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ALBANIAN POLITICIAN SUPPORTS IRAN PROTESTS AND THE IRANIAN RESISTANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n Written by\u00a0Yoosef Lesani<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0December 22, 2019. Posted in\u00a0NEWS<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Fatmir Mediu, Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania, who served as Minister of Defence from September 2005 to March 2008, and Minister of Environment, Forests & Water Administration, speaking at Free Iran rally- Paris, June 30, 2018<\/p>\n Mr. Fatmir Mediau, Chairman of the Albanian Republican Party, and former defense Minister of Albania issued a statement expressing his support for Iran Protests and support for the Iranian resistance.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain Iranian people are standing for the future of their families and their\u00a0countries.\u00a0In\u00a0mid-November, millions of\u00a0Iranians took to the streets in 200 cities across the country\u00a0and demanded the overthrow of the religious dictatorship ruling Iran and the establishment of democracy and freedom in their country.\u201d Reads Mr. Mediau\u2019s statement adding:<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to the international media and governments reports the Iranian Supreme Leader, ordered the Revolutionary Guards and other suppressive forces to open fire on the protesters. The death toll has surpassed 1000 people. For more than 430 of those killed,\u00a0Mojahedin Khalq (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>, the main opposition, has published their identities.\u00a0The injured are over 4,000 and more than 12,000 have been arrested. The regime attempted to cover up the scale of its crimes, by cutting off the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n In the statement, Mr. Mediau echoes the deep concerns expressed by the International community regarding the death toll of the uprising.<\/p>\n \u201cOn November 19, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed deep concerns on the use of force, including the firing of live ammunition, against demonstrators and the considerable death toll. Amnesty International said on November 25: \u201cThe rising death toll is an alarming indication of just how ruthless the treatment of unarmed protesters has been\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe US government supported the Iranian people protests against the Mullahs\u2019 regime and condemned the lethal force and severe communications restrictions used against them. The U.S. President said on 3 December 2019 in London: Iran is killing thousands and thousands of people right now as we speak, that is why they cut off the internet so people can\u2019t see what is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Mediau as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania \u201ccalls on the United Nations, the European Union and member states to condemn mass killings in Iran, to take urgent measures to stop the massacre, suppression and especially release of detainees and to provide the Iranian people with free Internet access.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe slaughter of the protesters is undoubtedly a manifest of massacre and a case of crime against humanity. We urge the United Nations Security Council, governments and the international community to bring about an immediate halt to the killings and suppression, and secure the release of those detained. The right of the Iranian people to protest and defend themselves against the Mullahs\u2019 regime violent brutality should be internationally recognized,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n In the end, the statement expresses the Republican Party of Albania\u2019s support for the\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>\u00a0\u201cas the legitimate alternative to the mullahs\u2019 tyranny to bring about peace and freedom in Iran,\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe 10-points-plan platform of\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of\u00a0the National Council of Resistance of Iran, for a democratic, secular, pluralistic, peaceful, complete equality of women, ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, presents the platform for prosperous, free and democratic Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ALBANIAN POLITICIAN SUPPORTS IRAN PROTESTS AND THE IRANIAN RESISTANCE Written by\u00a0Yoosef Lesani\u00a0on\u00a0December 22, 2019. 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