Ivan Sascha Sheehan, US News, 28 November 2019 Protests are a common occurrence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. But there are a number of factors that make ongoing demonstrations against the regime particularly worrisome for Tehran’s clerical rulers. The current unrest in Iran, which began on
Ali Safavi, Washington Times, 26 November 2019 Iran’s regime is doomed, desperate and dazed. For weeks, people in Lebanon and Iraq rose up against its destructive meddling. And, for the past 11 days, people of Iran in 176 cities revolted to unseat it in Tehran itself. So
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R. Bruce McColm, UPI, 26 November 2019 Nov. 26 (UPI) — The international community must take decisive action to limit the further loss of life in Iran. Since protests last began on Nov. 15, at least 300 activists have been killed. Thousands of others have been
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Homeira Hesami, Dallas Morning News, 24 November 2019 At least 100 people have been killed by the Iranian regime’s security forces in protests that have spread to over 140 towns and cities since Nov. 15, according to news reports, and the actual death toll could
Letters to the Editor – Alireza Jafarzadeh, Washington Post, 24 November 2019 The Nov. 20 news article “Dozens feared dead in Iran protests” failed to address the root cause of the protesters’ grievances. The resistance units inside Iran report that 171 cities in all 31 of its
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Mansoureh Galestan, NCRI, 23 November 2019 Distinguished personalities, former parliamentarians, cabinet members and military officers write an open letter to BBC’s Director-General, objecting the recent report aired by BBC, demonizing the legitimate opposition to the Iranian dictatorship, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also
Ali Safavi, Issues & Insights, 24 October 2019 Confronted with Washington’s “maximum pressure” campaign, and facing international isolation, Iranian regime officials desperately want to depict an image of strength. But, in reality, the regime has never been as vulnerable and fragile as it is today.
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Ali Safavi, NCRI, 20 October 2019 THE FOLLOWING IS A REBUTTAL TO AN ARTICLE BY THE NBC NEWS ON OCTOBER 17, 2019, REPLETE WITH BASELESS AND THREADBARE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE MUJAHEDIN-E KHALQ (PMOI/MEK) AND THE SUPPORT IT HAS ENJOYED OVER THE YEARS AMONG PROMINENT FORMER
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Shahin Gobadi, The Washington Post, 16 September 2019 Jason Rezaian, in his Sept. 10 Global Opinions column, “Bolton’s departure will fundamentally alter Trump’s Iran policy,” asserted, “The shake-up creates the first real opportunity for Trump to pursue a policy of engaging Iran.” His optimism, however,
By Ali Safavi, September 10, 2019 The following is a rebuttal to an article in Newsweek about Iranian opposition groups, in particular, the main Iranian opposition, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK or PMOI). As Newsweek is yet to publish it, we are posting it here. “Iran’s