. Similarly, when an Iranian diplomat was sentenced to 20 years in Belgium for planning to bomb the NCRI\u2019s annual summit in 2018, the Belgian government released him as a prisoner for exchange.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-UK-delegation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62160\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-UK-delegation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" 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\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-UK-delegation.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-UK-delegation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-UK-delegation-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a call to action here, and it\u2019s necessary to do so. Western leaders and governments continue to fail the regime\u2019s victims and the indifferent people by rewarding Iran\u2019s terrorist regime, taking diplomacy instead of ensuring accountability. However, we gather in Paris, joined by tens of thousands of Iranians rallying Berlin to demand change.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian people have made it clear that they reject the absolute rule that they show theocracy with their nationwide boycott of yesterday\u2019s election and two years of social strain for protest. The NCRI spearheaded this campaign inside the countries to the Resistance Units and social network.<\/p>\n<p>The NCRI also put forward a democratic roadmap in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madam Rajavi\u2019s 10-point plan<\/a> for the future of Iran. These are the characteristics of a true opposition and alternatives to the regime, so-called NCRI, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>, and Madam Rajavi, in Tehran\u2019s prime target.<\/p>\n<p>As over 500 cross-party colleagues in the UK, you saw that particular walking, and I signed that particular book, it\u2019s time for the international community to recognize the democratic alternative and stand with the Iranian people.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, I have this to say, Iran\u2019s fate is determined by the people. They have shown us that they want regime change and a democratic republic. We must stand with them and the NCRI by upholding international law.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday we had a speaker of the House of Commons, former speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, making a plea about the extent to which Western countries should now cooperate in helping Iran. He made a plea also for wanting to visit Iran as the first person when he was free. May I just say that I was the one who has been associated with this project for over 30 years, and I want to make sure that my name is on that particular list?<\/p>\n<p>And we, therefore wait for Iran to achieve that particular freedom. Freedom will be generated by the women of Iran, by the contribution of young people in Iran, but more important than that, to stick to the ten-point principles which talk about justice, liberty, and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Free Iran.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 30, 2024,\u00a0 at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit &#8211; Day 2 hosted at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) headquarters in Paris, Lord Dholakia, a distinguished British parliamentarian with 26 years in the House of Lords, delivered a powerful speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1476,1919,18,1],"tags":[1918,2009],"class_list":["post-62156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-free-iran-2024","category-free-iran-2024-world-summit","category-supports","category-news","tag-free-iran-world-summit-2024","tag-lord-dholakia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Remarks by Lord Dholakia at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit - Day 2 - Iran Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On June 30, 2024,\u00a0 at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit - Day 2 hosted at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) headquarters in Paris, Lord Dholakia, a distinguished British parliamentarian with 26 years in the House of Lords, delivered a powerful speech.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\/2024\/07\/remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\/62156\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Remarks by Lord Dholakia at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit - Day 2 - Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On June 30, 2024,\u00a0 at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit - Day 2 hosted at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) headquarters in Paris, Lord Dholakia, a distinguished British parliamentarian with 26 years in the House of Lords, delivered a powerful speech.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\/2024\/07\/remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\/62156\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/4FreedominIran\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-13T12:45:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-13T13:00:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lord-Dholakia-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@4freedominiran2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@4freedominiran2\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Iran Freedom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\\\/62156\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/free-iran-2024-world-summit\\\/2024\\\/07\\\/remarks-by-lord-dholakia-at-the-free-iran-2024-world-summit-day-2\\\/62156\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Iran Freedom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iranfreedom.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0c0ca1f507008310991aaf03eca5f8d6\"},\"headline\":\"Remarks by Lord Dholakia at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit &#8211; 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