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“Feb. 11 marks the historic victory of the anti-monarchic revolution in 1979 when nationwide protests by Iranian people toppled Shah’s dictatorship known for his notorious secret police, SAVAK, Evin prison, and the lavish spending of his corrupt regime.” -Soona Samsami #FreeIran 
"The Iranian people never desired a theocracy. They wanted a democracy. Throughout all these years, but especially since 2017, the Iranian people have demanded change.” - Soona Samsami #FreeIran #OnThisDay #FreeIran2019
“In 1979, Khomeini had to establish his unpopular theocracy through intimidation, suppression of free speech, a foreign war, elimination of political parties, and a trend of human rights violations that has made the Iran regime into a pariah.” - Soona Samsami #FreeIran #OnThisDay
“The people are calling for the establishment of a republic based on democracy and separation of religion & state. In contrast to the regime's attempts to paint a picture of strength on its 40th year in power, in reality, it is at its weakest point in history.” - Soona Samsami
“Tehran’s reaction to its organized opposition is a clear indication that there is a viable alternative to the regime in the form of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.” - Soona Samsami #FreeIran #FreeIran2019
“Mrs. Rajavi's 10-point plan for Iran's future includes policies like: separation of church and state; abolition of the death penalty; universal suffrage and elections; gender equality; peace & co-existence with neighbors; freedom of the press and speech.” - Soona Samsami
“When we talk about the West’s 40-year policy in dealing with the Iranian regime, we can find a common thread throughout the past 4 decades: An attempt to work with ruling theocracy, whether thru carrots or sticks, in the hopes of moderating its behavior.” - Ali Safavi #FreeIran
“As a result of the Iran nuclear deal tens of billions of dollars were poured into the coffers of the mullahs, enabling them to suppress the Iranian people and expand their malign activities in the region. It also gave the regime the political legitimacy, it lacked.” - Ali Safavi
“That attitude and policy has allowed a gang of medieval mullah, who stole the anti-monarchic revolution in 1979, to gradually develop an extensive missile and nuclear arsenal… and destabilize one of the most important regions of the world for 40 years.” - Ali Safavi #FreeIran
“The right policy is to recognize the rights of the Iranian people and the organized opposition to overthrow this regime. Unlike Syria and other countries suffering from dictatorships, Iran has a historic, real and viable alternative.” - Ali Safavi #FreeIran #FreeIran2019
“The right policy is to recognize the rights of the Iranian people and the organized opposition to overthrow this regime. Unlike Syria and other countries suffering from dictatorships, Iran has a historic, real and viable alternative.” - Ali Safavi #FreeIran #FreeIran2019
“Recognition of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), as the sole democratic alternative to the terrorist religious dictatorship in Iran, is imperative to rectifying & ending the disastrous policy of appeasement over the past four decades.” - Ali Safavi #FreeIran
"There is an organized resistance, it has very organized leadership. We are talking about a non-nuclear Iran, we are talking about seperation of religion and state. There is a 3,000 year history of Iranian people rising up and claiming their rights." -Soona Samsami #FreeIran
"Just last year, Amnesty International reported that 7,000 people have been detained. We have reason to believe that it is even higher than that. Right now, the crackdown on the people is as high as possible, but the regime has never been weaker." - Soona Samsami #FreeIran
"Looking back on forty years of revolution: Yes, the mullahs are still there, but so is the MeK. You are still here and your longevity has demonstrated that you are not an agent of anybody but the Iranian people." - Ambassador Adam Ereli #FreeIran #FreeIran2019
