{"id":332974,"date":"2025-06-13T20:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332974"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:36:32","slug":"moldovan-lawmakers-parliament-majority-backs-iranian-resistance-calls-for-irgc-terror-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/moldovan-lawmakers-parliament-majority-backs-iranian-resistance-calls-for-irgc-terror-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldovan Parliament Majority Backs Iranian Resistance, Calls for IRGC Terror Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_308327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308327\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488.jpg\" alt=\"moldova parliament (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/moldova-parliament-1-e1749843948488-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-308327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Moldovan Parliament building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"804\">In a bold show of international support for Iran\u2019s pro-democracy movement, 56 members of Moldova\u2019s 101-seat parliament have signed a joint statement backing the Iranian Resistance and endorsing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan of Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The statement was released amid growing global concern over Tehran\u2019s human rights abuses and escalating regional destabilization efforts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1199\">The signatories include Igor Grosu, President of the Moldovan Parliament; Doina Gherman, Vice President of the Parliament; and Ina Co\u0219eru, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Commission. Other prominent signatories are Larisa Voloh, Chair of the Commission for Public Administration and Regional Development; Adrian Bel\u00eei, Chair of the Commission on Social Protection, Health, and Family; and Olesea Stamate, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Justice. The statement is also backed by eight deputy chairs of various parliamentary commissions, reflecting broad institutional support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1637\">The lawmakers condemned Iran\u2019s record of executions and political repression, particularly referencing the sentencing of nine <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-escalating-repression-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political prisoners<\/a> to death in late 2024 for alleged ties to the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). \u201cPublic protests and resistance activities continue to intensify,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThe regime has unsuccessfully tried to suppress this momentum through mass arrests and executions.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former PM of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moldova?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moldova<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natgavrilita?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@natgavrilita<\/a>: &quot;The declaration of parliamentarians from around the world that we&#39;ve heard about, calling for tougher measures against the regime, including listing the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a> as a terrorist organization, is a big step in the right direction.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mIS7HVeJg\">pic.twitter.com\/0mIS7HVeJg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1814316553837719842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/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=\"1639\" data-end=\"2126\">The Moldovan MPs emphasized that the Iranian people rejected all forms of dictatorship\u2014monarchic or theocratic\u2014during the 2022 uprising, and that the path forward must be a democratic republic. The statement also urged the international community to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to resist tyranny, specifically endorsing the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\u2019s Resistance Units<\/a>, and called for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be designated as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2128\" data-end=\"2544\">The MPs expressed concern over the regime\u2019s attempts to crush dissent by enforcing harsh religious edicts, including the mandatory hijab law, and by using the death penalty as a tool of political suppression. \u201cThe Iranian opposition\u2019s democratic platform calls for \u2018No to mandatory hijab, no to compulsory religion, no to imposed rule, and no to executions,\u2019\u201d the declaration says, affirming support for this vision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The majority of the parliamentarians from the Republic of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moldova?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moldova<\/a> have joined a global campaign in solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I3nOGRu5vQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/I3nOGRu5vQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1667965924060585991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2023<\/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=\"2546\" data-end=\"2848\">The statement also addressed the regime\u2019s regional meddling. \u201cA pillar of Tehran\u2019s survival strategy has been reliance on proxy groups and domination of neighboring countries,\u201d it noted. \u201cThe collapse of the Syrian dictatorship and the weakening of Hezbollah have dealt a severe blow to this strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"3222\">Highlighting that Tehran has closed all legal avenues for political expression, the Moldovan legislators urged governments around the world to recognize the legitimacy of the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for democratic change. They cited Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan as a credible roadmap for a peaceful transition to democracy, equality, and secular governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3508\">The initiative follows a global wave of parliamentary endorsements. In June 2024, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/global-support-statements\/iran-4000-legislators-from-50-countries-endorse-maryam-rajavis-10-point-plan\/\">4,000 lawmakers<\/a> and over <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/in-joint-letter-107-former-world-leaders-seek-accountability-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 former heads of state<\/a> and government voiced support for the Iranian Resistance\u2019s democratic vision. 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