he annual “Free Iran” gathering of the Iranian Resistance, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), commenced on July 1st attracting tens of thousands of participants from over five continents, including prominent political figures from the United States and Europe. A wide range of topics were addressed and human rights were at the forefront. Speakers used the opportunity to condemn Iran’s government for violating the rights of its people. Iran is known for its appalling human rights record. In addition to its relentless use of the death penalty, the regime continues to practice medieval punishments such as stoning, eye gouging, flogging and hand amputations. President Hassan Rouhani’s claims of improving human rights was false. Nearly 3,000 inmates were executed during his first term in office. Days after his reelection reports indicate ten inmates were executed. The regime has heightened its suppression on society in recent months and years, thus proving moderation is a false notion in Iran’s governmental structure. During the conference, Theresa Villiers, MP of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, mentioned that 700 people were executed in just a span of six months in 2015, “equivalent to around three every single day of the year.” She also mentioned the persecution of religious minorities, such as Christians and Baha’is, who are discriminated against simply because of their faith. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani compared the regime’s current human rights record to that of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term and concluded it has deteriorated. “When I hear the word moderate and I hear the name Rouhani, I think of the fact that he has actually killed more people in Iran than Ahmadinejad,” he said. Giuliani added Rouhani attempts to depict himself as a moderate to the international community, meanwhile “to the Iranian people, he is a violent and vicious murderer.”

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he annual “Free #Iran” gathering of the Iranian Resistance, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (#PMOI/#MEK), commenced on July 1st attracting tens of thousands of participants from over five continents, including prominent political figures from the United States and Europe.  A wide range of topics were addressed and human rights were at the forefront.  Speakers used the opportunity to condemn Iran’s government for violating the rights of its people.

Iran is known for its appalling human rights record.  In addition to its relentless use of the death penalty, the regime continues to practice medieval punishments such as stoning, eye gouging, flogging and hand amputations.  President Hassan Rouhani’s claims of improving human rights was false. Nearly 3,000 inmates were executed during his first term in office.  Days after his reelection reports indicate ten inmates were executed.

The regime has heightened its suppression on society in recent months and years, thus proving moderation is a false notion in Iran’s governmental structure.

During the conference, Theresa Villiers, MP of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, mentioned that 700 people were executed in just a span of six months in 2015, “equivalent to around three every single day of the year.”  She also mentioned the persecution of religious minorities, such as Christians and Baha’is, who are discriminated against simply because of their faith.

Former #New York Mayor #Rudy Giuliani compared the regime’s current human rights record to that of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term and concluded it has deteriorated.