Labor Member of the Legislative Council Cameron Murphy presented a resolution to the New South Wales Parliament on August 23, expressing solidarity with the Iranian people’s protest movement, following the state murder of Mahsa Jîna Amini. The resolution, seconded by Liberal MLC Jacqui Munro, called for more sanctions on the Iranian dictatorship, and acknowledged the 10-Point Plan of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). It was carried unanimously.
Greens MLCs Abigail Boyd and Cate Faehrmann as well as Labor MLCs Bob Nanva and Mark Buttigieg also spoke in support.
Faehrmann said, “Recently, I added my signature to a statement by Iranian women within the Resistance, advocating for the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran. We wholeheartedly support the tireless struggle of Iranian women, a struggle deeply rooted in a century of their endeavours and quest for freedom and democracy.”
This is the first chamber of an Australian parliament to vote this way. NSW MPs now join the 3600 MPs from 40 countries who have taken a stand this year.
Meanwhile, leading figures in the Iranian government have been bragging about their international terror tactics, showing both brazen disregard for international law and their incapacity to change in the face of huge popular pressure for the end of their dictatorial regime.
Read the article by Mohammad Sadeghpour on Green Left.