Supporting Iran’s Pro-Democracy Activists
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…
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…
Press Conference to Disclose New Details on the Nationwide Uprising in Iran
MEDIA ADVISORY A detailed report including names, photos of the martyrs & repressive measures will be released WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, the US Representative office of…
U.S. Lawmakers Support the Iran Protests
Shamsi Saadati, NCRI, 23 November 2019 The international community continues to send messages of solidarity with the Iran protests and speak out against the brutal crackdown on protesters by Iran’s…
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…
Iran Blocks Telegram, Citing Threats to National Security
NCRI-US Staff, 2 May 2018 On Tuesday, May 1st, the Iranian regime blocked the popular messaging app Telegram from the country. Iranian regime authorities claimed that the messaging app, used…
International Support Empowers Iranian Protesters
NCRI-US Staff, 25 April 2018 A number of different activist movements have been steadily gaining traction in spite of the clerical regime’s well-known history of repression. In late December images…
Iranian Regime Under Fire for Faltering Economy
NCRI-US Staff, 25 April 2018 On Tuesday April 10th, the Iranian government declared the exchange rate for the United States Dollar (USD) to be 42,000 Iranian Rials (IRR) and prohibited…
No End in Sight: A New Wave of Protests
NCRI-US Staff, 22 April 2018 On April 17, 2018, a new wave of protests broke out in Iran in the cities of Baneh, Marivan, Saqqez, Javanrud, Sardasht, Kazerun, Saman, Ahvaz,…
Iran: An Overview of the Uprising
NCRI-US Staff, 18 April 2018 Just a few months after protests erupted in Iran, Professor Ivan Sascha Sheehan of the University of Maryland published a comprehensive report and analysis of…
Why Is Iran’s Exchange Rate Falling After the Lifting of Sanctions?
NCRI-US Staff, 15 April 2018 Iran’s currency, the rial, has experienced unprecedented inflation since the regime’s president, Hassan Rouhani, took office in 2013. The rise has not slowed as economists…
The Rebellion in Iran: A Comprehensive Assessment
Professor Ivan Sascha Sheehan, Modern Diplomacy, 10 April 2018 In late December 2017 and in January 2018, massive protests erupted throughout the Islamic Republic of Iran. The largest countrywide uprising…