{"id":267233,"date":"2022-11-28T22:17:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=267233"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:31:20","slug":"belgian-lawmakers-support-iran-revolution-and-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/belgian-lawmakers-support-iran-revolution-and-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Lawmakers Support Iran Revolution and Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Belgian MPs held a conference in solidarity with Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising. This event was also attended by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), who delivered her remarks, via a video link as the event\u2019s keynote speaker. Ms. Els Van Hoof, the chair of the Belgian parliament\u2019s foreign affairs committee, presided over the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current situation in Iran is very sensitive. The regime has shown that it is capable of all crimes to remain in power. But in the face of the Iranian people\u2019s courage, it has reached a dead end,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen play a vanguard role because they have been the most oppressed by this misogynistic regime. It is an uprising against the religious dictatorship whose central pillar is misogyny,\u201d Mrs. Rajavi said<\/a>, referring to the Iranian women\u2019s role in what many consider as Iran\u2019s democratic revolution.<\/p>\n

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Highlighting the Iranian revolution\u2019s democratic nature, the NCRI\u2019s president-elect said: \u201cNo one should have any advantage or be discriminated against because of their religion or nationality. The people of Iran have risen up against all kinds of dictatorships. That is why people are shouting in the streets: \u2018down with the oppressor, be it the shah or the mullahs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Mrs. Rajavi urged Belgian lawmakers to urge their government to shut down the regime\u2019s embassy, impose sanctions on Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy, and designate the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that Iran\u2019s diplomat-terrorist, Assadollah Assadi, was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in Belgium for attempting to bomb the NCRI\u2019s annual \u201cFree Iran\u201d rally in France in 2018.<\/p>\n

While condemning the regime\u2019s violence, MP Van Hoof also underlined that Iranian people want to establish a democratic republic. She also applauded the courage of Iranian women, particularly women in the Iranian resistance, and their struggle for freedom and equality in the past four decades.<\/p>\n

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Ondanks heldere roep voor democratie en vrijheid gaat Iraanse regime\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 gewoon verder met het doden van haar burgers. Samen met 120 collega's pleit ik voor Europese sancties tegen het brutale regime. Kogels kan men niet met woorden alleen beantwoorden #FreeIran<\/a> #MahsaaAmini<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tdUEPzgdzq<\/a><\/p>\n

— Els Van Hoof (@ElsVanHoofcdenv) November 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n