{"id":27103,"date":"2019-12-20T19:36:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T19:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/enwp\/news\/chairman-of-albania-s-republican-party-supports-the-iran-protests\/"},"modified":"2023-01-21T10:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T09:50:19","slug":"chairman-of-albania-s-republican-party-supports-the-iran-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/chairman-of-albania-s-republican-party-supports-the-iran-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman of Albania\u2019s Republican Party Supports the Iran Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-214003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__.jpg\" alt=\"Chairman of Albania\u2019s Republican Party Supports the Iran Protests\" title=\"Statement by Mr. Fatmir Mediu, Chairman of Albania\u2019s Republican Party in solidarity with the nationwide Iran protests and support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) as the only viable alternative to the Iranian regime.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chairman_of_Albanias_Republican_Party_supports_the_Iran_protests__-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fatmir<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mediu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Chairman of Albania\u2019s Republican Party, in a statement expressed his solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27098-531-arrests-in-khuzestan-and-kermanshah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nationwide Iran protests<\/a> and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">upport <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) as the only viable alternative to the Iranian regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Below is the full text of the statement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ALBANIA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHAIRMAN<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Condemn mass killings in Iran<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Support the nationwide uprising of Iranian people &amp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognize NCRI as the Legitimate Alternative to the Mullahs\u2019 Tyranny<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Again Iranian people are standing for the future of their families and their <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> mid-November, millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\">Iranians took to the streets in 200 cities across the country<\/a> and demanded the overthrow of the religious dictatorship ruling Iran and the establishment of democracy and freedom in their country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the international media and governments reports the Iranian Supreme Leader, ordered the Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces to open fire on the protesters. The death toll has surpassed 1000 people. For more than 430 of those killed, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mojahedin Khalq (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, the main opposition, has published their identities.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The injured are over 4,000 and more than 12,000 have been arrested. The regime attempted to cover up the scale of its crimes, by cutting off the Internet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On November 19, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed deep concerns on the use of force, including the firing of live ammunition, against demonstrators and the considerable death toll. Amnesty International said on November 25: &#8220;The rising death toll is an alarming indication of just how ruthless the treatment of unarmed protesters has been&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The US government supported the Iranian people protests against the Mullahs\u2019 regime and condemned the lethal force and severe communications restrictions used against them. The U.S. President said on 3 December 2019 in London: Iran is killing thousands and thousands of people right now as we speak, that it why they cut off the internet so people can\u2019t see what is going on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Republican Party of Albania calls on the United Nations, the European Union and member states to condemn mass killings in Iran, to take urgent measures to stop the massacre, suppression and especially release of detainees and to provide the Iranian people with free Internet access.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The slaughter of the protesters is undoubtedly a manifest of massacre and a case of crime against humanity. We urge the United Nations Security Council, governments and the international community to bring about an immediate halt to the killings and suppression, and secure the release of those detained. The right of the Iranian people to protest and defend themselves against the Mullahs\u2019 regime violent brutality should be internationally recognized.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Republican Party of Albania also supports<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> NCRI<\/a> as the Legitimate Alternative to the Mullahs\u2019 Tyranny to bring about peace and freedom in Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 10-points-plan platform of Mrs. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-Elect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>, for a democratic, secular, pluralistic, peaceful, complete equality of women, ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, presents the platform for prosperous, free and democratic Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FATMIR MEDIU,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHAIRMAN<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:254}\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En\" class=\" size-full wp-image-214004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En.jpg\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En.jpg 885w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En-768x1091.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En-696x989.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RP_Support_2019_Uprising-En-296x420.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Fatmir Mediu, Chairman of Albania&rsquo;s Republican Party, in a statement expressed his solidarity with the nationwide Iran protests and support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":214003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[194],"class_list":{"0":"post-27103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"tag-protests-nov-2019"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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