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The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) is pleased to announce that over 100 Members of Parliament have signed Early Day Motion (EDM) 232, expressing deep concern over ongoing human rights violations in Iran and seeking accountability for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners.
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The Iranian regime’s judiciary has sentenced six political prisoners to death following months of torture and unlawful detention, on charges of membership in the PMOI.
These individuals have been subjected to inhumane treatment, with the regime accusing them of politically motivated charges such as “conspiracy to undermine national security,” “rebellion against the state” and “forming a group to disrupt national stability”.
The charges brought against these individuals, such as “conspiracy against the state” are commonly used by the Iranian authorities to justify the detention and execution of individuals who oppose the regime or express dissenting views.
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The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) held a meeting in Parliament on Tuesday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
The meeting brought together cross-party MPs and Peers, representatives of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), women’s rights activists, and members of the Anglo-Iranian Community. Their participation underscored the UK’s cross-party solidarity with the NCRI and its advocacy for women’s equality, democracy, and fundamental rights. NCRI President-elect, Mrs Maryam Rajavi, also addressed the meeting.
Discussions highlighted the dire situation faced by Iranian women, who endure state-sanctioned violence and discrimination enshrined in Iran’s constitution, including the compulsory dress code.
Speakers condemned the regime’s use of death penalty, and sexual violence to suppress dissent-- tactics also documented in the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report on the crackdown on recent protests.
They praised the pivotal role of women and girls as the driving force behind change in Iran, acknowledging their leadership in both the protests and the organised opposition over decades.
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The British Committee for Iran Freedom strongly condemns the forcible displacement of Iranian Kurdish parties in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and extradition of an Iranian asylum seeker, Behzad Khosravi, from Iraq to Iran following the recent visit of Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian to Iraq.