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Washington, DC \u2013 May 24, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Washington, DC \u2013 May 24, 2025: <\/strong>Supporters of the Iranian Resistance from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) gathered in front of the White House to commemorate the anniversary of the execution of the PMOI\/MEK<\/a>\u2019s founders by the Shah<\/a>\u2019s regime on May 25, 1972.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"562\">The event also marked the 60th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">MEK<\/a>\u2019s founding in 1965 and six decades of steadfast struggle against two successive dictatorships in Iran: first 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\">monarchy of the Shah<\/a>, and now the theocratic regime of the mullahs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Memorial Day weekend, Iranian American community leaders gathered and rallied outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> to denounce the regime\u2019s continued wave of executions in Iran\u2014a brutal legacy that began under the Shah and has escalated under the mullahs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRubio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianMast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBrianMast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0RtueoIXZq\">pic.twitter.com\/0RtueoIXZq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1926755902255739130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"861\">Demonstrators honored the sacrifice of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/how-meks-founders-defied-the-shahs-regime-and-inspired-irans-freedom-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEK\u2019s founders<\/a> and celebrated the movement\u2019s enduring commitment to freedom, democracy, and a secular republic in Iran. They highlighted the MEK\u2019s pivotal role in resisting both regimes and upholding the Iranian people\u2019s right to sovereignty and justice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"861\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73993\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Washington-DC-pic-new-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"605\" 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\/05\/Washington-DC-pic-new-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Washington-DC-pic-new-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Washington-DC-pic-new-1-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1271\">In addition to commemorating this historic legacy, the rally condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating human rights abuses\u2014particularly the recent wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2024\/12\/urgent-action-required-six-political-prisoners-sentenced-to-death-in-iran\/67727\/\" rel=\"\">death sentences<\/a> against political prisoners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Iranian American community in the DMV area has gathered to protest the alarming rise in executions in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2execition?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2execition<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MehdiHassani?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MehdiHassani<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BehrouzEhsani?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BehrouzEhsani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnRJWa88nC\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnRJWa88nC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iranian American Community of Virginia (@iac_virginia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iac_virginia\/status\/1926347574144835911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1271\">Participants demanded an immediate halt to executions and called for the release of all political detainees.\u00a0They denounced the regime\u2019s continued repression and expressed unwavering support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian people\u2019s struggle<\/a>\u00a0for democratic change.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"MEK Supporters in Washington, DC Honor PMOI Founders, Urge End to Executions in Iran - vid 2, May 24\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_KzDowmECOw?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<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"931\">Participants also honored the memory of those martyred during the Iranian revolution\u2014individuals executed by the regime or killed in popular uprisings\u2014and reaffirmed their commitment to the struggle for freedom, democracy, justice, and human rights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73989\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Washington-DC-pic-new-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"428\" 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