{"id":308124,"date":"2023-06-04T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T21:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=308124"},"modified":"2024-04-17T10:06:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:06:34","slug":"icelands-parliament-majority-supports-mrs-maryam-rajavis-10-point-plan-for-democratic-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/icelands-parliament-majority-supports-mrs-maryam-rajavis-10-point-plan-for-democratic-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland\u2019s Parliament Majority Supports Mrs. Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-Point Plan for Democratic Iran\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Al\u00feingi, Iceland’s parliament<\/a>, has joined an international campaign to halt the surge of executions taking place in Iran.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement, the majority of Iceland’s representatives condemned the ruling dictatorship in Iran for intensifying mass and extrajudicial executions as a means to suppress dissent and instill fear. The statement highlighted that in the first 19 days of May alone, over 100 prisoners were executed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The signatories of this statement include three party leaders, six parliamentary committee chairpersons, a former minister, a current minister, and four members of the parliamentary leadership committee. The majority of representatives acknowledged the four-decade-long struggle of the Iranian women for democracy and expressed support for Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s<\/a> ten-point plan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably, nearly half of the signatories are female representatives. Iceland’s parliament has the highest female participation in European nations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Icelandic representatives stressed their solidarity with the Iranian people’s call for a democratic republic founded on the separation of religion and government, ensuring that no individual receives preferential treatment due to religion or familial ties.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of Iceland’s parliament affirmed that the Iranian people, through their slogans, have made it clear that they reject all forms of dictatorship, whether it be the deposed monarchy or the current religious dictatorship. They also urged the international community to support the Iranian people’s pursuit of change, advocating for proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/a> on the terrorist list and the indictment of regime leaders for crimes against humanity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The full statement signed by the majority of Island\u2019s parliament is as follows:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Support the Iranian People in Their Struggle<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

for a Secular and Democratic Republic<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

February 2023<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past six months, the world has witnessed a sweeping popular uprising in Iran, demanding freedom and democracy. Some 750 protesters have been killed and 30,000 arrested. While any change should come from the Iranian people and their own resistance, the international community has its own responsibility.<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran in their desire for a secular and democratic republic where no individual, regardless of religion or birthright, has any privilege over others. Through their slogans the Iranian people have made it clear that they reject all forms of dictatorship, be it the deposed Shah or the current theocratic regime and thus reject any association with either.<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We believe it is for the Iranian people to decide their future. However, we recognize the fact that over the past four decades, the democratic coalition of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has constantly and tirelessly pursued democratic change. In this respect, we believe the Ten-point Plan<\/a> articulated by the NCRI President, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, deserves our support. It stands for free elections, freedom of assembly and expression, abolition of the death penalty, gender equality, the separation of religion and state, autonomy for Iran\u2019s ethnicities, and a non-nuclear Iran.<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Iranian people\u2019s courageous uprising can be attributed, on the one hand, to the explosive state of Iranian society, a product of suppression, poverty, discrimination, and government corruption, and, on the other hand, four decades of nationwide organized resistance. Tragically, in the summer of 1988 alone, over 30,000 political prisoners<\/a> \u2013 the vast majority of whom were members of the MEK \u2013 were brutally massacred.\u202f<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s meddling in the Middle East region and Europe, including its terrorist attempts and cyber-attacks in Albania.\u202f<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We urge the international community to stand with the Iranian people in their quest for change and to take decisive steps against the current regime. This includes blacklisting the IRGC and holding regime officials accountable for their crimes against humanit<\/span><\/i>y.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iceland\u2019s Parliament Majority Supports Mrs. Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-Point-Plan for Democratic Iran<\/div><\/div>
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