Thursday, 30 June 2016
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Canada’s James Bezan MP stands in solidarity with people of Iran
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| James Bezan MP |
Ottawa, 28 Jun - The “Free Iran” gathering in Paris on 9 July has the support of Canadian Member of Parliament James Bezan. He has expressed his solidarity in a message for an Iran that is free and democratic and respects liberty and human rights.
His message is for proponents of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). He criticizes continued human rights offensives that violate international law standards by the regime of President Rouhani and Ayatollah Khamenei.
He also encourages continued solidarity to resist Iran’s persistent oppression of political activists, preventing freedom of religion, the regime’s meddling in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen by undercutting UN efforts to achieve peace in addition to coalition allies battling ISIS, and the continued barbarities by the Assad government in Syria.
‘Free Iran’ rally gives voice to those still suffering in Iran
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| Free Iran’ rally gives voice to those still suffering in Iran |
Farzad Madadzadeh, a former Iranian political prisoner, who escaped Iran last year, has written his account of why he plans to join tens of thousands of Iranians and their international supporters at the July 9 "Free Iran" rally in Paris.
In an op-ed for The Hill on Tuesday, Mr. Madadzadeh wrote: "Needless to say, it is a significant international event regarding an important international issue. But for me it is very personal. In spirit, I will be with a much larger crowd. We will be joined by a countless Iranians still living under the thumb of the theocratic regime, who will risk reprisals to watch the proceedings on banned satellite television channels."
"How do I know? After this year’s rally, I will have seen the event from both sides of the ideological wall that separates the Islamic Republic from most of the rest of the world. In past years, I was among those Iranians who supported the NCRI and its main constituent group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), from a silent place inside the country. I put my safety and freedom at risk, as did many of my colleagues, to carry on the groups’ local activism. I spent five years in jail from 2009 to 2014 and suffered extensive physical and psychological torture for my support for the PMOI. I fled Iran at the age of 29 last year."
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
IRAN : Lamentable: Iranian FM invited to Oslo Forum to share experiences of peacemaking
June 13, Oslo: On Tuesday (14 June 2016) around 100 prominent
mediators of armed conflict and peace process actors will be welcomed in Oslo
by Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Børge Brende. Included amongst the
participants invited to share their experiences of peacemaking will be Iranian
Foreign Minister Mr. Javad Zarif at this year’s 2016 Oslo Forum. Yesterday
evening former Norwegian MP Mr. Lars Rise for his reaction on hearing that the
Iranian FM is speaking at this year’s Oslo Forum. And we suggested that surely
having open dialogue with these perpetrators of war crimes is better than to
freeze them out of discussions? - See more at:
http://www.theoslotimes.com/article/lamentable:-iranian-fm-invited-to-oslo-forum-to-share-experiences-of-peacemaking#sthash.Rj7DsKQz.dpuf
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| Lamentable: Iranian FM invited to Oslo Forum to share experiences of peacemaking |
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