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Global Consensus: NCRI Stands as Viable Democratic Alternative for Iran Townhall     |     Ivan Sascha Sheehan     |     Jul 16, 2023 Picture the vibrant suburbs of Paris as they became the epicenter of an electrifying gathering earlier this month—the Free Iran World Summit 2023. The event boasted an extraordinary lineup of over 500 global leaders, luminaries, and influential personalities, including current and former officials, presidents, prime ministers, ministers, and lawmakers from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. They united in resolute support of Iran’s main opposition movement and its transition plan as an alternative to the incumbent theocracy. Among the attendees…

Newsweek     |     Hamid Yazdan Panah     |     8/1/2023 Over the last year, Iran has witnessed an eruption of resistance against the ruling theocracy. The uprising sparked by the murder of Mahsa Zhina Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, has rocked the regime to its core. The proto-revolution, which is still gestating, could be the first truly feminist revolution the world has seen. It deserves not only our full support, but also protection from those who seek to undermine or usurp its potential. This includes those who appear fixated on the past, instead of supporting Iran’s bright future. Lisa Daftari provides an example of…

State Department says it has been ‘assured’ Albanian government did not violate any human rights By Caitlin McFall    |   Fox News     |     6/20/2023 The State Department has found itself in a precarious position after dozens of Iranian dissidents seeking safe haven in Albania were reportedly injured Tuesday and one allegedly killed in a camp raid by state police after the inhabitants were accused of plotting cyberattacks against the Albanian government. An alleged 1,000 Albanian police officers from the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime unit descended upon the Ashraf-3 and Ashraf-4 camps located in Maneza in western Albania, which is home…

The Sunday Post     |     By Struan Stevenson     |     June 13, 2023 Last month, 82 members of the Scottish parliament signed a statement affirming their support for protesters in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Their majority support was revealed at a special meeting in Westminster, on Wednesday, attended by MPs and peers from all parties. The document signed by the 82 MSPs also recognized the nature and importance of the underlying movement for regime change. This declaration is of key importance, as it comes at a time when the Iranian regime is working tirelessly to promote the idea that the status quo has…

Amnesty International     |     June 1, 2023 The Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific state-sanctioned killing spree under the guise of judicial executions. Those executed include people convicted of drug-related offences, protesters, political dissidents, and members of oppressed ethnic minorities. Call for states to urgently intervene to pressure the Iranian authorities to halt all executions now.   What is the problem?  The Iranian authorities are ruthlessly carrying out an execution spree. Prisons across the country have become sites of mass state-sanctioned killings under the guise of judicial executions. Since the start of 2023, authorities have implemented hundreds of death sentences. In…

The Washington Post     |     Babak Dehghanpisheh     |      April 26, 2023 It was 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday when the teacher began receiving frantic calls. There had been a gas attack on the girls elementary school where she taught, in the Kurdish region of western Iran. She had not been in class that April morning but rushed to the school and found a chaotic scene: Students and a few of her fellow teachers were having difficulty breathing and said their eyes were burning. Some of the teachers had been beaten by furious parents and were crying, she said. Agents from the…

CHILD DETAINEES IN IRAN SUBJECTED TO FLOGGING, ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN BRUTAL PROTEST CRACKDOWN Amnesty International     |     March 16, 2023 Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, said Amnesty International today. Marking six months of the unprecedented popular uprising in Iran, sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, Amnesty International reveals the violence meted out to children arrested during and in the aftermath of protests. The…

Bipartisan House Resolution Rejects Monarchic, Religious Dictatorship, Endorses a Republic in Iran Townhall     |     Majid Rafizadeh     |     Feb 15, 2023 As we marked the 44th anniversary of the 1979 revolution in Iran, we were reminded of the transformative power of people’s movements to bring about change. The overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy and the establishment of a republic in Iran held great promise for the people, but it was quickly subverted by Khomeini and his reactionary mullahs, who have since been responsible for unimaginable human rights abuses, terrorism, regional destabilization, and the pursuit of nuclear weapons. Since September, the Iranian…

Bipartisan Senators Support Iran Uprising, Call for Increased Pressure on Iran Ayatollahs by OIAC      |     December 8, 2022 At the US Senate Kennedy Caucus Room, bipartisan Senators expressed support for Iran protesters seeking democratic change & called for more sanctions WASHINGTON, DC – At a briefing held in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus Room, bipartisan Senators and prominent policy experts expressed support for nationwide protests for democratic change in Iran and called for additional pressure on the clerical regime. Addressing the event virtually, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-Elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said, “All evidence suggests…

The U.S. and EU should help facilitate the outcome of unrest sweeping Iran The Washington Times      |     By Ivan Sascha Sheehan     |     12/28/ 2022 Three months have passed since the beginning of anti-regime protests in Iran. Today, the slogans chanted in the streets and the graffiti adorning public buildings reflect the people’s universal calls for democracy. At the outset of the now-nationwide uprising, “woman, life, freedom” was the rebellion’s initial call to arms. But over time, the protesters’ demands conspicuously shifted to rejecting the Iranian establishment altogether. Today, ubiquitous calls for “death to the dictator” have opened a bold new…