{"id":227337,"date":"2020-10-05T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T21:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227337"},"modified":"2023-04-20T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:37:50","slug":"iran-resistance-units-and-supporters-of-the-mek-call-for-an-uprising-for-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/iran-resistance-units-and-supporters-of-the-mek-call-for-an-uprising-for-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Resistance Units and Supporters of the MEK Call for an Uprising for Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227348 alignnone\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9\" width=\"748\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-744x420.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-218888\" title=\"NCRI-50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NCRI-50.jpg\" alt=\"NCRI-50\" width=\"75\" height=\"69\" \/>\u201cMaryam Rajavi: Freedom and victory is within reach\u201d<\/h2>\n<h3>\u201cDown with the dictator, be it the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei)\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>In a series of activities across the country, Resistance Units and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK\/PMOI)<\/a> supporters emphasized the need to disband the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/irgc-s-38-year-record-war-crackdown-exporting-terrorism-fundamentalist-and-advancing-the-nuclear-weapons-drive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)<\/a> given their role in the suppression of the Iranian people and the plunder of the country\u2019s national wealth and assets. They wrote graffiti and posted banners and placards in different cities. They also posted pictures of Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and excerpts from her speeches in various parts of cities across Iran.<\/p>\n<p>They also wrote graffiti rejecting both the Shah and clerics dictatorship, displaying the people\u2019s aspirations for a democratic republic based on people\u2019s votes. These activities were carried out in Tehran Karaj, Isfahan, Rasht, Shahriar, Khorramabad, Kerman, Ahvaz, Shiraz, Mashhad, Hamedan, Dorud, and Lahijan, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the slogans that were posted or written in public places were: &#8220;The IRGC and regime\u2019s Supreme Leader are responsible for crimes,&#8221; &#8220;Disbanding the Revolutionary Guards is a must for achieving victory for the Iranian people,&#8221; &#8220;For the Coronavirus to be contained the religious dictatorship must get lost.&#8221; &#8220;Democracy, freedom with Maryam Rajavi,&#8221; &#8220;Down with Khamenei,&#8221; &#8220;Down with Khamenei, long live freedom,&#8221; &#8220;Maryam Rajavi: Freedom and victory are within reach,&#8221; &#8220;The overthrow of the clerical regime is possible with the efforts of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;Neither the crown nor the turban, mullahs are on their last legs,&#8221; &#8220;Down with the dictator, be it the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei),\u201d \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretariat of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>October 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227347\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227347 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1\" width=\"745\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran \u2013 activities of the supporters of the MEK- \u201cMaryam Rajavi: Rise up for the overthrow of the velayat-e faqih dictatorship\u201d \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227346\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227346 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2\" width=\"745\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_2-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran \u2013 Activities of the Resistance Units \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227345\" style=\"width: 747px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227345 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3\" width=\"747\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_3-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran and Lahijan \u2013 \u201cMaryam Rajavi is an inspiration to freedom-seeking Iranian woman\u201d- October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227344\" style=\"width: 747px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227344 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4\" width=\"747\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_4-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahvaz \u2013 Writing graffiti by a Resistance Unit: \u201cDown with the principle of the velayat-e faqih, long live freedom\u201d \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227343\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227343 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5\" width=\"746\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_5-744x420.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mashhad \u2013 Activities of the supporters of MEK \u2013 Posting leaflets in public places \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227342\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227342 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6\" width=\"745\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_6-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rasht and Kerman &#8211; \u201cNeither the Shah nor the leader (Khamenei), we do not want to choose between bad and worse\u201d \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227341\" style=\"width: 746px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227341 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7\" width=\"746\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7-696x394.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_7-742x420.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dorud and Lahijan \u2013 Activities of the Resistance Units: \u201cNo to crown, no to turban, the mullahs are on their last legs\u201d \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227340\" style=\"width: 748px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227340 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8\" width=\"748\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_8-744x420.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karaj \u2013 Posting Maryam Rajavi\u2019s poster by supporters of the MEK: \u201cRise up to overthrow the religious dictatorship\u201d \u2013 October 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227348\" style=\"width: 748px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227348 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9\" width=\"748\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_9-744x420.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran \u2013 Posting banner of Maryam Rajavi by the Resistance Units: \u201cMaryam Rajavi: Freedom and victory are within reach\u201d \u2013 October 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227349\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227349 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10\" width=\"711\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_10-696x362.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activities of the Resistance Units in various cities \u2013 \u201cDown with Khamenei, long live freedom\u201d \u2013 October 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_227350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227350\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-227350 size-full\" title=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11.jpg\" alt=\"Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11\" width=\"745\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Resistance_Units_Iran_MEK_05102020_11-743x420.jpg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Various Cities \u2013 The IRGC and regime\u2019s Supreme Leader are responsible for committing crimes\u201d \u2013 October 1, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" 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>&ldquo;Maryam Rajavi: Freedom and victory is within reach&rdquo; 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