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For centuries, economic corruption has been a major problem in many developed countries around the world. In Iran, however, the word ‘corruption’ barely covers the atrocities that the Iranian regime have inflicted throughout their rule, from misappropriation of public funds, to countless cases of embezzlement and the rampant nepotism.

The Rampant Corruption and Nepotism Within the Iranian Regime Amounts to Kleptocracy

January 21, 2022

Forty-three years ago, on this day, January 20, 1979, the people of Iran forced the Shah’s dictatorship to release the last group of political prisoners. Outside the prison, demonstrators had taken aback by seeing MEK leader Massoud Rajavi on the Qasr prison’s balcony.

January 20, 1979, When Iranians Forced the Shah to Release Political Prisoners

January 20, 2022

The regime’s former supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, said: “Preserving the state is one of the most important religious and intellectual obligations.” What he meant by this obligation was that in order to preserve clerical rule, religion, and state should be intertwined with each other.

The Iranian Regime Can No Longer Ignore the Loud Calls to Separate Religion From State in Iran

January 20, 2022

Teachers in Iran have continued their protests into the new year with great force. The latest uprising spread nationwide across 116 cities in 30 of the country’s provinces, with the unrest being heavily aimed towards the Iranian regime as protesters up and down the country chanted slogans such as, “the government is betraying, the parliament is supporting.”

Iranian Teachers Continue to Proudly Stand For Their Rights Against the Oppressive Regime

January 19, 2022

Under Khamenei’s orders, in June 2021, Khamenei’s senior advisor, Ali Larijani, and then-vice president Eshagh Jahangiri were disqualified from the presidential elections by the Guardian Council, to ensure that Khamenei’s chosen nominee, former Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi would secure the presidential role.

Khamenei’s Wish for Unity Within the Iranian Regime Has Been Overshadowed by Infighting

January 17, 2022

Recent NCRI rallies have called upon the United Nations to launch a formal investigation into the 1988 massacre, with the hope that the perpetrators will finally face prosecution for their involvement, including the current president, Ebrahim Raisi.

Syrian Official Convicted in Germany Gives Hope That Iranian Officials Will Finally Be Held Accountable for Their Human Rights Abuses

January 15, 2022

Playing a significant role in the organization of the protests and demonstrations, across the country, is the network of ‘Resistance Units’ who are affiliated with the regime’s main opposition, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

NCRI-FAC Chairman Discusses the Power of the ‘Resistance Units’ Amidst the Unrest in Iran

January 14, 2022

Up until Monday, January 10, 2022, the Iranian regime was continuing to give off the impression that it was in control of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiations with six world powers in regards with its nuclear program. The talks have practically been on ‘life support’ since the United States’ then-President Donald Trump re-imposed economic sanctions on the regime and halted his country’s participation in 2018.

Iranian Regime’s Optimism of a Positive Outcome of Nuclear Talks Brings Fear of New Western Concessions

January 13, 2022

While serving a six-year sentence in prison for charges of ‘illegal assembly and collusion against national security’ and ‘spreading propaganda against the state’, Iranian poet and documentary filmmaker, Baktash Abtin has died from Covid-19 in hospital whilst still in detention.

Calls by Iranian Poet, Baktash Abtin for People to Stand Up and Fight for Their Rights

January 12, 2022