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.
Iran: Protests on International Teacher’s Day
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.