British MPs demand sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran

British MPs demand sanctions against human rights abusers in Iran

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, December 10, cross-party MPs from both Houses of Parliament held a conference in the House of Commons discussing the state of human rights and the current political situation in Iran, the region as well as a recent terrorist attack on Camp Liberty.

Speakers at the conference that was chaired by co-Chairman of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF), Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, included: Rt Hon. David Jones MP; Steve McCabe MP; Bob Blackman MP; Jim Shannon MP; Rt Hon. Lord Dholakia; Lord Clarke of Hampstead CBE; Lord Maginnis of Drumglass; Lord Cotter; Lord Judd; Peter Carter QC, Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales; Peter Mathews TD, Independent member of the Irish Parliament; Paulo Casaca, former MEP; Mrs Dowlat Nowrouzi, NCRI UK Representative and Linda Lee, former President of the Law Society of England and Wales.

In her remarks to the conference, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Mrs Maryam Rajavi, thanked the MPs from both Houses of Parliament for their efforts to promote human rights in Iran and said ”The mullahs’ brutality in violating our people’s rights is because they want to hold on to power. It’s because the people of Iran … have not surrendered to this barbarism [and] staged a widespread resistance against the regime. Every month, teachers, students, workers and other strata stage hundreds of protests. Every day, the protests become louder. Even political prisoners send messages from inside the jails calling on people to resist … [these] protests have inspired many uprisings so far will ultimately realise the great change and make Iran the cradle of human rights and freedom.”

On Camp Liberty, Mrs Rajavi said, “Since 2009, 141 PMOI members have been killed and hundreds more, seriously wounded or disabled in these attacks … It is time for US and UN to fulfill their promise and make sure residents are allowed to sell their property at Camp Ashraf to finance their relocation.”

Teachers rally across Iran

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Teachers across Iran rallied on Thursday against the fundamentalist policies of the mullahs' regime targeting Iranian educators.

Large numbers of teachers in Tehran and other cities took part in protests against the regime despite a heightened crackdown by the authorities.

Teachers,denouncing the detention of their colleagues, held signs reading "Imprisoned teachers must be freed" and "Teachers, rise up against discrimination."

Maryam Rajavi calls on students for solidarity against mullahs' regime

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian Resistance's President-elect, hailed Iran's university and high school students, teachers, professors as well as education and university faculties as "future makers" and wished them a fruitful year, with more extensive protests and advancement on the path of freedom and emancipation of the people of Iran.

In a partial review of the abysmal situation of education in Iran, Mrs. Rajavi said: Every year, at least a quarter of Iranian students have to quit school, a number of whom join child workers whose numbers are today estimated between 2 to 5 million. Many rural schools have been shut down in a drive to cut down the budget, and the policy of privatization of education, which is being expanded by Rouhani, has brought about only further anarchy and regression. The quality of education has sharply declined and the living standard of teachers and university professors has plummeted dramatically.

Teachers protesting in Iran

Teachers protesting in Iran

A large number of teachers, including many women, rallied last Wednesda, September 6th at Pastur Square outside the president office in Tehran,

Iran - Workers rally on Their rights, wages in Iran

Workers in cities across Iran last week held a series of anti-regime protests about unfair Their economic situation, demanding overdue wages and proper insurance

Rallies firing place in the cities of Arak, Shush, Kermanshah, Rafsanjan, and Lushan.

Protests were not limited to workers in Iran. In recent weeks many groups of Iranian school and elementary school teachers and nurses have held protests over their atrocious economic conditions.

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