In tandem with the Free Iran 2023 World Summit in France, thousands of members of Resistance Units, a network of MEK activists inside Iran, showed their solidarity with the yearly rally of the Iranian Resistance.
In video messages that were displayed at the world summit, 10,000 Resistance Units expressed their desire to overthrow the regime and establish a secular democratic republic.
The video messages, which came from cities all across Iran, included messages of hope and resistance. “Our choice is Maryam Rajavi,” many Resistance Units said, in reference to the Ten-Point Plan of the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
“Freedom will come, with the slogan, ‘We can and we must!’” the Resistance Units chanted in many of their video messages.
The Resistance Units carried out these activities by overcoming many perils. In recent months, the regime has ratcheted up repressive measures against dissidents, especially supporters of the MEK.
Since the regime officially cracked down on the MEK in 1981, any association with the main opposition movement results in imprisonment, torture, and even execution. However, believing in the righteousness of their path, Resistance Units continue their activities every day.
The 10,000 video messages by Resistance Units comes at a time when the regime and the remnants of the shah regime are using every tool at their disposal, including foreign media, to portray the MEK as a group that has no support inside Iran.
The activities of the Resistance Units drew admiration from the speakers and attendants at the Free Iran summit.
“Resistance units in Iran are the wellspring of hope for the Iranian people,” said former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. “They’re the engine for change from within during uprisings and continued protests. And every day they gain strength While the regime withers.”
“The revolution that’s taking place across Iran right now is strong and it’s very well organized,” said former Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird. “It’s happening because of the courage and the bravery of literally the thousands of the resistance units in every corner and every town throughout Iran.”
“The movement for democratic change is growing, and the role played by the Iranian opposition is significant,” said Anna Firth, Member of the UK House of Commons. “Resistance Units inside Iran work to organize this movement, grow its popularity and show the world that there is a democratic alternative to this regime and that democratic alternative is embodied in Maryam Rajavi’s 10-point plan for a future Iran.”
“Today the answer to overthrow the regime and establish a democratic Republic in Iran is through the Resistance Units at home and through international recognition and endorsement of the democratic alternative presented by Madame Rajavi and articulated today by so many people,” said Senator Gerry Horkan, Member of the Irish Senate.
Marius Matijošaitis, Member of Parliament from Lithuania described Resistance Units as “a symbol of hope with their activities in Iran.”
What has become undeniable is that the Resistance Units have become testament to the fact that the regime has failed in extinguishing the flame of resistance and the ongoing revolution in Iran. And they also prove that the people of Iran have everything they need to bring democratic change to their country.
As Mrs. Rajavi said in her speech at the Free Iran world summit, “They question us and our people, pondering how this bloodthirsty leviathan can be overthrown. Our response is clear: through unrelenting resistance, a struggle a hundredfold fiercer, the mobilization of Resistance Units, a revolt, and the Army of Freedom.”
