This written declaration commits only those who have signed it.
We, the undersigned, declare the following:
Since mid-September, the new wave of uprisings was sparked
when Mahsa Amini, 22-year-old woman, was arrested in Tehran under
the pretext of mal-veiling and brutally murdered by the repressive
forces. Protests and uprisings have spread all over Iran to more
than 170 major cities in all 31 provinces and 45 universities. Repressive
Guards (IRGC) fire live ammunition at protesters. It is reported
over 400 protestors have been killed and 20 000 arrested. They have
been chanting: "Down with Khamenei", "Down with dictator", seeking
overthrow of the regime.
By disrupting the Internet, the regime is preventing dissemination
of their atrocities, news, and images of protests.
Resistance Units and network of PMOI/MEK play a vital role
in mobilising, spreading and continuing the protests across Iran.
Over the last 43 years, 120 000 political activists have been
executed. Amnesty International has repeatedly called for prosecution
of Ebrahim Raisi for his role in the massacre of political prisoners
in 1988. According to reports 30 000 were executed, 90% of whom
were Mujahedin (PMOI/MEK) supporters. In November 2019 uprisings,
1500 protesters were killed by the IRGC
We call on the European member States and the international
community to:
strongly condemn
killing and arrests of the protesters. The regime’s officials responsible
must be sanctioned and face justice;
recognise the right of Iranian people to resist repression
and to defend themselves;
provide free access to Internet for the Iranian people.
