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| Mr. Firouz Mahvi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) |
Mr.
Firouz Mahvi, member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), at a
meeting on October 7 on human rights in Iran at the European Parliament in
Strasbourg.
As
you know Iran executes more people in the world than any other country except
China. But it is number one per capita, with over 2000 executions since HassanRouhani became president. This is not nothing to be proud of. The regime claims
that these people are drug traffickers. The reality is that many young people
who are protesting against the mullahs are executed under this excuse. Several
political prisoners have been hanged recently. Many executions are done in
public. This creates an atmosphere of fear and terror.
At
the same time repression against women has increased under Rouhani. Apart from
many acid attacks, there are many repressive regulations imposed on women. Last
week a new video clip appeared on YouTube which showed that in a marriage
ceremony, the security forces in Iran arrested the bride and took her to prison
because she did not dress properly. The regime interferes in the private lives
of the people every day. Several women activists have recently received
long-term prison sentences.
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