{"id":20639,"date":"2016-07-05T00:23:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T23:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-resistance\/20639-meps-say-don-t-ignore-human-rights-in-iran"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:06:33","slug":"meps-say-don-t-ignore-human-rights-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/meps-say-don-t-ignore-human-rights-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"MEPs say: don&#8217;t ignore human rights in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">NCRI &#8211; Jim Nicholson, a Member of the European Parliament from Northern Ireland, said that so many MEPs had signed a statement demanding the European Union change its policy towards engagement with Iran\u2019s regime because, &#8216;We believe that human rights in Iran has been ignored&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Mr Nicholson said MEPs supported Iranian opposition leader Mrs Maryam Rajavi, and all looked forward to a time when Iranians would achieve the human rights they deserved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/20526-iran-prospects-for-change-one-year-after-the-nuclear-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">Free Iran<\/a>\u00a0rally will be held on July 9. 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