{"id":73886,"date":"2025-05-23T07:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=73886"},"modified":"2025-05-31T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T13:44:07","slug":"maltese-lawmakers-back-democratic-change-in-iran-call-for-global-support-of-iranian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/05\/maltese-lawmakers-back-democratic-change-in-iran-call-for-global-support-of-iranian-resistance\/73886\/","title":{"rendered":"Maltese Lawmakers Back Democratic Change in Iran, Call for Global Support of Iranian Resistance"},"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_73890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73890\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73890\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Majority-of-Maltese-Parliament-Supports-Democratic-Change-in-Iran.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\/2025\/05\/Majority-of-Maltese-Parliament-Supports-Democratic-Change-in-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Majority-of-Maltese-Parliament-Supports-Democratic-Change-in-Iran-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Majority-of-Maltese-Parliament-Supports-Democratic-Change-in-Iran-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Majority of Maltese Parliament Supports Democratic Change in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"317\">Maltese Parliamentarians Champion Iranian People\u2019s Fight for Democracy and Urge Global Recognition of Resistance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"1055\">A significant majority of members of the Maltese Parliament have united to express deep concern over the escalating human rights violations in Iran and to advocate for the international community\u2019s support of the Iranian people\u2019s right to democratic regime change. Their joint declaration underscores the intensifying repression by Iran\u2019s ruling regime and strongly endorses a future based on democratic principles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Malta\u2019s parliamentary majority voices firm solidarity with Iran\u2019s pro-democracy movement. A decisive call for liberty, justice, and a secular republic in place of religious dictatorship.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/en_simayazadi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#en_simayazadi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gYAL4AnS21\">pic.twitter.com\/gYAL4AnS21<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1925647663346671723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1454\">According to the statement, the Iranian regime has already executed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-news-regime-executes-over-1000-prisoners-in-2024-reaching-30-year-high-fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1,000 individuals<\/a> in 2024 alone. It specifically denounces the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/12\/iran-un-experts-call-hijab-and-chastity-law-be-repealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hijab and Chastity Law<\/a>,\u201d describing it as an instrument of widespread state control rather than merely a mandate for hijab enforcement. The law is seen as emblematic of the regime\u2019s broader efforts to suppress civil liberties and impose ideological uniformity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1697\">In stark contrast, the Iranian democratic opposition promotes a platform centered around fundamental freedoms: <em data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1643\">\u201cNo to compulsory hijab, no to compulsory religion, no to compulsory rule\u201d<\/em>\u2014alongside its prominent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/tag\/no-to-executions-campaign\/\" rel=\"\">No to executions<\/a>\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"2100\">Adding to the urgency, the statement condemns the death sentences handed down to nine political prisoners in late 2024 for their alleged affiliation with 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>). Despite these repressive tactics, the parliamentarians argue, the Iranian regime has failed to suppress the nationwide protest movement and the activities of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> Conference, the Maltese delegation affirmed support for the Iranian people and NCRI.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of Malta\u2019s Parliament, like UK MPs and Peers, backs Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-point plan for a democratic, secular republic in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Malta stands with those resisting\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhZt5NYHLJ\">pic.twitter.com\/AhZt5NYHLJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1924177807665758714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2169\">Regime Vulnerability and the Need for a Unified Global Response<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2562\">The declaration also addresses the weakening pillars of Iran\u2019s regional strategy. With Hezbollah\u2019s waning influence and the fall of the Syrian regime\u2019s stronghold, Iran\u2019s regional dominance is clearly faltering. The parliamentarians point to Syria as a cautionary tale, emphasizing that oppressive regimes like those in Tehran and Damascus are more vulnerable than their propaganda suggests.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2932\">They warn that continued international appeasement of the Iranian regime not only contradicts democratic principles but also poses significant geopolitical and economic risks. Instead, the parliamentarians call for recognition of the Iranian people\u2019s right to resist tyranny and for designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\" rel=\"\">IRGC<\/a>) as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"3144\">Supporting Iran\u2019s democratic movement, they argue, is not only a sound policy choice but a moral responsibility. Any serious strategy on Iran must center the voices of its people and their organized resistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following the recently support by the majority of Malta\u2019s parliament of the Iranian people and their organized Resistance, Simay Azadi asked the Maltese MP Janice Chetcuti about this significant development. Hear her words. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/en_simayazadi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#en_simayazadi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/692f7RTjzz\">pic.twitter.com\/692f7RTjzz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1924764933427798109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3146\" data-end=\"3206\">A Democratic Blueprint: The Opposition\u2019s Vision for Iran<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3208\" data-end=\"3528\">Reflecting on the 2022 nationwide uprising, the statement emphasizes that the Iranian people have unequivocally rejected all forms of dictatorship\u2014both monarchical and theocratic\u2014in favor of a democratic republic. This sentiment was powerfully echoed in the widespread boycott of the regime\u2019s 2022 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3530\" data-end=\"3907\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized Iranian opposition<\/a>, led by Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, presents a credible democratic alternative through her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a>. This platform promotes gender equality, separation of religion and state, and a transfer of power to the people\u2019s elected representatives. It serves as a roadmap for national solidarity and a peaceful transition away from religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"4161\">In June 2024, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2024\/06\/global-leaders-condemn-iranian-regime-express-support-for-maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan\/61279\/\" rel=\"\">4,000 legislators<\/a> worldwide, alongside 100 former heads of state and government, publicly endorsed this plan. The Maltese parliamentarians now urge the global community to join them in supporting this democratic vision for Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hear the remarks by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MpBartolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MpBartolo<\/a> in his exclusive interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/en_simayazadi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#en_simayazadi<\/a> about the recent support of Malta\u2019s House of Representatives of the Iranian people and their Resistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wzIoSjYgUq\">pic.twitter.com\/wzIoSjYgUq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1924765202643341421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async 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