{"id":22699,"date":"2021-06-21T08:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T06:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=22699"},"modified":"2021-06-21T08:11:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T06:11:59","slug":"the-pmoi-mek-held-celebration-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-nationwide-resistance-against-the-iranian-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/06\/the-pmoi-mek-held-celebration-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-nationwide-resistance-against-the-iranian-regime\/22699\/","title":{"rendered":"The PMOI\/MEK Held Celebration the 40th Anniversary of the Start of the Nationwide Resistance Against the Iranian Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Sunday, June 20, 2021, a large gathering was held on the 40th anniversary of June 20, 1981, the start of the nationwide resistance against the religious dictatorship ruling Iran, and the \u201cDay of Martyrs and Political Prisoners\u201d in Ashraf 3<\/a>.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), attended and spoke at the event. Iranian supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and the NCRI from all over the world also joined online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 20, 1981, more than 500,000 supporters of the MEK <\/a>staged a demonstration in Tehran to protest the suppression of basic freedoms. On Khomeini\u2019s direct orders, the peaceful march was turned into a bloodbath.
The Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran(NCRI<\/a>) issued a statement in this regard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full text of this statement is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event, held, two days after the regime\u2019s election masquerade, Mrs. Rajavi<\/a> referred to the Iranian peoples\u2019 nationwide boycott<\/a> of the clerical regime\u2019s sham election as being worthy of a historic congratulation<\/a>, appointing a mass murderer and a criminal against humanity as president, indicates that the religious dictatorship is in a downward spiral, and must be swept aside, she said.
Mrs. Rajavi added <\/a>that emerging out of this disgraceful election, the religious dictatorship will be more vulnerable and fragile. It is bound to perpetrate worse crimes with the henchman of the 1988 massacre<\/a> at its helm. Raisi <\/a>must be brought to justice in the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom and a democratically elected republic are the inalienable rights of the people of #Iran<\/a>. #FreeIran2021<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/OSLVLl6BwZ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7LUF3V55t6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) June 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>