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According to its website, the '''British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom''' "has a cross-party membership from both Houses of Parliament. Its membership comprises members of the  Parliamentary Select Committees, spokespersons of the main political parties, shadow cabinet ministers, as well as former senior government Ministers."<ref>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&
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According to its website, the '''British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom''' (BPCIF) "has a cross-party membership from both Houses of Parliament. Its membership comprises members of the  Parliamentary Select Committees, spokespersons of the main political parties, shadow cabinet ministers, as well as former senior government Ministers."<ref>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=34 "About Us"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 20 December 2010</ref> Press releases and statements<ref>NCRI, [http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9104:irans-music-legend-passes-away&catid=155:iran-resistance&Itemid=130 "Iran's music legend passes away"], National Council of Resistance of Iran, 15 October 2010, accessed on 20 December 2010</ref><ref>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=297&Itemid=28 "MPs and Peers launch international campaign to save Iranian dissidents in Iraq"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 23 November 2010, accessed on 20 December 2010</ref><ref>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=99999999&searchword=ncri&submit=Search&searchphrase=any&ordering=newest "NCRI Search"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 20 December 2010</ref> from BPCIF and the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]] (the [[PMOI]]'s main front group) which regularly reference one another and place considerable attention on the [[PMOI]] suggest the BPCIF is part of the [[NCRI]]'s network of lobby groups. Chief among the BPCIF's stated goals is to "do all in its power" to persuade the British government "to end its policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime."<ref>BPCIF, [http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/ashraf/9346-international-committee-in-support-of-ashraf-established-in-britains-house-of-lords- "International Committee in Support of Ashraf Established in Britain’s House of Lords"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 27 November 2010, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref> The BPCIF's website is registered to [[Robin Corbett]],<ref>Whois.net, [http://www.whois.net/whois/iran-freedom.org.org "WHOIS information for iran-freedom.org"], whois.net, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref> the BPCIF's Chairman and main representative.
id=15&Itemid=34 "About Us"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 20 December 2010</ref>
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==Goals==
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===Overthrow the Iranian Government===
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===Legitimize the PMOI===
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*[[National Council of Resistance of Iran]]
 
*[[National Council of Resistance of Iran]]
 
*[[PMOI]]
 
*[[PMOI]]
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*[[Iran Policy Committee]]<ref name=links>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35 "Links"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref>
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*[[Iran Focus]]<ref name=links>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=35 "Links"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref>
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==People==
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===Key Members===
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*[[Lord Corbett of Castle Vale]] (Robin Corbett) - Chair<ref>BPCIF, [http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/ashraf/9346-international-committee-in-support-of-ashraf-established-in-britains-house-of-lords- "International Committee in Support of Ashraf Established in Britain’s House of Lords"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 27 November 2010, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref>
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*The Rt. Hon [[Lord Archer of Sandwell]], QC - Chair<ref name=nov>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/pdf/november2005.pdf "1300 British Lawyers Call for Removal of Unjust Terror Tag from Iranian Mojahedin"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, November 2005, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref>
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*[[David Amess]], Conservative MP<ref name=nov>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/pdf/november2005.pdf "1300 British Lawyers Call for Removal of Unjust Terror Tag from Iranian Mojahedin"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, November 2005, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref><ref name=WT>David Amess, [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/15/exposing-irans-chief-liar/?page=2 "AMESS: Exposing Iran's chief liar"], Washington Times, accessed on 22 December 2010</ref>
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===Key Supporters===
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Source<ref name=nov>BPCIF, [http://iran-freedom.org/pdf/november2005.pdf "1300 British Lawyers Call for Removal of Unjust Terror Tag from Iranian Mojahedin"], British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, November 2005, accessed on 21 December 2010</ref>
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*[[Stephen Grosz]]
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*[[Lord Inglewood]], DL
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*[[Brian Binley]], MP Northampton
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*[[Baroness Harris of Richmond]] (Angela Harris)
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*[[Baroness Gould of Potternewton]] (Joyce Gould)
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*The Rt. Hon. The [[Lord Renton]], QC
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*[[Lord Clarke of Hampstead]] (Anthony Clarke)
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*[[Lord Alton of Liverpool]] (David Alton)
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*[[David Amess]] - Conservative MP
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*[[Lord King of West Bromwich]] (Tarsem King)
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*[[Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen]] (Anne Gibson)
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*[[Claire Miskin]]
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*[[Malcolm Fowler]]
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*[[Baroness Turner of Camden]] (Muriel Turner)
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*[[Lord Taverne]], QC (Dick Taverne)
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*[[Lord Fraser of Carmyllie]], QC (Peter Fraser)
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*[[Rudi Vis]]
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*[[David Drew]]
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*[[Lord Russell-Johnston of Minginish]] (Russell Johnston)
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*[[Lord Dholakia of Waltham Brooks]] (Navnit Dholakia)
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*[[Bill Bowring]]
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*[[Mark Muller]]
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*[[Edward Grieves]]
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==

Latest revision as of 23:39, 22 December 2010

According to its website, the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF) "has a cross-party membership from both Houses of Parliament. Its membership comprises members of the Parliamentary Select Committees, spokespersons of the main political parties, shadow cabinet ministers, as well as former senior government Ministers."[1] Press releases and statements[2][3][4] from BPCIF and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (the PMOI's main front group) which regularly reference one another and place considerable attention on the PMOI suggest the BPCIF is part of the NCRI's network of lobby groups. Chief among the BPCIF's stated goals is to "do all in its power" to persuade the British government "to end its policy of appeasement with the Iranian regime."[5] The BPCIF's website is registered to Robin Corbett,[6] the BPCIF's Chairman and main representative.

Goals

Overthrow the Iranian Government

Legitimize the PMOI

Affiliations

People

Key Members

Key Supporters

Source[9]

Contact

Website: http://iran-freedom.org/

Address: B.M. Box 4448
London
United Kingdom
WC1N 3XX

Notes

  1. BPCIF, "About Us", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 20 December 2010
  2. NCRI, "Iran's music legend passes away", National Council of Resistance of Iran, 15 October 2010, accessed on 20 December 2010
  3. BPCIF, "MPs and Peers launch international campaign to save Iranian dissidents in Iraq", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 23 November 2010, accessed on 20 December 2010
  4. BPCIF, "NCRI Search", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, accessed on 20 December 2010
  5. BPCIF, "International Committee in Support of Ashraf Established in Britain’s House of Lords", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 27 November 2010, accessed on 21 December 2010
  6. Whois.net, "WHOIS information for iran-freedom.org", whois.net, accessed on 21 December 2010
  7. BPCIF, "International Committee in Support of Ashraf Established in Britain’s House of Lords", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, 27 November 2010, accessed on 21 December 2010
  8. 9.0 9.1 9.2 BPCIF, "1300 British Lawyers Call for Removal of Unjust Terror Tag from Iranian Mojahedin", British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, November 2005, accessed on 21 December 2010
  9. David Amess, "AMESS: Exposing Iran's chief liar", Washington Times, accessed on 22 December 2010