On January 31, the British Parliament, in a session, endorsed a proposed plan for establishing freedom and democracy in Iran.
During this session, attended by several Members of Parliament, and initiated by Bob Blackman, a Member of the Conservative Party, the actions of the Iranian regime, including the severe repression of protests, were strongly condemned.
The participating MPs also expressed deep concerns about the increasing use of “terrorism, espionage, cyber-attacks, and hostage diplomacy” by the Iranian regime in its efforts to eliminate the National Council of Resistance of Iran, particularly members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) in Ashraf 3 in Albania.
They urged European governments, especially Albania, to confront the unlawful activities of the Iranian regime and to support the rights of PMOI members in Ashraf 3, in accordance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees in Geneva, the European Convention on Human Rights, and international law.
The participating MPs in this session also expressed concerns about the threats posed by the Iranian regime against dissidents in the UK and called on the UK government to add the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the list of terrorist organizations.
They also demanded that the UK government, in coordination with its international partners, impose further sanctions against the Iranian regime and hold the Iranian government accountable for its unlawful actions inside and outside of Iran.
The need to confront the unlawful actions of the Iranian regime and add the IRGC to the list of terrorist organizations are among the demands that have been raised in recent years by many lawmakers in various European countries and by Iranians living abroad.
