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The situation in Iran is explosive and the regime has stepped up suppression and imposed
severe censorship to conceal its crises and the depth of public anger and dissatisfaction. Lately thousands of Iranian , human right activists and people sympathizing with the struggle going on in Iran for FREEDOM, gathered in France to demonstrate their unity and solidarity in the face of the ruling theocracy and convey their message to the world communityA spokeswoman for the event said;
"We believe that UNITY, Organisation and professional resistance WILL at last open way for a new phase of resistance that would have a new features , following a new set of rules, but one thing is for sure : We need to focus on UNITY against one enemy, : the enemy of mankind which is the religious fascism in Iran . We like to voice those millions who dare to come on streets but are constantly being suppressed. We also support the families and remains of the 1980 massacres mostly affiliated with the mujahedin, to say that we are all MOHAREBS to the regime. What WILL you do with 100 000 Moharebs out of Iran and 70 million in Iran??"
We have a collection of articles about the sucessful gathering in Paris in various pess for our readers. The content of the articles are of course the view points of the sources and not necessarily ours .
TAVERNY, France — At least 30,000 opponents to the Iranian government gathered on Saturday in a stadium in this quiet town outside Paris to support the National Council of Resistance to Iran in a large rally coming a year after disputed elections in Iran
Amid high security, and with the presence of some well-known conservative political figures like the former Spanish prime minister, Maria Aznar, and the former American ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, the crowd heard speeches condemning the Iranian regime of the ayatollahs and of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
AFP
Diplomatic coup for Iranian opposition at Paris rally
TAVERNY, France — The People's Mujahedeen of Iran drew tens of thousands of opponents to Iran's clerical regime to its rally outside of Paris on Saturday, including prominent Western political heavyweights.
The presence of former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton and former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar represented a major diplomatic success for the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI), which the United States still considers a terrorist organisation.
The presence of former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton and former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar represented a major diplomatic success for the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI), which the United States still considers a terrorist organisation.
AP abd Canadian press
Thousands of demonstrators rally outside Paris to back Iranian exile group
France — Thousands of supporters of an Iranian exile group are rallying north of Paris in protest of the Iranian regime.
The event was organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Leader Maryam Rajavi urged the "creation of a new society, based on freedom, equality, democracy, respect for human rights and separation of religion and state."
The event Saturday in the suburb of Taverny drew former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and John Bolton, who served as Washington's ambassador to the U.N.
The France-based umbrella group includes the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, which was removed from the European Union's list of banned terrorist groups last year.
The group is also lobbying the U.S. to stop classifying it as a terrorist group.
The event was organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Leader Maryam Rajavi urged the "creation of a new society, based on freedom, equality, democracy, respect for human rights and separation of religion and state."
The event Saturday in the suburb of Taverny drew former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and John Bolton, who served as Washington's ambassador to the U.N.
The France-based umbrella group includes the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran, which was removed from the European Union's list of banned terrorist groups last year.
The group is also lobbying the U.S. to stop classifying it as a terrorist group.
Stuttgarter Zeitung
Drums of war and doves of peace reject the mullahs
Taverny- It is a gathering that would not be possible in Tehran but has been made possible in Taverny: Tens of thousands of dissidents of the Iranian regime flooded to this small town last weekend. They have come from all over the world to gather in the northwestern suburb of Paris to express their rage toward the mullahs and suggest that they are the political alternative.
The chants of “Azadi, Azadi” (freedom) fill the streets. Buses move at a snail’s pace, parting the large crowds. Young people who over the past year participated in an inconclusive uprising now let out their sentiment.
Amir, a 26 year old pizza maker from Britain, wants to show the world that, “We are the alternative to the mullahs.” Sahar Sanai, 24 and a graduate of education from Frankfurt, has come “to remind everyone that there is a huge exiled community yearning for a free Iran.”
The chants of “Azadi, Azadi” (freedom) fill the streets. Buses move at a snail’s pace, parting the large crowds. Young people who over the past year participated in an inconclusive uprising now let out their sentiment.
Amir, a 26 year old pizza maker from Britain, wants to show the world that, “We are the alternative to the mullahs.” Sahar Sanai, 24 and a graduate of education from Frankfurt, has come “to remind everyone that there is a huge exiled community yearning for a free Iran.”
Euronews
"We think that sanctions are good but they are not enough. The policy in Iran should rely on bringing about change by the Iranian people, and resistance. This is the message we would like to send to the Iranian community.” said Shahin Gobadi of the NCRI"
Archbishop Desmond Tuto defends the rights of Ashraf residents
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tuto of Cape Town reiterated his support for the rights of the residents of Camp Ashraf, home to members of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran living in Iraq, in a letter addressed to the residents on June 25. Text of his message follows:
Dear Residents of Ashraf,
Following the deadly attacks last year against Ashraf, I supported the stand of among others the Archbishop of Canterbury, in condemning the attack on Iranian dissident refugees in Camp Ashraf.
I extend my support to the majority resolution 704 in the US House of Representatives which calls upon President Obama “to take all necessary and appropriate steps to support the commitments of the Unites States under international law and treaty obligations to ensure the physical security and protection of Camp Ashraf residents against inhumane treatment and involuntary deportation by Iraqi security forces.” The security of Ashraf residents needs to be guaranteed by the US forces in Iraq.
Based on international law and Geneva Conventions the residents of Ashraf are civilian “protected persons”. Therefore, the restrictions and unlawful blockade imposed on them by the government of Iraq must be lifted immediately. As the UN Secretary-General stated in his report of May 19, 2010 to the UNSC, the residents should have “unhindered access to the goods and services of a humanitarian nature”, and they must be “protected from arbitrary mass displacement or forced repatriation against their will in violation of the universally accepted principle of non-refoulement.”
I also wish success for the large rally of the Iranian democratic opposition in exile this month in Paris which is to support the rights of the Ashraf residents and to support the movement of the Iranian people for democracy and freedom that has been going on unabated since last year despite severe crackdown and issuing death sentences for the relatives of Ashraf residents and others inside Iran.
God bless youArchbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu25 June 2010
Dear Residents of Ashraf,
Following the deadly attacks last year against Ashraf, I supported the stand of among others the Archbishop of Canterbury, in condemning the attack on Iranian dissident refugees in Camp Ashraf.
I extend my support to the majority resolution 704 in the US House of Representatives which calls upon President Obama “to take all necessary and appropriate steps to support the commitments of the Unites States under international law and treaty obligations to ensure the physical security and protection of Camp Ashraf residents against inhumane treatment and involuntary deportation by Iraqi security forces.” The security of Ashraf residents needs to be guaranteed by the US forces in Iraq.
Based on international law and Geneva Conventions the residents of Ashraf are civilian “protected persons”. Therefore, the restrictions and unlawful blockade imposed on them by the government of Iraq must be lifted immediately. As the UN Secretary-General stated in his report of May 19, 2010 to the UNSC, the residents should have “unhindered access to the goods and services of a humanitarian nature”, and they must be “protected from arbitrary mass displacement or forced repatriation against their will in violation of the universally accepted principle of non-refoulement.”
I also wish success for the large rally of the Iranian democratic opposition in exile this month in Paris which is to support the rights of the Ashraf residents and to support the movement of the Iranian people for democracy and freedom that has been going on unabated since last year despite severe crackdown and issuing death sentences for the relatives of Ashraf residents and others inside Iran.
God bless youArchbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu25 June 2010
Frankfurter Rundschau
Exiled Iranian resistance in Paris against the Mullahs
Taverny- It is a gathering that would not be possible in Tehran but has been made possible in Taverny: Tens of thousands of dissidents of the Iranian regime flooded to this small town last weekend. They have come from all over the world to gather in the northwestern suburb of Paris to express their rage toward the mullahs.The chants of “Azadi, Azadi” (freedom) fill the streets. Buses move at a snail’s pace, parting the large crowds. Young people who over the past year participated in an inconclusive uprising now let out their sentiment.
Amir, a 26 year old pizza maker from Britain, wants to show the world that, “We are the alternative to the mullahs.” Sahar Sanai, 24 and a graduate of education from Frankfurt, has come “to remind everyone that there is a huge exiled community yearning for a free Iran."
Shahin, a 22 year old student, who has come to Taverny from Paris by train, asks somewhat frustrated, “Why are we, an organization that seeks a secular and democratic government, not supported more by the West?”
EP Vice President: Democratic change by the people of Iran and the resistance is the only solution 
NCRI – At the largest gathering of Iranian expatriates in northern suburb of Paris on June 26, Mr. Alejo Vidal Quadras, Vice President of the European Parliament, lent his support to the Iranian Resistance and the residents of Camp Ashraf, members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran in Iraq. The following are excerpts from his speech at the rally:It is a pleasure for me to be here speaking once again before you. … Let me also speak with those men and women that are thousands of kilometers away in the burning desert of Iraq, and are the symbols of perseverance and strength for freedom and democracy for Iran, yes, the good people of Ashraf.
Jose Maria Aznar: We must bring a change of regime to Iran; this is what Iranian people want 
"I am very glad to be here with all of you participating in this magnificent and very impressive meeting today in Paris with my Iranian friends who are fighting for freedom and democracy in their country. I support you. Thank you very much for your invitation"
“No to turbaned fascism, no to stoning, to executions and amputations, no to the obligatory veil, to obligatory religion, to imposed government.” Supporter shouted, “Azadi,” or liberty. She called on governments to stop buying oil and gas from Iran, welcomed sanctions resolutions passed by the United States Congress and said that Iranian leaders should be tried for crimes against the Iranian people.
We are faithful to help bring about :
For the creation of a new society, based on freedom, equality, democracy, respect for human rights and separation of religion and state;
• a society, based on gender equality, where women have equal and active participation in political leadership;
• an Iran, where Kurds, Baluchis and Arabs, as well as all those suffering from dual oppression, attain equal rights and freedoms;
• A country, where young people could expand their talents and creativity without suppression and restrictions and play a fitting role in running the affairs of their homeland; and
• A nuclear-free Iran that seeks peace and peaceful coexistence with its neighbors and diplomatic relations with all countries around the world.
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