{"id":326184,"date":"2024-11-29T19:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326184"},"modified":"2024-11-29T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:02:03","slug":"uk-parliament-hosts-conference-in-support-of-iranian-womens-fight-for-democracy-and-against-state-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/uk-parliament-hosts-conference-in-support-of-iranian-womens-fight-for-democracy-and-against-state-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Parliament Hosts Conference in Support of Iranian Women\u2019s Fight for Democracy and Against State Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On November 26, 2024, the UK Parliament hosted a landmark conference titled \u201cStanding with the Women of Iran in the Battle for Democracy and Combating State Violence\u201d<\/strong> to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The event brought together a distinguished group of cross-party lawmakers. Speakers from both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, alongside representatives of the Anglo-Iranian community and the NCRI, underscored the Iranian regime\u2019s systemic repression of women. They voiced strong support for Iranian women\u2019s courageous struggle for democracy, human rights, and justice.<\/p>\n

In a keynote message<\/a> to the conference, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), denounced the clerical regime\u2019s systemic violence and misogyny. \u201cThe International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a day to expose the misogynist dictatorship ruling Iran,\u201d Rajavi said. She detailed the regime\u2019s oppressive policies, including the imposition of compulsory hijab by 32 government agencies, the trafficking of impoverished women and girls, and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of control.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Rajavi also pointed to the pivotal role of Iranian women in resisting the regime. \u201cThe women of Iran are shouting: With the hijab or without it, onwards to the revolution. Their motto is, \u2018Women, Resistance, Freedom,\u2019\u201d she declared. She underscored that young women have joined Resistance Units to overthrow the regime, which has escalated repression and executions under the presidency of Massoud Pezeshkian<\/a>, with nearly 500 executions in just a few months.<\/p>\n

In her message, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi urged UK lawmakers to take concrete actions against the Iranian regime. \u201cI expect the honorable UK lawmakers, especially my dear sisters in both houses of Parliament, to protest against the arrests and imprisonment of women protesters in Iran and support their struggle against the regime,\u201d she said. She called for the recognition of the Iranian people\u2019s legitimate fight to overthrow the regime and endorsed the Resistance Units<\/a>\u2019 battle against the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). \u201cGovernments must no longer delay the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization,\u201d she emphasized, urging international accountability and solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s quest for democracy.<\/p>\n

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Message to a Conference at the @UKParliament<\/a>
The International Day for the Elimination of #ViolenceAgainstWomen<\/a> Is a day to expose the mullahs\u2019 misogynist tyranny#VAW<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/DODjPC8cge<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/A4t2emEGH7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) November 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n