Courageous Acts of Defiance in Zahedan

On Friday, October 24, 2025, the Resistance Units of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) carried out a series of bold and defiant actions in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

Despite heavy security measures, the activists installed banners and graffiti in public locations, calling for the overthrow of the clerical regime and rejecting any form of dictatorship—whether monarchical or theocratic. Their messages reaffirmed the Iranian people’s enduring demand for freedom, equality, and a democratic republic based on people’s sovereignty.

Slogans and Messages

Massoud Rajavi: “Neither Shah nor Sheikh — our boundary is drawn against dictatorship and dependency.”

Maryam Rajavi: “For 120 years, the Iranian people’s resistance for freedom has continued against both the Shah and the Sheikh.”

Maryam Rajavi: “The era of all forms of dictatorship—whether religious or monarchical—has come to an end.”

Massoud Rajavi: “Like the Shah’s regime, the mullahs’ rule is also nearing its end.”

“The brutal suppression of mothers and women—from Baluchestan to Tehran—is a symbol of the misogyny of the clerical regime.”

Massoud Rajavi: “The real answer to executions and repression is not compromise or fear, but uprising and steadfastness.”

“Salute to the No to Execution campaign and to the steadfastness and protests of prisoners and their families.”

“The people of Baluchestan will not be deceived by sham surveys serving tyranny and foreign dependence.”

“Our message for Iran’s future can be summed up in two words: people’s sovereignty.”

“Neither monarchy nor the clerical leadership—democracy and equality.”

“Neither the mullah nor the Shah — freedom and a democratic republic.”

“The people of Iran will not rest until they are liberated from a regime of executions, plunder, and massacres.”

“Death to the oppressor — whether Shah or Supreme Leader.”

“The religious fascism of the Velayat-e Faqih is weaker than ever.”

A Unified Cry for Freedom and People’s Sovereignty

Through their brave actions, the MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan voiced the shared yearning of a nation that has endured decades of oppression under both monarchy and theocracy.
Their message is clear: the time has come for freedom, democracy, gender equality, and the rule of the people—an Iran where no tyrant, whether wearing a crown or a turban, will ever again decide the fate of its citizens.