{"id":227120,"date":"2020-10-02T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227120"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:42:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:42:23","slug":"iran-ongoing-activities-of-mek-resistance-units-and-defiant-youths-and-their-impact-on-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-ongoing-activities-of-mek-resistance-units-and-defiant-youths-and-their-impact-on-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Ongoing Activities of MEK Resistance Units and Defiant Youths and Their Impact on Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance_Units_19092020_12\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_19092020_12.jpg\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Iran witnessed growing activities by the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran\u2019s (PMOI\/MEK) \u201cResistance Units\u201d and the defiant youths. These activities show the resistance\u2019s capability and indicate the society\u2019s restiveness.<\/p>\n<p>In a failed attempt to intimidate the public, the mullahs\u2019 regime executed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Navid Afkari<\/a>, a 27-year-old wrestling champion arrested during the Iran <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tQACfCy_X8Q?list=PL-I2iQQcsqbtrEcaEuiN6l3GOV_u86JQf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">protests in 2018<\/a>. Instead, his execution increased people\u2019s hatred toward the regime, and they honored Navid as what he truly was: a national hero.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, the defiant youths in the city Shiraz, south-central Iran, targeted the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Court that had issued Afkari\u2019s death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a> issued a statement on September 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the early hours of Sunday, September 27, 2020, in protest against the criminal execution of Navid Afkari, the Iranian national wrestling champion, the defiant youth targeted the court in Shiraz, which issued his death sentence and set fire to its entrance,\u201d read the statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227123\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1\" class=\"wp-image-227123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1\" width=\"450\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1-696x599.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1-488x420.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ISNA_defiant_Youth_02102020-1-1-534x462.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ISNA news agency&#8217;s website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This attack by the defiant youths received vast media coverage both in state media and abroad. In this regard, the state-run ISNA news agency wrote: \u201cThe incident took place in the middle of the night after explosives were hurled at the Revolutionary Court\u2019s entrance.\u201d<br \/>\nAl-Arabiya also reported: \u201cThe video footage published by the NCRI\u2026 shows an explosion and fire at the entrance of the Shiraz Revolution Court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Navid Afkari\u2019s execution, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MEK\u2019s Resistance Units<\/a> have carried out various activities across Iran condemning this execution and honoring Navid\u2019s memory. In this regard, the NCRI wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/protests-against-the-execution-of-navid-afkari-continue\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> on September 24: \u201cDuring the past week, Resistance Units and supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK \/ PMOI) continued to protest the execution of Navid Afkari, and Mostafa Salehi, as well as the death sentences issued for other detained protesters.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Resistance_Units_24092020_7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Resistance_Units_24092020_7.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_24092020_7\" width=\"700\" height=\"377\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran- Activities of the supporters of the MEK in protest against Navid Afkari\u2019s execution \u2013 September 16, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The MEK\u2019s Resistance Units wrote graffiti and slogans on walls. Some of the slogans were: \u201cThe only way for preventing the execution of the likes of Navid is to revolt and protest,\u201d \u201cNavid Afkari\u2019s execution is condemned, I am also a Navid Afkari\u201d, and \u201cMassoud Rajavi: The criminal IRGC must be disbanded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a similar development on Wednesday, the defiant and rebellious youths targeted the Iranian regime\u2019s court in Khavaran, near Tehran. The defiant youths attacked this court for its criminal decision to demolish the homes of impoverished residents of Khavaran.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227043\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5\" class=\"wp-image-227043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5.jpg\" alt=\"court, Iran, torching, IRGC, protests\" width=\"802\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-696x476.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Defiant_Youth_Iran_30092020_5-614x420.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The defiant youths attacked Iranian regime\u2019s court in Khavaran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The regime has tried to use the coronavirus outbreak and its mass casualties, by systematic inaction and cover-up, as a barrier to another uprising. The major <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iran protests<\/a> in November 2019 and the unprecedented general boycott of the mullahs\u2019 sham parliamentary elections made it clear that Iranian people want regime change. The recent activities of the defiant youths are testaments to the Iranian people\u2019s desire for regime change.<\/p>\n<p>The recent actions by the defiant youths and the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units have also terrified the regime\u2019s officials. In this regard, Farhad Bashiri, the regime\u2019s Member of Parliament, on September 27 addressing officials said: \u201cGentlemen wake up. Please be careful of what\u2019s happening inside [Iran] in the time left; pay attention to the youths and people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The regime&#8217;s concern is undeniable, and it is because the Iranian Resistance is its main enemy; and not least since the regime is very much terrified of the Resistance Units, and the activities of the defiant youth. The mullahs understand that it is the Iranian Resistance movement that directs all activities against the regime toward their downfall.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Iran witnessed growing activities by the People&rsquo;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran&rsquo;s (PMOI\/MEK) &ldquo;Resistance Units&rdquo; and the defiant youths. 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