Members of the Italian Senate and Parliament discussed the nationwide uprising that has raged across Iran for nearly seven months, its impact and consequences, as well as the regime’s countermeasures, such as the chain of chemical attacks against students across the country, in addition to calling for the Iranian regime’s Revolutionary Guards to be designated as terrorists.
In the capital Tehran and the southern city of Bandar Abbas, locals have taken to the streets to voice their opposition against the mullahs’ autocracy, blocking roads and torching pro-regime propaganda posters.
However, almost two years into his presidency, Raisi has failed to help Khamenei consolidate power in his struggling regime. Raisi’s leadership style has come under sharp criticism, with many officials and state media openly mocking him. His presidency has been marked by failed attempts to resolve the social and economic crises plaguing the nation.
Students and their parents are protesting these attacks by boycotting their classes, as protests have expanded to at least 282 cities. Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) sources reveal that over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 arrested by the regime’s forces. The names of 675 killed protesters have been published by the MEK.
The regime’s authorities have implemented new misogynistic laws that aim to control women, such as closing shops that have “improperly veiled” customers and arresting and sentencing people who eat or drink during Ramadhan.
The regime’s State Security Force (SSF) has been inspecting businesses for “public fast-breaking” since the start of Ramadan. On April 4, SSF Commander Ahmad Reza Ahmadian announced that they had inspected 141 businesses and closed down 14 for serving food.
For four decades, the ruling clerics have clamped down on basic freedoms under the pretext of “promoting virtue” and “preventing vice.” The regime oppressed the Iranian people by abusing a religion that was supposed to symbolize modesty, humility, and forgiveness. Iran’s religious fascism uses Islam to justify its crimes, but the young and vibrant society has rejected its backward rule.
The major protests and the regime’s violent response caused much stir in the regime. In a bid to boost the morale of their demoralized forces and justify their actions against defenseless people who want their right to self-determination and a democratic country, regime authorities try to portray the current unrest as a struggle between Islam and apostates.
The general solution is regime change and the establishment of a secular and democratic republic. Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has called for the separation of religion and state, freedom of religion and faiths, and complete gender equality. As Mrs. Rajavi has repeatedly said, “No to compulsory hijab, no to compulsory religion & no to compulsory rule.”
The regime’s religious hysteria is the flipside of the “anti-Islam” hysteria of Reza Khan, the founder of the Pahlavi dictatorship. Both tyrannies deprived women of their right to choose their clothing and other Iranians of having a democratic country.
The Iranian people deserve a government that respects their basic freedoms and promotes equality, not one that oppresses them under the guise of religion. The international community must stand with the Iranian people and support their fight for a secular and democratic republic.
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This time, teachers from different cities across Iran gathered outside the local Education Departments to voice their concerns. Reports indicate that teachers in Tehran and Alborz provinces, among others, were prevented from holding their gatherings by regime agents.
The conference was attended by a distinguished group of British lawmakers, university professors, and lawyers, who all endorsed the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and supported the ten-point plan of Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
On Sunday night, locals in the city of Mahabad in northwest Iran took to the streets to voice their anger against the ruling dictatorship, and protests have expanded to at least 282 cities. Reports indicate that over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 arrested by the regime’s forces. Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has published the names of 675 killed protesters.
Former German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung voiced his support for the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) President-elect Maryam Rajavi’s ten-point plan for the future of Iran. He made these remarks while addressing the members of Iran’s principal opposition, People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), at Ashraf 3 in Albania on Thursday.
On Thursday, the uprising marked its 203rd day following a busy night of intense anti-regime protests and rallies in the capital Tehran. The latest wave of protests comes after Wednesday witnessed a string of new chemical gas attacks by regime operatives targeting all-girls schools. This highly sensitive subject for the Iranian public has sparked outrage and intensified protests across the country.
