{"id":340826,"date":"2025-12-25T08:15:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=340826"},"modified":"2025-12-25T08:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:48:21","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-december-25-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 December 25, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NCRI supporters mark the 100th week of \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays,\u201d gathering at a church in solidarity and to mark Christmas \u2014 December 23, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Message for Christmas and the New Year 2026<\/h3>\n

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Maryam Rajavi’s message: “On the blessed day of the birth of Jesus Christ, we offer Him our boundless greetings and reverence and extend our heartfelt congratulations to His followers throughout the world, especially to our Christian compatriots, both within the country and across the diaspora.<\/p>\n

“Salutations to the Virgin Mary, the embodiment of purity and a timeless symbol of liberation from exploitative bonds, who raised Jesus Christ in the sanctity of her immaculate embrace.<\/p>\n

“Blessed indeed is the day of the birth of Jesus, son of Mary, a name whose remembrance signifies good news to the poor, freedom for the captives, sight for the blind, and liberation for the oppressed.”<\/p>\n

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400 Prominent Women Issue Appeal to Halt Execution of Iranian Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari<\/h3>\n

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In a powerful display of international solidarity, more than 400 prominent women leaders from across the globe issued an\u00a0urgent public statement<\/a>\u00a0on December 23, 2025, demanding the immediate release of Zahra Tabari, a political prisoner currently facing imminent execution in Iran. The signatories include Nobel Peace Prize laureates, former heads of state, United Nations officials, and human rights defenders who have united to condemn the Iranian regime\u2019s use of the death penalty to silence political dissent.<\/p>\n

The appeal, organized by Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI), highlights the regime\u2019s brutal gender apartheid and its specific targeting of women who challenge the mullahs\u2019 tyranny. Signatories include former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, former Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey, and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk. They warn that in Iran today, \u201cdaring to hold a sign declaring women\u2019s resistance to oppression is now punishable by death.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PMOI Resistance Units Mark 100 Weeks Of \u2018No to Executions Tuesdays\u2019 Campaign Across Iran<\/h3>\n

On December 23, 2025, the nationwide movement against the Iranian regime\u2019s use of capital punishment reached a historic milestone. Marking the\u00a0100th consecutive week<\/a>\u00a0of the \u201cNo to Executions Tuesdays\u201d campaign, Resistance Units affiliated with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) launched a massive, coordinated wave of anti-regime activities. Across the country, brave activists carried out 116 protest actions in 80 cities, signaling that the regime\u2019s strategy of intimidation through the gallows has failed to silence the call for freedom.<\/p>\n

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December 23\u2014Iran
PMOI Resistance Units mark the 100th week of the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign with anti-regime activities across Iran. pic.twitter.com\/0K4pgikXYW<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n