{"id":26981,"date":"2019-11-29T07:58:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T07:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/26981-us-news-world-report-op-ed-time-to-support-iran-s-pro-democracy-activists"},"modified":"2023-01-21T06:45:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T05:45:19","slug":"us-news-world-report-op-ed-time-to-support-iran-s-pro-democracy-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/us-news-world-report-op-ed-time-to-support-iran-s-pro-democracy-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Us News &amp; World Report Op-Ed: Time to Support Iran&#8217;s Pro-Democracy Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-54570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Sascha Sheehan : Time to Support Iran&#039;s Pro-Democracy Activists \" title=\"Time to Support Iran&#039;s Pro-Democracy Activists. Prof. Sheehan wrote in an op-ed for U.S. News &amp; World Report on November 28, 2019. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Time_to_Support_Irans_Pro-Democracy_Activists_Prof_Sheehan_wrote_in_an_op-ed_for_US_News__World_Report_on_November_28_2019_-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n<p>For decades, the U.S. had hesitated to challenge the Iranian regime&#8217;s authority in Tehran, but the recent  Activists |      regime\u2019s crimes against humanity- The wave of arrests is continuing. Tehran\u2019s prisons, including Evin and Fashafouyeh are overflowing with detainees and facing severe space shortage.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3M1QdcQMU\">https:\/\/t.co\/W3M1QdcQMU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BRY7vFOV5O\">pic.twitter.com\/BRY7vFOV5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1199392323349684224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cBut silence by Western powers, it must be remembered, was all too prevalent during the murderous crackdowns on protesters in 2009 and 2018, and in numerous other repressive episodes dating back to the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in the <a href=\"http:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/20932-the-1988-massacre-in-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">summer of 1988<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 40 years, U.S. officials have been hesitant to challenge the regime\u2019s status as a fixture of the Middle East landscape on the assumption that there is no viable alternative to clerical rule. But with domestic unrest reaching an acute stage and demonstrations continuing in spite of brutal repression, the falsity of this assumption has been laid bare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a democratic alternative for Iran; it has the support of the Iranian people; they are increasingly willing to risk their lives for its sake, and it has moved the existing regime closer to being overthrown than ever before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once Tehran\u2019s security forces lose their grip on the Iranian people, the regime\u2019s destructive influence and malign activities will vanish from the Middle East and across the globe, Prof. Sheehan pointed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this defining moment, U.S. officials should do everything they can to exert pressure on Tehran\u2019s repressive institutions by protecting and supporting Iran\u2019s pro-democracy activists.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professorsheehan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Prof. Ivan Sascha Sheehan<\/i><\/a><i> is the executive director of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore. Follow him on Twitter <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/profsheehan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>@ProfSheehan<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, the U.S. had hesitated to challenge the Iranian regime&rsquo;s authority in Tehran, but the recent Activists | regime&rsquo;s crimes against humanity- The wave of arrests is continuing. 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