{"id":91600,"date":"2026-10-10T07:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=91600"},"modified":"2026-10-10T07:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T05:50:14","slug":"zahedan-mek-resistance-units-condemn-executions-support-students-and-call-for-a-democratic-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-resistance-activities-inside-iran\/2026\/10\/zahedan-mek-resistance-units-condemn-executions-support-students-and-call-for-a-democratic-republic\/91600\/","title":{"rendered":"Zahedan: MEK Resistance Units Condemn Executions, Support Students, and Call for a Democratic Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MEK Resistance Units in Zahedan display banners condemning executions and rejecting both monarchical and religious dictatorship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Banners support student protests and reject both monarchical and religious dictatorship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, October 9, 2026 \u2014 Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province:<\/strong> Resistance Units<\/a> of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) displayed banners and placards in Zahedan. They condemned executions and expressed support for student protests.<\/p>\n

The banners featured messages from Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi<\/a> and Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>). These messages called for academic freedom, resistance to repression, and the overthrow of the ruling clerical regime.<\/p>\n

They also called for a democratic republic based on freedom, equality, and popular sovereignty. In addition, the slogans rejected both the Shah<\/a>\u2019s monarchy and the mullahs\u2019 religious dictatorship.<\/p>\n

Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Messages: Freedom, Equality, and an End to Dictatorship<\/h2>\n

Rejecting Both Monarchical and Religious Dictatorship<\/h3>\n

The banners highlighted Mrs. Maryam Rajavi\u2019s call for an Iran free from torture, repression, discrimination, inequality, and all forms of dictatorship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have risen up for an Iran free from torture and repression, free from discrimination and inequality, and free from every form of dictatorship, whether the Shah or the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Velayat-e Faqih (the mullahs\u2019 absolute dictatorship) regime must be removed in its entirety and replaced by a democratic republic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supporting Students and Defending University Freedom<\/h3>\n

The messages also underscored the role of students in the struggle for freedom and the need to reclaim universities from repression.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents have never bowed to humiliation or surrender; they have stood courageously and fearlessly. Now, the universities must be fully reclaimed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs in the time of the Shah and the monarchical dictatorship, universities must always be at the forefront of the struggle and uprising for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Executions, Repression, and the Necessity of an Uprising<\/h3>\n

Addressing the escalation of executions, the messages linked the regime\u2019s resort to capital punishment to its fear of popular resistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe increase in executions is directly correlated with the growth of resistance and popular uprisings, demonstrating the regime\u2019s fear of the people and the Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTerrified of an uprising, the regime commits such crimes. But it cannot escape its inevitable overthrow by the people and the Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as fascism and dictatorship rule, and the people\u2019s sovereignty remains usurped and stolen, the confrontation between the people\u2019s front and the anti-people\u2019s front must first be resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overthrowing the Regime and Establishing Popular Sovereignty<\/h3>\n

Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s messages stressed that the overthrow of the ruling regime would be achieved through the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and the National Liberation Army.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overthrow of the regime is inevitable, and it will be accomplished by the Iranian people, their uprising, and the National Liberation Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ruling regime is on the brink of overthrow and has never been as shaken, weak, and vulnerable as it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Massoud Rajavi\u2019s Messages: The Struggle for a Democratic Republic<\/h2>\n

Freedom and Popular Sovereignty<\/h3>\n

Iranian Resistance Leader Massoud Rajavi emphasized the cost of achieving a genuine democratic revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaking a revolution in its true and democratic sense, with sovereignty resting with the people, comes at a considerable cost; it is not achieved for free.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also reaffirmed the Mojahedin\u2019s commitment to continuing their struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mojahedin have always stood firm and resolute, ready under all circumstances to fight and struggle to overthrow the enemy of humanity. They have been, are, and will remain so\u2014with a hundredfold battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

No to the Shah, No to the Mullahs<\/h3>\n

Mr. Rajavi\u2019s messages rejected both monarchical and clerical dictatorship. They also called for resistance and an end to authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the banner of \u2018No to Shah, No to Mullahs,\u2019 the cry for freedom must be raised, arms must be taken up, and resistance must be waged. It must be emphasized that no power in the world can prevent the uprising and victory of the Iranian people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another message rejected dictatorship in every form.<\/p>\n

\u201cDictatorship, in any form and under any name, has no place in Iran. Uprising participants across Iran have shouted: \u2018Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Supreme Leader.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The messages also condemned both the former monarchy and the current clerical system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Iranian people will consign the colonial Shah\u2019s regime and the reactionary mullahs to the dustbin of history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shops of the mullahs and the Shah\u2014which represent the same system of despotism and dependence\u2014must be shut down at their very foundations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Resistance Slogans in Zahedan: Rejecting Dictatorship and Condemning Executions<\/h2>\n

The activities of the Resistance Units<\/a> in Zahedan also featured slogans condemning executions, rejecting dictatorship, and affirming the demand for freedom and a democratic republic.<\/p>\n

Rejecting Both the Shah and the Mullahs<\/h3>\n

The slogans included:<\/p>\n