Fewer than 10 percent turnout in election sham by 8:00 pm local time

Friday, 17 June 2005

Iran – election – statement no. 7 By 8:00 pm local time, the number of those casting ballots in the presidential election sham was less than 10 percent of the eligible voters. For this reason, the Interior Ministry extended the voting hours.

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Failure of Iran's Presidential election: A foregone conclusion

Thursday, 16 June 2005

Without doubt, the Iranian regime's presidential election on Friday carries no semblance of the democratic process. If the electoral process and the records of the candidates are any indication, this election will only serve to safeguard the status quo.

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Who are the candidates in the mullahs' election masquerade?

Thursday, 16 June 2005

Despite the fact that all candidates in the mullah’s presidential elections had affirmed their heartfelt and practical commitment to the doctrine of the velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule), the Guardian Council qualified only eight out of more than 1,000 candidates, who have been among officials responsible for suppression, killings, plunder and the export of terrorism in the past quarter century. The composition of the candidates and the reality that the regime was unable to offer even one new face to deceive its foreign interlocutors foretell of the clerical regime’s deadlock in every respect. Yesterday, Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezai, acknowledging the prospects of a widespread boycott by the Iranian people, withdrew from the race.

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Mullahs set the stage for large-scale fraud in presidential election sham

Wednesday, 15 June 2005

Parallel with the public’s widespread apathy toward the presidential election sham and the enthusiastic response to the call for a boycott by the Iranian Resistance, the clerical regime has resorted to new ploys to engage in fraud, vote fixing and inflating the turnout. The Iranian Resistance’s President-elect Maryam Rajavi urged a boycott of the election three months ago.

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Human Rights Watch Report a catalogue of lies intended to help ruling theocracy

Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Maryam Rajavi: HRW Report a catalogue of lies intended to help the ruling theocracy in Iran on the eve of presidential election farce The intent is to prevent the removal of Mojahedin from terrorist list, which has gained growing support in Europe, U.S. Timing and haste to produce the report, no inquiries from Mojahedin, the nature of sources, testimony-by-telephone which serve to preserve an anti-human regime reach unprecedented nadir in manipulating human rights

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Ahwaz bombings falsely blamed on the Mojahedin

Monday, 13 June 2005

Reacting to widespread election boycott, the mullahs’ falsely attribute the recent bombings to the Mojahedin In response to widespread boycott of the election farce upon a call by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), in their media, the mullahs’ ruling Iran are blaming the PMOI for the recent bombing, falsely attributing them to the organization.

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Statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance

Sunday, 12 June 2005

U.S. and Iraqi officials have reiterated that the Iranian regime’s meddling in Iraq has undermined peace and stability in that country. Tehran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons have also aroused alarm in the world community. There are reports on the role of Tehran in the September 11 tragedy and international human rights organizations have pointed to the deterioration of human rights in Iran and the rise in public executions. A worldwide consensus has emerged on the need for a regime change in Iran.

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Iranian Resistance welcomes recalling of Canadian ambassador from Tehran

Sunday, 12 June 2005

Iranian Resistance welcomes recalling of Canadian ambassador from Tehran and calls for firm international measures against widespread human rights violations in Iran Mr. Mohammad Mohaddessin, chairman of the NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee welcomed the decision by Mr. Bill Graham, the Foreign Minister of Canada, to recall Canada’s ambassador from Iran in protest to the Iranian regime’s refusal to allow representatives of the Canadian government to attend a show trial on Zahra Kazemi’s murder case.

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Mullahs' new propaganda scheme against PMOI, Iranian Resistance

Sunday, 12 June 2005

The Iranian society’s explosive situation and the escalating internal feuding among the ruling mullahs foretell of the “countdown” for the clerical regime in Iran. The unprecedented wave of public executions and the implementation of inhuman punishments such as stoning, eye-gouging and limb amputations have failed to thwart the expansion of popular protests and uprisings (numbering more than 1,000 just this year).

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