'No Mullahs. No Rajavi.

Democracy. Democracy'

So shouted protestors during a week of anti-Mojahedin activity in France last week. Over two hundred demonstrators converged in Paris from as far away as Canada, Scandinavia, Germany, Holland and the UK in order to voice their support for the French Judicial system's prosecution of Mojahedin leader Maryam Rajavi on terrorism charges.

Radio Voice of America reported that 150 people took part in a demonstration on Tuesday 29^th March outside the French Parliament building of the House of Representatives. A delegation went into parliament where they met with Representatives and presented documents to parliament.

In the afternoon, the protestors gathered again at Trocadero, Human Rights Square to demonstrate again. Families of Mojahedin members trapped in Camp Ashraf in Iraq were present during the actions this week. They want more to be done to rescue the individuals in Iraq, who they say, should be given real options about where they can be sent to rather than keeping them in Iraq as hostages to Massoud Rajavi's games.

The actions in this week were to express support for the action taken by French Judge Brugeiere in June 2003 when Mojahedin headquarters in Paris was raided and six leaders were arrested on terrorism charges, including top MKO leader Massoud Rajavi's wife, Maryam. The protestors demanded justice for the victims of the Mojahedin. Some personal complaints by individual victims have been added to the prosecution case against Mrs Rajavi.

On Thursday Iran-Peyvand Organisation, which sponsored the week's activities, held a Seminar at l'Espace Saint Martin under the title 'Maryam Rajavi, Accused of Human Rights Abuses'. Among the speakers were Professor Aymeric Chauprade and Mr Bruno Fannucchi, a journalist. Twenty five victims of human rights abuses by the Mojahedin also spoke at the symposium. Various media representatives, including Radio France, Voice of America, Al Ahram newspaper (Egypt) and AFP attended and held interviews with the speakers and many of the participants. A German documentary crew also filmed the weeks' events. Iran-Paywand had invited representatives from the Mojahedin to come to the meeting and discuss the issues over which there is so much concern, but no-one attended the meeting formally to speak.

On Friday, 1^st April, three demonstrations were peaceably conducted right at the heart of the Mojahedin's base in France, the Val-d'Oise. At Auvers sur Oise, only a few hundred meters from Maryam Rajavi's residence, protestors shouted slogans and their representatives held discussions with regional officials. They stressed that Mrs Rajavi's activities in France must be stopped by French law. Demonstrations were then held in Mery-sur-Oise and Cergy Pointoise.

Representatives of Ava Association, Roshana Association, Iran-Interlink helped to organise and participated in the activities in Paris. This showed that Iranians and non-Iranians with very different views on Iran can work together in close cooperation. As one participant said, 'We don't want the mullahs, and we don't want the Rajavi's dictatorship. We want democracy for Iran and we want justice for our families'.