{"id":321663,"date":"2024-07-08T07:27:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T06:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=321663"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:39:39","slug":"belgian-mp-kathleen-depoorter-irans-resistance-units-show-the-strength-of-this-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/free-iran-world-summit\/free-iran-summit-2024\/belgian-mp-kathleen-depoorter-irans-resistance-units-show-the-strength-of-this-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian MP Kathleen Depoorter: Iran\u2019s Resistance Units Show The Strength of This Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Belgian MEP Kathleen Depoorter gave a speech in support of the Iranian people and their Organized Resistance (NCRI\/PMOI) led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi for a free, democratic, non-nuclear republic of Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paris, June 29, 2024<\/strong> \u2013 At the Free Iran 2024 World Summit in Paris, Belgian MP Kathleen Depoorter expressed her strong support for a free and democratic Iran, highlighting the courage of women in the resistance led by President-elect Maryam Rajavi<\/a>. Depoorter emphasized her deep concern over the ongoing repression and human rights abuses in Iran, particularly against women.<\/p>\n

The Belgian representative condemned the European policy of appeasement towards the Iranian regime, specifically criticizing Belgium’s release of Assadi and Sweden’s release of Hamid Noury, who she described as criminally responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iranian political prisoners. She also expressed disappointment with the EU’s refusal to blacklist the IRGC, despite numerous resolutions passed by various European parliaments advocating for this measure.<\/p>\n

She praised Canada for its decision to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and noted that in Belgium, political leaders have signed a joint statement supporting Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> and the brave Resistance Units in Iran. Depoorter highlighted the significant actions taken by the PMOI Resistance Units<\/a>, including the display of banners calling for the overthrow of the regime, demonstrating their strength and commitment to a free Iran.<\/p>\n

The full text of Belgian MP Kathleen Depoorter\u2019s speech follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Hello, good afternoon everyone,<\/p>\n

I’m so delighted to be here at this very important conference, and I’m so proud to be here with all my European colleagues, lots of them women, women who represent the resistance in Iran, women who represent Mrs. Rajavi, and her strength. What an honor. What an honor to be here with you again.<\/p>\n

We’re here to express our hope and enthusiasm to a free and democratic Iran, but I’m also here to express my deep concern about repression and human rights abuses in Iran, especially against women.<\/p>\n

I strongly reject the Europeans’ policy of appeasement, and it has been said that they keep on doing it. They keep on supporting the regime’s hostage-taking policy. And I have to mention my country, Belgium, who made a terrible mistake of releasing Assadi last year. And in the recent release of Hamid Noury by Sweden, who is a criminal, a criminal who killed thousands of Iranian political prisoners.<\/p>\n

I also have to express my disapproval of the EU’s refusal to blacklist the IRGC. And this is quite several resolutions that we all voted. We voted them in European Parliament, in our Belgian Parliament, in every Parliament, every representative here voted this resolution to blacklist IRGC, but they didn’t listen to us.<\/p>\n

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Met @Mike_Pence<\/a> op de #FreeIran2024<\/a> van het @iran_policy<\/a>.
Democratische-, vrouwen- en mensenrechten blijven voor mij een drijfveer om een politiek mandaat uit te voeren. Alleen loop je snel, samen kom je verder.
Samen voor vrede, democratie en mensenrechten \ud83d\udc4a. pic.twitter.com\/obqly6rWo1<\/a><\/p>\n

— kathleen depoorter (@KDepoorterMP) June 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n