{"id":82147,"date":"2025-12-31T07:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T06:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82147"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:26:38","slug":"iran-protests-expand-nationwide-as-mek-resistance-units-join-protesters-in-calls-to-overthrow-dictatorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2025\/12\/iran-protests-expand-nationwide-as-mek-resistance-units-join-protesters-in-calls-to-overthrow-dictatorship\/82147\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Expand Nationwide as MEK Resistance Units Join Protesters in Calls to Overthrow Dictatorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Nationwide — Nationwide protests in Iran expand as MEK Resistance Units join in, amplifying anti-dictatorship chants and calls to overthrow the regime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Iran \u2013 December 30, 2025<\/strong> \u2014 In step with the nationwide protests of the Iranian people against the corrupt and repressive dictatorship of the mullahs, which began on Sunday, December 28, with demonstrations by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Tehran, the protests have spread to other cities across Iran, and particularly to universities throughout the country.<\/p>\n
In Tehran, students at the University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, and other universities have joined the demonstrations. Their most important slogans and demands are \u201cDeath to the Dictator\u201d <\/strong><\/em>and **\u201cDeath to the principle of Velayat-e Faqih,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> expressing the rejection of Khamenei\u2019s dictatorial regime and calling for its overthrow.<\/p>\n**
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\ud83d\udccd Tehran, Iran \u2013 Dec 29
Students at the University of Tehran rallied at the dormitory complex, joining wider protests that began in the bazaar against mounting economic pressure and daily hardship.
Chant heard loud and clear: \u201cBrave students, join us, join us!\u201d#IranProtests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yAQfKPNARD<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Resistance Units (@ResistanceUnits) December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n