Reported by PMOI/MEK
May 29, 2019 – Supporters of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held numerous demonstrations and gatherings in Canada, Norway, Austria, Sweden, and the Netherlands, protesting the Tehran’s support for terrorism and unbridled crackdown inside Iran.
In Toronto, PMOI/MEK supporters also commemorated the memory of PMOI/MEK founders on the day they were executed by the Shah’s dictatorship back in May 1972. Moslem Eskandar Filabi, chair of the Iranian opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Sports Commission delivered a speech about the PMOI/MEK founders. Mr. Filabi also expressed his gratitude to the tireless PMOI/MEK supporters who have continued to contribute to this struggle to establish freedom and democracy in Iran.
In Ottawa, Iranians voiced their compatriots’ desire to overthrow the religious fascism ruling Iran and called on the Canadian government to designate the mullahs’ Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) as terrorist organizations.
The U.S State Department recently designated the IRGC as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO).
In Oslo, PMOI/MEK supporters listened to NCRI representative Mr. Parvis Khazaei and also called on the Norwegian government to sanction the mullahs’ regime, along with blacklisting the IRGC and MOIS.
In Vienna, PMOI/MEK supporters held a rally holding signs reading, “Uprising with Resistance Units,” referring to the vast PMOI/MEK network inside Iran. They were also heard chanting, “[Iranian regime President Hassan] Rouhani is a terrorist.”
In Amsterdam, PMOI/MEK supporters held a gathering and were seen holding signs depicting the Iranian regime’s 40-year report card of torture, crackdown, execution and malign measures carried out by the IRGC.
In Stockholm, PMOI/MEK supporters were seen expressing their support for NCRI President Maryam Rajavi and emphasizing on their determination to continue this struggle to bring about democratic regime change in Iran.
In Gothenburg, PMOI/MEK held their rally also commemorating PMOI/MEK founders and holding signs hailing the Resistance Units.
In Malmö, another group of PMOI/MEK supporters held a rally and exposed more of the Iranian regime’s crackdown and human rights violations. One sign read, “Teachers don’t belong in prison.”
In Geneva, PMOI/MEK supporters rallied outside the United Nations European Headquarters and were seen chanting, “Plundering, crimes, Down with the mullahs’ regime.”
One sign read, “Effective sanctions targeting the mullahs’ regime is needed to stop the regime’s support for terrorism.”
