BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, August 23, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director
Iran’s regime has intensified its crackdown on rising dissent in a grim escalation of repression. They are particularly targeting newly released political prisoners and families linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or the MEK, and residents of Ashraf 3 in Albania, where nearly three thousand MEK members have been stationed. Alireza Jafarzadeh explains: