By supporting NCRI and fighting Islamic Extremism, we will ensure a lasting, effective defense against terror: Sir David Amess

Sir David Amess 

The Huffington Post-19/11/2015-I remember almost a year ago, the enormous crowds that came together all across France, to rally against extremism. This rally showed everything that was great about French society. The rally did not blame all Muslims for the deeds of a few radicals misleadingly carried out in the name of Islam and it was not the familiar angry call for bloodshed and revenge that all too often follows these tragic events. However, these latest attack shows that when it comes to Islamic extremism, it’s not just enough to speak softly and rationally, we must put the stick about.
Let us be clear about what should not occur in the reaction to this latest round of bloodshed perpetrated my Islamic extremists. France’s Muslim population, Europe’s Muslim populations and especially refugees should not receive blame for the actions of a few. Yes, eight attackers are guilty. Yes, this attack like so many others was carried out under the name of Islam and that this is happening far too often. Yet we should not forget that the vast majority of Muslims would never support such violence, that during the last attack Muslims died and risked their lives fighting against these extremists and that refugees are escaping these extremists.
France and indeed the western world need to attack Islamic extremism at its source. This means relentlessly going after Daesh. However, it further means fighting against the theocratic regime in Tehran and its allies whose policies give life to those groups. Iranian backed militias committed massacres in Iraq and the Iranian government pushed the Iraqi government towards sectarianism. Similarly in Syria, the Iranian regime sponsored Assad’s brutal crackdowns, chemical warfare and torture against innocent people on an unfathomable scale. While these actions may not have created Daesh, they at least added tremendously to their strength and serve as its main recruitment agent, as the Prime Minister David Cameron and Secretary Kerry have pointed out repeatedly.
Tactics used by Daesh, both in France and elsewhere were also largely adopted from the post-revolution Iranian regime. One of the first and largest hostage taking situations was carried out by the regime in Tehran. Suicide operations and tactics of bombing targets abroad were additionally adopted which enabled a state apparatus that could provide funding, organization, equipment and diplomatic cover that regular terror groups could only dream of. Daesh is just the radical Sunni version of what was and is a radical Shiite invention of Iran’s Ayatollahs.
We have let the Iranian regime continue along its radical path and we keep paying a hefty price, from regional chaos to bombings abroad and beyond. We cannot continue to keep paying such a high price in human sacrifice for permitting Iranian extremism and we cannot allow Daesh to follow in its footsteps. If it were not for Tehran supporting Assad in Syria, he would have been gone several years ago and Daesh would never have multiplied. The bottom line is, Assad must go and in order to do so, we have to contain Iran.
Let us empower the moderate Muslim majority. Although it seems like a pipe dream given the sensationalist news coverage, the reality is there are many groups organised and on the ground that have a good track record against the scourge of extremism.
In Syria and Iraq, Kurdish groups and other moderate rebels are pushing Daesh back and fighting against the Assad regime at the same time.
In Iran too, there is an organised opposition, which has the support of an Iranian population sympathetic towards the West. This opposition is the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ), which has large-scale support among Iranians inside the country and abroad. In what is unique for today’s Middle East, this organised opposition to the theocratic regime in Iran is led by a Muslim woman, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi .
In April 2006, she presented the NCRI’s 10-point platform for a future Iran that commits to the abolition of the death penalty, ending the use of torture in a future Iran and calls for a democratic, non-nuclear Iran with a clear separation between religion and state, gender equality and elimination of all religious and ethnic discrimination. The regime sees such a threat as a way to undertake an unprecedented spree of imprisonment, torture and murder.
By supporting these groups and fighting Islamic Extremism whatever its form, we will ensure a lasting, effective defence against the types of terror faced in Paris recently. Without resolve to fight and empower our allies, Islamic Extremism will just continue to threaten our free and open societies with barbaric atrocities

Sir David Amess is a UK Member of Parliament for Southend West and co-chair of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom

Iranian Resistance hold memorial at the Bataclan for Paris Attacks victims

Members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) on Wednesday gathered opposite the Bataclan concert call in Paris to remember the 129 people who were killed in a terrorist attack by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists in the French capital last week.
Senior officials of the Iranian Resistance, including Ms. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, chair of the NCRI’s Women’s Committee, Mr. Mehdi Abrishamchi, chair of the NCRI’s Peace Committee, and Ms. Dowlat Nowrouzi, the NCRI’s representative in the United Kingdom, laid flowers at the site in memory of the victims of the brutal attack.
The statement issued by NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi on November 13 immediately after the massacre was read out at the ceremony.

Mrs. Rajavi reiterated that fundamentalism in the name of Islam - whether under the banner of Shia and velayat-e faqih or under the banner of Sunni and Daesh – and their inhuman crimes have nothing to do with Islam, and this evil phenomenon, wherever it may be, is the enemy of peace and humanity.
Renowned Iranian musician Hamidreza Taherzadeh, a member of the NCRI, performed a violin solo in remembrance of the victims of the tragedy.

Prominent French singer and writer Sapho joined the supporters of the NCRI by giving a live performance at the memorial. Also present was French writer Olivier Steiner who welcomed the international unity among peoples against the threat of Islamic fundamentalism.

Parisians express support and solidarity with Iranian Resistance

The Iranian Resistance’s call for international solidarity against Islamic fundamentalism has been met with strong approval by the French public.
Immediately after the November 13 deadly terrorist attacks in Paris claimed by the Islamic fundamentalist group ISIS (ISIL or Islamic State), Iranian opposition leader Mrs. Maryam Rajavi issued a statement condemning the atrocity and stating that the terrorists responsible for the massacre in no way represented true Islam.
At least 129 people were killed in the Paris attacks.
Mrs. Rajavi reiterated that fundamentalism in the name of Islam - whether under the banner of Shia and velayat-e faqih or under the banner of Sunni and Daesh – and their inhuman crimes have nothing to do with Islam, and this evil phenomenon, wherever it may be, is the enemy of peace and humanity.
Over the past week, supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI) have held memorials and vigils in central Paris in memory of the victims of the massacre. They have also informed the French public of Mrs. Rajavi’s position which has been widely endorsed among the French people.

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Gum and Roses: Syrian refugee children in sales, not schools

Rula has not had a three-month holiday from school, because she has not attended school for the last three years. With her broken shoes and dirty clothes, she begs for money on the streets of Beirut. Occasionally, she sells chewing gum or roses. She is one of hundreds of Syrian kids walking the streets of Lebanon’s capital.
Late at night, these children can be seen in Hamra and Mar Mikhael Street, nightlife spots where bars have popped up since 2012. Not yet teenagers, they sometimes stay up until 2 or 3am. They take care of each other, but occasionally fight. Many have barely grown in the last three years, an example of the lack of care and adequate food for their age.
There are more than a million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, half of them under the age of 18. Many more have not registered with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), or could not do so after an order from the Lebanese government enforced in May.

Public schools

The government and humanitarian agencies have struggled to provide schooling for all child refugees. Last year, just 106,000 Syrian kids - out of more than 200,000 - attended primary education after the Ministry of Education limited the number of places available to revaluate the schooling system.
This year, the goal is to offer primary education to 200,000 Syrian. If the objective is reached, the figure will almost match the number of Lebanese children who attend public primary education - less than 30 percent of local children - an example of the massive burden on Lebanon and aid agencies.

Two Syrian brothers Bashar, 12, and Rasem, 14, who fled their home from Hassakeh, try to sell flowers to make a living in Beirut“The bulk of the money is now available” says UNICEF Lebanon representative Tanya Chapuisat, dismissing lack of funds as a barrier to enrolling Syrian kids in public school. However, in other sectors lack of money is a problem. The aid program for Syrian refugees in the region, known as 3RP - Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan - has collected from its donors only 41 percent of the total expected for the current year.
If the goal is reached, it will be the first time since the crisis that most kids of primary schooling age are enrolled. Chapuisat says the problem is larger than paying tuition fees: “There are issues such as children bringing income to the family, because parents have out-of-date residence permit, so they feel insecure to circulate” in public spaces.
Other issues preventing children going to school are families not having the money to pay for transport, or parents being “afraid of letting their daughter walk back from school in the dark in winter. Most of the kids who don’t attend either formal or informal education spend the days “not doing anything.”

Long-term risk

The consequences on children missing education include lack of self-control, self-esteem or confidence to socialize. In the context of poverty and lack of opportunities in a region plagued by violence and instability, some point to the risk of falling prey to armed groups with financial capacity seeking to increase their ranks.
Kids in areas that are not under Syrian government control have barely attended school due to fighting, destruction of infrastructure, migration of qualified personnel, or lack of organization from the groups in control. Also, government airstrikes have regularly targeted schools, some of which have been used as bases by armed groups.
Recently, reports have emerged of families with economic problems enrolling children in an armed group in the Deir Ezzor countryside. The group is said to pay $400 a month, enough to feed a large family.

By Nicolas Lupo Sonnabend Special to Al Arabiya News 

Mullahs’ regime’s in Iran attempt to exploit Paris terrorist catastrophe

Following catastrophic terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, the antihuman mullahs’ regime, known as the Godfather of international terrorism, has not been able cloak its jubilance over this crime against humanity and is despicably attempting to exploit this tragedy to legitimize the massacre of the Syrian people and the Assad dictatorship remaining in power that are the very main elements behind the emergence and expansion of ISIS.
Abu Talebi, political advisor to the mullahs’ president Hassan Rouhani and the regime’s former ambassador to France, has described the terrorist crimes in Paris as “inevitable”, “the outcome of the West’s arbitrary measures in supporting terrorism … and neglecting Iran’s warnings during the past few years.”
“The French have paid the price of their government’s support for ISIS and terrorism,” said Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, deputy commander of the mullahs’ armed forces general staff. Describing the Syrian people’s resistance as terrorism he added, “From the first months of the terrorist measures in Syria and other neighboring countries, we gave numerous warnings to Europe that terrorism will engulf their lands.” This Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) general threatened Europe of more terrorist attacks and said, “If the West continues its support of terrorism… they will have to expect declaring emergency state in other parts of the European continent.” (IRGC-associated Fars news agency – November 14, 2015)
Tasnim, the news agency affiliated to the terrorist Quds Force, described the Paris tragedy as “homemade terrorism” in France and Europe and wrote, “Khamenei had during the past few years warned Western leaders that supporting terrorism in the region will eventually turn back on you… and in the not so distant future, these groups will cause turmoil in the same countries that supported them.” This news agency posted a despicable cartoon entitled “Homemade Terrorism”, depicting an image that the roots of ISIS are in the hands of France and its president.
In an interview with France’s Channel 2 TV, Mullah Hassan Rouhani, the regime’s president, had blatantly supported the brutal Syrian dictator Bashar Assad just two days before this terrorist attack. Rouhani also went on to emphasize the idea of actually strengthening Assad.
Quds Online, affiliated to the IRGC, described the Syrian opposition as terrorist and wrote, “The U.S. and European countries support terrorists under the pretext of confronting Syria’s legal president, and they have allowed them to carry out crimes against humanity. The byproduct of such an approach is seen in the Paris terrorist attacks, and currently ISIS is like a dog that has bitten its owner’s leg, and the countries of Italy, United Kingdom and United States are threatened with similar attacks. If Western countries are seeking to prevent being engulfed in such human catastrophes, they must uproot terrorists without meddling in the internal affairs of other countries such as Syria. For this objective it is necessary for the West to leave the fate of Bashar Assad up to the Syrian people and focus their efforts on uprooting terrorism [read resistance forces and the Free Syrian Army].”

Horrific scene of public execution in Iran continue

More women committing suicide in Iran under Rouhani

This is the bitter fact in my innocent country Iran.Farhad Paederithani, head of the Hygiene Administration in the city of Gorgan in northern Iran admitted to the rising number of suicides in this city. 

“From March to September of this year 25 people have committed suicide, of which 16 were women and 9 were men,” he said.
Referring to the many social problems people face under the mullahs’ regime he admitted that drug addiction, divorce and suicides are the main reasons behind social damages that is seriously threatening Iran’s society.
Suicide numbers in Iran under the mullahs’ regime have increased to 11 cases each day due to massive plundering and growing poverty. This means over 4,000 cases of suicides each year. Even regime officials say these numbers are less than the actual status quo. (State-run Tabnak website – April 12th, 2014)
Last year, Salehi Nassab, a member of the regime’s so-called parliament said over 100 people had committed suicide in the town of Dasht-e Azadegan in 2014 alone.

In addition to wast range misery in  Iran , brutal executions  has become a daily task for the rulling Mullahs  in Iran. they just want to horrify our people .

The brutal and inhumane regime of Iran has once again resorted to one of its 

most barbaric and vicious means of intimidation in response to the ever increasing dissent among the public. Hanging in public which ordinary people including children and vulnerable people can watch has been condemned by both Iranians and the civilized world. But yet the clerical regime continues to exercise this inhuman act to prolong its disgusting and horrifying rule.
Just this last Monday a 30-year-old prisoner, only identified by his initials E.S., was hanged in a public square in the city of Khoy, north-west Iran.
The mullahs’ regime also on Tuesday hanged three prisoners in the town of Baft, southern Iran.
The three prisoners were identified only by their initials H.M., A.E. and N.H.

 The mullahs’ regime in Iran continues to execute more of its citizens per capita than any other U.N. member state. Some 2000 people have been executed within past 2 years since Hassan Rouhani has taken the presidential desk.

A statement by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on August 5 said: 'Iran has reportedly executed more than 600 individuals so far this year. Last year, at least 753 people were executed in the country.'
Amnesty International said on September 7 that “the Iranian authorities must end their unprecedented killing spree – more than 700 people have been executed so far this year.'

Iranians demonstrate in Paris to condemn Rouhani’s trip to France

On November 16, the Iranian regime’s President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to arrive in France for a two-day visit. A major rally and march has been organized coinciding his visit to Paris. Protestors will seek to draw attention to the dramatic increase in the number of executions since Rouhani took office, as well as the recent rocket attack on Camp Liberty, where thousands of Iranian dissidents reside in Iraq.
Demonstrators will also address the Iranian regime’s export of terrorism and its all-out support of Bashar al-Assad and massacre of the Syrian people.
The rally will be led by Iranian expatriates, who will be joined by French citizens and international supporters of the Iranian resistance. Several renowned human rights organizations have joined in sponsorship of the event.
Cross-party French lawmakers will be among the speakers at the event, as will political and social dignitaries from France and from across Europe.
Elaborate street performances and exhibitions have been planned for the event, to depict examples of Iranian human rights violations.
The human rights situation has been deteriorating rapidly in Iran. More than 2,000 individuals have been executed during Rouhani’s tenure. This is the highest rate of executions in the past 25 years, and it reflects an increase over figures that had already secured Iran’s place as the nation with the most executions per capita.
Camp Liberty, the place of residence in Iraq for more than 2,000 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), was targeted on October 29 by the Iranian regime. The barrage of 80 rockets killed 24 residents of the camp and wounded dozens of others.
Venue of the rally: Trocadéro, Paris
Date and time: Monday, November 16, 2015, 13:30