An integral network of PMOI activists mobilized in over 40 cities, ensuring the spirit of revolt remains unbroken.The evening prior to the anniversary, the city of Zahedan witnessed pronounced resistance actions. A poignant scene unfolded as a Resistance Unit member raised a placard declaring, “We will not compromise with the mullahs or the shah on the blood of martyrs of Zahedan’s bloody Friday.”
Critics argue that an individual with Raisi’s controversial past, saturated with grave human rights violations, shouldn’t be permitted to address international stages. Rather, they advocate for his accountability, particularly for orchestrating the 1988 massacre where over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran met their demise.
The state media outlet Arman Melli quoted Khabaz recalling the early post-revolutionary days when the bond between the populace and the government was ironclad. Alas, corruption and self-serving motives gradually eroded this trust to a mere threadbare connection.
The nation, once known for its vibrant culture and historical landmarks, has in recent times been engulfed in a storm of social and political turmoil.
A key focal point was the escalating migration of specialists and academics from Iran, aptly termed a “migration tsunami.” This exodus has been exacerbated by the recent spate of university professor expulsions.
Reports indicate that at noon on that Saturday, prison guards, referred to as Khamenei’s mercenaries, brutally attacked and opened fire on unarmed women inmates who had gathered for a peaceful commemoration. According to sources from the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the unprovoked assault left at least 20 inmates injured.
On September 13, Tehran’s security forces apprehended former political detainees, Zahra Safaie, 61, and her daughter Parastoo Moeini, 23, detaining them in the infamous Evin Prison’s Ward 209 — a section notorious for its inhumane treatment of political prisoners.
The Fars News Agency, having close ties with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), cited the primary reason for the shutdown as the publication of a video report by Entekhab titled “Auctioning Iran’s brand why has Iran’s foreign policy weakened so much?” The report was criticized by Fars, labeling it as “outside the limits of the law” and alleging it undermines “the fundamental policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in foreign policy.”
The genesis of this revolt was the tragic death of Zhina Amini (Mahsa), now emblematic of a nation’s tenacious refusal of authoritarianism be it from the Shah’s reign or the present-day theocratic rule.
Their collective call champions the courage of the Iranian people, particularly women, advocates support for Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for a free and democratic republic, and stresses the need to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
