Originally published in NCRI-FAC website, October 5, 2020 The situation of the Iranian society is so critical that Iran’s state-run media, despite the regime’s official censorship policy, are compelled to acknowledge, and warn about, the situation on a daily…
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The Message Of Iran’s Execution Of A Wrestling Champion
Originally published in Issues & Insights, authored by Ali Safavi, September 26, 2020 Last Saturday, despite a global outcry, the Iranian regime brutally executed a 27-year-old wrestling champion. Navid Afkari was arrested during peaceful anti-regime protests back in 2018….
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Bipartisan US Lawmakers, Distinguished Policy Figures Voice Support for a Free Iran
At Trans-Atlantic summit, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi outlines three pillars of an effective policy vis-a-vis the theocratic regime. WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2020 — Days before the start of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, an…
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IRAN: Murder of Navid Afkari Shows Regime’s Fear of Uprising, Fuels Resolve To Overthrow Clerics
Appeasement emboldens Tehran’s suppression of dissidents WASHINGTON, DC, September 15, 2020 – The religious dictatorship ruling Iran barbarically executed an Iranian wrestling champion, Navid Afkari, 27, on September 12, 2020, despite worldwide appeals by governments, including the United States, parliamentarians,…
By Struan Stevenson, United Press International, June 29, 2020 June 29 (UPI) — The Iranian economy has collapsed. The ayatollahs can no longer afford to pay the wages of government employees, as the triple whammy of U.S. sanctions, the coronavirus…
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Iran protests, Soleimani killing point to THIS next for the country
Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Fox News, 14 January 2020 Iran’s domestic activists have made international headlines on a number of occasions in recent years. Global media reported on the latest protests, which emerged this past weekend in the wake of the…
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…
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Report on Iran November Uprising Shows Protest Gains Irreversible, Regime Overthrow Achievable
NCRI-US Press Conference Chronicles People’s Bravery, Regime’s Atrocities, MEK’s Resistance Units’ Prowess WASHINGTON, DC, November 28, 2019 — On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, the US representative office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) held a press…
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Uprising Study Says a “Revolution” is Brewing in Iran
NCRI-US Staff, 5 June 2018 On December 28th, 2017, a wave of mass protests against the Khamenei regime erupted, spreading to 142 cities in all 31 provinces. Now, a new study published by E-International Relations fleshes out several key…
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Westerners Would Be Wise To Listen To Iranian Protestors
Ali Safavi, The Daily Caller, 24 May 2018 In his Iran policy statement earlier this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo quoted President Trump as saying, “The Iranian people long to reclaim their country’s proud history, its culture, its…