Message of Maryam Rajavi to Conference at the United States Senate

As we speak, Iranians across the world are preparing for the arrival of Nowruz, which marks the beginning of spring and the new Iranian year. Nowruz tradition which is a symbol of change, has been celebrated for thousands of years. It symbolizes the end of the gloomy days of winter being replaced with the bright days of spring. The arrival of the Nowruz and spring for the Iranian people carries this simple but vital message: the spring of freedom is also inevitable. It might be postponed but cannot be stopped. Nowruz for the Iranian people is a symbol of hope and far more, it heralds the end of theocratic regime and establishment of freedom and democracy. Our oppressed people truly deserve a new life and a society based on democracy and human rights. A couple of weeks ago, the mullahs held a so-called election. But that was a sham, where all candidates had to prove their loyalty to the ruling theocracy. The election sham was nothing more than a competition between two groups of regime officials in charge of torture, execution and export of terrorism.