Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, February 22, 2023 February 11 marked the anniversary of the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s monarchy in Iran in 1979. I have lots of bittersweet memories of that time. I began my career as a political activist as an
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H.Res.100 was introduced on the anniversary of the 1979 anti-dictatorial revolution, as another revolution is in the making today for freedom and justice. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, February 9, 2023 — On February 8, 2023, the bipartisan U.S. House resolution, H. Res.100, “Expressing support for
By Maryam Rajavi (originally published in New York Post, November 22, 2022) Brave Iranian women, supported by a generation of young men, educated and knowing their inalienable rights, have openly and ferociously rejected the brutal religious dictatorship of Ali Khamenei and all his loyalists and apologists,
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 22, 2022, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The Human Right Council of the United Nations is going to discuss the rising number of killings, particularly the murder of teenagers and minors, in Iran as the clerical regime attempts to
UNHRC’s Special Session to Focus on Barbaric Crackdown of Iran Uprising Read More
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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Aladdin Touran, Originally Published on the NCRI’s Website, October 5, 2022 A seemingly endless wave of dissent spreads across Iran. Many observers consider the current protests, which have continued for three weeks despite the brutal crackdown, as Iran’s revolution. University students have been continuing their sit-ins and
Iran Protests and Role of Youths: Influenced by Emotion or Determined To Make a Change? Read More
Mehdi Oghbai, Originally Published on the NCRI’s Website, October 4, 2022 After 18 consecutive days of nationwide protests in Iran, the regime’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, broke his silence, only to voice support for his security forces and their oppressive measures in a bid to
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Zahra Afshari Amin, Originally Published in New York Post, September 18, 2022 Thirty-four years ago, the Iranian regime systematically executed my husband and many of my dearest friends, burying them in secret mass graves. On Wednesday, the person arguably most responsible for those killings, Iran’s
NCRI-US Statement, September 19, 2022 Thousands to Stage Rally Across UN, Calling for Raisi’s Prosecution, Responsible for Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide During the 1988 Massacre in Iran WASHINGTON, DC — Thirteen more plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit against the Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi for
13 More Join NCRI Lawsuit Against Ebrahim Raisi Ahead of His UNGA Address Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The planned travel to the United States by Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian regime’s president to attend the UN General Assembly on September 21st, is facing condemnation from all quarters; from the Iranian
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