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Iranian Resistance condemns clerical regime’s clampdown on universities

Repression in universities in Iran has been ramped up in recent months. Most recently, the Iranian regime have upped suppression as a reaction to the recent publication of a photo of Mrs Maryam Rajavi in a university journal. The publication of the photo of the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) was dealt with very harshly.

Narges Mohammadi sentenced to 16 years in Evin Prison: “…I have no regret about the jobs that I did.”

On October 8, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) published an article about Narges Mohammadi, human rights activist. 

Narges Mohammadi sent a letter from Evin Prison stating  that she will tolerate the ordeal of prison, but that she will never believe that serving a day in prison is legal, ethical and humane for her.  She writes, “I believe in the way I pursue and I have no regret about the jobs that I did.”

David Kilgour: Canada can lead global criticism of Iran’s human rights abuses

David Kilgour, former member of Canada’s House of Commons and Secretary of State, said that the Canadian House of Commons is “one of few parliaments in the world to have formally acknowledged and denounced one of the worst crimes against humanity in recent history”.

Next U.S. President faces challenges with Iran in foreign policy

Shahriar Kia, a press spokesman for residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, and members of the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran opposition group (PMOI, also known as MEK), has said that Iran will be one of the major foreign policy challenges that the next U.S. President will face.

Iran: Call for Canadian government to demand UN inquiry into 1988 massacre

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have reported on the press conference that was held at the Canadian Parliament on 6th October. MPs, representatives of the Iranian-Canadian community and eyewitnesses to the 1988 massacre called on the government to implement a motion adopted by parliament in 2013. The NCRI explain that the document “condemned the massacre of political prisoners and expressed solidarity with political prisoners being held in Iranian jails today”.

Hold Iran Accountable to Contain its Terrorism and Human Rights Abuses

In an article by Heshmat Alavi, published in The Ground Report on October 5, he writes about the violation of Human Rights in Iran.

Furious Reaction from Iran’s Regime to the appearance of Maryam Rajavi’s Alumni Photo in a Prestigious University’s Publication

In an article published on October 5, The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) writes that theIranian regime closed down the Society of Graduates in Sharif University of Technology, after publication of a photo of Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the NCRI, in its latest book listing its former alumni.

UN report: Iran has a horrifying relationship with human rights abuses

Zaghari-five-year Ratcliffe's term ended in March, but she was forbidden from returning to the United Kingdom.

The husband of a British charity worker, currently imprisioned in Iran, has issued another desperate statement for his wife to be released, pleading with the British government to intervene and the international community to put pressure on the Iranian Regime.

Iran: Protests on International Teacher’s Day

a group of teachers from the poorest parts of Iran's East Azerbaijan region took to the streets to demand their wages, which had been delayed for 14 months.

To coincide with the International Teachers Day, the current and retired staff from the faculty of the Ministry of Education in Tehran staged a demonstration. On the morning of 5th October, they protested their low wages and lack of benefits as well as the terrible living conditions they are subject to.

Iran’s nuclear program has not been eliminated

An article on Breitbart News Network’s website points to the holes in the nuclear deal with Iran following the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday in which Democratic candidate Tim Kaine claimed that the deal means that Iran has indefinitely ceased to further its nuclear weapons program.