Iran Focus
London, 19 Nov – The Washington Times on Wednesday, 18 November 2015 carried the position of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), on Page A3 regarding how to tackle the threat of Islamic fundamentalism following the Paris attacks last week.
Paris, 18 Nov – Islamic extremism once again showed its evil nature in the blind acts of vile terrorism in Paris last week. As always, the victims were large numbers of innocent, defenseless people. Iranian people in particular share deeply in the pain of the victims, of French society and of all of human society. We feel and comprehend the situation of French society and citizens since for the past three decades we have been victims of the evil phenomenon of blind extremism in the name of Islam.
Iran Focus
London, 16 Nov – On 15 November Iranian authorities have arrested administrators of more than 20 groups on the messaging app Telegram for spreading “immoral content”, State news agency Fars reported on Sunday, the latest detentions in a clampdown on freedom of expression.
Iran Focus
Paris, Nov 16 – Following the catastrophic terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, 13 November, the antihuman mullahs’ regime, known as the Godfather of international terrorism, has not been able cloak its jubilance over this crime against humanity and is despicably attempting to exploit this tragedy to legitimize the massacre of the Syrian people and the Assad dictatorship remaining in power that are the very main elements behind the emergence and expansion of ISIS, said National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in its website.
Maryam Rajavi has strongly condemned the massacre of innocent people in Paris, describing it as savage terrorism and a crime against humanity. She expressed her condolences to the President, government and people of France over this great tragedy and offered her most sincere sympathies to the families of the victims.
By Ken Blackwell
This weekend and early next week Hassan Rouhani will be making his first visit to Europe as the president of Iran. The first time for anything is special and this has the potential to really be a historical visit. Rouhani is scheduled to meet with the leaders of France and Italy, and they can make this a new chapter for relations between Iran and Europe, and to some extent the West as a whole.
By Hamid Yazdan Panah
November 11th marks the anniversary of the execution of Ehsan Fattahian, a Kurdish activists and freedom fighter arrested by the Iranian regime. Ehsan’s life was noteworthy, particularly because of his defiance against the Iranian regime, and his dedication to the struggle for the freedom of Kurds and all Iranians. His legacy is significant as a representation of the sacrifices made by those who stand up to this regime and put their ideals and beliefs before their own self preservation.
Iran Focus
London, 6 Nov – Five Bahrainis were convicted on Thursday of conspiring with Iran to carry out attacks inside Bahrain, sentenced to life imprisonment and stripped of their citizenship, Bahrain’s Public Prosecutor was cited as saying by the state news agency BNA.
On Wednesday, the interior ministry said it had arrested 47 members of a group it said had ties to “terror elements in Iran” and was also plotting attacks.
Iran Focus
London, 5 Nov – Reports received from inside Iran prisons on Tuesday indicate that Tehran is about to execute seven Sunni prisoners, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reported in its website.
These seven are held in Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in the city of Karaj, north-west of Tehran. The death-row prisoners are: Taleb Maleki, Kaveh Waissi, Pouriya Mohammadi, Kaveh Sharifi, Mohammad Yavar Rahimi, Bahman Rahimi and Haidar Rashidi.
Iran Focus
London, 5 Nov – United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing deep concern about the reported attack on Iranian dissidents, members of the main opposition group People’s Mojahedin (PMOI, or MEK) at Camp Liberty, Iraq on 29 October that killed more than 20 residents and injured dozens more, McCain’s website reported on Wednesday.
