Iranians# demonstrate to condemn# human rights violations# in Iran#

Iranians demonstrate carrying portraits of those killed in Oct. 28, 2015 missile attacks in Camp Liberty, Iraq

The Meda Express, Oct. 29, 2016 - At the request of the Committee for Human Rights in Iran, a meeting was organized near the Quai d’Orsay and the National Assembly at Places des Invalids against the continued use of executions by Iran and to seek justice for victims of prisons massacres in Iran.

This meeting, which includes the families of victims of execution and ex-political prisoners from Iran, will take place Wednesday afternoon.
Both public personalities and government deputies encouraged the demonstrators, who commemorate both the victims of the latest deadly attack against Camp Liberty in October 2015, which killed 24 PMOI members including Hossein Abrishamchi, brother of the president of the Peace Commission of the NCRI , Mehdi Abrishamchi
Socialist Party deputy Pascal Terrasse underlined that “open and international investigations of the situation of political prisoners in Iran must be taken, both before and after the events of 1988”.

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Eyewitness# claim that the peaceful protest grew as large# as 3,000# people, who held flowers and remained silent.

Iran# Regime Suppresses one more Peaceful #Demonstration

London- Iran Focus, 27 October 2016 -   The Iranian Regime has finally named some of the people they arrested earlier this week for protesting the imprisonment of a political prisoner.

They have released the names of three women; Baharak Azarnia, Zahra Shafii, and Nahid Babazazeh.
The mainly female protesters rallied outside of Tehran's Baghiyatollah Hospital for five days straight demanding the release of Mohammad Ali Taheri.
Eyewitness claim that the peaceful protest grew as large as 3,000 people, who held flowers and remained silent.
They had planned to leave at the end of visiting hours but the Iranian Regime’s Security Forces launched a sneak attack.
They used violence to disperse the crowd; even arresting some of those they were beating.
As a result, some demonstrators were in dire need of medical attention.
All those arrested on October 24, were interrogated at the notorious Evin Prison before being transferred to Fashafouyeh and Qarchak prisons, the next day.
On October 21, the Security Forces launched their first attack on the peaceful protesters attempting to disperse them with violence and the use of tear gas which made many people in the crowd, including children, very sick.

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The Biggest# America's# Mistake regarding# Iran#

Straun Stevenson discusses the US failure to see the reality of Iranian peoples desire for a regime change in Iran

London - A Prominent British politician has given a speech about American’s big mistake regarding Iran, at the University of California- Berkeley.
Struan Stevenson, President of the European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA), said that the West made the mistake of thinking that the Regime is strong but really, it is quite vulnerable.
He said that if the West had come down stronger on them during last year’s nuclear deal, we may have been able to replace the Regime with its democratic alternative.
Stevenson, a former Scottish Member of the European Parliament, has been a constant supporter of the Iranian Resistance and was one of those who demanded that the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and their sister organisation, National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) be removed from the US and the EU’s list of terrorist organisations.
He said that Iran is not even keeping to its side of the nuclear deal; launching attacks on Camp Liberty residents, testing nuclear missiles in violation of UN resolutions and supporting terrorist activity.
Stevenson was able to visit the region whilst serving as President of the Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Iraq. There he saw how the West’s attempt to appease the Iranian Regime was allowing the Regime to destroy the middle east.

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Iranian# women# face restrictions unknown# in other Muslim countries#

Iranian women protest mullahs Islamic dress code [file photo]

While many Muslim countries have laws restricting the dress, habits, and jobs available to women, Iran is unique in both its oddness and inconsistency.
The situation of women in Iran is widely lamented, but is also not without its paradoxes.
The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran reversed decades of liberalizing laws and attitudes towards women and is often viewed as a rejection of the western concept of femininity. After the revolution the ban on the use of the hijab was lifted, and many women holding government posts were forced to wear the chador. Events and public spaces became sex-segregated, as well.
At the same time, women in Iran became more literate, and by the 1990s more women than men were enrolling in colleges. More women were also allowed to enter the workforce, and contraceptive laws were liberal by international standards.
These trends have not, however, prevented the creation of bizarre and often intrusive laws restricting women’s liberties. For examples, women in Iran are not allowed to cycle, work in coffee shops, wear boots or pants, go on stage, enter sports stadiums, or divorce upon request. These laws often target the physical appearance and modesty of women, their participation or affiliation with sporting events, and women’s legal abilities.
Laws making divorce for women harder have garnered criticism. In 2015, the state made divorce illegal unless the couple had undertaken state-guided counseling sessions. The move was taken in response to spiking divorce rates, particularly in big cities.
The “modesty police” who patrol Iranian streets enforcing codes of dress for women have also been a source of controversy. The agents, who are affiliated with the Intelligence Ministry, impose ever-changing, seemingly arbitrary rules on women, who can be harassed or detained for their style of dress or behavior.

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British MPs call for the UK to condemn# human rights violations and state-sponsored 1988 massacre in Iran#1988Massacre#Iran#FreeIran

Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon, leads Parliamentary exhibition calling for justice on human rights violations in Iran including 1988 massacre

Hendon’s MP is leading calls for the UK to condemn human rights violations in Iran, following a dedicated exhibition.
The exhibition at Attlee Suite in the House of Commons yesterday (October 20) showcased the Iranian authorities’ past and ongoing atrocities targeting all sectors of the Iranian society including activists and dissidents.
It was part of a conference set up by the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF) highlighting the human rights violations in Iran and commemorating the victims of executions.
The conference will especially focus on the state-sponsored 1988 massacre, which saw 30,000 people, including pregnant women and children, executed by religious decree from the government regime.
Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon, chaired the conference and pushed for an end to impunity for the people who committed these crimes.
He said: “The people of Iran want an end to the impunity for those who committed this crime and other authorities of the regime.
“I urge the British government to recognize and condemn this massacre as a crime against humanity and act in the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Security Council in order to bring the known perpetrators to justice in an international tribunal.”

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