{"id":255521,"date":"2022-02-10T17:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=255521"},"modified":"2023-02-03T20:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:44:06","slug":"friends-of-a-free-iran-parliamentary-groups-annual-event-hosts-iranian-opposition-president-maryam-rajavi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/friends-of-a-free-iran-parliamentary-groups-annual-event-hosts-iranian-opposition-president-maryam-rajavi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFriends of a Free Iran\u201d Parliamentary Groups Annual Event Hosts Iranian Opposition President Maryam Rajavi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The annual session of the \u201cFriends of a Free Iran\u201d parliamentary groups was launched on Wednesday, February 9, with Members of the European Parliament and MPs from the parliaments of 19 countries attending.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), was the keynote speaker at the event with participants from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Romania, Malt, Lithuania, Slovenia, Poland, and San Marino. A delegation from Australia also attended.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a friend of Free Iran, we express our support for the struggle of the Iranian people and Resistance to overthrow this religious tyranny and for the establishment of a democratic and pluralistic republic which will serve peace and stability. We begin today\u2019s joint session with opening remarks from Mrs. Maryam Rajavi who will give us first-hand information on the current situation in Iran prospects for Iran’s future,\u201d said Antonio Stango, President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Rajavi hailed the martyrs and true leaders of Iran\u2019s 1979 anti-monarchical revolution, adding the Iranian people\u2019s resistance against the current religious dictatorship is, in fact, the continuation and evolution of the 1979 revolution. The Iranian people, who overthrew the Shah\u2019s regime 43 years ago, are now chanting: \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it the Shah, or the leader,\u201d the latter referring to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

Most of the dilemmas before Iran\u2019s society today have become critical and reached a point of no return against the regime itself, leading to workers, farmers, teachers, and other sectors of society rising in revolt.<\/p>\n

From late 2017 onward Iran has witnessed numerous nationwide protests, continuing to this day. Despite the regime\u2019s claims, the mullahs enjoy no support among the society\u2019s lower class, Mrs. Rajavi explained. In such circumstances, Khamenei resorted to installing Ebrahim Raisi, known as the \u201cButcher of the 1988 massacre<\/a>,\u201d as the mullahs\u2019 president.<\/p>\n

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Raisi benefits Khamenei in two ways; first – preventing more uprisings, and second, giving him an open hand in his #nuclear<\/a> project and foreign policy.
Therefore, Raisi is the most conspicuous indicator for the regime\u2019s imminent overthrow. #ProsecuteRaisiNow<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wJCIswJJmY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) February 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n