{"id":72627,"date":"2025-04-21T07:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=72627"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:44:41","slug":"global-rallies-by-iranian-resistance-mark-historic-anniversary-demand-a-democratic-republic-no-to-the-shah-no-to-the-mullahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2025\/04\/global-rallies-by-iranian-resistance-mark-historic-anniversary-demand-a-democratic-republic-no-to-the-shah-no-to-the-mullahs\/72627\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Rallies by Iranian Resistance Mark Historic Anniversary, Demand a Democratic Republic: No to the Shah, No to the Mullahs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_72630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72630\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72630\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Worldwide-Rallies-by-Iranian-Resistance-on-April-19-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Worldwide-Rallies-by-Iranian-Resistance-on-April-19-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Worldwide-Rallies-by-Iranian-Resistance-on-April-19-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Worldwide-Rallies-by-Iranian-Resistance-on-April-19-2025-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worldwide Rallies by Iranian Resistance on April 19, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held coordinated rallies over the weekend to mark the anniversary of the April 1972 and April 1975 executions of political prisoners by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a>\u2019s dictatorship. These events, remembered by Iranians as \u201c30 Farvardin,\u201d commemorate two brutal moments in modern Iranian history when 13 members of the opposition \u2014 including members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iran-nabard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian People\u2019s Fedai Guerrillas<\/a> \u2014 were executed by the Shah\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Demonstrations in Paris, Cologne, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Bern - #No2ShahNo2Mullahs - April 19\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nj-31P96zE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On April 19, 1972, four prominent MEK members \u2014 Ali Bakeri, Nasser Sadegh, Mohammad Bazargani, and Ali Mihan-Doust \u2014 were executed by firing squad after enduring months of torture.<\/p>\n<p>Three years later, on <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/the-1975-evin-hills-massacre-assassination-of-nine-political-prisoners-by-the-shahs-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 19, 1975<\/a>, nine political prisoners were taken from their cells in Evin Prison and executed in a covert operation ordered by SAVAK. These included seven members of the Iranian People\u2019s Fedai Guerrillas \u2014 Bijan Jazani, Hassan Zia-Zarifi, Abbas Sorkhi, Aziz Sarmadi, Mohammad Choupanzadeh, Morteza Saidi, and Mashallah Mohammadi \u2014 and two members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran \u2014 Kazem Zolanvar and Mostafa Javan Khoshdel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a>\u2019s regime later claimed the men had been killed \u201cwhile escaping,\u201d a claim widely discredited as a blatant cover-up.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations were held in over a dozen cities across four continents, including Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Stockholm, Bucharest, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, Bern, and <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/04\/washington-dc-april-18-2025-rally-and-photo-exhibit-at-u-s-capitol-no-to-shah-no-to-mullahs\/72568\/\" rel=\"\">Washington, D.C<\/a>., where the rally was held a day earlier on April 18. The rallies carried a unified slogan: \u201cNo to the Shah, No to the Mullahs.\u201d Participants called for an end to all forms of dictatorship \u2014 both the overthrown monarchy and the current theocratic regime \u2014 and voiced support for a free, democratic Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Washington, DC \u2013 April 18, 2025: Rally and Photo Exhibit at U.S. Capitol \u2013 No to Shah, No to Mullahs\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IAWTUN-nREo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These events were more than just commemorative; they were a powerful affirmation of the Iranian people\u2019s desire for change. The rallies highlighted the growing support among the diaspora for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>) and its platform for democratic transition, particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ten-point plan<\/a> of NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/2025\/04\/no-to-the-shah-no-to-the-mullahs-maryam-rajavi-honors-irans-fallen-heroes-and-calls-for-democratic-revolution\/72622\/\" rel=\"\">message<\/a> to the global gatherings, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> stated:<br>\n\u201cNo to the Shah, no to the Mullahs \u2014 victory to the democratic revolution of the Iranian people. The blood spilled under both dictatorships has charted a path toward a democratic republic that can no longer be ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Message to the Rally of Iranians Honoring the Heroes of April 19, 1972, and 1975<br>\nNo to the Shah, No to the Mullahs \u2014 Yes to a Democratic Future for Iran<br>\nThe people of Iran are standing firm. Through a democratic revolution, they are determined to build a future where there\u2019s no\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BmMcsWdyaj\">pic.twitter.com\/BmMcsWdyaj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1913610374303133881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>These synchronized rallies served as a unifying force among Iranians abroad, emphasizing solidarity with the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran and underscoring their shared vision for a secular, democratic, and free republic \u2014 built on human rights, equality, and freedom for all, as guaranteed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam 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