LIVE UPDATES: European Lawmakers Urge EU to Tackle Iran Regime's Human Rights Abuses
LIVE UPDATES: European Lawmakers Urge EU to Tackle Iran Regime's Human Rights Abuses Written by Staff Writer on 23 October 2019 . Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi and Members of the European Parliament are addressing a conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg: “European policy vis-à-vis Iranian regime’s suppression and warmongering, the massacre of political prisoners in 1988” - October 23, 2019. We’ll be updating this page live with the latest from the event. 17:40: Rama Yade, former Human Rights Minister of France, tells the conference: "The pain of the mothers of Iran's 1988 massacre is still alive. What we need is the establishment of an independent inquiry into the 1988 massacre to shed light on this crime against humanity. There must be justice." "Appeasement will not reduce the Iranian regime’s ballistic capabilities and its terrorism. What is important here is to give up this blank check and adopt a clear condemnation of ...