European Lawmakers Express Support for Iran Uprising  Wednesday, 07 February 2018 18:55  Print  Email Press release- Strasbourg - 7 February 2018 On Wednesday, 7 February, the 39th anniversary of the 1979 anti-monarchic revolution, a special meeting in support of the Iran uprising was held in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Dozens of MEPs from various political groups participated and spoke about the nationwide protests which shook Iran and spread to 142 cities and to all 31 provinces. The meeting was chaired by Gérard Deprez (ALDE) and Tunne Kelam (EPP). Dr Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former vice-president of the European Parliament, and Farzin Hashemi from the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), were invited as guest speakers. The following points were determined by the MEPs to be of particular importance: The people of Iran, especially the younger generation, have made it clear that they are fed up with the...