Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, absolutely. A lot of intimidation and threats have been reported. One of the ways the Islamic Republic of Iran operates is to get to you individually, but also those around you. When these many artists are arrested, they are given a pen and paper and asked for names. Take the case of the cartoonist and illustrator Mana Neyestani.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Collectively, many of us here have been parts of an effort to unify the opposition, but let's remember, as I said in my remarks, that the Islamic Republic's cyber-army and the Islamic Republic are invested in breaking us apart, which is why I talked about the importance of a cohesive international policy on Iran, as well as for the opposition—those who want democracy for Iran—to set aside any differences and focus on a free Iran.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  As you know, the Iranian constitution provides that in the event of the death of the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the vice-president becomes the acting president for up to 50 days. In this case, Mohammad Mokhber will fill that position. The real question here is how they are going to run the election and who they will select as candidates for the public to vote on.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the important question. As I mentioned before, the Islamic Republic is systematically trying to get rid of the artists, cultural influencers and intellectuals. What they're trying to do is eliminate part of our memory of what Iran was and of our culture.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Short of that, just the recognition that this regime is one of the most abusive on the planet toward human rights and that there has to be a cost enacted for these human rights abuses.... Mr. Gord Johns asked about children. The Islamic Republic of Iran—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for this important question. I stole the words from Amnesty International, which said the Islamic Republic “is waging a war on women.” It recently put out a report and documents that show that the security forces and the regime have used various oppressive, malign mechanisms not only to segregate and discriminate against women but also to repress women and persecute women.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  What is interesting to mention about the Iranian diaspora, whether in Europe or North America, is that there are commonalities. Today, the common thread is obviously that the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is being thoroughly questioned. You're hearing it in what we say. We're citing the same examples. We're making the same observations and analyses about the Iranian diaspora, so our comments have a lot in common.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The other one is people, such as the previous president of Iran, who was participating in many of these problems, the economic reasons and other reasons for the children who are in the streets in Iran right now. The Islamic Republic is supposed to be able to answer to the international society for what they are doing in Iran. What is happening in Iran is not acceptable, and we have to try to make them answer to all of these questions.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  As you know, he was one of the judges in the past who created so much trouble for Iranians by basically putting them to death. More than 1,000 people who were against the Islamic Republic unfortunately lost their lives due to the decision that was made by a group. One of the members of that group was the previous president of Iran. In the past 45 years, he was the main character who was involved in damaging Iran, resulting in the trouble created for different Iranians.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We have the example of Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati being stabbed outside his home in London, which is looking more and more like a contracted job by the Islamic Republic. If we want to keep people safe, we have to list the IRGC. The argument that dialogue, for example, is important is really something that we should move past. Forty-five years of dialogue has not kept people safe, and people are still being targeted.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Preparing for this talk, I came to the conclusion that I could not possibly scratch the surface in a five-minute talk of the abuses of human rights by the Islamic Republic. Therefore, I would like to ask permission to table the 20-page synopsis of the recent UN fact-finding mission's 500-page report. It covers the time frame of September 2022, after the death of Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina, at the hands of the regime's morality police, which sparked the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising in which more than 600 peaceful protesters were killed.

Foreign Affairs committee  Good evening. Thank you for inviting Islamic Relief Canada to partake in this discussion on Africa with the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Islamic Relief’s roots began in East Africa in response to the famine in 1984.

Information & Ethics committee  Armed with a .223-calibre rifle and a 9-mm Glock pistol, Bissonnette was carrying 108 bullets when he entered the Islamic cultural centre, shooting into the crowded prayer room as Sunday prayers were ending. The article identifies the names of those who died and says that five others were critically injured.

Privilege  I would have liked to know if I was targeted by, say, an Iranian-based hacker group that works for the Islamic regime, if I had been in the region. I now have to work under the assumption that, even if I were targeted, if the target was not successful in hacking into my emails or hacking into my personal digital files or any of my social media accounts, because it was not successful, I could be the target of one of these espionage or hacker attempts.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Ms. Nogarède. We next go to Ms. Addleton from Islamic Relief Canada. You have five minutes.