MARYAM RAJAVI AT PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: IMMEDIATELY FREE THOSE ARRESTED IN IRAN UPRISING I have come here to call on Europe and the world to take urgent action for the release of thousands of young souls who have been arrested during the uprising. Dozens of protesters have been shot dead and 8,000 arrested. Every day we hear the news of a prisoner killed under torture. The regime’s officials, however, ridiculously claim that they have committed suicide  while in detention. A number of them are missing. Many families are anxiously passing days and nights, not knowing anything about their children. The mullahs are not willing to account. But Europe is silent.  Torturing prisoners to death is a crime against humanity. But I have not heard of any European government protesting this news. Why? Where is Europe's commitment to human rights? Doesn’t the European Human Rights Convention also include the people ...

ANALYSIS: How Iran’s regime enters its 40th year as an Islamic Republic Iranian women walk past a poster of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the anniversary ceremony of Iran's Islamic Revolution in Behesht Zahra cemetery, south of Tehran, February 1, 2016. (Reuters) Heshmat Alavi, Special to Al Arabiya English Monday, 12 February 2018 Text size  A   A   A February 11 marked the beginning of the 40th year Iran's clerics are ruling over what they describe as an "Islamic Republic." The fact that this regime is facing a whirlwind of domestic and foreign crises goes beyond doubt. While Tehran's state media boasts massive support among the populace, remarks heard recently from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei portray a canvas of impasse, a weak entity and the road ahead being uphill, to say the least. In response to increasing unrest across the country protesting political and economic corruption, Khamenei...