As the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) marked the 58th anniversary of its founding on Wednesday, Resistance Units, the network of PMOI activists inside Iran, celebrated the event with their activities across the country.
A member of the Resistance Units in Rasht said, “The PMOI has fought against the mullahs’ and shah dictatorship for more than 58 years, and will continue its struggle until the overthrow of this evil regime. I congratulate Massoud Rajavi and Maryam Rajavi and the people of Iran on the founding anniversary of the PMOI.”
In Tehran, members of the Resistance Units recorded videos of themselves holding banners with the emblem of the PMOI and the images of PMOI founders.
One of the members of the Resistance Units in Tehran said, “The PMOI is the hope for the future of Iran. This is an organization that is totally dedicated to the freedom of Iran and is the bulwark for the freedom of Iran. The founding anniversary of the PMOI is the day where all Iranians can hold their head high and be proud, especially us the Resistance Units.”
In Karaj, Mashhad, Shiraz, Isfahan, Zanjan, Sanandaj, Ilam, Zahedan, Sari, Kashan, Qom, Ahvaz, Gorgan, Kerman, and Tabriz, Resistance Units recorded videos of themselves celebrating the founding anniversary of the PMOI by holding PMOI banners and photos of Iranian Resistance leader Massoud Rajavi and NCRI president-elect Maryam Rajavi.
In Shush, one of the Resistance Unit members congratulated the founding of the PMOI and said, “Write down my name. I will represent the PMOI. Down with the dictator, be it the shah or the mullahs.”
In Karaj, one of the Resistance Units said, “We will soon rid this land of the evil of the mullahs’ rule.”
In Tabriz, one of the Resistance Unit members recorded a video from the street where PMOI founder Mohammad Hanifnejad grew up. “This is the street where Mohammad Hanifnejad, one of the most prominent personalities of the past century, was born,” he said. “He founded the PMOI in 1965, which now has a 58-year history of glorious struggle against the shah and mullahs’ dictatorship.”
Resistance Units are increasing their activities while Iran’s regime is resorting to different tactics to cause public fear and prevent protests on the anniversary of the 2022 nationwide uprising. The Resistance Units are keeping the flame of rebellion alit and countering the regime’s apparatus of repression.
They have been a driving force for the nationwide uprisings against the regime’s brutal suppression.
They are carrying out activities at great risks to their lives and safety since the regime has been especially harsh against any support for or relation to the PMOI. Regime officials have recently described the PMOI as their main problem.
The regime’s pressure campaign includes increased pressure on political prisoners who have been charged with supporting the PMOI.
At the same time, the regime is engaged in an incessant stream of fake news about the status of PMOI members abroad. And the regime’s judiciary recently issued an order to prosecute 104 MEK members. The regime, which has marked its history with the execution of tens of thousands of MEK members and supporters, has called for the Iranian Resistance members to present their lawyers to represent them in court.
The goal of the regime is to prevent the youth from joining the organized resistance movement that has been calling for regime change for more than four decades.
However, as the activities of the Resistance Units show, the regime has utterly failed in its efforts to quell the spirit of resistance in Iran.