{"id":85489,"date":"2026-04-18T09:11:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=85489"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:11:35","slug":"iran-mek-resistance-units-defy-crackdown-in-zahedan-with-anti-dictatorship-slogans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2026\/04\/iran-mek-resistance-units-defy-crackdown-in-zahedan-with-anti-dictatorship-slogans\/85489\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: MEK Resistance Units Defy Crackdown in Zahedan with Anti-Dictatorship Slogans"},"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><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] 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display anti-dictatorship slogans rejecting both monarchy and theocratic rule while calling for freedom and democracy.\" 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\/2026\/04\/ZahedanResistanceUnitsApril17.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZahedanResistanceUnitsApril17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ZahedanResistanceUnitsApril17-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan display anti-dictatorship slogans rejecting both monarchy and theocratic rule while calling for freedom and democracy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Calls for Freedom Reject Both Shah and Theocracy Amid Rising Repression<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1odqajv\" data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"116\"><span role=\"text\">April 17, 2026 \u2014 Zahedan, Southeast Iran<\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"399\">Despite a renewed wave of executions and intensified repression, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> affiliated with 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>) carried out anti-regime activities in Zahedan, reflecting ongoing organized defiance and rejection of all forms of dictatorship.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1aly69f\" data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"460\"><span role=\"text\">Key Slogans Highlight the Struggle for Freedom<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"708\">\n<li data-section-id=\"n9jfnw\" data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"596\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/massoud-rajavi-biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a>: For a century, the main battle in Iran has been between freedom and tyranny\u2014against both 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> and the mullahs.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"v88agr\" data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"708\">\u201cFor a hundred years, the central conflict in Iran has been freedom versus monarchy and religious despotism.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1uzgjgd\" data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"751\"><span role=\"text\">Messages from Massoud Rajavi<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"1188\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1foxfg1\" data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"866\">\u201cThe apparatus of both <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> and Sheikh\u2014symbols of dictatorship and dependency\u2014must be dismantled at its roots.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"9vani\" data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1009\">\u201cFascist slogans such as \u2018Long Live the Shah,\u2019 \u2018Only the Rastakhiz Party,\u2019 \u2018Only Hezbollah,\u2019 or \u2018Khamenei is the Leader\u2019 must be discarded.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bte3pg\" data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1110\">\u201cAny form of dictatorship, whether religious or monarchical, is a war against the Iranian people.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"4la09f\" data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1188\">\u201cThe ceasefire exposed the hollow war-mongering claims of the Shah\u2019s heir.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"u9h0w4\" data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1230\"><span role=\"text\">Messages from Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"2086\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1fpzl8p\" data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1323\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>: Dictatorship is dictatorship\u2014whether enforced by the IRGC or the Shah\u2019s Imperial Guard.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1k1d0v0\" data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1438\">\u201cThe Iranian people have reached a level of progress that leaves no room for religious or monarchical reaction.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"11fu5lr\" data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1509\">\u201cRemnants of the previous dictatorship seek to hijack the uprising.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vei36o\" data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1583\">\u201cA halt to executions must be included in any international agreement.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ihrves\" data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1662\">\u201cResistance Units and the Liberation Army are the forces for regime change.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1q46rug\" data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1731\">\u201cThe NCRI offers a genuine alternative backed by 100,000 martyrs.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"qq7sbp\" data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1852\">\u201cNeither appeasement nor foreign war is the solution; regime change must come by the people and organized resistance.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"j058ly\" data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1931\">\u201cIran stands at a decisive moment; the regime is on the brink of overthrow.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1dtgxg4\" data-start=\"1932\" data-end=\"2017\">\u201cThe Ten-Point Plan envisions a democratic republic based on freedom and equality.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tebzth\" data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2086\">\u201cPeace and freedom are the guiding principles of this Resistance.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"ib85dl\" data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2138\"><span role=\"text\">Placards Reject Both Shah and Mullahs<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2587\">\n<li data-section-id=\"kksm1n\" data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2222\">\u201cAnyone aligning with the Shah\u2019s heir or Khamenei\u2019s camp destroys their future.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1j363n9\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2311\">\u201cSilence toward past and present dictators is complicity in oppression and bloodshed.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1nd0h3p\" data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2397\">\u201cThe stains of both clerical rule and monarchy must be erased from Iran\u2019s history.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1jkzq0\" data-start=\"2398\" data-end=\"2455\">\u201cDown with the oppressor\u2014be it Shah or Supreme Leader.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"dyaffr\" data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2529\">\u201cNo to monarchy, no to supreme leadership\u2014yes to freedom and equality.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"gp74o1\" data-start=\"2530\" data-end=\"2587\">\u201cNeither Shah nor Sheikh\u2014yes to a democratic republic.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"fojs3r\" data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2629\"><span role=\"text\">Calls for Peace and Freedom<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2769\">\n<li data-section-id=\"mtmn39\" data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2710\">\u201cThe slogan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance\/2026\/02\/announcement-of-a-provisional-government-by-the-national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/84244\/\" rel=\"\">provisional government<\/a> is peace and freedom.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1vfiife\" data-start=\"2711\" data-end=\"2769\">\u201cLong live the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe 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