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Former EU Vice-President: West Must Be Vigilant Against Iran Propaganda

Iran Focus

London, 30 Jun – The Former European Parliament Vice-President Alejo Vidal-Quadras has warned that the West needs to be more vigilant against Iranian propaganda, which depicts the world’s number one state sponsor of terrorism as an ally in the War on Terror.

Vidal-Quadras, president of the Brussels-based International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), wrote that the Iranian Regime often tries to paint its actions, like launching missiles towards the Deir-es-Zour region of eastern Syria, as justified in the war on terror, but they aren’t.

Messages of Solidarity for a Free Iran From Brave MEK Prisoners

Iran Focus

London, 30 Jun – Political prisoners have always embodied the aspirations and desires of their nations under the yoke of dictatorships. In Iran, too, political prisoners put their lives on the line to express what many people do not dare to express.

As the Iranian opposition is about to hold its greatest gathering ever in Villepinte, Paris, on Saturday, July 1, political prisoners have sent their messages of solidarity and support for the MEK and the Iranian opposition from inside their prisons.

Former US Homeland Security Expert Advises Supporting the Iranian Resistance

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jun – In Iran’s recent sham elections, the Iranian Regime declared Hassan Rouhani as the victor and many Western media outlets fell over themselves to declare a victory for moderates over extremism.

But Rouhani is no moderate. He used violent, extremist speech in his campaign. He executed nearly 4,000 people in his first term, including juveniles and political prisoners. He supported a crackdown on the rights of the Iranian people. He was a senior security officer during the 1988 massacre which killed 30,000 political prisoners, many of whom were supporters of the main political opposition the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK).

MEK Supporters Are Defying the Iranian Regime

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Iran Focus

London, 29 Jun – The Iranian Resistance (MEK) have reported hundreds of acts of defiance within the country, ahead of the Free Iran gathering in Paris, on July 1.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)/People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (MEK) report that hundreds of MEK supporters in Iran are risking their livings and their freedom in order to show their support for the MEK; from distributing pro-MEK leaflets to sticking up posters to acts of graffiti on Regime property/propaganda.

Iran Regime Forced to Acknowledge Skyrocketing Drug Addiction Rates

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jun – Officials in the Iranian Regime have been forced to acknowledge that drug addiction rates in their country have more than doubled since 2011.

There are now 2.8 million people in Iran who regularly use drugs, according to a report by the Drug Control Organization, compared with 1.3 million just six years ago.

EU Parliament Condemns Human Rights Abuses in Iran

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Iran Focus

London, 29 Jun – Hundreds of members of the European Parliament have come together to condemn the egregious human rights violations in Iran, call for justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre, and call for the blacklisting of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.

The statement which outlines these movements, penned by Gérard Deprez MEP, the President of the Friends of a Free Iran group within the European Parliament, has been signed by 265 MEPs from across all EU countries and political parties. 

Former Archbishop Rowan Williams: Religious Minorities in Iran Deserve Protection

Iran Focus

London, 29 Jun – The Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is urging Western Governments to put the rights of religious minorities at the heart of any future deals with the Iranian Regime.

Lord Williams is working with dozens of faith leaders across the UK and the US, including the former Bishop of Oxford John Pritchard, the Bishop of Bristol Mike Hill, and the Bishop of Burnley Philip North, to make clear that Christians and other religious minorities are subject to high levels of harassment and persecution under the ruling theocracy in Iran.

NCRI: Regime Change Is Coming in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 28 Jun – Shahin Gobadi, a member of Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, wrote an op-ed for Al-Arabiya in which he revealed that regime change in Iran is not only possible, it’s coming sooner than we think.

In the piece, Gobadi called for an end to the appeasement of the Iranian mullahs, in favour of reaching out to the Resistance in order to create a better, safer world.

Iranian Resistance: Prevent Regime From Destroying Graves of Political Prisoners

Iran Focus

London, 28 Jun – The Iranian Resistance has called on all human rights organisations to condemn the destruction of mass graves in Iran by the ruling mullahs.

These graves provide crucial evidence about the 1988 massacre in which 30,000 political prisoners, mostly members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), were murdered by the Iranian Regime for being a member or supporter of a different political party.

European Parliament Vp: There Is No Right Time to Invest in Iran

Iran Focus

London, 28 Jun – The vice president of the European Parliament said that there will never be a good time for international businesses to invest in Iran.

Ryszard Czarnecki, who is also a former member of the European Parliament for Poland, wrote an op-ed for The Diplomat in which he warned European businesses against investing in Iran’s industries because they will be funding terrorism, destabilising the missile east, and repressing the Iranian people.