{"id":332758,"date":"2025-06-09T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332758"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:39:03","slug":"paolo-casaca-the-iranian-resistance-are-heroes-who-face-lies-and-violence-with-unbreakable-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/paolo-casaca-the-iranian-resistance-are-heroes-who-face-lies-and-violence-with-unbreakable-resolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Casaca: The Iranian Resistance Are Heroes Who Face Lies and Violence with Unbreakable Resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332759\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-332759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866.jpg\" alt=\"Former MEP Paolo Casaca addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Former-MEP-Paolo-Casaca-at-NCRI-Conference-31052025-e1749456909866-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former MEP Paolo Casaca addresses an NCRI conference on May 31, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"685\">On May 31, 2025, former Member of the European Parliament Paulo Casaca delivered a passionate speech at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/global-lawmakers-unite-at-free-iran-2025-conference-to-back-regime-change-and-democratic-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major international conference<\/a> in support of the Iranian Resistance. The event gathered global lawmakers and civil society leaders to rally behind the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and advocate for democratic change in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"1016\">Addressing Maryam Rajavi and the audience \u2014 both in person and those connected from Ashraf 3 in Albania \u2014 Casaca praised the Resistance for their extraordinary perseverance. He honored those who have endured persecution and violence, calling them the true heroes who continue the fight despite assassinations and brutal attacks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1335\">Casaca noted that over the past year, the Iranian regime has suffered significant setbacks: the weakening of proxy groups and the loss of Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad. Now, with mass protests from Iranian workers, especially lorry drivers, he said the regime is in a dire state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1610\">He warned that while the regime suffers blows, it escalates its campaigns of disinformation and deception \u2014 especially on human rights issues like the death penalty and women\u2019s rights. Casaca urged continued vigilance, truth-telling, and unity in the fight for a free Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1703\"><strong data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1703\">The following is a lightly edited transcript of the speech for clarity and readability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A moving speech by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocasaca1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulocasaca1<\/a> <br \/>Paris International Conference with Maryam Rajavi<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pNeUdwikxK\">pic.twitter.com\/pNeUdwikxK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1928868392313790754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1844\">Ladies and gentlemen, please give your warmest welcome to Mr. Paulo Casaca. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1846\" data-end=\"1867\">Thank you. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"2041\">Dear Madam Rajavi, distinguished guests, all members of the Iranian community here, but most of all \u2014 those in Albania, those in Ashraf 3 \u2014 I greet you with all my respect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2156\">Lars correctly noted that the United States Congress, in its majority, approved a resolution for your protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2158\" data-end=\"2225\">But I have to tell you \u2014 you deserve much more than protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2447\">You are the heroes. You have stood firm under tremendously difficult circumstances. You have faced the enemy \u2014 sometimes with your bare hands. Dozens and dozens have been murdered. But you never quit. You stayed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2539\">You are the heroes. You are the ones who will be remembered and honored most among us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2541\" data-end=\"2660\">And it\u2019s true \u2014 as has already been said \u2014 that since we last gathered, the regime has endured disaster after disaster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2812\">They\u2019ve watched their proxies \u2014 the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah \u2014 take massive blows. Most importantly, they have lost Bashar al-Assad in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"3041\">They\u2019ve been hit again and again. And now, despite a horrendous surge in executions, they face a wave of unrest \u2014 thousands and thousands of lorry drivers confronting them, demanding justice, calling for a different system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3092\">This shows how truly desperate the regime is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3094\" data-end=\"3253\">And we know them. We know how they operate. When they suffer losses, they respond not only with violence, but with deception. They escalate disinformation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocasaca1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@paulocasaca1<\/a>: The regime lies compulsively\u2014from denying executions to enforcing dress codes. This struggle is vital for all of us. We must expose their deception and confront this war\u2014different as it is\u2014with determination.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rQgzkRCb6\">https:\/\/t.co\/5rQgzkRCb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1928873973510500454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3255\" data-end=\"3455\">Whenever there are concessions, they exploit them to advance aggression. That is clear. But even in the face of firmness, we must remain vigilant \u2014 because their capacity for deceit is relentless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3457\" data-end=\"3562\">Just look at the new president. They keep saying: \u201cOh, he\u2019s against the death penalty. That era is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3564\" data-end=\"3623\">It\u2019s a lie. He holds the record for executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3625\" data-end=\"3714\">The same is true for the regime\u2019s claims about women\u2019s rights and dress codes. More lies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3746\">They are compulsive liars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3748\" data-end=\"3843\">And this \u2014 this struggle \u2014 is not only your struggle. It is a vital struggle for all of us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"4073\">We must expose their deception. We must be prepared for their lies. And we must wage this fight with determination \u2014 even if it is a different kind of war than the one you in Ashraf have fought in Iraq and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4075\" data-end=\"4129\">It is a war of truth, of resistance, of moral clarity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4131\" data-end=\"4270\">And I believe that if we continue to invest in this cause \u2014 with the right will and unity \u2014 victory will come sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4383\">Thank you all \u2014 and let us hope that we will all join together in Iran, for a great celebration of freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4385\" data-end=\"4399\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 31, 2025, former Member of the European Parliament Paulo Casaca delivered a passionate speech at a major international conference in support of the Iranian Resistance. 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