Ken Blackwell, a former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, wrote an article for American Thinker in which he presents his thoughts regarding the run-up to the U.S. elections and the 9^th July event in Paris.

Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan is director of the graduate program in Global Affairs and Human Security in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University Baltimore.   Please see his July 5, article in “The Hill”.

Lord Clarke of Hampstead, a long-time member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, said that the Rouhani regime is “a disgrace in the civilized world.”

With colleagues from parliaments in the US and Europe, Canadian Senator, David Smith, said he would be at the Free Iran mass rally in Paris on July 9, as he has in previous years, to demand “genuine elections and basic human rights” for the people of Iran.

Polish MEP, Jaroslaw Walesa, speaking on behalf of the ‘Friends of Free Iran‘ in the European Parliament, said  that it was “most important” that Europe support the Iranian opposition in its struggle against the regime in Tehran.

Petri Sarvamaa, a Member of the European Parliament from Finland, has reiterated his support for a free Iran as momentum gathers behind the mass rally on July 9 in Paris of supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), together with decision-makers and civic leaders from across the globe.

Patrizia Toia, a Member of the European Parliament from Italy, declared that she wanted to “encourage everyone to join the event in Paris of 9th of July.” The event, a mass rally for a Free Iran, will be attended by tens of thousands of supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK).

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), called for urgent action to protect the residents of Camp Liberty following an attack Monday night which saw more than 50 rockets injure 40, set large areas ablaze, and leave craters seven feet wide and five feet deep.