Australia—November 16, 2024: Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized rallies and exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the November 2019 uprising The events aimed to honor the memory of over 1,500 protesters who lost their lives during the regime’s brutal crackdown, while also calling for solidarity with the ongoing struggle for freedom in Iran.

The rallies further condemned the rising wave of executions carried out by the Iranian regime and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held in its prisons.

Iranians in Sydney and Melbourne emphasized the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic republic and their rejection of any form of dictatorship, whether it be the mullahs’ regime or a return to the Shah’s regime.

They called for the recognition of the resistance and the right of the Iranian people, along with the MEK Resistance Units inside Iran, to defend themselves in their struggle against tyranny and dictatorship.

Iranian communities in Sydney and Melbourne specifically demanded that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) be designated as a terrorist organization and called for stronger actions from the Australian Government against the Iranian regime.