BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 16, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Forty-five years ago today, on January 16, 1979, after decades of corruption, despotic rule, and mismanagement, which had led to nationwide popular uprisings against his rule, the Shah was forced to flee
45 Years Since Shah Fled and Monarchy Was Buried in Iran Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 11, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director According to reports compiled by the network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization, the MEK, the ruling religious dictatorship executed 834 people in 2023, the highest number in the past eight years and
In Tandem with Tehran’s Warmongering, Executions Surged in 2023 in Iran Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, January 10, 2024, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Following the bombing in Kerman during a state ceremony marking the 4th anniversary of the death of terror master Qassem Soleimani, Iranians swiftly turned to social media, accusing the regime of orchestrating
Kerman Explosions Expose Regime’s Isolation in Iran Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 18, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director The scheduled visit of Ebrahim Raisi to Geneva faced cancellation due to the unwavering efforts led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Additionally, mounting pressure
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Ali Safavi, Originally published in Townhall, December 23, 2023 Since the massive consecutive uprisings that began in 2017, a grim reality has taken root in Iran. It is a story of widespread human rights violations that stain the conscience of the world. Yet there is
Iran’s Human Rights Tragedy and a Nation’s Struggle for Democracy Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 11, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Barbaric crackdowns and executions have significantly increased in Iran in line with Tehran’s further fueling of war and conflict in the region. They are the pillars of the clerical regime’s survival strategy.
Tehran Rulers Must be Held Accountable for Decades of War and Repression Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 8, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director December 7th marks the 70th anniversary of the oppressive and corrupt Shah’s unprecedented deadly crackdown on the University of Tehran in 1953, where three students were brutally shot to death. The attack
Universities Lead the Way Toward the Overthrow of Iran’s Clerical Regime Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 6, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director In the early hours of December 3, the snake of terrorism, whose head lies in Tehran, struck again, this time in Berlin, Germany. The Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance
Tehran’s Terror Network in Europe Strikes Again Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, December 1, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director Today, there is little doubt that Iran’s religious dictatorship is the primary instigator of Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and regional instability in the Middle East; it is the head of the snake. Its
Adopt the Resistance’s Solution to Counter Tehran’s Warmongering and Terrorism Read More
BEHIND THE IRAN HEADLINES Series, November 29, 2023, Alireza Jafarzadeh, NCRI-US Deputy Director A recent study by Friends of a Free Iran at the European Parliament probes into an intense campaign by the fundamentalist regime in Iran to vilify the democratic opposition through a network
Tehran’s Influence Network Vilifies the MEK to Strengthen Regime Read More