{"id":32269,"date":"2022-02-28T08:47:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=32269"},"modified":"2022-02-28T08:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:47:59","slug":"irans-regime-are-clinging-onto-power-by-repressing-society-but-it-is-unlikely-to-save-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2022\/02\/irans-regime-are-clinging-onto-power-by-repressing-society-but-it-is-unlikely-to-save-them\/32269\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Are Clinging Onto Power by Repressing Society, but It Is Unlikely to Save Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Increased repression and executions in recent months following the appointment of Ebrahim Reisi as President of the Iranian regime<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In recent months, the number of executions carried out in Iran have increased at an alarming rate. This escalation was predicted with the ascension of Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> to the role of president of the Iranian regime<\/a> last year, the same man who was heavily involved in the massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners<\/a> in 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, around 275 executions were carried out by the regime in Iran during 2021, a number which is expected to be exceeded by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran<\/a> (PMOI<\/a>\/MEK) said<\/a>, \u201cAuthorities are imposing pressure on prisoners by denying them healthcare, depriving them of basic facilities, and more. Meanwhile, security forces have increased their repression of the population, arresting protesters, humiliating the youth in public, and destroying the homes of impoverished people and the makeshift shops of street vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the November 2019 uprising<\/a>, many protesters, along with their family members, were arrested and prosecuted. This is just an example of what the regime resort to in order to suppress the freedoms of the Iranian people. In recent months, the regime has now begun a campaign to roll out the complete censorship of the internet, and access to social media across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the increased levels of violence and repression that the regime have used against society is greatly reflecting their inability to actually address the needs of the Iranian people, who feel they have no choice but to shout for their voices to be heard and demand for their most basic rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state of affairs in Iran is almost beyond repair, with a crumbling economy that has reached its worst ever state since the mullahs came to power following the Iranian revolution in 1979. The severity of the situation is so bad that even the state-run media are acknowledging it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MEK <\/a>said, \u201cOn the nuclear front, [the regime] is at an impasse<\/a>. On the one hand, it is desperately in need of sanctions relief, while on the other, it does not have any room to make concessions on its nuclear program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the Middle East<\/a>, the regime\u2019s influence over Iran\u2019s neighboring countries is fading fast. Millions of people in the region are growing resistant to the regime meddling with the affairs in their home countries, and are making it clear that they do not want the regime intervening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regime already has its own issues to contend with. They are becoming increasing afraid of the unrest in Iranian society, and the popularity of the Iranian Resistance, who are helping the Iranian people to fight back against their oppressors. The network of MEK activists inside Iran<\/a>, known as Resistance Units, have been steadily increasing their activities<\/a> on the streets of Iran over the past few months, causing regime officials and leaders to run scared, fearing that the ruling dictatorship will be overthrown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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