Iranian resistance’s annual meeting in
Paris comes at decisive moment for movement
country
Grand Iranian Gathering in Paris where
more than a 100,000 people are expected to attend
Media
Express, July 1, 2016 - On July 9th, the National Council of
Resistance in Iran ( NCRI ) will hold its annual meeting, also known as
“Free Iran”, in Le Bourget, France, near Paris.
The meeting, which
is expected to attract visitors from all around world, arrives at a turning
point for the country and the region, falling near the 1-year anniversary of
the “Iran Deal”, when Iran and U.N. Permanent Security Council members signed a
deal to prevent Iran from enriching uranium in exchange for a lifting of
international sanctions against Iran. Despite the deal’s significance little
has changed within Iran, where economic hardship and political repression are
still the norm.
The conference is
the key annual event for the NCRI, the primary organ of resistance and a form
of parliament-in-exile for Iran. Speeches from major foreign dignitaries
including prominent U.S. Democrats and Republicans, and countless other
supporters of regime change in Iran will take place. The cause of replacing
Iran’s clerical government has been a source of international political
cooperation among actors from opposite sides of the political spectrum.
The event will also
highlight women’s rights, a key battleground for progressives in Iran, where
women face various forms of social and political repression. Domestic abuse is
protected by law in Iran, and women represent 30% of all executions in Iran.
Rajavi and others have called on women to be the driving force behind the
changes they seek in Iran.
Last year’s event
featured an enormous turnout and a joy-filled atmosphere. Momentum for regime
change in Iran has increased due to the inefficacy of the Iran Deal on human
rights issues, as well as Iran’s increased use of political repression and
execution in recent years.
The event will take
place 12:30-9:30PM in the Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Île-de-France.
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