IranWomen’s Role in Iran Uprising Highlighted at Free Iran World Summit 2023
The much-anticipated Free Iran World Summit 2023 convened today, Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Headquarters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
The Free Iran World Summit 2023, entitled, Onward to a Democratic Iran, brought together influential figures from around the world to support the Iran Uprising and advocate for a democratic republic. With powerful speeches and an overwhelming show of solidarity, the summit underscored the determination to bring about positive change in Iran.
Simultaneously, Iranians in Paris held a prominent rally in support of the uprising and the pursuit of a democratic republic in Iran. A distinguished delegation of French MPs and mayors, former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and former Prime Minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt addressed the rally.
Despite the Iranian regime’s futile attempts to hinder the summit and cancel the rally through clandestine negotiations and hostage-taking, the events proceeded as planned.
Global Leaders Rally for the Democratic Republic at Free Iran World Summit 2023
The Free Iran World Summit 2023 boasted an impressive lineup of over 500 lawmakers, former presidents, prime ministers, ministers, and senior officials from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, dozens of whom addressed the event. Significant attention was given to the leading role of women in the Iran uprising by many of the speakers.
The keynote speaker at the Free Iran World Summit 2023 was the NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi.
Notable participants included former U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence, former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, former Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Germany Rita Süssmuth, former Speaker of the House of Commons in the UK John Bercow, Ambassador John Bolton, and former advisors to U.S. presidents General James Jones. Additionally, Bernard Kushner and Michèlle Alliot-Marie, and Hubert Vèdrine, former foreign ministers of France; Senator Giulio Terzi, former Foreign Minister of Italy; John Baird, former Foreign Minister of Canada; Dr. Liam Fox, former Secretary of Defense of the UK; General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and Senator Joseph Lieberman, Lance Gooden, U.S. Congressman from Texas, and Raul Ruiz, U.S. Congressman from California. Ms. Liz Truss, former Prime Minister of the UK, and Mr. Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State until 2021, addressed the summit via online platforms.
Some 3,600 parliamentarians in 61 legislative assemblies in 40 countries -including the majority of the US Congress as well as the majority of members of the parliaments in 29 countries signed declarations endorsing the Ten-point Plan proposed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, supporting the Iranian people’s desire for a democratically elected republic and a non-nuclear Iran, and rejecting both the fascism of the Shah and religious fascism. Representative delegations from these parliaments presented their book of support to Mrs. Maryam Rajavi during the first Day of the Free Iran World Summit 2023.
