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Nowruz Statement by Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison
In an open letter on the occasion of Nowruz, a group of MEK supporters in Evin prison wished a happy new year to all Iranians and congratulated the Iranian Resistance on the achievements and victories of the past year. Excerpts of the letter follow:
“How can we start the New Year in any way other than with pain as our compatriots are grieving and their tables are empty?
Iranian Exiles in Stockholm Demand Accountability for Regime Officials
Freedom-loving Iranians and family members of the victims of Iran’s summer 1988 massacre rallied once again in Stockholm on Tuesday, March 22, calling on the international community to hold the mullahs’ regime in Tehran accountable for their ongoing human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
These individuals have long been traveling from across Europe, endured the bitter cold winter season of Sweden, to voice their demands as an Iranian regime functionary by the name of Hamid Noury is on trial for his role in the killings of 1988 across Iran that left over 30,000 political prisoners executed, mostly members and supporters of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
U.S. Senate Addressed Democratic Change in Iran, Defended the People’s Protests
In a U.S. Senate virtual conference hosted by the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) on March 16, a bipartisan group of Senators and prominent former officials addressed Iran protests, the implications of Tehran’s backing of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the nuclear talks.
As the conference keynote speaker, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), highlighted the mullahs’ strategy for survival has relied on the three elements of repression, nuclear bomb-making, and terrorism.
You Cannot Trust Tehran With a Deal, Says Senator Lieberman
In an interview with Fox News on March 23, Senator Joseph Lieberman said the IRGC is probably a terrorist organization with more blood on its hands than al-Qaeda or ISIS.
Responding to Fox News host about Jake Sullivan’s concerns regarding a new nuclear deal with the Iranian regime, Senator Lieberman said: “If there is a nuclear deal with Iran that would block Iran’s path to acquiring a nuclear weapon in a verifiable way and it would restrain that program, we would do it. But that deal is terrible, and my impression of Jake Sullivan’s remarks is that the deal is not curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and at best it pauses it for about two years, and then it will start again. After all, the government of Tehran is a terrorist, extremist, anti-American, and aggressive government. They cheat, they lie, and you cannot trust them.”
WATCH: @UANI Chairman Senator Joseph Lieberman on @FoxNews
"The IRGC is probably today a terrorist organization with more blood on its hands than al-Qaeda or ISIS, believe it or not. And you're going to lift sanctions on them?" pic.twitter.com/w4vpYvGYt4
— UANI (@UANI) March 23, 2022
2,500 Harmed Women Lose Their Shelter With the Closure of the House of Sun
The House of Sun, which protects 2,500 harmed women, drug-addicted and homeless women, is being shut down under government pressure.
The House of Sun, a nongovernmental organization (NGO), will close its doors to thousands of harmed women in Tehran’s Darvazeh Ghar District.
Officials of the NGO announced on social media that they would end their work by the end of March 2022. The organization shelters 2,500 harmed women, 600 of whom have recovered.
Arab League Secretary-General Dismisses Tehran’s Meddling in Arab Countries at UNSC Meeting
“Arab countries are very concerned about Iran’s policies in our region,” said Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit at a UN Security Council meeting on March 23.
Mr. Aboul Gheit added: “Iran’s meddling in the internal affairs of Arab countries has been going on for more than ten years. Arab countries have many concerns about Iran’s policies in our region. Particularly, if Iran agrees with the P5+1 countries on its nuclear program. A nuclear program that is a threat to peace in the region and in the world. We emphasize that these threats must be addressed at this year’s NPT review conference. In addition, the country’s missile program is a source of legitimate concern for members of the Arab League.”
Read more: Iran News in Brief – March 23, 2022
