{"id":291720,"date":"2023-01-20T12:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T11:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=291720"},"modified":"2023-02-08T02:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T01:32:01","slug":"iran-opposition-satellite-tv-simaye-e-azadi-held-its-27th-telethon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-opposition-satellite-tv-simaye-e-azadi-held-its-27th-telethon\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Opposition Satellite TV, Simaye-e Azadi, Held Its 27th Telethon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-291727 size-full\" title=\"iran ntv simaye azadi telethon 27th 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1.jpg\" alt=\"iran ntv simaye azadi telethon 27th 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/iran-ntv-simaye-azadi-telethon-27th-1-696x387.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On January 13, Simay-e Azadi, or INTV, an Iranian opposition satellite channel, held its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranntv.com\/919219-%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C\" rel=\"noopener\">27<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> telethon, which lasted until January 18. Despite hundreds of phone lines dedicated to the initiative, many Iranians from inside the country and abroad had to wait for hours to participate and express their support for the network that covers and raises awareness about the Iranian Resistance\u2019s struggle for freedom.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simay-e Azadi, the first and oldest Persian satellite network, broadcasts from Europe and has a vast audience inside and outside Iran. Also known by its English acronym, INTV, the Iranian opposition\u2019s satellite TV\u00a0 has been vigorously fighting against the regime\u2019s censorship and high-intensity jamming for years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian opposition INTV telethon\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_8JLy7HUUmOo\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8JLy7HUUmOo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JLy7HUUmOo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M51S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-19T21:50:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_8JLy7HUUmOo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8JLy7HUUmOo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian opposition INTV telethon<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8JLy7HUUmOo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F8JLy7HUUmOo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian opposition INTV telethon\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: The \u201cSimay-e Azadi\u201d (Iran National Television) telethon program started on the evening of Friday, January 13, 2023, and ended on Monday morning, January 16, 2023. https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4jtprrtp\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The network is also the only Persian-speaking media platform that operates independently. Relying solely on public contributions, INTV has been able to broadcast the news and cover reports that only serve the interests of the Iranian people and their Resistance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simay-e Azadi has played a pivotal role in the recent uprising, echoing the voice of the Iranian people who reject the ruling theocracy and the decayed monarchy system by chanting slogans such as \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1616006364102524928?s=20&amp;t=0qt7nqx_kUduL5iGyip-rg\" rel=\"noopener\">Down with the oppressor<\/a>, be it [supreme] leader or Shah.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The telethon witnessed an impressive geographical spread of calls. Iranians from 41 countries and from different ethnic groups inside Iran called in and contributed morally and financially to INTV.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The telethon lasted for nearly 72 hours, with hundreds of telephone lines available for people to participate. In addition, many Iranians tuned in using social media platforms such as Telegram and Skype.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This telethon, held amid the nationwide Iran uprising, featured many calls by the defiant youths from inside Iran and brave members of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>, an internal network of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), which has been a major driving force behind the ongoing nationwide protests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the ruling theocracy brutally punishes the slightest contact with Iranian Resistance, MEK supporters from inside Iran pledged to continue fighting for freedom inside Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Daniel from Ahvaz said, \u201cINTV has always been, is, and will be the voice of the protesting youths and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/iran-the-nationwide-uprising-and-the-role-of-mek-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>. I ask all my compatriots to participate in this donation.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranTelethon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranTelethon<\/a> &#8211; 2nd day<br \/>Danial, Ahvaz<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazaditv<\/a> has always been, is, and will be the voice of the protesting youths &amp; Resistance Units.<br \/>I ask all my compatriots to participate in this donation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpn1kJI6kh\">pic.twitter.com\/bpn1kJI6kh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1614573514060890114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hamed from Karaj said: \u201cI want to make a\u00a0 donation. I am a teacher and a viewer of the Simay-e Azadi. The INTV is the voice of all different classes of Iran.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some who couldn\u2019t offer any financial support vowed to continue their efforts in conducting reports for the TV channel. \u201cI am an INTV journalist, and I will continue my work to reflect the voice of the Iranian people to the world,\u201d said one of the callers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">INTV\u2019s telethon witnessed many heartwarming yet moving calls by many Iranians, particularly from inside Iran. Some callers made contributions while they were suffering from the country\u2019s economic crunch.\u00a0 Pegah from Azarbaijan said: I donated $100 that I received as my birthday gift. Although I am an unemployed educated woman, I believe it is more important to contribute to the Simay-e Azadi.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThree other members of the Resistance Units and I support Simay-e Azadi. I donate 150 million rials. This is small, but I urge my compatriots abroad to compensate on our behalf.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The MEK supporters and freedom-loving Iranians living abroad welcomed this call, some making contributions of as much as half a million dollars.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIranTelethon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIranTelethon<\/a> &#8211; 2nd day<br \/>Hamed from Karaj<br \/>I participate in this donation. I am a teacher and a viewer of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@simayazaditv<\/a>. This TV is the voice of all different classes of Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqiTb2tfCq\">pic.twitter.com\/HqiTb2tfCq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1614375319191838721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 27<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> INTV telethon also featured a wide range of different participants, varying from Iranians with backgrounds in academia, physicians, engineers, CEOs, and directors to youths who have not seen their homeland but whose heart goes out to their countrymen now making a revolution on the streets of Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally, Iranians&#8217; financial support for INTV and their calls from inside Iran, under the regime&#8217;s suppression, showed the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/who-represents-the-people-of-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Resistance&#8217;s widespread<\/a> popularity in the country. In other words, the telethon demonstrated the Iranian Resistance\u2019s strong social and political base, both within and outside the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moreover, the high volume of Iranian calls and messages reflected the restive nature of Iranian society and the desire of the Iranian people for regime change. Iranian regime officials have often complained about the dangers posed by satellite channels, particularly Simaye Azadi.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sensing the existential threat posed by the MEK, the clerical regime and its pun abroad try to portray the MEK as a fringe grouplet with no popular support. Yet, the high volume of calls, videos, and voice messages from inside Iran and by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/resistance-units-iran-societys-response-to-mullahs-rule-of-terror\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\u2019s Resistance Units<\/a>, once again debunked Tehran\u2019s efforts to tarnish the image of its viable alternative.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAs someone who has witnessed the MEK\u2019s struggle for the past 44 years, I testify that this organization is the Iranian people\u2019s national treasure. They have paved the rough path toward freedom by following selfless leaders,\u201d Kambiz from Germany said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A plaster worker from Yazd, Central Iran, joined the Simay-e Azadi telethon, saying: \u201cI salute the brave MEK Resistance Units who did a tremendous job during the uprising here in Yazd. I make a 20 million rials contribution, which is my salary for five days.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simayazaditv\/status\/1615834314029301760?s=20&amp;t=BHZkJH4GhOxsJ-1ORqxTAg\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamid Gharache<\/a>, who made a collective contribution of $500,000 to INTV, said: \u201cThe regime and its pundits, particularly the agents of its the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOI), will fail in their efforts to tarnish the MEK\u2019s image and fabricate so-called oppositions.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These calls, along with the ongoing efforts by the Iranian Resistance Units inside the country, indicate not only the Iranian Resistance\u2019s strong social and political base inside Iran but also reflect the Iranian people\u2019s desire to topple the regime at any cost and establish a democratic country.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 13, Simay-e Azadi, or INTV, an Iranian opposition satellite channel, held its 27th telethon, which lasted until January 18. 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