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Iran’s Minister of Justice Admits Pride for his Role in the 1988 Massacre

Mostafa-Pour-Mohammadi

According to an August 30 article from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Tasnim news agency, affiliated to the IRGC Qods Force, wrote on August 28 that Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, a member of Khomeini’s “Death Commission” and current Minister of Justice in Rouhani’s government, admitted to his role in the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners and members of the MEK in the summer of 1988.  He said he was proud of it.

When speaking at the administrative council meeting in the city of Khorram-Abad in Lorestan province on August 28,Pour-Mohammadi said, “We are proud we have implemented God’s order about Mojahedin (PMOI or MEK). We have stood against the enemy of God and people and confronted them with power. God have said that do not have mercy on the infidels because they do not have mercy on you and we should not have mercy on Mojahedin.”

Massacre des prisonniers politiques en Iran : bouleversante révélation

Iran children at the gallows

Iran children at the gallows

As Iran currently executes the highest number of juvenile offenders in the world, hundreds of Iranian minors helplessly watch their childhoods pass them by, as they await their fatal ends behind bars.
At least 160 youths under the age of 18 currently await execution in Iran.
Shockingly, rights groups have reported that Iran has executed at least 230 people since the beginning of 2016.
While the majority of countries worldwide are fighting for the eradication of capital punishment against adults, Iran continues to sentence girls as young as 9 and boys aged 15 to death.
According to a recent report issued by Amnesty International, at least 160 young Iranians currently await execution.

IRAN:Russian bombers drop deadly payload on to Syria after flying out from IRANIAN air base in Hamadan

A Tupolev Tu-22 M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Force

A Tupolev Tu-22 M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Force

Soaring above the skies of Syria, these are the Russian bombers dropping deadly bombs in the first missions to have taken off from Iran.

The Kremlin has deployed Tupolev-22 bombers to an air base in the Iranian city of Hamadan after Moscow and Tehran signed a military agreement for closer ties.

 And today the Russian defense ministry confirmed that its aircraft had flew out of the Iranian base to launch strikes against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria.

Iran:Those who met their appointment with FREEDOM

Those who met their appointment with FREEDOM

On the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran

The 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran

has been described as the worst crime against humanity since World War II.

28 years after this genocide, the Iranian regime still refuses to acknowledge the executions, or provide any information as to how many prisoners were killed.

Based on eyewitness accounts of survivors, the massacre had been prepared for from at least a year before. The order for the massacre came from Khomeini directly in the form of a religious decree (fatwa), calling for the execution of all who remained steadfast in their support for the opposition People's Mojahedin of Iran

A so-called Amnesty Commission (better known among prisoners as the Death Commission) asked a simple question from every prisoner: do you still support the PMOI/MEK? Those who answered yes were executed, even if they had already finished serving their original sentence. None of the victims had any new activities while in detention and many of them were 15 or 16 years of age at the time of original arrest and prosecution.

The executions started in the last week of July, peaking on July 28 until August 14, and continuing onto autumn and even the following year in some places.

Naturally, the vast majority of the victims were members and supporters of the PMOI/MEK, but the order extended to other groups in later stages.

Prisoners were hanged in groups, sometimes 10 to 15 at a time, and later transported out of prison by dump trucks, and buried in unmarked mass graves. There was no mercy on anyone, even young girls and pregnant women.

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Iran Freedom grand gathering July 9, 2016

IRAN:A Message from Paris Both Republicans and Democrats Should Heed

Activists of the Iranian Resistance Council 

By Ken Blackwell

Okay. Let’s face it. The two presidential nominees have effectively been chosen.  The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are ahead of us, and the U.S. is on the precipice of a highly contentious several months of campaigning.  

Discord between the two major parties is always evident in American politics, but almost never more so than in the run-up to national elections. It would not be surprising if Washington lawmakers and the vast majority of their constituents all found it very difficult to identify common ground on anything in this political climate.

But there are some things that almost all Americans can agree on. There are more situations than you might realize in which Democrats and Republicans want to achieve the same goals, although we struggle to find a shared perspective on working toward them.

There is perhaps no better example than the universal imperative to confront the threat of Islamic extremism. There has been well-publicized discord over issues like the growth of the Islamic State, the response to home-grown terrorism, and attempts to stabilize the Middle East.  But this only goes to show that both parties are preoccupied with pinning down a solution.  

It may not seem so, but Republicans and Democrats absolutely can find common ground on this area of policy. In a very meaningful sense, some already have. If you look to Paris just about a week prior to the Cleveland RNC, you will see Republican and Democratic policymakers, including officials from several presidential administrations, standing side-by-side to show common cause in the fight against Islamic terrorism.

On July 9, they will take part in the convention (ironically bigger in size than either the RNC or DNC) organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the democratic Iranian opposition. The “Free Iran” gathering in Paris will host a bipartisan American delegation, along with delegations from the EU and various nations of the world.

Iran:Stop appeasement with terrorist governments.

Iran’s empty condemnation of terrorism

By: First US Homeland Secretary, Tom Ridge

 Washington Times, June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 - About two days after an Orlando gunman carried out the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the Iranian foreign ministry issued a statement purporting to decry the incident. Speaking via the state-run IRNA, a spokesperson said the Iranian regime “condemns” the attack “based on its principled policy of condemning terrorism and its strong will to seriously confront this evil phenomenon.”It’s hard to imagine an expression of sympathy more disingenuous. Tehran’s comments must be viewed against a backdrop of its status as the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism, its steady propaganda against the United States, and its own brand of homophobia that has its origins in Islamic extremism.Iran is not all talk. The rhetoric about Western “arrogance” and “hostility” has been backed up by the arrests of numerous people who hold both Iranian and Western citizenships. The same goes for journalists, artists and professionals who have any meaningful connections with the West, and for activists the regime deems pro-Western

Iran:Stop appeasement with terrorist governments.

Iran’s empty condemnation of terrorism

By: First US Homeland Secretary, Tom Ridge

 governments, June 29, 2016 - About two days after an Orlando gunman carried out the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the Iranian foreign ministry issued a statement purporting to decry the incident. Speaking via the state-run IRNA, a spokesperson said the Iranian regime “condemns” the attack “based on its principled policy of condemning terrorism and its strong will to seriously confront this evil phenomenon.”It’s hard to imagine an expression of sympathy more disingenuous. Tehran’s comments must be viewed against a backdrop of its status as the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism, its steady propaganda against the United States, and its own brand of homophobia that has its origins in Islamic extremism.Iran is not all talk. The rhetoric about Western “arrogance” and “hostility” has been backed up by the arrests of numerous people who hold both Iranian and Western citizenships. The same goes for journalists, artists and professionals who have any meaningful connections with the West, and for activists the regime deems pro-Western

Iran:Breaking news: Iran Political prisoner Jafar Azimzadeh freed, clerical regime surrendered

Jafar Azimzadeh

Following perseverance and determination, after 64 days of hunger strike by the prominent political prisoner, Jafar Azimzadeh, and in line with an international wave of support together with solidarity of hundreds of other political prisoners with Jafar, the Iranian criminal regime surrendered to the will of determination and was forced to free Mr. Azimzadeh.

Message of Maryam Rajavi to the British Parliament - 30 June 2016

Why July 9 gathering? - Message of Tunne Kelam MEP from Estonia

why July 9 gathering? - Jaromir Stetina MEP from Czech Republic

Italian human rights figure expresses solidarity with Iranian Resistance

elisabetta-zamparutti

Former Italian Elawmaker lisabetta Zamparutti has expressed her solidarity with the major gathering of Iranians and their international supporters in Paris on July 9 titled “Free Iran.”

In a video message aired by the Iranian opposition satellite channel Simay-e Azadi, Ms. Zamparutti, Treasurer of Hands Off Cain, also condemned the mullahs' regime for carrying out mass executions in Iran, exporting terrorism and murdering the people of Syria in complicity with dictator Bashar al-Assad.

She urged Western governments to recognize the Iranian Resistance as a “reliable alternative” to the mullahs’ regime.

Mrs. Zamparutti added: "We will participate in the major convention held annually by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris. The Italian delegation and those from other countries will attend the event. I believe that it is time for Western governments to recognize the Iranian Resistance as a reliable alternative to the fanatical and misogynist regime ruling Iran."

Iran:Husband of imprisoned Iranian woman has released a statement about her treatment

London, 26 Jun - The husband of Nazanin Radcliffe, a British aid worker arrested in Iran earlier this year, has issued a statement regarding the accusations levied against her.

Richard Radcliffe’s statement was released via Change.org, on the petition that he created in order to get his wife released.

He reiterates that Iranian press coverage that Nazanin was accused of leading a soft coup to overthrow the Iranian government, and spying. This news came less than a week after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) told Nazanin that she would be released without charge.

Mr. Radcliffe said: “There is something breath-taking about taking a mother and baby while on holiday – even for the Revolutionary Guard. But to accuse Nazanin of running a global spy operation with a 2-year old [their daughter Gabriella, who is in the custody of her maternal grandparents] in tow seems beyond ludicrous – something out of Monty Python as much as Kafka. “

He detailed the interrogation tactics used by the Iranian authorities. You are forced to hand over the logins for your email and social networking sites, which the IRGC will dredge through looking for anything remotely incriminating; sharing news posts about the Iranian regime, ‘suspicious’ LinkedIn connections. Then they subject prisoners to intense interrogations until a confession, no matter how coerced, is made. In the state-run media, Nazanin has been vilified.

Husband of imprisoned Iranian woman has released a statement about her treatment

IRAN: Lamentable: Iranian FM invited to Oslo Forum to share experiences of peacemaking

June 13, Oslo: On Tuesday (14 June 2016) around 100 prominent mediators of armed conflict and peace process actors will be welcomed in Oslo by Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Børge Brende. Included amongst the participants invited to share their experiences of peacemaking will be Iranian Foreign Minister Mr. Javad Zarif at this year’s 2016 Oslo Forum. Yesterday evening former Norwegian MP Mr. Lars Rise for his reaction on hearing that the Iranian FM is speaking at this year’s Oslo Forum. And we suggested that surely having open dialogue with these perpetrators of war crimes is better than to freeze them out of discussions?

Lamentable: Iranian FM invited to Oslo Forum to share experiences of peacemaking

Iran – women: British-Iranian citizen arrested at airport

Iran – women: British-Iranian citizen arrested at airport

British-Iranian citizen, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards while leaving Iran. Since her arrest a month ago, she has been kept in solitary confinement in Kerman.

She had travelled to Iran along with her 22-month-old daughter whose only British passport was taken at the airport and she would not be allowed to leave Iran.

Mrs. Zaghari has been deprived of legal representation since her arrest on April 3.  She was also deprived of calling her husband outside Iran and even visiting her infant daughter.

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The Iranian Resistance calls on international human rights defenders, particularly the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, to take immediate and effective measures to secure the unconditional release of sick political prisoners and to provide them with immediate and essential medical care. It also calls for the formation of an international delegation to investigate the dreadful conditions of the regime’s prisons in Iran.

Maryam Rajavi: Inaction in the face of great tragedy of the century in Aleppo blemishes the international community

Savagery of the mullahs and their allies and mercenaries indicates their failure in saving the Syrian

Maryam Rajavi described the barbaric bombardment of Aleppo and the brutal massacre of the Syrian people, particularly women and children by Bashar Assad and the antihuman Iranian regime, along with their allies and mercenaries, an unparalleled war crime and a great tragedy of the century that has hurt the conscience of contemporary mankind. She said that the perseverance of the Syrian people and opposition, especially in the heroic Aleppo, is a model worthy of praise that will never be forgotten and that the inaction in the face of this tragedy blemishes the record of the international community.
“The growth and expansion of Daesh in the region, the wave of terrorism in Europe, and the wave of refugees are all direct consequences of the crimes of the past five years by the Syrian dictator and the Iranian regime and its mercenaries in the region going unpunished,” she noted.
Rajavi added: “Meanwhile, the unparalleled savagery unfolding these days, especially in Aleppo, reveals the frustration of the Iranian regime and its allies in facing up to the Syrian revolution and the Free Syrian Army and its dismal failure to save Assad’s rule. As the past five years have shown, the military mobilization of the Iranian regime and its allies against the will of the Syrian people and the opposition will surely end in a humiliating defeat.

Boeing urged to avoid deal with Iran

 

Boeing urged to avoid deal with Iran

Iran Focus

Washington, 5 May - Three American Congressmen have written to Boeing imploring them not to do business with “government-run entities” in Iran. Republican Representatives from Illinois Peter Roskam, Robert Dold and Randy Hultgrenaddressed Dennis Muilenburg urging him to reconsider subsidising “the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism”.

Syria’ White Helmets appalled at international silence towards Assad’s crimes

 

Syria’ White Helmets appalled at international silence towards Assad’s crimes

Iran Focus

London, 5 May - A Syrian volunteer aid group accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of deliberately and repeatedly attacking rescuers and aid centres in Aleppo. Intense fighting has gripped what was once the most populous city in the country. The Syrian Civil Defence group, eponymous for their white helmets, have pulled around 41,000 people from the ruins of buildings since their formation in early 2013.

Iran regime plans to blind man with acid next week

Iran regime plans to blind man with acid next week

NCRI - Iran’s fundamentalist regime plans to completely blind a man with acid next week as a form of punishment under the mullahs’ brutal retribution law, according to news received from inside Iran.

Mojtaba Saheli (Sabeqi), 31, who was previously blinded in his left eye by the regime, has been informed by prison officials that he is to be blinded in the right eye with acid next week in Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran.

On August 3, 2009 he allegedly blinded a driver in Qom, south of Tehran, with acid. The regime’s court in Qom sentenced Mr. Saheli to be blinded in both eyes with acid, pay blood money and serve a 10-year prison term as part of the regime’s inhumane law of retribution (qisas).

On March 3, 2015 he was blinded in one eye with acid in Gohardasht Prison in the presence of the regime’s deputy prosecutor in Tehran Mohammad Shahriari and prison officials after the draconian sentence was upheld by the regime’s Supreme Court.

Mr. Saheli is currently imprisoned in Ward 2 of Hall 4 of Gohardasht Prison. He had been told to pay blood money to avoid the new blinding sentence from being implemented on his right eye.

#Iranian students show support for political prisoners

Iranian students show support for political prisoners

NCRI - Students at the Tehran Polytechnic University (Amirkabir University of Technology) have shown their solidarity and support for teachers imprisoned in Iran over their political opinion.

The students on Sunday, May 1, put up supportive statements and photographs of the imprisoned teachers, several of who are now on hunger strike in Iran’s notorious jails.

Esmail Abdi and Mahmoud Beheshti Langroudi, two teachers who are behind bars in Evin Prison, are currently on hunger strike.

Another political prisoner Ali Moezzi, whose relatives are members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), has announced that he plans to join Abdi and other political prisoners on hunger strike as a sign of solidarity beginning on Friday

Iran:Baluchi prisoner denied cancer treatment in Iran

Baluchi prisoner denied cancer treatment in Iran

NCRI – The Iranian regime is denying hospital treatment to an ethnic Iranian  prisoner in the south-eastern city of Zahedan.

Mansour Mahmoudzehi, 47, imprisoned in the Central Prison of Zahedan, has developed stomach cancer, however the regime’s henchmen continue to prevent his transfer to hospital.

Mahmoudzehi has been imprisoned in Zahedan for over 10 years, during which time he has systematically been denied proper hospital treatment for his cancer.

Mahmoudzehi is not the only Iranian prisoner denied treatment for cancer.

Maryam Rajavi's message on International Labor Day

Fellow toiling workers,
Fellow compatriots who have been dismissed or are unemployed,
Millions of honorable men and women who have been forced to live in fear, destitution and insecurity because of dismissals, white and temporary contracts and unpaid wages,
I congratulate you all, on the International Labor Day!
Although the ruling despots have made life gloomy and bitter for you, but contrary to the mullahs, we celebrate the International Labor Day as the universal symbol of workers' struggle, a day that heralds emancipation of mankind from oppression and exploitation. Because there is a potent force in your suffering and your will power to end such pain and bring about liberty and emancipation.
Let us remember on this day the combatant worker and brave political prisoner, Shahrokh Zamani, who was jailed for his efforts to establish labor syndicates and lost his life last year due to inhuman pressure and treatment of Khamenei's henchmen in prison.
Let us hail the imprisoned workers who are resisting in the regime's dungeons and the courageous laborers who risk their own dismissal to protest violations of the most basic rights and freedoms of workers.
Workers set a record last year, by staging numerous protests, strikes, marches, and gatherings, and by signing protest petitions in various production units in every province.

Attack on Aleppo hospital is a “war crime”

NCRI - Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, has described the bombing of a hospital in Aleppo by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's forces last week as a "war crime."

Mrs. Rajavi "strongly condemned" the deadly strike last Wednesday which led to the deaths of dozens of people including children and doctors, adding that Assad's forces are being backed by the Iranian regime on the orders of the mullahs' Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

IRAN: Khamenei appoints new personal representative in Syria

Abolfalz Tabatabai-Ashkezari

NCRI - The Iranian regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has appointed a mullah as his new personal representative in Syria.

Abolfalz Tabatabai-Ashkezari was appointed to the role by Khamenei on Wednesday, April 27, the Tasnim news agency, run by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Forces, reported.

Khamenei has personal representatives in all 31 of Iran's provinces. The appointment of a personal representative in Syria signifies the importance Khamenei attaches to the fate of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Mehdi Ta’eb, a close protégé of Khamenei, had previously reiterated that Tehran's fate is intertwined with Assad's future. Mullah Ta’eb also described Syria as a "province of Iran."

Commenting on the appointment of mullah Abolfalz Tabatabai-Ashkezari as Khamenei's personal representative in Syria, Shahin Gobadi of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on Monday said:

"Following the deployment of 60,000 IRGC forces, foreign mercenary militias from Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and more recently units of Iran's regular army, Khamenei has appointed a new mullah as his personal representative in Syria in order encourage his forces that have taken heavy casualties and are now demoralized in Syria."

Iran:Rate of executions rising in Iran

Rate of executions rising in Iran

 The UK Representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has said that the rate of executions is rising during Hassan Rouhani’s presidency despite his claim to ‘moderation’. In an interview with the ncr-iran.org website on Tuesday 26 April Dowlat Nowrouzi said that recent visits to Tehran by European leaders had not lead to any improvement of the human rights situation in Iran.

Officials from Italy, France and Austria have all engaged with the Iranian government since the start of the year and a new, reduced sanctions framework. Federica Mogherini, the High Representative for the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, was in Tehran at the time of two executions. Mogherini and seven other commissioners were meeting to discuss trade agreements and increased co-operation.

Iran – Women: Female workers suffer from discrimination

According to official statistics, female workers make up only 5% percent of the total number of Iranian workers. They are thus ignored and even deprived of their minimum legal rights.

Some of the so-called privileges considered for women in the Iranian Labor Law, are actually working against women discouraging employers from employing women to dodge the rules on maternity leaves and creation of kindergartens and child care centers at the work place.

“Women mostly work in services sectors. Most of the women working in these sectors are single-parents. Given the economic situation, high inflation rate and soaring prices, women constantly face the risk of losing their jobs when their workplace gets shut down. A female worker who weaves a rug over a year, receives 1 million toumans as salary which is about 100,000 toumans per month. This is a quarter of a worker's minimum wage but since they badly need the money, they accept to work on such low wages. They are therefore exploited in this manner,” said Soheila Jelodarzadeh, a former member of the Iranian parliament.

Iranian workers protest for their rights in Tehran

NCRI – Iranian workers protested on Saturday in central Tehran denouncing the detention of banned union activists and demanding labor rights currently denied to them by the mullahs’ regime.

The rally had been organized by the state-affiliated Worker’s House, and there was a heavy police presence to ensure that the rally did not get out of hand. In the middle of the procession, however, large numbers of workers began to chant slogans against the regime and demanded freedom for political prisoners.

“Arrested workers must be freed,” they chanted.

They also held up banners with messages countering those that had been produced by the official state-affiliated body.

Tehran bus drivers hold rally demanding release of political prisoners

NCRI - Members of the Tehran Bus Workers Union took part in a rally in central Tehran on Saturday on the eve of International Workers' Day demanding the release of labor activists from jail and their basic rights including decent wages.

The bus drivers and staff were joined by a large number of students in the rally. They raised banners which read: “Arrested workers must be freed,” "Unions are our inalienable right" and "A just (decent) wage is our inalienable right."

Minutes after they began their rally, suppressive state security forces attacked the gathering and confiscated the banners.

The mullahs’ regime is taking draconian measures to prevent workers in Iran from holding protests on International Workers' Day on May 1.

IRAAN: NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee chief comments on recent spate of executions in Iran

NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee chief comments on recent spate of executions in Iran

NCRI – Regarding the recent spike in the rate of executions in Iran, which have numbered at least 46 since April 10, Mohammad Mohaddessin, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of (NCRI), said:

“In the month of April, during and after visits to Iran by the Prime Minister of Italy and the EU foreign policy chief dozens of people have been executed in Iran. Among the latest cases was the execution of eight Iranian Baluchis in Zahedan Prison on Saturday and Tuesday.

Iran regime broadcasts video to recruit children for Syria war

Iran regime broadcasts video to recruit children for Syria war

NCRI – The Iranian regime, faced with a crisis in recruiting fighters to defend Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has embarked on a new propaganda campaign to encourage children to join the war in Syria.

The Iranian regime’s state media have been broadcasting a new promotional clip entitled ‘Martyrs who defend the sacred shrine’ in recent days encourage young children to take part in the war.

Iranian refugee, 23, self-immolates; call for support for Iranian refugees in Australi

Iranian refugee, 23, self-immolates; call for support for Iranian refugees in Australia

The Iranian Resistance declares its deep regret for the self-immolation of an Iranian refugee, 23, that occurred during a visit by a UNHCR delegation from a refugee camp in New Guinea.

This Iranian refugee, reported to be in dire condition, is among around 800 Iranian and Afghan refugees who had succeeded in reaching Australia but the Australian government, in breach of recognized refugee standards, has sent these refugees to Papua Islands in New Guinea

IRAN:Kazem Rajavi: Iran human rights advocate remembered

 

Iran Focus

London, 25 Apr - Last Sunday, 24 April, marked the 26th anniversary of Professor Kazem Rajavi’s assassination. Professor Rajavi was a renowned defender of human rights in Iran and the elder brother of Massoud Rajavi, the leader of the organised Iranian opposition.

Professor Rajavi was 56 when he was killed whilst driving to his home in Coppet, a village near Geneva. The assassination was carried out in broad daylight by members of the Iranian government’s infamous Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Extensive investigations from Swiss authorities found 13 Iranian government agents including former President and one of the richest men in Iran - Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani – to be involved in masterminding the assassination.

Professor Rajavi held six doctorate degrees in law, political science and sociology from universities in Paris and Geneva. He was an active advocate for a free Iran, establishing the Swiss Society for Defence of Iranian Political Prisoners in 1971 with Geneva resident Christian Grobet who went on to become head of government advisors.

IRAN:The Iranian Regime Will Collapse Following Assad’s Leave from Power

Paris-Maryam Rajavi, President of the “People’s Mujahedin of Iran” party, said that the Iranian regime is founded on three main pillars for it to prevail. The three principals are assembling a nuclear deterrent,absolute oppression of the interior and the export of terrorism and extremism to the outside.

Rajavi, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, said believes that Tehran’s strategy is established on the extent of interference it manages in affairs of other countries, the incitement of war and the exporting of terrorism; however, all the regime’s plots have failed after the Decisive Storm.

“The Iranian regime can be defeated once and for all in Bahrain if it was confronted with a decisive alliance formed by regional countries,” Rajavi said. She mentioned that the Iranian regime is close to drowned in the swamps of the Syrian civil war.

Iran :Afsaneh Hajibaba: Fate-making moments

Afsaneh Hajibaba

There are pivotal moments in life that would change everything. There are pivotal moments that would stay with you till eternity and are impossible to forget.

I was a nurse, working night shifts in a hospital. One morning, as I was returning home, I was stopped by a horrific scene.

In Imam Hossein Square in , a 17-year-old boy had been hanged in public. I arrived at the scene when his body was swinging in the air and his legs making sudden movements.  People were watching in awe.  No one was even breathing. The terror was indescribable.

  The dreadful spectacle of the tiny legs of a young boy twirling and seeing him struggling while suffocating, changed my whole life. I made a choice to fight against the brutal dictatorship ruling my country.

 When I was leaving the country, I was not able to bring my 9-year-old son.  Leaving him behind was one of the toughest moments of my life. He was weeping so baad that everyone in the airport was crying with him. I said good bye to my son, held the hand of my older daughter and stepped forward.

Iran: Public flogging of a woman

Iran: Public flogging of a woman

A woman was flogged this morning, April 27, 2016, in public in the city of Golpayegan, in the central Iranian Province of Isfahan.The unidentified woman had been arrested and imprisoned four years ago on the charge of complicity in the murder of her husband and illicit relations with another man.

Amb. Lincoln Bloomfield: Iran regime has ‘legitimacy deficit’

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NCRI – Iran’s regime has a “legitimacy deficit” and fears any challenges to its rule and as such is “jailing and executing people who pose a political challenge,” said Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, a former senior United States official.

In an interview on Iran News Update's YouTube page, Amb. Bloomfield criticized the Obama administration for not considering Iran’s human rights violations as a factor in the nuclear agreement made with the mullahs’ regime in 2015.

“This raises the question of whether the United States has been ignoring one of the most egregious violators of human rights in the world, and ignoring the plight of the individuals who are being detained and jailed and tortured and executed in Iran,” said Amb. Bloomfield who previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the U.S. State Department from 2001 until 2005.

“I do think that there is a refocusing that is needed as to what should be the appropriate approach to the behavior of the ruling regime in Iran.”

Amb. Bloomfield said he does not believe that international trade deals would encourage the regime to reduce the number of executions in carries out annually.