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7 Oct, 34 tweets, 30 min read
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1)
 Iranian opposition NCRI hosts online event covering ongoing human rights violations in #Iran & urging the European Union to live up to its political & moral obligations.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2)
 .@JFLopezAguilar emphasizes on the necessity to focus more on #Iran's human rights violations.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
3)
 @Rjukneviciene
We must stand by the Iranian people as doing so is defending our democratic principles. We must stand firm against the regime, condemn its suppression with the strongest terms and hold it to account.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
4)
 @ZahradilJan
Many EU governments are underestimating the nature of this regime and the danger it presents to Europe and democratic countries across the world.
We must push the EU and Borrell to change this policy.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
5)
 @giannagancia
If today there are European dual citizens taken as hostages in #Iran, it is because the EU did not speak with the regime in the right language of firmness.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
6)
 @TonoEPP called on the European Union to adopt a strong policy vis-a-vis #Iran considering the regime's ongoing human rights violations.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
7)
 @vrecionova
We witnessed the execution of Navid Afkari. He was one of many who were sentenced to death based on false accusations & confessions under torture. #Iran is spreading hatred and terrorism in the region and beyond.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
8)
 @Marcozanni86
The execution of Navid Afkari is the latest manifestation of the Iranian regime’s cruelty. The regime has total disregard for humanitarian standards.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
8)
 @MilanZver
The operations of Iranian security forces on European soil are of great concern and need to be stopped. I strongly condemn any acts of violence committed by #Iran's regime against the Iranian people.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
9)
 @IvanStefanec
Human rights should not be seen as a secondary issue which can be overlooked when trying to save [the Obama/Biden] JCPOA or other agreements with #Iran's regime. Human rights should come first.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
10)
 @djeppink
When sanctions were lifted following [Obama/Biden's] 2015 deal, the money only ended up in the pockets of the IRGC & #Iran's mullahs. It is shocking that the EU is considering lifting the arms embargo against the regime.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
11)
 @BenoitBiteau
#Iran is the first state in terms of executions per capita. We can’t close our eyes to the events in Iran. A month ago, Navid Afkari was executed secretly without his family, lawyers and even himself being warned.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
12)
 @toiapatrizia
We demand an international inquiry to visit #Iran's prisoners. We must make sure human rights are number one where other countries are concerned. We must give priority to human rights rather than economic interests.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
13)
 @ale_moretti
Women can’t travel alone, can’t go to stadiums, can’t choose who to marry. 100 women have been executed during [regime President Hassan] Rouhani’s tenure. There is no respect for individual rights.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
14)
 @MAlliotMarie
I regret the fact that those European bodies that defend democracy are remaining silent on important issues... It is our responsibility to denounce execution, torture, arbitrary imprisonment, terrorism—including on European soil.
#Iran
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
15)
 @stanislavpolcak
Appeasement with this #Iran's regime is a disgrace to the EU & against the security of Europe. We are warning that the EU must seriously reconsider its policy towards this regime.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
16)
 @hermanntertsch
We want a very resolute search for an end of this regime and for a peaceful and democratic #Iran in the future. That's the right of Iranians.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
17)
 @Fzarzalejos
So far the Rouhani regime has executed 198 people this year. Some time ago, the international community was shocked by the execution of the 27-year-old Iranian Navid Afkari.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
18)
 @LarsPatrickBerg
It is time for action by the world’s democratic governments. Words of condemnation are not enough, we need concrete actions.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
19)
 @Franc_Bogovic
Words will not stop or counter the actions of the regime. The EU must take concrete actions. Leaders and governments must deny the regime resources it needs through sanctions and arms embargo.
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
20)
 @DavidLega
Protests in #Iran signal that the people have had enough with the regime's economic failures, the kleptocrats & a regime that denies them basic, fundamental human dignity.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
21)
 @JaakMadison
We cannot continue business as usual with #Iran. The EU should say you either end this barbaric treatment or we don’t have anything to do with you.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
22)
 @petras_petras
Over the last four decades, the present regime in #Iran has committed many crimes against humanity. Breaching human rights, disrespecting citizens rights and opposing opponents.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
23)
 @radkamaxova
Women prisoners are in terrible conditions in #Iran. Serious action is needed. The regime cannot be allowed to continue violating the rights of its people. The EU should use its power to help the Iranian opposition.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
24)
 @BonfriscoAnna
The executions in #Iran are shameful. I want to tell the people of Iran that you’re not alone. We must help young Iranians take back their future.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
25)
 @AnnaFotyga_PE
Afte the JCPOA (Obama/Biden's nuclear deal with #Iran)( & the de-freezing of the funds, benefits were provided to the upper echelons of power in Iran at the expense of ordinary people.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
26)
 Former MEP Tunne Kelam
We must impose sanctions on #Iran's regime for their human rights breaches or risk losing the EU's own credibility. We must recall our ambassadors from Tehran to protest the regime’s inhuman behavior.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
27)
 @STRUANSTEVENSON
The UN has singularly failed to hold #Iran's regime to account for the massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, one of the worst cases of genocide of the late twentieth century.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
28)
 @paulocasaca1
While the genocide in Rwanda has come to trial in an int'l tribunal, this has not been the case with #Iran. The 1988 massacre must be brought to justice.
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
29)
 @KimmoSasi
We need economic sanctions. But we must also take care to make sure the regime doesn’t try to pursue back trade. There must be sanctions on the people who are involved in the murder of the people
#Iran
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
30)
 @VidalQuadras
Recent cases of political prisoners Navid Afkari & Mostafa Salehi are of concern. Amnesty Int'l called on #Iran for a halt to their execution. The EU did nothing. They waited until they were executed & then tweeted their condemnation.
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
31)
 @isatovaglieri
EU & UN must take action on #Iran. The people of Iran want change. The economic situation is desperate. The Covid-19 situation has rendered the situation worse because of the regime’s mismanagement & hiding from the people.
pscp.tv/w/1rmxPYYnjagK…
32)
 Former French mayor Jean-Pierre Muller
#Iran's regime is a dictatorship & a criminal regime. It is a toxic regime that is dangerous for the region & the world. It threatens the world with terrorism. Things cannot continue & have to change.
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…
33)
 @VidalQuadras
It is time that national governments & the European External Action service take action. If they do nothing, every innocent life lost in #Iran at the hands of the regime will be a responsibility of those who do nothing.
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1r…

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1)
 U.S. imposes new crippling sanctions on #Iran’s financial sector, targeting the regime’s support of terrorism & other malign activities.

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#BREAKING
Oct 8—Tehran, #Iran
Following the death of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, an iconic vocalist master of traditional Persian music, Iranians are out in the streets in his memory.

Interestingly they're chanting:
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Note:
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Oct 8—Tehran, #Iran
More scenes of large crowds commemorating Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, an iconic vocalist who passed away today.

"State media is a disgrace!"
"Dictators die, a brave man never dies!"

Officials are deeply concerned of anti-regime protests.
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Large crowd chanting: "Death to the dictator!"

Note:
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8 Oct
THREAD

1)
 Iranian opposition NCRI hosts an online event focusing on the World Day Against the Death Penalty.

#Iran: Executions Means of Keeping Power
Stop Massacre of Protesters | The European Duty

#NoDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran

Live stream
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2)
 Prof. Rita Süssmuth
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The people of Iran are suffering from coronavirus & the brutal dictatorship. The execution of Navid Afkari has made it clear what an inhuman & extremist rule's Iran.
#NoDeathPenalty
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1D…
3)
 Prof. Norbert Lammert
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Execution of Navid Afkari & Mostafa Salehi led to int'l outrage & focus on this regime. This regime is criminalizing any kind of resistance & prosecuting political dissidents.
#StopExecutionsInIran
pscp.tv/iran_policy/1D…
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5 Oct
THREAD

1)
 Americans should know about #Iran’s infiltration into U.S. politics.

@AnnaForFlorida has ties with Iran’s lobby groups @paaia & @NIACouncil, is known to push Iran’s talking points & pursue Tehran’s interests in the U.S.

America & Florida, please take this seriously.
2)
 For the record, Anna Eskamani is also endorsed by Obama & PAAIA clearly welcomed this development.

Connecting the dots sheds further light on Iran’s dangerous influence in U.S. politics.
3)
 Iran’s regime is quite fond of Eskamani, interviewing her in a state media & publishing her image without a headscarf.

She pushes regime talking point of sanctions “targeting the people” & emphasizes “anyone is better than Trump.”

Yet never mentions the regime’s corruption.
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3 Oct
THREAD

1)
 This is a periodic reminder that Sen. Chris Murphy had a secret meeting with Iranian FM @JZarif during the Munich Security Conference back in February.

Murphy also has strong ties with #Iran’s DC-based lobby @NIACouncil.

Let’s dig in.
thefederalist.com/2020/02/17/sou…
2)
 “Murphy is a frequent speaker at the National Iranian American Council, a lobbying group with alleged links to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

He also criticized the killing of Soleimani, the world's most notorious terrorist, who also killed more than 600 US soldiers in Iraq.
3)
 In return, NIAC is very fond of Sen. Murphy for his staunch support of the highly flawed, Obama/Biden nuclear deal with Iran.

The same deal that provided Iran access to billions that were used to fuel terrorism.

Even John Kerry acknowledged it:
edition.cnn.com/2016/01/21/pol…
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2 Oct
THREAD

1)
 While Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) describes herself as a “journalist,” some research shows she parrots the talking points of #Iran’s regime & is quite fond of dictators.

Let's dig in.
2)
 Johnstone is angry over President Trump’s decision to eliminate the world’s leading terrorist, Qassem Soleimani & criticized Trump by claiming he had “no legitimate reason” to have Soleimani killed.

Soleimani destroyed the lives of millions of people with his militias.
3)
 Johnstone also pushes the talking of Trump seeking to launch war with Iran, heard many times from @JZarif.
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