{"id":334999,"date":"2025-07-31T22:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T21:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334999"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:33:39","slug":"international-free-iran-summit-2025-rome-italy-global-voices-support-iranian-people-and-organized-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/international-free-iran-summit-2025-rome-italy-global-voices-support-iranian-people-and-organized-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Iran World Summit 2025 \u2013 Rome, Italy: Global Voices Support Iranian People and Organized Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335000\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800.jpg\" alt=\"Third session of 2025 Free Iran World Summit in Rome, Italy on July 31, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Conference-in-Rome-Italy-13072025-e1753994416800-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi speaks at the 2025 Free Iran World Summit in Rome, Italy on July 31, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rome became the epicenter of an international call for freedom on July 31, 2025, as political leaders, diplomats, human rights advocates, and policy experts from across the globe gathered for the third session of the Free Iran World Summit 2025. In a powerful display of solidarity, they condemned Tehran\u2019s escalating wave of executions, denounced decades of crimes against humanity, and underscored the role of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and its leading force, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), as the only organized democratic alternative capable of bringing change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaker after speaker praised the Iranian Resistance\u2019s perseverance, the courage of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as the definitive roadmap to establish a free, democratic, non-nuclear republic, free of tyranny and religious dictatorship. Calls for justice for victims of executions past and present, including the 1988 massacre and this week\u2019s killing of PMOI heroes Behrouz Hassani and Mehdi Hassani, echoed through the hall, setting a clear message: regime change by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance is inevitable \u2013 and the world must stand with them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italian Senator and former Foreign Minister<strong> Giulio Terzi <\/strong>opened with a tribute to the people of Ashraf 3, calling them \u201cextraordinary\u201d in their commitment to freedom. He strongly condemned the \u201cterrible darkness of 1988,\u201d when \u201cat least 30,000 PMOI members were executed in a single month,\u201d calling it \u201cone of the darkest chapters in Iran\u2019s and humanity\u2019s history.\u201d He noted that these crimes remain unpunished and demanded international action: \u201cIt is high time for justice. The regime\u2019s violence against its own people is endless.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: <br \/>Right now in Rome <br \/>Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiulioTerzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GiulioTerzi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RudyGiuliani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RudyGiuliani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesMichel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlesMichel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteorenzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matteorenzi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesCleverly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesCleverly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucioMalan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LucioMalan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlaHSands?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlaHSands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IBetancourtCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IBetancourtCol<\/a> Michelle Alliot-Marie, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naike_gruppioni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@naike_gruppioni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcoScurria?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarcoScurria<\/a> Carlo Cottarelli, Stephen Rapp, Linda Chavez\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pLJExkxxHF\">pic.twitter.com\/pLJExkxxHF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hanif \ud835\udd4f FreeIran (@HanifFreeIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HanifFreeIran\/status\/1950943290578133227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\">Highlighting the Iranian Resistance as the viable democratic alternative, Terzi urged Europe to abandon appeasement and blacklist the IRGC: \u201cThere is a clear alternative to the mullahs, and it is here. The third option means no foreign war, no religious dictatorship, and no appeasement. Change must come from the Iranian people and the Resistance.\u201d He praised Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership and revealed that over 4,000 lawmakers worldwide now back the NCRI\u2019s cause, a \u201cglobal call for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Maryam Rajavi, <\/strong>President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/third-free-iran-world-summit-2025-the-clerical-regimes-crisis-of-overthrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivered a powerful keynote<\/a> calling for \u201can end to tyranny in Tehran\u201d and reaffirming that regime change must come from the Iranian people and their organized resistance. She honored the memory of two recently executed PMOI members, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, hailing them as \u201cheroes who never bowed to their executioners.\u201d She declared, \u201cUnder no circumstances will we ever surrender to this bloodthirsty regime\u2026 Iran\u2019s future belongs to freedom, democracy, and the people\u2019s sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Rajavi outlined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as the only viable democratic alternative to dictatorship, pledging a future without nuclear weapons, executions, compulsory hijab, or religious rule, and based on gender equality, free elections, and peaceful coexistence. She warned that the clerical regime is in its \u201cweakest and most fragile state since taking power\u201d, yet increasingly violent, threatening a repeat of atrocities like the 1988 massacre. Calling for international recognition of Iranians\u2019 right to resist, Rajavi said, \u201cDo not stand with the mullahs. Stand with the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, our country stands on the threshold of a profound transformation.<br \/>This change is being shaped by the people of Iran and their resistance\u2014a nationwide movement that, through the highest sacrifices, including 100,000 martyrs, and with a clear roadmap and vision, heralds the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2l0rLMY6q\">pic.twitter.com\/T2l0rLMY6q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1950980760082718826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Charles Michel, <\/strong>former Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the European Council (2019\u20132024) delivered an emotional tribute to the Iranian Resistance, describing its courage as an inspiration to democrats worldwide. \u201cYour courage, your energy, your resilience inspire all of us,\u201d he said, noting that decades of oppression had failed to silence the Iranian people. \u201cFrom the streets of Tehran to Ashraf 3, a powerful voice rises again and again, refusing to be silenced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Michel rejected the regime\u2019s narrative that the opposition lacks legitimacy: \u201cThey keep saying you are not organized. They keep saying you are not credible. But their relentless obsession to oppress and target you shows the exact opposite. You are organized, you are credible, and you strongly represent the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a blueprint for democracy, stressing that it offers \u201cfreedom of belief, gender equality, rule of law, and a nuclear-free Iran living in peace with its neighbors.\u201d Michel concluded with a rallying cry: \u201cThere is a democratic alternative. The only way forward is to support the Iranian people and their organized Resistance. Let&#8217;s choose Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rome. Former European Council President and former Prime minister of Belgium <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlesMichel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CharlesMichel<\/a> in international conference of Free Iran with Maryam Rajavi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OrXQXq72j5\">pic.twitter.com\/OrXQXq72j5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1950974232461976024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Mich\u00e8le Alliot-Marie, <\/strong>former French Minister of Interior, Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Justice, reminded the summit that she had warned more than a decade ago about the dangers of a non-democratic Iran pursuing nuclear weapons. \u201cThe danger,\u201d she said, \u201cis not the technology itself but that it is in the hands of an aggressive, theocratic dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She highlighted Tehran\u2019s repeated violations of international commitments: \u201cWe know that in no domain has the government of the mullahs respected its commitments\u2014not in nuclear matters, not in terrorism, not in human rights.\u201d She urged democratic nations to abandon illusions about reform and act coherently: \u201cNo foreign military intervention can solve a political problem, but neither can complacency. Only the Iranian people can decide their future through free elections, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Maryam Rajavi<\/a> carries that project with clarity and courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alliot-Marie underscored that the NCRI\u2019s platform embodies universal democratic values, adding: \u201cYour plan is grounded in freedom, equality, and the end of repression. We must help you build this path.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are present at the Free Iran Conference in Italy &#8211; standing with the Iranian people for freedom, democracy, and regime change! \u270a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran10PointPlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran10PointPlan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3IRFYtDFZv\">pic.twitter.com\/3IRFYtDFZv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Forum of Youth for a Democratic Republic in Iran (@YouthforIran_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouthforIran_\/status\/1950960580925518275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Rudy Giuliani, <\/strong>former Mayor of New York City, spoke of his long relationship with the PMOI, recalling the \u201cdark days\u201d when Ashraf residents were under constant threat of massacre in Iraq. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know how many people they were going to kill in Ashraf night after night. People shouldn\u2019t have to make such decisions\u2014whether to move to avoid slaughter or stay and face death,\u201d he said, paying tribute to their courage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giuliani described the Iranian regime as \u201cone of the bloodiest tyrannies in modern history, killing its own people by the tens of thousands,\u201d and criticized attempts to restore monarchy as an alternative. He lambasted Reza Pahlavi as \u201ca man who has never worked a day in his life, who lived off the money stolen from the Iranian people while they starved and died in prisons,\u201d adding that such a figure \u201ccannot be the future of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He hailed the PMOI\/MEK as uniquely steadfast: \u201cFor decades you have not backed off, not looked away, not taken a break. When offered release in exchange for betrayal, your people told them to go to hell. That is courage.\u201d Giuliani concluded with confidence: \u201cIt\u2019s just a little longer now. Everything is in place. The MEK will bring freedom to Iran because you are the only ones who have stayed the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2066Honored to do interviews all day today about \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>\u2069 and her ten point plan to have a free and democratic Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SfNa0ef3rD\">pic.twitter.com\/SfNa0ef3rD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RudyGiuliani\/status\/1950847579970834803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Matteo Renzi, <\/strong>former Prime Minister of Italy, expressed pride in hosting the Free Iran summit in Rome, paying tribute to executed PMOI members Mehdi and Behrouz Hassani: \u201cThey died for your freedom and ours. We will not forget their names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Renzi emphasized the failures of both war and appeasement as paths to change in Iran: \u201cThe only way is regime change by the Iranian people and their organized Resistance. This is the most difficult way, but it is the only way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged Europeans not to repeat past mistakes of misjudging Iran\u2019s authoritarian rulers and ignoring the will of its people. Drawing inspiration from Iranian youth and the NCRI\u2019s vision, Renzi concluded: \u201cIran is not the land of massacres but of a great civilization, democracy before Greece itself. Now is the time for democracy, for justice, for peace. This is the time for Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rome &#8211; July 31, 2025<br \/>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteorenzi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matteorenzi<\/a> : <br \/>Italy was the first to abolish the death penalty. The NCRI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran10PointPlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran10PointPlan<\/a> says it will abolish the death penalty. <br \/>We will never forget <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehrouzEhsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MehdiHassani<\/a> and all those for freedom. <br \/>They are people who continue to live in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjFy5KtkuA\">pic.twitter.com\/HjFy5KtkuA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1950969797723955327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>James Cleverly, <\/strong>former UK Foreign Secretary, stressed that sustainable leadership for Iran must come from its own people: \u201cLeadership imposed from abroad cannot provide a lasting solution. It must come from the people and be accountable to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised the courage of Iranian women and students demanding freedom, saying: \u201cI have huge admiration for the young women and men of Iran who ask for nothing more than what others take for granted: a voice, respect, and equal rights.\u201d Cleverly made clear that the international community\u2019s demands are simple yet fundamental: \u201cAll we want, all you want, all the world should want is for Iran to be free\u2014free from oppression at home, free from sponsoring terrorism abroad, free from nuclear threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former British Foreign Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesCleverly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesCleverly<\/a> speaking.<br \/>Rome International Conference in support of Free Iran with Maryam Rajavi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ry77QXegxj\">pic.twitter.com\/Ry77QXegxj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1950972159938957398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Dr. Javaid Rehman<\/strong>, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran sent\u00a0a video message to the summit.\u00a0Dr. Rehman delivered a chilling warning that Tehran is preparing another mass killing of political prisoners: \u201cOn July 7, a state-affiliated outlet openly called for repeating the 1988 massacre. There are real fears of mass executions today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He recalled his 2024 findings that documented \u201csummary, arbitrary, extrajudicial executions amounting to crimes against humanity and genocide,\u201d and said: \u201cThe regime has weaponized the death penalty to exterminate dissent. The international community failed to act in 1988. It must not fail again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rehman urged UN member states to establish an international investigative mechanism to hold perpetrators accountable and prevent \u201canother silent and unreported massacre like 1988.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rome &#8211; July 31, 2025 <br \/>Message from .<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JavaidRehman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JavaidRehman<\/a> :<br \/>Speaking about Saeed Masouri and his letter from prison. Commemorating all prisoners. Commemorates the memory of Behrouz Ehsani and  Mehdi Hassani. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tDcgBBLVG7\">pic.twitter.com\/tDcgBBLVG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1951003243766751609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Lucio Malan<\/strong>, Italian Senator, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> an inspiration \u201cfor all who love freedom,\u201d adding that supporting Iran\u2019s democratic opposition is vital for global peace: \u201cProtecting those who want freedom in Iran protects international peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as universal: \u201cThis platform can be supported by anyone who loves democracy and equality among human beings. Supporting it in Iran means supporting freedom in our own countries.\u201d Malan recalled the regime\u2019s failed terror plots in Europe as proof of its threat beyond Iran\u2019s borders, stressing the need for unwavering solidarity with the Resistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Carlo Cottarelli<\/strong>, former Italian Senator and economist, linked Iran\u2019s political tyranny to its economic failures, noting: \u201cIran could be one of the richest countries in the world if managed properly. There is no hope for prosperity under this theocratic regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stated that only regime change led by the Iranian people could resolve both the nuclear threat and the country\u2019s suffering: \u201cExternal attacks may slow enrichment temporarily, but the only permanent solution is ending half a century of dictatorship.\u201d Cottarelli endorsed Maryam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as an \u201cexcellent blueprint for a democratic republic,\u201d predicting that \u201cthe day we meet in a free Tehran is not far.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran&#39;s opposition leader Maryam Rajavi  invited to speak at the Italian Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ry6ZVyoEV\">pic.twitter.com\/3ry6ZVyoEV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1950829693734707600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Ambassador Stephen Rapp<\/strong>, former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, delivered a stark message on the scale of repression in Iran. \u201cIn 2023, 850 people were hanged. In 2024, almost 1,000. This year, already 700 in seven months. The regime is weaponizing executions to terrorize its own citizens, and we fear a repeat of the 1988 massacre,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stressed that these killings constitute international crimes: \u201cCharging people with \u2018enmity against God\u2019 after torture and sham trials is not justice. These are crimes against humanity, crimes against the Iranian people and all humankind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rapp called for a coordinated global effort to ensure accountability for Tehran\u2019s atrocities: \u201cWe must gather evidence, identify perpetrators, and ensure they face justice wherever they set foot. The world cannot again turn a blind eye as it did in 1988, nor trade away justice for hollow promises on nuclear talks.\u201d He assured Iranian victims and their families: \u201cThe day of justice will arrive for Iran. Just as tribunals brought war criminals in Rwanda and Bosnia to account, the architects of mass killings in Tehran will one day face their victims in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amb Stephen Rapp: We are not talking about numbers. We are talking about people executed. <br \/>The photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehrouzEhsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MehdiHassani<\/a>, and all the others. Those victims are not forgotten. <br \/>The survivors are not alone. We are with you and the day of justice will come. <br \/>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6IN9SficvT\">pic.twitter.com\/6IN9SficvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1950983375512113591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Ingrid Betancourt<\/strong>, former Colombian Senator and Presidential Candidate, spoke of her personal journey discovering the truth about the PMOI, recalling a smear campaign meant to silence her after she defended them: \u201cThis campaign of demonization wasn\u2019t rooted in facts but in fear\u2014fear of a movement that is a credible alternative to tyranny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She identified six reasons why Tehran fears the PMOI: its disciplined structure, Maryam Rajavi\u2019s revolutionary leadership, a democratic program with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, a vast network of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran, a legacy of 60 years of struggle, and unparalleled sacrifice: \u201cThis is not a movement for profit or power. It is a grassroots force willing to pay the ultimate price for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Betancourt declared: \u201cThe PMOI is not just an option. It is the only option. It is the foundation of change and the face of hope for Iran. The free world must embrace this mission now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IBetancourtCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IBetancourtCol<\/a>: Faced with disinformation about the MEK, I chose to dig deeper\u2014asking questions, listening to critics, meeting members, attending meetings, and visiting Ashraf 3 to see the truth for myself.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranThirdOption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranThirdOption<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ifrSoAqsrJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ifrSoAqsrJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1951006386684567645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Carla Sands<\/strong>, former US Ambassador to Denmark, called on world leaders to end decades of silence: \u201cWe must stand with the people of Iran in their quest for freedom. Each of us must stand against the mullahs and with the people as they throw off this barbaric regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She praised the NCRI and MEK for building a clear roadmap: \u201cThey have an extensive network of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> risking their lives under repression. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a> promises freedom of speech, gender equality, separation of religion and state, and a non-nuclear Iran seeking peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amb. Sands emphasized that the international community must stop accommodating the regime: \u201cThose who resist regime change are advocating for the mullahs and their global terrorism. The time is now to support the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlaHSands?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CarlaHSands<\/a> speaking at Rome conference in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>&#39; plan for democratic change and a future free Republic in Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranThirdOption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranThirdOption<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MpnIEr4E5H\">https:\/\/t.co\/MpnIEr4E5H<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8l4lq1riWm\">pic.twitter.com\/8l4lq1riWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hanif \ud835\udd4f FreeIran (@HanifFreeIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HanifFreeIran\/status\/1950998443985608794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Linda Chavez<\/strong>, former Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, highlighted the urgency of regime change: \u201cDestroying bombs is not enough. Killing a few leaders is not enough. What must happen is regime change, and it must happen now, by the Iranian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She dismissed the Shah\u2019s heir as illegitimate, saying: \u201cThere are not people in Iran asking for the Shah back. We do not want more torture chambers under another dictator. The only alternative is a movement that has existed for sixty years and a leader who believes in fundamental human rights: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chavez urged wider international recognition of the NCRI: \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to meet in these halls. We must go out and spread the word: it is time to recognize the legitimate leadership of Maryam Rajavi and support a Free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rome &#8211; July 31, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chavezlinda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chavezlinda<\/a> : You are freedom fighters. <br \/>I have been privileged to be here with you for these years. <br \/>We are living in a moment now that is important. <br \/>What has to happen is regime change and we need it. <br \/>14 people associated with PMOI who are waiting on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlMlvVqa31\">pic.twitter.com\/JlMlvVqa31<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Women&#39;s Committee NCRI (@womenncri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenncri\/status\/1950996160212247007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\"><strong>Hans Ulrich Seidt<\/strong>, former German Ambassador to Afghanistan, analyzed Tehran\u2019s weakening position, noting its \u201cexistential and possibly final crisis.\u201d He stated: \u201cTraumatic events in Iran can no longer be ruled out. The regime\u2019s economic decline, social unrest, and loss of regional power point to its end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that only the NCRI and PMOI present a credible alternative: \u201cSome still believe reformers within the regime can bring change, but this only stabilizes tyranny. The PMOI is the force the regime fears most, and <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> are breaking the wall of resignation. Your hope is not unrealistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seidt concluded that \u201cthe regime will come to an end rather quickly, and your sacrifices will not be in vain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome became the epicenter of an international call for freedom on July 31, 2025, as political leaders, diplomats, human rights advocates, and policy experts from across the globe gathered for [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":335000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,60,5487],"tags":[204,222],"class_list":{"0":"post-334999","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance","8":"category-maryam-rajavi","9":"category-free-iran-global-summit-2025","10":"tag-maryam-rajavi","11":"tag-iranian-resistance"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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