In a striking demonstration of resilience that highlights the failure of the Iranian regime’s systematic intimidation campaigns, political prisoner Parisa Kamali has smuggled a powerful message of defiance from her cell in Yazd Prison. Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the May 25, 1972, executions of the founders of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) by the shah dictatorship, Kamali’s message emphasizes that physical elimination cannot eradicate revolutionary thought. She vowed to continue the struggle for democratic change despite her heavy sentence and the ongoing brutal crackdown on dissent.
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A Voice from Behind Bars: Vowing to Continue the Path of Resistance
Kamali is currently serving an arduous sentence of 8 years and 6 months on charges of membership in the opposition PMOI/MEK and “insulting the Iranian regime’s leader.”
In her letter, the political prisoner explicitly renews her oath to the organized resistance: “I swear that as long as a dictator and oppressor exists, I will continue your path, hand in hand with Massoud and Maryam [Rajavi], until our ideals are realized. The star-studded galaxy of the path to freedom is our witness.”
Reflecting on the historical continuity of tyranny in Iran, she added: “May 25, 1972, demonstrates that a dictator—whoever they are and in whatever clothes they wear—attempts to survive through elimination and execution. They are oblivious to the fact that physical death does not destroy an ideology or a struggle.”
Regime’s Anxiety Over a Revolutionary Generation
Kamali’s message emerges amidst a sharp escalation in arbitrary arrests and political executions by the clerical regime, specifically targeting vanguard youths and supporters of the organized Resistance. These draconian measures are deployed by the ruling apparatus to construct a wall of fear, aimed at deterring the younger generation from aligning with the Resistance or pursuing the path of regime change.
However, letters smuggled from the depths of the regime’s prisons, such as Kamali’s, serve as a testament that the Iranian youth have firmly made their choice to dismantle the dictatorship. This internal resolve and the expansion of grassroots resistance networks across the country remain the primary source of existential dread for the ruling elite—a threat they fear far more than external pressures, as the catalyst for change burns from within.