{"id":31904,"date":"2022-02-11T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T06:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=31904"},"modified":"2022-02-11T07:41:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T06:41:20","slug":"43-years-since-the-iranian-revolution-43-years-stuck-in-a-reign-of-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/02\/43-years-since-the-iranian-revolution-43-years-stuck-in-a-reign-of-terror\/31904\/","title":{"rendered":"43 Years Since the Iranian Revolution, 43 Years Stuck in a Reign of Terror"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Forty-three — _{Forty-three years after the anti-monarchical revolution in Iran, the defiance youth and the Resistance Units are now burning the symbols of the religious dictatorship regime.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn February 11, it will have been 43 years since the Iranian anti-monarchical revolution<\/a> took place. The Pahlavi dynasty were ejected from their position of power following decades of corruption and oppression, with Iranians rejoicing and hoping for a better tomorrow with the promise of freedom and democracy. However, this was short-lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruhollah Khomeini ascended to power and began to establish the Islamic Republic he had envisioned. He became the first Supreme Leader of the new Iranian regime and completely side stepped the promises he had previously made, instead continuing with the corruption and oppression that the former monarchy was notorious for. His reign of terror has continued to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since 1979, the Iranian regime have sent tens of thousands of Iranians to the gallows for opposing their theocratic rule. During the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Khomeini prolonged the conflict, which resulted in dozens of destroyed cities in both countries, as well as the deaths of millions of innocent civilians. When Iran was forced to accept a ceasefire towards the end of the decade, Khomeini, not satisfied with the death and destruction he had already cause, ordered the mass executions of political prisoners incarcerated in Iran, the majority of whom were members of the regime\u2019s opposition group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) said<\/a>, \u201cKhomeini\u2019s successors have perpetuated his evil legacy as Iran under the mullahs\u2019 regime is the world\u2019s leading per capita executioner of its own citizens. In November 2019<\/a>, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC<\/a>) gunned down over 1,500 peaceful protesters<\/a>. By pursuing a criminal policy centered on deception and inaction, the regime sent Iranians to the Covid-19 minefield, killing over half a million citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regime officials have consistently been involved in many crimes against humanity over the past four decades, including the current Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei<\/a>, and his president Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>, the latter of whom played a major role in the 1988 massacre<\/a> in Iran, and they continue to enjoy impunity and commit further atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though we are only half way through the second month of 2022, the regime has already carried out at least 50 executions. The numbers accumulated for last year, confirmed by independent sources, equated to around 365 prisoners who were hanged in Iran\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Khomeini ascended to power in 1979, he promised, \u201cFree electricity, water supplies, and free transportation and bus services,\u201d claiming that the country\u2019s oil revenue would cover these costs. This promise turned out to be completely hollow, as the regime soon began to squander the wealth of the Iranian people in order to carry out their malign activities. Notably, these activities involve the funding of its terrorist proxy groups<\/a> across the Middle East, including the Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis, as well as advancing its nuclear program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nOn the anniversary of the anti-monarchic revolution of the people of #Iran<\/a>, I pay tribute to all the trailblazers and leaders of that great revolution. With the overthrow of the Shah\u2019s dictatorship, his true successors, namely Khomeini and Khamenei, took over the helms. #FreeIran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qBTisFHXWS<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) February 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>}