140 Belgian elected officials voice support for Iranian opposition convention

140 Belgian Parliamentarians express support for the Free Iran Convention in Paris

Reported by PMOI/MEK

June 21, 2018 - As more dignitaries across the globe add their voice in support of the Iranian people’s struggle to reach freedom and democracy, 140 elected officials in Belgium are placing their weight behind an upcoming convention scheduled for June 30^th in Paris.

These elected officials, from Belgium’s Federal Parliament, Senate, Members of the European Parliament and state parliaments, are expressing solidarity with the Iranian Diaspora and their efforts to hold the annual convention calling for regime change and to stand alongside the Iranian people’s ongoing

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE MEK AT CAMP ASHRAF IN IRAQ?

by Mahmood Hakamian 

In 1986, around 1,000 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) traveled to Iraq in order to build a new operations base for their resistance group with the hopes of bringing democracy to Iran.

They were given a barren patch of land in the desert, near the Iranian border, which had a few deserted and partially-constructed buildings, but no running water or electricity. This was Camp Ashraf. It expanded quickly as MEK supporters from the US and the EU traveled to the camp in order to help free the Iranian people from the grasp of the mullahs.

Iran: a Short History of the Mek

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran or Mojahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) is a political group dedicated to the realization of a free and democratic Iran, but how did it start?

On September 6, 1965, the MEK was founded by three engineers Mohammad Hanifnejad, Said Mohsen, and Ali-Ashgar Badizadgan.

They had previously been involved with the Freedom/Liberation Movement, created by Medhi Bazargan in May 1961, which advocated for the democratic principles that were laid out in the Iranian constitution following the 1905 resolution. The group had been allowed to peacefully assemble and advocate for political freedom and the separation of powers for two years.

However, in 1963, Ruhollah Khomeini gave a public speech criticising the monarchy and was arrested. In response, large free speech and anti-monarchy protests broke out across Iran, which the Freedom Party supported.

These protests were violently put down by the Shah’s police, with thousands of people dying in what would become known as the June Uprising. Following

Maryam Rajavi’s Case for Separation of Religion and State in Iran

The Iranian Resistance forces, united under the leadership of Maryam Rajavi, want to see the separation of religion and government in Iran.

Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has given many speeches advocating for an end to religious governance in Iran, which is in direct contrast to the theocratic Iranian Regime that uses Islam to oppress its own people.

What reasons does Maryam Rajavi give for the separation of religion and state?

There are many reasons that Maryam Rajavi has given to support the separation of religion and state but it all boils down to personal freedom and a skewed legal system.

Maryam Rajavi believes that by linking the laws of one country to a religion (as in the Iranian Regime’s Sharia law) creates medieval laws and punishments (like executions) that are incompatible with modern society.

Compulsory religion takes away the freedom to worship freely as you choose, according to Maryam Rajavi. It means that those who do not prescribe to the religion (in the Regime’s case, a narrow and largely inaccurate interpretation of Shiite Islam) have to worship in secret and hide their true beliefs.

Maryam Rajavi’s 10-Point-Plan for a Free Iran

Many people around the world, wonder what Iran will look like after the Regime is removed for good. Luckily, they can look to the plan devised Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the Iranian Resistance Forces, to find out what lies ahead for a Free Iran.

Maryam Rajavi is the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of Iranian Resistance groups, including the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as its largest member, which serves as a parliament in exile.

Let’s take a look at the ten-point-plan for a Free Iran in more detail

Iran: Women teachers in Yazd protest 10 months of not being paid

A group of men and women working as teachers staged a protest outside the Governor’s Office in the capital of the central Iranian province of Yazd, on Monday, January 22, 2018.

The teachers have not been paid their meager monthly salaries of 700,000 toumans ($190) for ten months.

Women teachers of Iran staged a nationwide protest on the World Teachers Day in October.

Iran: Instead of receiving support, Ping Pong champion is told to quit

A young woman, a member of Iran’s national Ping Pong team, Mahshid Ashtari, says the Education Department told her to concentrate on her studies instead of doing sports.

In an interview with ISNA news agency, Ms. Ashtari said, “Both the Education Department and the Department of Sports and Youths in Razavi Khorassan refused to give me any support

Iran: New information on six women arrested in the uprising

At least seven Kurdish women have been arrested in the first two weeks of January in the cities of Orumiyeh, Kermanshah, and Ilam in western Iran.

The names of the arrested women are: Sara Jamshidi, Laleh Aghaii and Nazdar Amir Mohammadi from Ilam; Shahla Vahdatpour and Touran Mehraban

REGIME CHANGE ASSURED IN IRAN

INU - On Friday, January19th, 2018 in a Paris conference, “Regime Change in Iran” was echoed by distinguished speakers, featuring Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mr. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and Senator Robert Torricelli.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi extolled the Iranian people’s magnificent 

Conference on Regime Change and 1000 Centre of Rebellions Through Iran

Iran Focus

London, 20 Jan - Paris Friday, January 19, 2018: A conference was held, entitled, “Change in Iran with 1000 Ashrafs (1000 centre of rebellions through Iran)”, featuring the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, Mr. Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and Senator Robert Torricelli, also a group of representatives of Iranian communities in Europe spoke of their personal experience while in Iran.

Rajavi urges UN, International Community to assist detainees of Iran uprising

A conference was held on Friday, January 19, 2018, entitled, “Change in Iran with 1000 Ashrafs”, featuring Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mr. Newt Gingrich, forme

JAN 21 MARYAM RAJAVI IN NEW YEAR GATHERING WITH FRENCH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE IRANIAN RESISTANCE

In a gathering for the New Year, Sunday, January 21, Maryam Rajavi met with a group of the elected representatives of the people of France, French supporters of the Iranian Resistance, and a number of residents of Auvers-Sur-Oise and other cities. 
In remarks to this gathering, she extended her New Year greetings and said:

Elected representatives of the people of France, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends,
Once again, we have gathered to

Maryam Rajavi: Uprisings of Iran Cities Are Death Knell for the Corrupt Dictatorship of Mullahs

Jubin Katiraie

December 29, 2017. Reuters reported Iranian police dispersed anti-government protesters in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, the Fars semi-official news agency said, as protests spread to Tehran and apparently several other cities a day after rallies in the northeast.

The outbreak of regional unrest reflects growing discontent over rising prices and alleged corruption, as well as concern over the Islamic Republic’s costly involvement in regional conflicts such as Syria and Iraq.

Iran: Protesting women confront security forces

Women continue to have an active presence on the fourth day of the nationwide uprisings in Iran on Sunday, December 31, 2017. They brazenly stood up to the security forces and confronted them.

In the protest gathering in Rasht, northern Iran, women had a remarkable presence.

In the clips received from Isfahan and Shahreza(central Iran) and Kermanshah (western Iran), women are clearly heard chanting loudly against the regime. In some scenes, they led the protesters and directed the chants.

Iran 'tested by its own citizens': Haley

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, AFP, 31 December 2017  - Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations , said Sunday Iran's government is 'being tested by its own citizens' after three days of protests against the clerical regime.

'We pray that freedom and human rights will carry the day,' she said in a statement.

Iranian protests give the world a chance to correct its mistakes

The ongoing nationwide protests in Iran had one main message to the world: The Iranian people are the international community’s main ally in restoring peace and stability in Iran and the neighboring region.

Critics Highlight Iran’s Persecution of Christians

The algemeiner, December 24, 2017 - Iran’s foreign minister encountered an angry response on Sunday when he took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to wish a “happy and peaceful Christmas to all.”
Citing a verse from the Quran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared: “May Christ’s universal message of peace is embraced in the coming year.”

Report: Plundered And Looted By Ayatollahs, Iran’s Angry People Protest

Report: The plunder of Iran’s wealth by the ayatollahs, who claim to be Muslim leaders, has left almost nothing for the Iranian people. Under their rule, Iran has grown poorer and its citizens more powerless. Only a tiny rich section remains in the country, comprising mullahs and their families. Make no mistake: these rulers are rich because they have usurped the entire wealth of the rest of the country.
How did this come to pass?
Over the past two decades, mullahs established lucrative credit institutions in Iran, which eventually spread out to a network of branches. These institutions

Enraged Victims Of Caspian Credit Institute Theft Throw Eggs At Institute Building In Rasht, Iran

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017, a group of plundered shareholders from the Caspian Credit Institute Branch in Rasht, a large city in the northern part of Iran, rallied in protest to the plunder of their savings.
During this gathering, the plundered people threw eggs and tomatoes at the Caspian Credit Institute building.

Bankrupt Aviculturists Gathered In Front Of Ministry Of Agriculture Jihad In Tehran, Iran To Solve Crisis In The System

On Tuesday December 19 2017, bankrupt aviculturists gathered in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad to speed up the solution of the chaotic situation of broiler chickens and determine the guaranteed meat prices.
A group of the country’s aviculturists held a protest gathering in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad. They announced that their lives have been sacrificed to heavy bank profits in