The truth about the Iranian regime’s new president
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By Matin Karim
A few weeks before the Free Iran 2024 Summit, Mr. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, presented a new report describing the execution of political prisoners in the 1980s and the 1988 massacre as crimes against humanity and genocide.
On July 1, the third day of the Free Iran 2024 World Summit, titled “Iran: “Crimes Against Humanity and Accountability for Perpetrators,” many participants endorsed Mr. Javaid Rehman’s report and emphasized the need to pursue and punish the perpetrators of this “genocide.”
Ambassador Joachim Rueker, President of the UN Human Rights Council until 2015, said, ” Professor Javaid Rehman published or talked about a new landmark report in which he, according to reports, concluded that the 1988 massacre of thousands of political prisoners in Iran amounted to crimes against humanity, and it is reported that he also mentioned genocide. I think this report needs to be out there for the public to see what the Special Rapporteur has found.”
Mr. Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association, emphasized the possibility of prosecuting the masterminds and perpetrators of the 1988 genocide, citing the example of Syria.
Dr. Wolfgang Schomburg, a former German Federal Judge, confirmed this and added there has been and still is a mechanism to hold these crimes accountable.
Other experts, including former UN rapporteurs, former ambassadors to the UN Human Rights Council, and former ministers of justice, also spoke, all indicating their belief in the legal victory of the Iranian people against the regime of executions and massacres.
Khomeini’s aim in the 1988 massacre was not just a hysterical reaction or revenge against the PMOI for their persistence and ideals. Khomeini feared his regime’s overthrow and believed that by an entire generation of PMOI members and supporters, he could erase the memory of the 30,000 dissidents from contemporary history and extend his rule for centuries.
One of the magnificent aspects of this year’s Free Iran Summit was that alongside the widespread campaigns of the Iranian people in political, legal, and other fields, new generations of PMOI supporters were present in various gatherings and conferences. Wherever the cameras turned, teenagers and young people were actively participating to show their support for the Iranian Resistance and the Iranian people’s fight for freedom.
Many supporters attended the event with their families.
The youth held flags and pictures of Iranian Resistance leaders. Many of them are born abroad and have never seen Iran.
One of the most emotional and impactful speeches was delivered by a member of this new generation of resistance supporters, “Amineh Gharaei,” the daughter of a PMOI martyr executed during the 1988 massacre of political prisoners. Her speech, filled with deep pain and unavenged grief, brought tears to many in the audience and was interrupted multiple times by applause and emotions. Especially when she recounted her childhood memories in “November 1988” and the “three consecutive months” of waiting outside the prison for news of her father’s conditions, which ended “without any trace of his body, grave, or even a piece of his clothing.”
Fortunately and proudly, Amineh is now part of the resistance herself and proudly proclaims: “Today, I stand here. Alongside the glorious PMOI organization. The same resistance whose name is the highest red line for the regime… and today, I stand before you, PMOI, and you, dear Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, and I swear that the greatest honor of my life is knowing the Mojahedin and being alongside them.”
Amineh was not alone; others, such as Behrouz, accompanied her on behalf of his three martyred uncles, reminding and proving the longstanding message of the resistance leader: “Rest assured, for every hand of a Mojahed that is broken, ten more will be added. For every eye of a Mojahed that is taken out, a hundred more will be opened. And for every heart of a Mojahed that is torn and every head that is broken, a thousand more blessed hearts and heads will replace them.”
With this new and passionate generation that has overcome all storms of demonization, censorship, and silence, and is thwarting the regime’s schemes, with the multitude of young people inside the country joining the PMOI Resistance Units and those abroad who have forsaken the highest opportunities in the most advanced countries to join the resistance, with these noble children of the heroic people of Iran, who have now become the officials, managers, moderators, and organizers of the Iranian Resistance’s rallies, the outcome of Khomeini and Khamenei’s “genocide” has been nothing but the flourishing and promising future of a globally renowned democratic alternative.
The pain, blood, and bitter memories of the past four decades have not been erased from the collective memory of the Iranian people, and the rebellious generations inside and outside Iran stand defiantly against the decrepit regime, declaring, “We stand firm!”
This article was first published by english.mojahedin
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