{"id":343177,"date":"2026-03-03T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343177"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:14:26","slug":"the-flag-never-fell-veteran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-hails-a-new-era-of-resistance-from-ghezel-hesar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-flag-never-fell-veteran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-hails-a-new-era-of-resistance-from-ghezel-hesar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Flag Never Fell&#8221;: Veteran Political Prisoner Ali Moezzi Hails a New Era of Resistance from Ghezel Hesar"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343178\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-343178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian political prisoner and PMOI supporter Ali Moezzi\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iran-political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian political prisoner and PMOI supporter Ali Moezzi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the depths of Ghezel Hesar Prison, one of Iran\u2019s most storied political detainees, <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/02\/17\/political-prisoner-ali-moezzi-transferred-to-qezel-hesar-prison-following-beating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ali Moezzi<\/a>, has issued a powerful message declaring that Iran has entered a &#8220;new stage of history.&#8221; Moezzi, a veteran activist whose experience spans four decades of incarceration, describes a fundamental shift in the Iranian resistance, characterized by a new generation of &#8220;iron-willed&#8221; youth who have rendered the regime&#8217;s machinery of execution obsolete.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ending a Century of Dictatorship<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moezzi\u2019s statement follows the National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI) announcement of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/announcement-of-a-provisional-government-by-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provisional government<\/a> led by its president-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. Moezzi views this as the definitive moment to &#8220;end a hundred years of the monarchist and clerical dictatorships once and for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reflecting on the recent uprisings, Moezzi writes with a sense of prophetic urgency:\u00a0&#8220;The head of the snake has been struck, and the volcano of the people&#8217;s wrath is about to erupt. I bear witness to this through the brave children of the people with whom I have spent years of my life in these prisons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Political Prisoner Ali Moezzi in Danger \ud83d\udea8<br \/>71-year-old Ali Moezzi, suffering from multiple illnesses, was beaten &amp; forcibly moved from Evin to Qezel-Hesar Prison on Feb 15. His exact whereabouts remain unknown. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2F2zKUZe5\">https:\/\/t.co\/R2F2zKUZe5<\/a><br \/>\u26a0\ufe0f With his health at grave risk, urgent\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1891594317619204251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The &#8220;Iron Generation&#8221; of Resistance Units<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A significant portion of Moezzi\u2019s message is dedicated to the evolution of the resistance since 2022. He describes encountering a &#8220;new phenomenon of courage&#8221; in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/pmoi-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> within the prison walls. He honors recent martyrs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/07\/iran-horrifying-secret-executions-amid-mounting-political-repression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani,<\/a> noting that they held solitary confinement, torture, and the gallows &#8220;in total contempt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moezzi provides a rare, vivid glimpse into the interrogations of this younger generation in the regime\u2019s &#8220;show trials,&#8221; quoting their defiance directly:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Judge: &#8220;Are you not regretful?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Prisoner: &#8220;No, not at all. I am proud!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Judge: &#8220;Was this just youthful emotion?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Prisoner: &#8220;No, it was intentional, conscious, and with firm resolve!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Judge: &#8220;What will you do if you are released?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Prisoner: &#8220;If I die and come back to life a hundred times, I will continue this same path!&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It was here,&#8221; Moezzi reflects, &#8220;that I saw with my own eyes how the flag of the Mojahedin\u2019s cause was passed from hand to hand; it turned and turned, but it never fell to the ground. Instead, it was raised each time on a higher peak by the next generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parliamentarians Call to Save Political Prisoner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AliMoezzi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AliMoezzi<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/id0dbyLq5I\">https:\/\/t.co\/id0dbyLq5I<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWpFCZz3bO\">pic.twitter.com\/FWpFCZz3bO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/819101336344129540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Defiant Scene in a Public Hospital<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps the most striking anecdote in Moezzi\u2019s report involves a young Resistance Unit member recently sent from prison to a public hospital. When the surrounding patients, nurses, and staff realized he was a political prisoner under a death sentence, a crowd gathered in solidarity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moezzi recounts the dialogue that unfolded in the public ward:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hospital Staff: &#8220;What sentence did you receive?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prisoner: &#8220;Execution!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Voice in the Crowd: &#8220;They are damn wrong to do so! What are you looking for?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prisoner: &#8220;Freedom for the people and a Democratic Republic. We want neither the Monarchy nor the Velayat-e Faqih (Clerical Rule)!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the report, the young man then shouted three times in the middle of the hospital: &#8220;Death to the oppressor, whether it be the Shah or the Leader!&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s political prisoners champion the NCRI\u2019s democratic transition <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7oSiWnpO3x\">https:\/\/t.co\/7oSiWnpO3x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2028872822194422223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Vision of Victory<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moezzi, who recalls the martyrs of the 1980s, 2000s, and 2010s\u2014including Ali Saremi, Gholamreza Khosravi, and Zanyar Moradi\u2014concludes that the continuity of this struggle has finally reached a breaking point for the regime. He describes the current generation as &#8220;unmatched gems&#8221; whose bravery has turned his long-held faith into &#8220;absolute certainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Victory is ours,&#8221; Moezzi declares from his cell in Ghezel Hesar. &#8220;Tomorrow is ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the depths of Ghezel Hesar Prison, one of Iran&rsquo;s most storied political detainees, Ali Moezzi, has issued a powerful message declaring that Iran has entered a &ldquo;new stage of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":343178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[222,244],"class_list":["post-343177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran-resistance","tag-iranian-resistance","tag-iran-political-prisoners"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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