{"id":88468,"date":"2026-07-22T10:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=88468"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:53:26","slug":"former-u-s-congressman-patrick-kennedy-urges-global-support-for-iranian-people-and-democratic-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/free-iran-2026\/2026\/07\/former-u-s-congressman-patrick-kennedy-urges-global-support-for-iranian-people-and-democratic-change\/88468\/","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy Urges Global Support for Iranian People and Democratic Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Patrick — Patrick Kennedy called for global solidarity with the Iranian people and democratic change.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Rome, July 16, 2026 \u2013<\/strong> Former U.S. Congressman Patrick Kennedy<\/strong> called on the international community to strengthen its support for the Iranian people and their democratic aspirations during an international conference<\/a> titled **\u201cIran\u2019s Crisis: The Democratic Path Forward.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n**
Kennedy praised the Italian Parliament for backing a resolution in support of the Iranian people, describing the initiative as part of a broader commitment to defending universal human rights. Reflecting on his experience in the U.S. Congress, he recalled efforts to uphold international principles against crimes against humanity and argued that those values remain relevant today.<\/p>\n
He described the Iranian authorities as the principal source of widespread human rights violations and accused them of pursuing policies that have fueled regional instability and supported terrorism. Kennedy also argued that the government\u2019s extensive use of executions and repression had undermined its legitimacy in the eyes of its own people.<\/p>\n
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At the \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9Parliament, Patrick Kennedy condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s executions, terrorism, nuclear ambitions, and crimes against its own people, saying it had lost all legitimacy. He stressed that repeated attempts at engagement had failed and that the regime\u2019s greatest fear was\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0huFlqFhRK<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n