{"id":49187,"date":"2023-08-18T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=49187"},"modified":"2023-11-21T20:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T19:41:03","slug":"defiant-mek-resistance-units-thwart-iranian-regimes-suppression-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2023\/08\/defiant-mek-resistance-units-thwart-iranian-regimes-suppression-tactics\/49187\/","title":{"rendered":"Defiant MEK Resistance Units Thwart Iranian Regime’s Suppression Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leading up to the commemoration of the Iran nationwide uprising<\/a> initiated in September 2022, the current regime has orchestrated a relentless campaign of suppression aimed at instilling fear within the populace. This has entailed a surge in executions and the apprehension of dissidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of particular focus for the regime is the systematic targeting of supporters and networks affiliated<\/a> with the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), an entity recently identified by regime officials as their primary concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sweeping campaign encompasses intensified pressure on political detainees charged with advocating for the PMOI <\/a>cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent manifestation of this pressure has seen the sentencing of Ali Moezzi, a political prisoner, to a term of 75 months (equivalent to 6 years and 3 months) in confinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Moezzi, aged 70, was apprehended in October 2022 and subsequently held in Evin prison without a valid warrant. On August 6, he was forcibly brought before Judge Abolghassem Salavati, infamously known as \u201cthe judge of executions,\u201d who presented him with a roster of alleged \u201ccriminal\u201d accusations. These included charges such as \u201cpersistent endorsement of PMOI,\u201d \u201cpresence of his offspring in Ashraf 3,\u201d and \u201cissuing condemnatory statements against the regime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the allegations levied against this political detainee have been recurrent throughout past years and decades, instances for which he was previously imprisoned. Judge Salavati imposed a 75-month prison term upon him and cynically quipped, \u201cCongratulations! Proceed to Ward 209,\u201d alluding to the notorious segment of Evin prison reserved for the confinement and torment of political detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Moezzi, a supporter of PMOI, has faced arrest on three occasions dating back to the 1980s, owing to his advocacy for the Iranian opposition, enduring a cumulative imprisonment span of 12 years. Additionally, he grapples with prostate cancer and severe knee arthritis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iran's regime has sentenced political prisoner Ali Moezzi to 75 months (6 years and 3 months) in prison.
Moezzi, 70, had been arrested in October 2022 and kept in Evin prison without a warrant.

On August 6, he was forcibly brought before the criminal judge Abolghassem Salavati,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wIqhqCP0QG<\/a><\/p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>