{"id":85928,"date":"2026-05-02T01:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=85928"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:27:48","slug":"mek-resistance-units-in-zahedan-mark-international-workers-day-calling-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2026\/05\/mek-resistance-units-in-zahedan-mark-international-workers-day-calling-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran\/85928\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan Mark International Workers\u2019 Day, Calling for a Democratic Republic in Iran"},"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)] 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Resistance Units in Zahedan mark International Workers\u2019 Day with messages supporting workers\u2019 rights and calling for change in Iran.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"304\">MEK-affiliated Resistance Units highlight workers\u2019 rights, economic hardship, and ongoing repression in Iran<\/h3>\n<p><strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"518\">Zahedan \u2013 Friday, May 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"788\">On the occasion of <strong data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"569\">International Workers\u2019 Day<\/strong>, <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:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) carried out coordinated activities in Zahedan, spreading messages focused on workers\u2019 rights, economic hardship,\u00a0and the rejection of all forms of dictatorship, calling for the establishment of a <strong>democratic republic<\/strong> in Iran.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"985\">The activities included the display of banners and placards across different areas of the city, addressing the worsening living conditions of workers and calling attention to systemic repression.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"r7sz3z\" data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1026\"><span role=\"text\">Messages and slogans displayed:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1533\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1nxrmne\" data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1166\">\u201cWorkers and toilers will only achieve their rights through the overthrow of the regime and the establishment of a democratic republic.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1c95ig\" data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1244\">\u201cWorkers and toilers wholeheartedly demand the overthrow,\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"su4twb\" data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1389\">\u201cUnder religious dictatorship, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monarchical<\/a> tyranny, workers and toilers gain nothing but repression, suffocation, and class inequality.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"epsx9m\" data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1533\">\u201cDespite severe economic conditions and widespread repression, workers and toilers have not missed any opportunity for protest and strikes.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"yum171\" data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1578\"><span role=\"text\">International Workers\u2019 Day message:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1768\">\n<li data-section-id=\"en0vhp\" data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1651\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>message on International Workers\u2019 Day: Toilers, arm yourselves.\u201d<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"6a1n6e\" data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1768\">\u201cOver the past 47 years, each year the livelihood of workers has shrunk and their purchasing power has declined.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1ok41mh\" data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1818\"><span role=\"text\">Statements on repression and executions:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"2067\">\n<li data-section-id=\"ock6jn\" data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"1955\">\u201cThe clerical regime has resorted to continuous executions under the cover of wartime conditions to block uprisings,\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"187fdan\" data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2067\">\u201cSilence in the face of 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