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Former UK Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Theresa Villiers addressed a conference held<\/a> at the United Kingdom’s Parliament on September 12, in support of the Iranian people’s uprising on its first anniversary.<\/p>\n She praised the bravery of the Iranian women who took to the streets, especially in response to Mahsa Amini’s tragic death. Theresa Villiers highlighted the regime’s extensive use of the death penalty and its brutal response to protests.<\/p>\n While recognizing the UK’s sanctions and human rights concerns raised by foreign ministers, she called for the proscription of the IRGC, aligning with the United States’ example. Theresa Villiers expressed her support for democratic change, respect for human rights, and gender equality in Iran, echoing the desire to see a new Iran based on the NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan.<\/p>\n The text of MP Theresa Villiers\u2019 speech follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n I want to thank the British Parliamentary Committee on Iran Freedom for inviting me to address this important meeting this morning. And it is great to be following the President-elect of the National Council for Resistance<\/a> in Iran and to hear her perspective on the current state of the regime sadly it is almost exactly a year since the death of Mahsa Amini, and as we all know brought thousands upon thousands of women out onto the street to protest in Iran to demand a better future.<\/p>\n They’ve had many slogans but ‘women-life-freedom’ was one that caught the imagination of many of us. Even children in Iran were getting involved in calling for change and I salute the bravery of everyone who was prepared to put themselves at risk to call for freedom and for democracy in Iran.<\/p>\n It’s publicly documented that the regime in Tehran makes prolific use of the death penalty and it is a tragedy and a grave injustice that a number of protesters have been executed many others lost their lives in the brutal response to the protests and the uprising and I’m convinced that there are many thousands still languishing in prison as a result of those brave actions by protesters and this is just the latest chapter of bloodshed and oppression in the four decades-long rule of the Mullahs.<\/p>\n MP Theresa Villiers: "I truly hope that one day soon we will see the establishment of the #democratic<\/a>, secular Republic, based on the Ten-Point Plan, which multiple opposition groups have coalesced around."https:\/\/t.co\/0q7uzcy1lU<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n