The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is an Iranian political organization based in France. It was founded in 1981 as a coalition whose members include a number of Iranian opposition organizations and prominent personalities. Its goal is to unite the opposition to the Iranian government under one umbrella organization. In 1993, during its plenary session, the National Council of Resistance of Iran elected Maryam Rajavi as the President-elect for the period of transitioning power to the Iranian people.
The organization defends Western values such as secularism and women's rights. Its political platform includes support for human rights, women, capitalism, religious freedom, minority rights, and Iran’s integration into the global community. One half of its members are women. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) incorporates many religious and ethnic minorities, as well as members of different political outlooks, serving as a guarantee for Iran’s unity.
NCRI has repeatedly called for free elections under the United Nation auspices. The party promotes peace and coexistence, with a goal to rebuild Iran free of weapons of mass destruction. This is to be done with the help of the people of Iran, Iranian experts in exile, and friendly support from the world. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture, and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The NCRI aims to establish a secular democratic republic in Iran, based on the separation of religion and state. There are five organizations represented in the NCRI, including the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the largest and most popular resistance group in Iran.
The organization defends Western values such as secularism and women's rights. Its political platform includes support for human rights, women, capitalism, religious freedom, minority rights, and Iran’s integration into the global community. One half of its members are women. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) incorporates many religious and ethnic minorities, as well as members of different political outlooks, serving as a guarantee for Iran’s unity.
NCRI has repeatedly called for free elections under the United Nation auspices. The party promotes peace and coexistence, with a goal to rebuild Iran free of weapons of mass destruction. This is to be done with the help of the people of Iran, Iranian experts in exile, and friendly support from the world. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture, and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The NCRI aims to establish a secular democratic republic in Iran, based on the separation of religion and state. There are five organizations represented in the NCRI, including the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the largest and most popular resistance group in Iran.
