{"id":314357,"date":"2023-12-19T08:46:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T07:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=314357"},"modified":"2023-12-19T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T07:55:00","slug":"editorial-by-increasing-crackdown-on-dissent-irans-regime-exposes-its-achilles-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/editorial\/editorial-by-increasing-crackdown-on-dissent-irans-regime-exposes-its-achilles-heels\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial: By Increasing Crackdown on Dissent Iran\u2019s Regime Exposes its Achilles Heels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The influence of the Iranian regime reaches far beyond its borders, contributing to international crises and conflicts, such as drones killing civilians in Ukraine and supporting terror proxies in the Middle East. These actions serve a dual purpose for the regime: diverting attention from domestic challenges and promoting an agenda based on fundamentalism and terrorism.<\/p>\n

Simultaneously, within Iran, the regime has escalated its suppression<\/a> tactics in response to growing discontent and opposition. Over the past two months, state-sanctioned executions, particularly those involved in the previous year’s protests, have surged. Draconian laws targeting women and youth further reveal the regime’s agenda. Rather than interpreting these actions as a display of strength, one should recognize the regime’s desperate attempt to delay an imminent uprising fueled by decades of socio-political oppression, economic inequality, and ethnic discrimination.<\/p>\n

Amidst this domestic turmoil<\/a>, the regime has launched a sinister misinformation campaign to tarnish the image of the Iranian organized resistance movement, specifically targeting the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mujahedin Organization<\/a> (PMOI or MEK). Faced with criticism on various fronts, the regime aims to attack what it considers its most vulnerable point: a viable and capable alternative to its malign existence.<\/p>\n

The regime’s resort to show trials, exemplified by the recent trial of 104 members of the Resistance, indicates its intention to politically and militarily target the opposition. By leveraging forthcoming sentences, the regime seeks to pressure other countries to curb<\/a> the activities of the NCRI while attempting more acts of terror against members of the Iranian Resistance, justifying them as legitimate targets.<\/p>\n

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NCRI Editorial | Deciphering Regime\u2019s Legal Theatrics Against Iran\u2019s Resistance
The objective is to extend suppression of the MEK members & activists to European soil and deny them their fundamental rights.#IranRevolution<\/a>, #MEK<\/a>, #Ashraf3<\/a>, https:\/\/t.co\/2TFLxkHqyK<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-U.S. Rep Office (@NCRIUS) August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n