{"id":18092,"date":"2020-09-21T17:36:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=18092"},"modified":"2020-09-21T17:36:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:36:46","slug":"iran-hero-afkari-commemorated-by-iran-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/09\/iran-hero-afkari-commemorated-by-iran-resistance\/18092\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Hero Afkari Commemorated By Iran Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran\u2019s (NCRI<\/a>) President Maryam Rajavi<\/a> commemorated the recently executed protester and wrestler\u00a0Navid\u00a0Afkari<\/a>\u00a0on Friday,\u00a0saying\u00a0that he \u201clives on in the hearts and struggle of thousands of Resistance Units in Iran who will continue to resist and rise up for freedom and justice\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajavi,\u00a0speaking<\/a>\u00a0just before a virtual conference<\/a> on Iran policy, highlighted a number of actions taken by Resistance Units inside Iran to commemorate the sporting hero, who\u00a0was executed\u00a0earlier this month for taking part in protests in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She advised that the actions were taking place despite security forces being on full alert, which demonstrates how the\u00a0people feel about this and shows that the regime\u2019s attempts to stamp out dissent have failed. These actions follow two nationwide uprisings for regime change in 2018 and 2019, which called for regime change.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rajavi\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cThe Iranian people\u2019s uprisings \u2013 from December 2017 to November 2019<\/a> and January 2020 \u2013 have [dispelled] all illusions about the stability of the clerical regime. Each of those nationwide movements was considered remarkable not just because of their size or their geographic and demographic diversity, but also because they elicited rare statements from Iranian officials regarding the existence of an organized Resistance movement inside the country.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She advised that the regime has\u00a0long denied any popular support for the\u00a0Resistance\u00a0exists,\u00a0something\u00a0is\u00a0shown to be false by\u00a0the protesters\u00a0and even the regime. Of course, logical people already knew this. Why else would the regime spend so much money and effort to discredit a movement with no support? Why execute 120,000 of them unless they were worried of the Resistance\u2019s strength?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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