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NCPDA Statement – October 27, 2007

October 27, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
October 27, 2007
Iranian Revolutionary Guards are Terrorists as Designated
A 3 decades old wish of the Iranian people has come to pass, and a step forward towards democracy in Iran has been taken. After decades of unabated oppression, terrorism, and murder, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its Qods Force are […]

Filed Under: Statements Tagged With: Bank Melli, Crimes Against Humanity, Democracy Advocates, Democracy In Iran, Innocent Prisoners, Internal Oppression, Iranian Government, Iranian Regime, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Irgc, Islamic Republic Of Iran, National Coalition, Nuclear Agenda, Political Circles, Predatory Behavior, Qods Force, Rashidi, Republic Of Iran, Terrorist Activities, Torturers

NCPDA Statement – August 24th, 2007

August 24, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
August 24th, 2007
The Fate of Iraqi Democracy in the Hands of an Extremist Government
It has become abundantly clear the Mr. Malaki’s government has failed to embrace democratic virtues and bring about reconciliation and peace to Iraq. Senator Carl Levin and Senator John Warner have offered the most unambiguous assessment of […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iran, Statements Tagged With: Alawi, Carl Levin, Iranian Government, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iraqi Life, John Warner, Malaki, Militias, Opposition Movement, Rashidi, Saleh, Sectarian Violence, Senator Carl Levin, Senator John Warner, Senator Levin, Step In The Right Direction, True Intentions, U S Army, United States Armed Forces, Welcome News

NCPDA Statement – July 30, 2007

July 30, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
July 30, 2007
Encouraging Signs: Divestment from and Democracy for Iran
The United House of Representatives has begun debate on legislation requiring divestiture of current investments in Iran. Led by bipartisan group of representatives including Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, Subcommittee Chair, Brad Sherman, and ranking republican Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. Congress […]

Filed Under: Sanctions, Statements Tagged With: Bipartisan Group, Brutal Regime, Centrality, Chairman Tom, Democracy Advocates, Democracy And Human Rights, Democracy Movements, Destructive Power, Divestiture, Foreign Affairs Committee, Gain Momentum, Iranian Regime, Islamic Ideology, Lehtinen, National Coalition, Ncpda, Power Gain, Rashidi, Subcommittee Chair, Tom Lantos

NCPDA Statement – May 25, 2007

May 25, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
May 25, 2007
Oppression of Women and Spread of Islamic Extremism
In recent months, the Iranian women have been the subject of an alarmingly violent crackdown on their basic human rights. Pictures and the story of bloodied and harassed Iranian women fill the pages of many website, blogs, and news outlets (Middle […]

Filed Under: Statements, Women's Rights Tagged With: Advocacy Groups, Death Sentences, Financial Times, Fundamental Freedoms, Fundamentalist Ideology, Human Identity, Human Rights Advocacy, Human Rights Situation, Iranian Government, Iranian Opposition, Iranian Women, Islamic Extremism, Islamists, Mullah, Opposition Leaders, Oppression Of Women, Rashidi, Sharia Law, Superior Sex, Violent Crackdown

NCPDA Statement – May 21, 2007

May 21, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
May 21, 2007
Iran Needs Oppression to Advance its Foreign Policy
As predicted, Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s reign in power has coincided with a sharp increase in the number of Iranians executed, arrested, and or harassed. In recent month, Iranians are witness to almost daily news of public hangings, limb amputations, and alike.
On […]

Filed Under: Statements Tagged With: Bandar Abbas, Behzad, Death Destruction, Emrooz, Evin Prison, Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Iranian Regime, Iranians, Khamenei, Limb Amputations, Mohammad Safar, Mullah, Nuclear Agenda, Overtures, President Ahmadinejad, Rashidi, Revolutionary Guards, Supreme Leader, Terrorist Activities, Unspeakable Abuses

NCPDA Statement – May 18, 2007

May 18, 2007 by ncpda

NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
May 18, 2007
Escalating Oppression, Executions, and Other Human Rights Violations Amidst Iranian Regime-US Dialogue
Lost in the frenzy of interest and the misplaced hopes surrounding the upcoming US-Iran meeting is the unspeakable suffering of the Iranian people and the Ahmadinejad lead reign of terror.
Proponents of “constructive” dialogue with the tyrannical regime […]

Filed Under: Statements Tagged With: Amir Kabir University, Amnesty International, Armed Robbery, Bogus Charges, Classmates, Constructive Dialogue, Democracy Advocates, Human Rights Violations, Iranian Authorities, Iranian Regime, Iranian Student, Peaceful Rally, Political Crackdown, Polytechnic University, Rashidi, Reign Of Terror, Student Activists, Student Protests, Target, Tyrannical Regime

Appeasing the Ayatollahs and the Perils of Ignoring History

May 15, 2007 by ncpda

Dr. Majid Sadeghpour
It was June 8, 2000; the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) was the venue. “Iran is still the most egregious state-sponsor of terrorism, despite the election of a reformist president. Elements of the Iranian Government use terrorism as a policy tool, assassinating Iranian dissidents at home and abroad and giving […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Literature Tagged With: Destructive Role, Distant Cousin, Fundamental Flaw, Giving Money, International Terrorism, Iranian Dissidents, Iranian Government, Iranian Regime, Iraq Study Group, L Paul Bremer, Peace In The Middle East, Policy Tool, Realistic Assessment, Reformist President, S Matrix, Senate Select Committee, Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, Ssci, State Sponsor, United States Senate

Iranian People Denounce the Mullahs

May 11, 2007 by ncpda

Iran’s State Security Forces (SSF) are carrying out a nationwide crackdown primarily targeting workers, youths, and women*
Encouraged by the world’s tough stance against the Iranian regime and aided by Iran’s main opposition forces, the pace of demonstrations, peaceful sit-ins, and other forms of dissent against the illegitimate regime in Iran has noticeably increased over the […]

Filed Under: Iran, Literature Tagged With: Clampdown, Crackdown, Demonstrations, Dissent, Fear, Guise, Ins, Iran Tv, Iranian Regime, Mobile Phones, Mojahedin, Mullahs, Opposition Forces, Pace, Simaye Azadi, State Security Forces, State Television, Trouble Makers, Tv Station, Video Clip

Lautenberg Measure To Penalize U.S. Companies Doing Business With Iran Introduced

March 28, 2007 by ncpda

Senator Takes Action To Make American Companies Like Halliburton Cut Business Ties With Iran
Michael Pagan (202) 228-6393
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced a measure to deter subsidiaries of U.S-controlled companies from doing business in Iran.
“We cannot knowingly allow U.S. companies to do business with terrorist states like Iran. […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iran, Media, News, Press Releases, Sanctions, Terrorism, WMDs Tagged With: Business Ties, Controlled Companies, Corporate Profits, Counter Proliferation, Doing Business With Iran, Economic Powers, Economic Sanctions, Energy Sector, Export Credit Guarantees, Halliburton, Halliburton Subsidiary, International Emergency, Lautenberg, Loophole, Oil Drilling Equipment, Organization Membership, Rogue Nations, Sanctions Against Iran, Terrorist States, World Trade Organization

Iran and Iraq’s Hidden Catastrophe

January 8, 2007 by ncpda

Dr. Majid Sadeghpour
Global Politician – Silently yet systematically, Iraq’s nationalist, secular, and democratic
voices are falling silent. Their lives taken and their blood shed in the troubled country’s
treacherous struggle for democracy and sovereignty. The killers are shadowy, their traces
ultimately pointing the prudent observer to the neighboring country to the east where
extremist leaders are believed to be […]