{"id":348256,"date":"2026-09-24T07:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348256"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:54:38","slug":"amid-war-and-domestic-crises-tehran-revives-its-trial-of-the-iranian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/demonizing-mek\/amid-war-and-domestic-crises-tehran-revives-its-trial-of-the-iranian-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid War and Domestic Crises, Tehran Revives Its Trial of the Iranian Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tehran, April 29, 2025 \u2014 The Iranian regime held the 32nd session of its widely criticized trial against the Iranian Resistance in absentia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As Iran\u2019s ruling establishment confronts a prolonged war with the United States, severe economic deterioration, factional disputes and the possibility of renewed domestic unrest, its judiciary has revived a theatrical show trial against the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), a spectacle that appears less an exercise in justice than a reflection of the regime\u2019s enduring fear of its organized opposition.<\/p>\n

On September 22, 2026, following a seven-month interruption, Tehran convened the 55th hearing of its trial<\/a> in absentia against 104 members of the Iranian Resistance and the PMOI as a legal entity. What makes the latest session particularly significant is its renewed attention to the organization’s contemporary activities, especially its communications surrounding the January 2026 uprising and the subsequent war.<\/p>\n

The timing raises questions about the authorities’ priorities. The war has severely disrupted Iran’s economy, while inflation and declining purchasing power have compounded public grievances. Disputes within the ruling establishment<\/a> have also intensified over economic management and the government’s response to social discontent. In September, even senior officials publicly acknowledged the growing hardship facing Iranian households.<\/p>\n

Yet, amid these pressures, the judiciary has resumed proceedings against an opposition organization whose imprisoned members the clerical dictatorship sought to physically eliminate nearly four decades ago.<\/p>\n

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Deeply troubled by the @UN<\/a> Special Rapporteur's report exposing its atrocity crimes and #genocide<\/a> in the 1980s, the world's leading executioner per capita is using a sham trial in #Tehran<\/a> to attack the UN. pic.twitter.com\/TLSxwMB8an<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n