Iranian dissidents call for regime change

The Washington Times, July 13, 2016
LE BOURGET, France — Tens of thousands of supporters of a dissident Iranian opposition group filled a vast convention hall here over the weekend to call for the downfall of Iran’s theocratic government.
The massive and boisterous event, which occurs annually in this town just north of Paris, was led by the controversial National Council of Resistance of Iran….
Saturday’s rally was a marathon that included more than nine hours of speeches and musical performances. The National Council of Resistance of Iran has come to be known during more recent years as perhaps the only dissent group on the planet with enough money and political juice to rally tens of thousands of supporters in the heart of Europe each June behind a collective call for the overthrow of Iran’s Shiite Islamist government…
“Despite the intensification of the suppression over the past couple of years, we have witnessed a growing interest among the Iranian people, especially women and youth, toward the Iranian Resistance,” Mrs. Rajavi said. “The opposition to the regime is expanding. The Resistance’s network inside Iran is much more active in terms of organizing strikes, protests, sit-ins and other protest acts inside the country and even inside prisons. The Resistance has had numerous achievements in this regard….”
The National Council leader said that state political freedom and human rights have only worsened in Iran since the inking of last year’s nuclear deal. “The pace of executions has intensified,” she said….