June 20, 2020 – Ingrid Betancourt, former senator and presidential candidate in Columbia, spoke to the International Conference at Ashraf 3 marking the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Iranian Resistance. In parts of her speech, Ms. Betancourt said:
The Iranian people have never never accepted the clerical rule. They have, indeed, waged the most heroic resistance for 40 years. And we are proud to have been part of it, even in a very small scale, but with all the power of our hearts…
The PMOI/MEK is the only organization in the world that has fully embraced gender equality. Imagine, facing the most misogynistic country in the world, there is a woman leading the way! And we’re very proud of it…
And we, all of us, united today virtually and but also physically in Iran, we know that for Iran to unlock the door to its democracy and to peace, Maryam Rajavi and the MEK are the key.