Simultaneously with the founding anniversary of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), Resistance Units and PMOI supporters in cities across Iran celebrated this auspicious occasion. Despite the absolute oppressive conditions imposed by the regime, they commemorated this historic event, which heralds freedom and democracy for Iran and its people.
From north to south and east to west of the country, in alleys, streets, highways, mountains, and plains, the proud emblem of the PMOI and images of Mohammad Hanifnejad, Saeed Mohsen, and Asghar Badizadegan, the founders of the organization, as well as quotes from Massoud and Maryam Rajavi, were displayed in various forms for public view.
PMOI Resistance Units continue celebrating the founding anniversary of the PMOI in different cities across Iran.#Iran #PMOI pic.twitter.com/MMNH2i0wRj
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 6, 2024
Resistance Units, composed of brave and men and women, in the highlands and forested areas around several cities, including Rasht, Sari, Kermanshah, Lahijan, Ilam, Zanjan, Shahrekord, Izeh, Iranshahr, Yasuj, Jonqan, Zahedan, Khash, Karaj, Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz, Khorramshahr, and other parts of the country, honored the anniversary of the organization’s founding with military salutes and slogans such as “Long live the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran!” These fighters also chanted slogans like “Khamenei you tyrant, we will bury you!” and “The only path to freedom is through resistance and regime change!”
In many areas of Tehran and major cities such as Mashhad, Shiraz, Isfahan, Tabriz, and Ahvaz, PMOI supporters placed the organization’s emblem, with the phrase “Honoring the anniversary of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran,” on the walls.
In Karaj, Shiraz, and Tehran, PMOI supporters commemorated the anniversary by installing posters bearing the organization’s emblem on walls, with the phrase “Congratulations on the anniversary of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.”
In Dezful, images of the founders and the organization’s emblem were placed on walls like tapestries. In Isfahan, PMOI supporters put up posters in the streets, which featured the organization’s emblem and a quote from Massoud Rajavi: “In the briefest words, the PMOI stands for loyalty to the cause with infinite sacrifice in the history of Iran.”
PMOI Resistance Units celebrate the founding anniversary of the PMOI in different cities across Iran. #Iran #PMOI pic.twitter.com/GaukyB1102
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 5, 2024
In Ahvaz, posters with the organization’s emblem were displayed on walls, bearing the phrase “The PMOI means 60 years of selfless dedication.”
In Zanjan, Qasr-e Shirin, and Yazd, posters featuring the organization’s emblem and commemorating the anniversary of the PMOI were seen on walls.
In Kashan, posters were put up that read: “The struggles of the PMOI have made the term Mojahed synonymous with steadfastness” and “The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran has wholly devoted itself to liberating its homeland.”
In Kazerun, posters of the organization’s emblem were installed on a street, bearing the phrase “The PMOI means 60 years of struggle.”
PMOI supporters also organized hundreds of individual or small group photo events in the streets of Tehran and several other cities, using creative methods to pay tribute to the PMOI, its founders, and its leadership, while commemorating the organization’s anniversary.
PMOI Resistance Units celebrate the founding anniversary of the PMOI in different cities across Iran.#Iran #PMOI pic.twitter.com/HiH3eOUdU1
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 4, 2024
From Evin Prison and several other prisons in the country, PMOI-supporting political prisoners sent a message, stating: “The People’s Mojahedin Organization is a treasure of resistance and sacrifice… under the leadership of women.”
From Ghezel Hesar Prison, a group of PMOI-supporting political prisoners also sent a message, describing the PMOI as “the vanguard of freedom, heir and advocate of martyrs, the symbol of the people’s power and the ever-flowing red blood.” They emphasized that the PMOI “today, with the Resistance Units, has raised the banner of Iran’s honor and freedom high.”