{"id":268774,"date":"2023-01-10T22:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268774"},"modified":"2023-02-08T01:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:20:21","slug":"irans-democratic-revolution-isj-book-launch-at-brussels-press-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-democratic-revolution-isj-book-launch-at-brussels-press-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Democratic Revolution: ISJ Book Launch at Brussels Press Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isj-conference-10012023-1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1.jpg\" alt=\"isj-conference-10012023-1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-10012023-1-696x386.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vRxqGp\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ISJ-Book-Cover-01-\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-268782 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ISJ-Book-Cover-01--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"ISJ-Book-Cover-01-\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ISJ-Book-Cover-01--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ISJ-Book-Cover-01--60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>On January 10, the International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ) held a press conference at the Brussels Press Club to introduce a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vRxqGp\" rel=\"noopener\">newly published book<\/a>, entitled &#8220;Iran&#8217;s Democratic Revolution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The study which has been written by prominent European politicians and experts aims to provide a clear picture of how Iran has become a stage of fierce battles between its people and their democratic forces vis-a-vis the tyrannical dictatorships and their foreign backers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A number of reporters as well as some representatives of diplomatic delegations based in Brussels participated in this conference and raised questions about the nationwide uprising of the Iranian people, the policy of the international community confronting Tehran, and the eventual prospects of a democratic revolution in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023.jpg\" alt=\"isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-paula-casaca-10012023-696x397.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Former MEP Paulo Casaca<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These executions are blatant. There were no free trials. There was brutal torture and forced confessions. Two more were sentenced to death and taken to solitary confinement and were to be executed but were stopped due to mass protests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In reaction to these executions, the EU and the US issued condemnations. Are these condemnations sufficient? Should not the EU fully blacklist the IRGC as a terrorist organization? Shouldn\u2019t we immediately expel the regime\u2019s ambassadors, who are secret service agents who are affiliated with the regime\u2019s terrorist activities? Shouldn\u2019t we impose more serious sanctions on the regime? This is the context of the book that we are presenting today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocasaca1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulocasaca1<\/a>: In reaction to executions, should not the EU fully blacklist the IRGC as a terrorist organization? Shouldn\u2019t we immediately expel the regime\u2019s ambassadors, who are secret service agents affiliated with the regime\u2019s terrorist activities?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wp6Cr80ujS\">https:\/\/t.co\/wp6Cr80ujS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1612922107318489104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023.jpg\" alt=\"isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-ingrid-betancourd-10012023-696x389.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is a revolution. This is not an ongoing protest of the Iranian people about how to dress. This is the first revolution in the world conducted by women. This will mark the history of nations. Many years ago, a woman said that women\u2019s rights are human rights. This is obvious, but we seem to forget that women are human beings, especially in Iran. We here are fighting for our rights, too, in politics, in the business world, and salaries\u2014but what we see in Iran is about life. These women and the men supporting them are putting their lives at stake to protect their rights. They\u2019re doing it for all of us, for humanity. If we don\u2019t get this right, we won\u2019t be able to fix the other problems in the world. We must address this fundamental problem, which is the space we give to women. People are dying because of this, men and women. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As women are fighting for their rights, men are being attacked and persecuted by the regime to defy society. This is what the mullahs\u2019 regime has always tried to do: defy society to impose its rule of segregation and abuse. It\u2019s about humankind that we are speaking about today. There is a reality. In the world, we had never seen such a misogynistic regime such as the one ruling Iran. We have seen glimpses of it, but in this systematic form of abusing power against women, we haven\u2019t seen it. It should be something that we care about here in the West.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When we supported the Iranian Resistance, we were targeted by the regime. We were the object of a terrorist attack attempted by three Iranian citizens, including an Iranian diplomat.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If we have a regime that is capable of killing its own people, its youth, if it\u2019s a regime that is crazy enough to kill its own youth, imagine what they\u2019re able to do with people who are not of their country. They have and will come after us. I\u2019m saying this because I\u2019m offended by the lack of action by our governments toward what is happening in Iran. They just summoned the ambassadors and expressed their outrage. We want more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They should start by calling back our ambassadors from Iran. And then we must shut down the regime\u2019s embassies in our countries. And third, when we see what\u2019s going on in Iran, we hear people saying they have to win this revolution, but who will be the leader? There is no one to build democracy. We know there is an option. It\u2019s here. It\u2019s the Iranian resistance. And it is a woman leading this resistance. And it should be a woman who leads the transition from a misogynistic regime to a democratic state. We need an official backup for a democratic woman leader that is fighting for Iran to become a peaceful, secular, and human rights\u2013abiding country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want this revolution to succeed. We want the women in Iran to know that in the rest of the world, we are mobilized to help them. We want our government to give an official backup to Maryam Rajavi. There are many people, but only one organization that can take over, and it is the NCRI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IBetancourtCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IBetancourtCol<\/a>: We want the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2023<\/a> to succeed. We want the women in Iran to know that in the rest of the world, we are mobilized to help them. We want our government to give an official backup to Maryam Rajavi.<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WfXk3cf3qZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/WfXk3cf3qZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1612922403427860480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023.jpg\" alt=\"isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-alejo-vidal-quadras-10012023-696x388.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Former EU Parliament Vice President Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have analyzed the existence of a real viable alternative to this regime. If we want to replace this regime with a democracy, we need to have an alternative that is credible and substantial. It must be an Iranian alternative. This alternative must have certain characteristics and certain features. One is organization and structure. The second is support inside Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is evident that this alternative must have a solid organization and structure. It must have a network of members and supporters inside and outside Iran. An alternative that cannot be organized cannot reach its objectives. There is a history of that in Iran. In 1953, there was a coup against the then-popular government of Mohammad Mossadegh. The coup was organized by the UK and the US. This coup was also in collusion with the Shah. It was also with the cooperation of the mullahs. Why did Mossadegh fail and why was the coup successful? Because the Mossadegh government didn\u2019t have an active grassroots organization to counter the coup. If we reflect on this historical experience, we conclude that the alternative to the mullahs\u2019 regime must have a solid structure. In 1979, Khomeini hijacked the revolution and attacked opposition leaders. There was again a lack of organization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An alternative must have wide support inside the country and internationally. This popular support must be general. It must be in the universities, intellectual classes, and in the middle and other classes. It must be across all layers of society. Outside of Iran, the alternative must have support and the alternative must be able to count on its supporters. Internationally, the alternative must have a status, and legitimacy, and be recognized by the international community. The alternative must have a face, a clear leadership that we must all recognize and accept.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The alternative must have a plan of action. The plan must be credible and detailed. It must explain what to do with the judiciary, the economy, the environment, the rights of minorities, and all challenges of society. This plan of action must design the Iran of the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The leadership must have proof that it has the capacity, strength, and charisma that makes it possible for the alternative to carry out its plan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The alternative must be pluralistic. It must include all political tendencies, religious beliefs, and the entire society. It can\u2019t be just a part of society. It must include liberals, conservatives, and left and right. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve heard this question a lot that what will come after the regime is toppled, claiming there will be chaos. This is not true. The alternative should guarantee democracy. It would be nonsense to replace one dictatorship with another. The alternative should ensure that the dictatorship will be replaced with a democracy. No Shah, no theocracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My conclusion after many years of cooperation with the NCRI and MEK is that, with all respect to all organizations and movements, if there is one organization that has the characteristics of an alternative able to lead the transition from dictatorship to democracy it is the NCRI led by Maryam Rajavi.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VidalQuadras?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VidalQuadras<\/a>: If there is one organization that has the characteristics of an alternative able to lead the transition from dictatorship to democracy, it is the NCRI led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bFYszC2e6F\">https:\/\/t.co\/bFYszC2e6F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1612922408549105664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023.jpg\" alt=\"isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/isj-conference-struan-stevenson-10012023-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Former MEP Struan Stevenson\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The revolution has now gone on for four months. This shows the deep-rooted nature of the insurrection. Young people, led by women, have now become a recognized existential threat to the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. The mullahs are doing everything in their power to crack down on the protests, including four executions of protesters. There have been 500 executions in the past year. This is the regime we\u2019re dealing with.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime has tried its utmost to annihilate the MEK. Having failed in their ability to annihilate the MEK, they began a campaign of vilification and demonization. The regime identified journalists in the West as soft targets and used them to spread their ludicrous propaganda against the MEK and NCRI. Now, this campaign moves into top gear with the regime calling the MEK an Islamist Marxist group. I\u2019m a conservative, Paolo\u2019s a socialist. We have supporters from all views across the world supporting the MEK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the past 40 years, the MEK has been the first and only serious opposition to the regime. The mullahs have trotted out a cyber-attack. Treadstone exposed how the IRGC and the ministry of intelligence of the regime flooded Twitter with 112,000 tweets targeting the MEK. More recently, the regime targeted the infrastructure of Albania with cyber-attacks. Albania closed the regime\u2019s embassy and expelled their so-called diplomats. The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to establish a probe into the regime\u2019s repression of the nationwide insurrection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There should be no impunity for those responsible for these atrocities. They must be held to account for these crimes. We call on the US, EU, and all democratic countries to take practical steps to stop these executions in Iran. If we remain silent, it will lead to more executions. Words are not enough. We need hard actions. We must withdraw our ambassadors from Tehran, close our embassies, shut down the regime\u2019s embassies and expel their agents. That\u2019s when we can start helping establish democracy in Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STRUANSTEVENSON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STRUANSTEVENSON<\/a>: I\u2019m a conservative, and Paolo is a socialist. We have supporters from all views across the world supporting the MEK. Over the past 40 years, the MEK has been the first and only serious opposition to the regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WZcFRZD1nG\">https:\/\/t.co\/WZcFRZD1nG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1612922413662015488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 10, the International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ) held a press conference at the Brussels Press Club to introduce a newly published book, entitled &ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s Democratic Revolution&rdquo;. 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