{"id":265493,"date":"2022-10-18T18:47:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=265493"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:02:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T05:02:57","slug":"mek-supporters-in-luxembourg-urge-eu-to-recognize-iranians-right-to-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/mek-supporters-in-luxembourg-urge-eu-to-recognize-iranians-right-to-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK Supporters in Luxembourg Urge EU To Recognize Iranians\u2019 Right to Self-defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On October 17, while European Union foreign ministers met in Luxembourg to announce new sanctions against the regime in Iran, supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) held a rally at Place de l’Europe to voice support for the popular uprising inside Iran.<\/p>\n

The protesters called on the EU ministers to support the Iranian people’s demand to adopt a firm policy towards Tehran and recognize their right for overthrowing the religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n

In a message to the Iranians in Luxembourg, NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi said<\/a>: \u201cLet us salute the prisoners whose cries of ‘Death to the dictator’ crossed the thick walls of Evin to join the chants of their fellow compatriots all over Iran.”<\/p>\n

“Let us salute the prisoners whose endurance and resistance in the face of the IRGC\u2019s barbaric attack at Evin have given new momentum to the uprising. They showed that Evin remains a bastion of struggle and resistance as it has been for the past fifty-some years.”<\/p>\n

“For 40 years, Iranian women were flogged and humiliated. Their rights and freedoms were trampled, and tens of thousands of vanguard women from the PMOI\/MEK were tortured and executed. Now, they have risen up not only to liberate themselves but also to liberate the whole of Iran.”<\/p>\n

“Now, the students and courageous youths in various cities are shouting, ‘don\u2019t call it a protest; it is a revolution.’ As the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) announced 40 years ago, everyone should be free to choose their beliefs and religion based on the principle of separation of religion and state.\u00a0And yes, we repeat: No to the compulsory veil, no to the compulsory religion, no to the compulsory regime.”<\/p>\n

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Let us salute the prisoners whose cries of \u201cDeath to the dictator\u201d crossed the thick walls of #Evin<\/a> to join the chants of their fellow compatriots all over #Iran<\/a>.https:\/\/t.co\/9K6pU0NMpY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n