Brussels: Europe and the Arabs

According to a statement distributed by the Iranian Resistance in the Belgian capital, Brussels, and we received a copy of it, The National Council of Resistance of Iran organized an international conference and a massive gathering yesterday, Friday, September 15, in Brussels, in which many leaders, legislators, and parliamentarians from various countries of the world participated, to commemorate the first anniversary of the Iranian uprising that spread across the country and severely shook the ruling establishment in Iran.
This international conference, in which thousands of Iranians participated and which is titled (The Iranian Uprising, the Role of Women and Youth, and Prospects for a Democratic Republic), aims to draw the attention of the international community to the urgent need to bring about a shift in policy related to the repressive regime in Iran. Moreover, it seeks to Emphasizing the right of the Iranian people to dismantle their oppressors and pave the way for the establishment of a democratic republic.
The President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, gave a speech at this conference, in which she discussed the Iranian uprising and stressed that everything foretells the end of the mullahs’ regime.
She said in her speech: “I remember well that when the Iranian Resistance announced on November 7, the fifty-second day of the uprising, that the regime had arrested more than 30,000 people, no one outside Iran believed it and considered it an exaggeration, but two months later, the regime announced itself.” Khamenei issued the so-called amnesty for 100,000 prisoners, 30,000 of whom were related to what he called “the unrest,” which is a nickname for the uprising, and when the brave women and girls - this main force for change - stood on the front lines, it became clear that the transformation taking place in Iran It is gaining such intensity and depth that it will lead to the inevitable overthrow of the religious dictatorship and bring about a free Iran. Here, we pay respect to the pioneering women and men who have kept the flame of war against the religious dictatorship burning over the past four decades.”
Rajavi explained: “The factors and reasons that caused the outbreak of the uprising never diminished, but rather became more intense and intense, including:
First: Society’s conflicting view of the rule of executioners has clearly increased, which appeared in the uprising. Regime officials say that a large number of cadres from the official repressive institutions are killed every month by dissatisfied citizens and angry youth. Every week, without exception, different groups of people protest. People, such as retirees, workers, nurses and professors, especially residents of deprived areas.
Second: The organized resistance and resistance units inside the country, in addition to the social media networks of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq, focused their activities on breaking the barrier of repression and suffocation and establishing and spreading uprisings.
Third: While the regime’s oil revenues have increased, the policy of plundering public assets and impoverishing the masses of people has led to an intensification of explosive energy, and social preparedness for uprisings is increasing.
I wonder, why is the regime making these desperate efforts? The answer must be found in the results and achievements of the uprising:

The dividing line (neither to the Shah’s regime nor to the mullahs’ regime) was highlighted and determined, and the flag of the (Democratic Republic) was raised during the few uprisings.
The walls of the Popular Front were strengthened against any kind of dictatorship and subordination, and the intentions of the fraudulent people and movements in the front of tyranny and subordination were exposed.
I will sum it up: everything in the system indicates its fragility and instability and heralds its demise.”
She continued by saying: “I would like to express my gratitude to about a thousand famous women in the world from the highest levels of political, scientific, artistic and social leadership, who published on the anniversary of the uprising a joint statement of their support for the struggle of the pioneering women in the Iranian resistance and the role of brave girls and women in the Iranian uprising. Their statement, like The initiative of 3,600 parliamentarians from around the world, 124 former presidents and prime ministers, as well as 75 Nobel laureates, constitutes a shining example of correct international policy and in defense of the Iranian people’s uprising. They all stressed the necessity of including the Iranian regime’s guards on the terrorist list and prosecuting them. regime leaders, as well as support the Iranian resistance’s 10-point programme.”
  For his part, Stephen Harper, the former Prime Minister of Canada, gave a speech in which he said: “Today the Iranian regime and those who appease it in the West will announce that the protests have calmed down and will never return, but we know that the opposite is true, and the protests will return as they did before, and every time.” They come back, they are more widespread, more aggressive, more enduring than they were before, and as each time they are repressed with greater brutality, with more imprisonment and more deaths, so that they lay the foundation for the next round of protests, and so the cycle of protests and repression returns. “This time, friends, the demonstrators burned the ancestral home of the regime’s founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, and next time they will burn the entire regime to the ground.”
Michele Alliot-Marie, former French Minister of Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs, gave a speech in which she said: “We share the values of democracy, and that is why we stand with Maryam Rajavi. Today is a tragic anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Our hearts bleed when we think of her, but it is also a day when hope is reborn.” “The vision we have in Europe and other countries about what is happening in Iran has changed after the wave of protests.”
She added: “380 deputies and members of the French Senate have taken a position in support of the Iranian opposition, and they have joined more than 3,500 deputies and 120 prime ministers to defend what they are fighting for.”
In the same context, Guy Verhofstadt, former Prime Minister of Belgium, said in his speech during the conference: “The protests were a sudden explosion of the Iranian people’s anger after 40 years of the mullahs’ rule, and while the reason for the demonstrations in the beginning was the oppression of women, they quickly expanded to include change.” Essentially politically and socially, the demonstrators began by chanting “Women’s lives are freedom” and then moved to the slogan “No to the oppressor, whether the Shah or the Mullah.”
He added: “The silence of the West gives the Iranian regime permission to oppress the population The strategy must change from decisive participation to regime change,” he said, noting: “There are things that Europe must do, the most important of which is dealing with all the democratic opposition, especially the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and expanding the list of sanctions against the Iranian regime.”
For her part, Ingrid Betancur, former Colombian senator and presidential candidate, said: “The regime has increased its pressure before the anniversary of the protests. The regime is arresting students and demonstrators, cameras are being installed everywhere, it is shooting people, but there is unprecedented unity in Iran.” “There is a change in culture that is striking. It is also a bridge between generations that will protest together,” she said, adding: “The Iranian people have a woman who has fought for their rights for many decades. That woman is Maryam Rajavi. The Iranian resistance is working to unite the people, and this is frightening for the regime.” “This is why he shows hysterical reactions to everything related to Maryam Rajavi and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.”
As for Atefeh Yahya Agha, President of Kosovo (2011-2016), she expressed her admiration for the courage of Iranian women who constantly struggle against the regime’s oppression, stating: “The steadfastness of Iranian women deserves the world’s attention, but they do not receive the attention they deserve. The struggle of Iranian women against... The regime also shapes the political landscape in her country. Women are fighting a regime that limits the freedom of its citizens.”
 
In the same context, Kathleen Deporter, a member of the Belgian Parliament, said, addressing the countries of the world: “The policy of appeasement and inaction towards human rights violations in Iran will not be accepted. The European Union continues to deal with a regime that carries out executions and torture, and in this way it betrays its own values, so how can they negotiate with... A regime that kills its own people?” She also addressed the resistance units affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran by saying: “You are the ones the regime fears, and you are the ones who will rid your country of this regime, no one else, but we stand with you.”
For his part, Mark Deemsmaker, a member of the Belgian Senate, said: “I support your movement for regime change and freedom in Iran. I believe that this movement represents the best opportunity for a secular and democratic Iran. You are also the only movement that the mullahs’ regime fears. You are also a target of the regime’s demonization campaign.” ".
As for Franz Joseph Jung, former German Defense Minister (2005-2009), he said in his speech during the conference: “The Iranian regime terrorizes the Iranian people and creates a state of instability in the region. It supports the Russian aggression against Ukraine and undermines peace in various parts of the world.” He must be overthrown and replaced with a democratic government. The Iranian people want change. They take to the streets to demand an end to this dictatorship, chanting (Down with the oppressor, whether it is the Shah or the mullahs).”
Natalia Gavriletta, Prime Minister of Moldova (2021-2023), said in her speech: “It is an honor and a privilege to stand here, first and foremost, with the Iranian people and with many prominent leaders from around the world, in defense of women’s leadership, and more broadly.” “In defense of the basic values of freedom.”
Else Ampe, a Belgian senator, said in her speech: “Because of the uprising, the regime attacked women. The regime poisoned schoolgirls. The regime arrested women and sexually assaulted them. Khamenei is a coward. Khamenei will fall, but Iranian women hold their heads high and are heroic.” More than any Shah, they are not fighting for thrones, they are fighting for freedom, and that is why Iranian women have already won, because they have conquered our hearts.”
For her part, Latifa Ait Bala, a member of the Brussels Parliament, said: “We are here because a year ago, Mahsa Amini lost her life because her dress did not conform to the rules of the regime. She was killed, but her memory will never die, and it will represent our struggle for freedom. The struggle for A free Iran is being fought inside Iran and at the international level as well. We know that the violence committed by the regime for a long time did not prevent women from fighting for their rights. We must put an end to this bloodthirsty regime. I salute the men of the resistance (Ashraf 3) in Albania, and it is our duty To support the struggle of the Iranian people and women who want to live under democracy.”
Nina Bessian, a women’s rights activist, said: “We remember the Mahsa, the youth, the children, and the people who were martyred at the hands of this regime. The regime received the greatest blow from women, and their share from the regime was nothing but injustice, torture, and execution. Women have become the greatest threat to the mullahs and battle commanders in uprising ".