{"id":322508,"date":"2024-07-24T06:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T05:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=322508"},"modified":"2024-07-24T06:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T05:57:02","slug":"former-argentine-mp-mariana-stilman-argentina-and-iran-share-the-pain-of-terrorism-and-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/free-iran-world-summit\/free-iran-summit-2024\/former-argentine-mp-mariana-stilman-argentina-and-iran-share-the-pain-of-terrorism-and-dictatorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Argentine MP Mariana Stilman: Argentina and Iran Share the Pain of Terrorism and Dictatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Argentinian MP Mariana Stilman gave a speech in support of the Iranian people and their Organized Resistance (NCRI and PMOI) led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi for a free, democratic, non-nuclear republic of Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On July 1, at the Free Iran 2024 World Summit<\/a> in Paris, Mariana Stilman, former MP and lawyer from Argentina, delivered a heartfelt speech connecting the shared experiences of Argentina and Iran in facing terrorism and dictatorship.<\/p>\n

Stilman recounted her involvement as a prosecutor in the AMIA bombing case, a terrorist attack orchestrated by the Iranian regime in Buenos Aires in 1994, which claimed 85 lives and injured 300 people. She highlighted how the Iranian state used diplomatic and cultural fronts to export terrorism, a strategy revealed through Argentina’s judicial investigations. Despite conclusive evidence and court rulings classifying these acts as crimes against humanity, the perpetrators have evaded justice due to the absence of trials in absentia and the regime’s refusal to cooperate.<\/p>\n

Drawing parallels between Argentina’s history of state terrorism and Iran’s current regime, Stilman emphasized the brutal suppression of basic freedoms and women’s rights in Iran. She noted that, like Argentina, Iran’s struggle against oppressive regimes has been marked by severe human rights abuses, including torture, executions, and the systemic marginalization of women.<\/p>\n

She commended the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI) Plan for Women’s Rights and Freedoms and reaffirmed her support for Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for a democratic, secular Iran.<\/p>\n

A translated version of Mariana Stilman\u2019s speech follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Esteemed and honorable members of the Council, Mrs. President Maryam Rajavi, I am very honored by the invitation to participate in this summit for a free Iran. I am grateful to such distinguished guests for accepting me among you.<\/p>\n

As the presenter mentioned, I am a lawyer and a former member of Parliament of the Argentinian Republic. As MP Maximiliano Ferraro mentioned yesterday, I was a plaintiff, representing the state in the AMIA unit, in the trial regarding the terrorist attack carried out in 1994 against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), headquartered in Buenos Aires, the capital of our country. This brutal terrorist attack, which took 85 lives and injured 300 others 30 years ago, was orchestrated and commanded by the Iranian regime. Their crimes have been classified as crimes against humanity and severe human rights violations by the highest courts in our country, including the Supreme Court of Justice and the Federal Cassation Court.<\/p>\n

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Con Maximiliano Ferraro asistimos a la "Cumbre Mundial por un Ir\u00e1n Libre 2024 – Hacia una Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica" en Par\u00eds y ratificamos nuestra postura en contra del r\u00e9gimen fascista, teocr\u00e1tico y terrorista que gobierna Ir\u00e1n. pic.twitter.com\/WhWPo9E00P<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mariana Stilman (@MarianStil) July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n