{"id":305159,"date":"2023-04-03T12:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=305159"},"modified":"2023-05-03T00:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T23:51:46","slug":"brussels-mp-ait-baala-iranian-people-reject-dictatorship-and-aspire-for-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/brussels-mp-ait-baala-iranian-people-reject-dictatorship-and-aspire-for-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels MP A\u00eft-Baala: Iranian People Reject Dictatorship and Aspire for Democracy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-304076\" title=\"Latifa Ait Baala 1 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Latifa Ait Baala 1 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Latifa-Ait-Baala-1-1-696x386.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe Iranian people today reject this dictatorship and obviously and legitimately aspire to a republic, a democratic republic, a secular republic,\u201d said Mrs. Latifa A\u00eft-Baala, a member of the Brussels Parliament, addressing a grand rally <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/brief-report-thousands-of-iranians-in-brussels-demand-global-action-against-clerical-regime-and-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">on March 20 in Brussels<\/a> in solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s uprising. A\u00eft-Baala also stressed the need for the European Union to blacklist the regime\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Below is the translation of Mrs. A\u00eft-Baala\u2019s speech, revised and edited for clarity. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dear friends gathered here today in this symbolic place, which bears the name of a former Belgian European commissioner who is also a liberal. I am moved. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">So we know that today, unfortunately, this freedom that brings us all together is confiscated for the people of Iran, for these people that you are here today, in particular, confiscated by the mullahs&#8217; regime. We have come together to claim this freedom. This is also the meaning of my commitment to your side. For several years, and no later than March 4, I had the immense good fortune to meet women and men particularly mobilized on the occasion of the International Day for Women&#8217;s Rights. On this occasion, I was very happy to be able to meet and speak with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, who is an important source [of inspiration].\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> has been a tireless leader of the main opposition movement against the mullahs for at least four decades. And we know how difficult it is for women to be political leaders, especially in countries where, unfortunately, political Islamism has obviously taken over. And I must admit that the courage of Mrs. Rajavi, and her determination, is also today a force of inspiration for the protest movement in Iran, behind which many women rally today. And today, we see these women who basically are the leaders of the resistance unit of the country. And, of course, you have to greet them, encourage them, and applaud them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Latifa A&iuml;t Baala, Member of the Brussels Parliament- March 20, 2023\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe qsa_\\&amp;enablejsapi\\=1\\&amp;origin\\=https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\" id=\"WYL_gooLjm2YsFI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgooLjm2YsFI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gooLjm2YsFI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT52S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-27T15:30:19Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_gooLjm2YsFI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgooLjm2YsFI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Latifa A\u00eft Baala, Member of the Brussels Parliament- March 20, 2023<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gooLjm2YsFI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FgooLjm2YsFI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Latifa A&iuml;t Baala, Member of the Brussels Parliament- March 20, 2023\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SMgEla\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">While today the Iranian people around the world show us how much, after this uprising, they are determined to continue to lead the fight. And unfortunately, after the sad death of Mahsa Amini, these people today aspire to a radical change of regime after the dictatorship of the Shah, which they rejected and which opened the doors to the mullahs&#8217; regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Iranian people today reject this dictatorship and obviously and legitimately aspire to a republic, a democratic republic, a secular republic. And this is indeed the raison d&#8217;\u00eatre, especially today, of this regime, which unfortunately does not protect its population, its people. This regime continues to be a threat not only to the population but it is also a threat to security, both national and European and, I would say, even global. This regime of the mullahs constitutes a threat to security, whether for its people but also, and unfortunately, it must be said, this regime today also resorts to policies that must be denounced throughout the world, in particular, because there are abuses committed against the people, but also because this regime also participates in hostage-taking. Unfortunately, a regime has practiced terrorism by instrumentalizing the country&#8217;s diplomacy. But fortunately, there is awareness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fortunately, there is a whole series of measures that, in any case, are called upon. I hope so, in my hope to be taken into consideration both by the United Nations, but also by the European Union, and its Member States to put the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Islamic Revolutionary Guards<\/a> on the European list of terrorist organizations, as it was recently requested in resolutions by the European Parliament, but also in the Belgian Parliament because too many resolutions have been adopted. I believe that now we have to take action.\u00a0 I would say that this Iranian New Year sees the Iranian spring in the wake of freedom and democracy in Iran.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thank you, and well done.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:320}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;The Iranian people today reject this dictatorship and obviously and legitimately aspire to a republic, a democratic republic, a secular republic,&rdquo; said Mrs. Latifa A&iuml;t-Baala, a member of the Brussels [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":304076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[222],"class_list":["post-305159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-resistance","tag-iranian-resistance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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