By: NCRIUS staff, February 6, 2024 In the January 22nd, 2024, Wall Street Journal article written by Alireza Jafarzadeh, the Deputy Director of the Washington Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, outlines how decades-long appeasement of Tehran by Western nations has emboldened the […]
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Four decades of the Iranian regime’s terrorism have been richly rewarded. By Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director, U.S. Office, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Washington; originally published in the Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2024 Your editorial “Iran Doesn’t Get Biden’s Message” (Jan. 17)
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NCRI-US Commentary, August 8, 2023 On August 2, Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, in connection with the release of a new state-endorsed book aimed at vilifying the main opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), conducted a round
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Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran — Monday, December 5, 2022 The Count Latest Underground calls across Iran for three days of national protest targeting the regime of Ali Khamenei have developed into a massive and expansive strike that swept across
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Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Wednesday, November 30, 2022 – 1 PM EST The Count: Latest Guess what Iranians rooted for yesterday as the USA-Iran match got underway in World Cup 2022? The answer erupted in joyful scenes of thousands
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Based partially on reporting by PMOI (MEK) Network in Iran Wednesday, November 23, 2022 The Count: Latest As university and school protests, and bazaar strikes continued in Iran, and as nightly protests in dozens of neighborhoods are expected again, there is talk of a protest
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Iran Uprising at a Glance – Day 63, Thursday, November 17, 2022 The Count: Latest Iran’s nationwide uprising is marking its 63rd day, and the third day of a national strike commemorating the Bloody November uprising of 2019, today, as people from all walks of
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By the NCRI-US Staff, October 21, 2022 Soona Samsami, the U.S. Representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), praised the role that women have played in the resistance to the Iranian theocracy. A recent article published by Samsami highlighted the efforts of
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Soona Samsami, Originally Published in Washington Times, October 11, 2022 The Iranian people’s uprising against the misogynist theocracy celebrates its third week. Despite a brutal state onslaught, protests are surging, shaking the theocracy’s fragile foundations. Indeed, Iran is on the precipice of change, with women and youth
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By Alireza Jafarzadeh, originally published on Prolific Solutions, September 11, 2022 In August 2022, the opposition coalition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) initiated and facilitated a federal complaint on behalf of several individuals who were subjected to torture or had their loved ones executed in