MARYAM RAJAVI'S TEN-POINT PLAN FOR A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC IRAN

Ten years ago, in a meeting at the Council of Europe, Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), announced her ten-point plan to bring Iran into the 21st Century. The numbered list can be found on the NCRI’s website but here it will be broken down into related sections...

Thousands of Iranians to descend on Paris in call for reform

Thousands of Iranian opposition members are expected in Paris this weekend for the annual conference of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The event, which is aimed at promoting human rights and democracy in Iran, is expected to be attended by tens of thousands of Iranians who say the current regime is not moderate ‘in any way’, despite claims to the contrary, according to the main opposition party’s website...

Bishops warn against growing persecution of Christians in Iran

Persecution of Christians in Iran is bad and getting worse, bishops say in a new protest.
Nearly 80 church leaders from the UK and US have backed a powerful call to action against the Iranian theocratic regime, a year after Western powers lifted economic sanctions on the Islamic state. They urged their governments to demand improvements in how Christians and other persecuted minorities are treated...

Essential to Counter to Iran’s Regional Misconduct

As we approach the first anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal, tens of thousands of activists and Iranian dissidents are set to rally this Saturday in Paris, calling for Tehran’s nefarious conduct at home and in the region to be tackled. One of the primary messages at this rally will be to condemn Iran’s role in the massacre of the Syrian people and to demand an end to its assistance to the Assad government...

Maryam Rajavi-MEK Interview

Maryam Rajavi says women have an important role in stopping terror groups and repression against ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle-East.

Maryam Rajavi wins hearts and minds of Iranian diaspora

In three days' time, the world will witness the largest annual gathering of Iranian exiles in Le Bourget, Paris, with Maryam Rajavi as the keynote speaker.
Iranians of all walks of life as well as hundreds of politicians and personalities from five continents will converge in Le Bourget to declare their support for Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian Resistance and their struggle to overthrow the regime ruling Iran and establish freedom and democracy in their country. But who is Maryam Rajavi?

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Sigrid Fry-Revere has given us an amazing, courageous, provocative, even dangerous look at the complex and generally successful system of selling/donation that has solved the kidney supply problem in Iran .” — Robert Veatch, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Fellow of the Hastings Center.

Why July 9 gathering? a message of Ivan Stefanec MEP from Slovakia

Slovak MEP, Ivan Stefanec, said that he had joined with more than 270 Members of the European Parliament, from all groups and across all states, to call for a 'clear improvement' in human rights in Iran as a pre-condition for the Iranian regime's expansion of relations with the European Union.

Maryam Rajavi calls on the U.S. and the UN to guarantee Camp Liberty’s security until all residents depart Iraq

Following tonight’s missile barrage on Camp Liberty by militias affiliated with the terrorist Quds Force, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, hailed the heroic perseverance of the residents of Camp Liberty and wished a quick recovery for those wounded in the criminal attack.

Raymond Tanter: NCRI is only movement that has not compromised with the Iranian regime’s assertion that radical clerics should rule

London, 1 Jul - Raymond Tanter is a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan and a former senior staff member of the United States National Security Council. He is an adjunct scholar of The Washington Institute, researching U.S. policy options toward Iran...

Political prisoner Ali Moezzi invites all to participate in “Free Iran” gathering

notorious Evin and Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) prisons have given their support for the annual gathering of the Iranian Resistance held in Paris this year on July 9. They have also called on all Iranians to participate in this major “Free Iran” gathering in order to make it as notable as possible...

Real path to stop Iran

From day one, back in February 1979, when the current regime in Iran emerged and rose to power, the mullah establishment sought to violently usurp its rule on the country through a domestic crackdown, while in a parallel action, began to meddle in the affairs of neighboring countries while expanding terrorism abroad. Understanding immediately, the lethal potential of provoking the ongoing Shiite-Sunni divide and incongruity, Iran launched its lethal drive of tenacious interference in the affairs of neighboring countries, in an all-out bid to gain influence among members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and it was during this divisive drive, the mullahs blatantly sought a de facto foothold in the organization....

The True Face of Iran's Ambitions

Since the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers last summer, the Iranian regime has carried out at least five provocative ballistic missile tests in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The three most recent were in early March, each followed by boastful comments from top officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the ultimate authority in all matters of Iran’s foreign and domestic policy.   - See more at: http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/true-face-iran-ambitions-nuclear-deal-usa-president-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-mohammad-javad-zarif#sthash.kPhaonwl.dpuf...

Iran: Summer plans started for further crackdown on women

Female vice patrols have received vehicles to monitor women on the streets.
Isfahan's Justice Department Chief gave news that new female security agents units have started their work to control improperly veiled women on the streets.

Iranians gather support for July 9 “Free Iran” grand gathering in Paris

NCRI - Iranians of all walks of life are gathering support for the upcoming "Free Iran" grand gathering that is to be held in Paris next month.

The major rally, which promotes human rights and democracy in Iran, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Le Bourget, northern Paris.

Human rights in Iran is not just a domestic problem - MEP

The United Press International published on Thursday an opinion piece by José Inácio Faria, a Member of the European Parliament from Portugal, on the Iranian regime's human rights abuses and the steps the international community should take in response.

'Free Iran' rally to give voice to those still suffering in the Islamic Republic

On July 9, I will be joining a large number of my fellow Iranian expatriates and their international supporters at the annual “Free Iran” rally in Paris. The National Council of Resistance of Iran has been hosting such events for over 10 years.

Needless to say, it is a significant international event regarding an important international issue. But for me it is very personal. In spirit, I will be with a much larger crowd. We will be joined by a countless Iranians still living under the thumb of the theocratic regime, who will risk reprisals to watch the proceedings on banned satellite television channels.

Iran: Female Kurdish student under torture

Afsaneh Bayazidi, a student from Boukan (Iranian Kurdistan), has been detained under torture in the Intelligence Department's prison in Orumiyeh.
After two months of having no information on her whereabouts, Ms. Bayazidi's mother was informed on the phone on June 17, 2016, that her daughter is held in Orumiyeh's detention center without undergoing any trial.
Ms. Bayazidi was arrested at home on April 24, 2016, by security forces who did not show any warrants, but ransacked the house and impounded her possessions.

Iran: Call for urgent action to save the lives of political prisoners on hunger strike

The Iranian resistance calls on all international human rights organizations especially the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the Rapporteur on the right to life and the Rapporteur of the working group on arbitrary arrests to take immediate and effective action to address the situation of political prisoners especially the political prisoner on hunger strike Jafar Azimzadeh who is in critical condition.

José Bové MEP declares support for Iranian Resistance led by Maryam Rajavi

NCRI – José Bové, a prominent Member of the European Parliament from France, has declared his solidarity with the major “Free Iran” gathering that is to take place in Paris on July 9.