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Stuttgart rally on December 6, 2025, marks Student Day and denounces executions in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 12:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ex-PMs Verhofstadt and Renzi Call for Regime Change in Iran<\/h3>\n

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Former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt and former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said they support regime change in Iran, endorsing the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of Iranian dissident groups.<\/p>\n

Both former ex-PMs stated this at a conference at the European Parliament featuring European lawmakers from different political groups. A number of other public figures, together with Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the National Council of the Resistance of Iran, also attended.<\/p>\n

The conference was held in light of the international Human Rights Day, annually held on December 10. It targeted \u201cthe systematic repression of people in Iran\u201d and condemned the support for terrorism internationally by the current regime of the Middle East country.<\/p>\n

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Speech at the European Parliament on international Human Rights Day<\/h3>\n

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Today\u2019s conference takes place on International Human Rights Day. It is the day for peoples who refuse to let torture, hanging, repression, and censorship decide their fate. Peoples who above all strive for their human dignity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1789 French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and all other documents on freedom and human rights, every word in them carries the blood and suffering of these very peoples. Professor Kazem Rajavi, the great martyr to the cause of human rights in Iran, said, \u201cWe write the history of human rights with our own blood.\u201d He was assassinated in Geneva, the European capital of the United Nations, by the criminal agents of the mullahs\u2019 regime. In Iran, the mullahs hang human rights every single day. Their record of horrific crimes does not need an annual review.<\/p>\n

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Conference at the European Parliament Featuring European Lawmakers and Distinguished Public Figures<\/h3>\n

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On Human Rights Day, we pay tribute to those who resist for freedom and democracy, those who sacrifice their lives and livelihoods for human rights, and who give these principles their true meaning. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u2014born from the pain and suffering of millions who perished in the first half of the last century\u2014reminds us in its preamble of the very people who, \u201cas a last resort, are compelled to rebellion against tyranny and oppression.\u201d Today, I have come to the home of Europe\u2019s democracy to call on the elected representatives of Europe\u2019s nations, and on all peoples and governments around the world, to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to struggle for the overthrow of religious tyranny.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Gas Heartland Erupts: Asaluyeh Protests Expose the IRGC\u2019s Plunder and a Regime on the Brink<\/h3>\n

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On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the streets of Asaluyeh, the center of the Iranian regime\u2019s oil and gas wealth, became the stage for a powerful act of defiance. Following 18 consecutive weeks of demonstrations, over 5,000 workers from the South Pars gas complex, joined by their families, held one of the largest and most organized labor protests in the industry\u2019s recent history. Despite security forces blocking main routes, the determined crowd marched on the governor\u2019s office, their chants echoing the deep-seated anger of a nation pushed to its limit. Slogans like, \u201cEnough empty promises, our tables are empty,\u201d and \u201cOur rightful wages are what we want, we will stand until the last day,\u201d made it clear this was not merely a labor dispute but a direct challenge to the regime\u2019s systemic plunder.<\/p>\n

Among the workers\u2019 chants, one slogan stood out for its profound political message: \u201cThe contractor must be eliminated!\u201d For those who understand the corrupt structure of Iran\u2019s economy, the term \u201ccontractor\u201d is a clear reference to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its vast network of front companies. These entities dominate Iran\u2019s most lucrative sectors, including oil and gas, siphoning the nation\u2019s wealth while exploiting the very workers who produce it.<\/p>\n

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State Violence and Torture Against Women Political Prisoners in Iran: Medical Denial and an Engineered Health Crisis<\/h3>\n

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As the two-week global campaign to end violence against women concludes, and on the International Human Rights Day, we turn to the situation of women who have stood up for human rights and the fundamental freedoms of their fellow citizens\u2014women who have paid for this commitment with torture, imprisonment, and profound personal sacrifice. Female political and conscience prisoners are arbitrarily arrested for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and belief. After enduring harsh interrogations, mistreatment, and torture, and facing unfair judicial proceedings without access to legal counsel, they are handed disproportionate prison sentences on fabricated charges imposed on them by the regime.<\/p>\n

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Stuttgart Rally on December 6, 2025, Marks Student Day and Denounces Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n
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