European politicians call for firm action toward Tehran’s terrorism and human rights violations

Analysis by PMOI/MEK

Strasbourg, Oct. 3, 2018 - The Friends for Free Iran in the European Parliament held a meeting on Wednesday in the legislative body’s headquarters in Strasbourg, France, in which MEPs from various political groups discussed the human rights situation in Iran, ongoing protests in Iran and the Iranian regime’s role in spreading global terrorism.

The meeting was also attended by Dr. Alejo Vidal Quadras, former VP of the European Parliament and president of the International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), and Mohammad Mohaddessin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran Mohaddessin

(NCRI), who were guest speakers at the event.

Mohaddessin reiterated that in the past months, the Iranian regime has intensified its brutal human rights violations and terrorist behavior. Mohaddessin reminded the audience that the past decades have shown that the use of domestic and foreign violence is key to the Iranian regime’s survival.

I'm pleased to address @Europarl_EN today about the #IranProtests. Strikes & protests continued in September inc by truckers. Despite brutal suppression, in past 9 months the PMOI (MEK) has been able to continue the uprising through close links with Iran's young ppl #FreeIran2018

— Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) October 3, 2018

In their speeches, MEPs reiterated that under the presidency of Hassan Rouhani, who is seen by many western politicians as a “moderate,” the human rights situation in Iran has deteriorated and executions have increased.

The MEPs also emphasized that in the past nine months, the people of Iran have made it clear through their nationwide protests that only regime change will fix the country’s problems.

“In these circumstances, the expansion of economic relations and investing in the ruling Iranian theocracy must be put in question,” the MEPs declared in a press release, adding that the beneficiary of any trade deal with the Iranian regime will be the Revolutionary Guards, the military outfit that reports to the Iranian regime’s supreme leader and is responsible for suppressing protesters and carrying out terrorist activities abroad.

The meeting’s participants also highlighted the role of the PMOI/MEK in the organization and continuation of ongoing protests in Iran, a fact that has also been acknowledged by the Iranian regime’s authorities.

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