20,000 acts of resistance

OPINION:

• The Iranian regime, facing a nation demanding regime change, is currently grappling with significant existential challenges. This is primarily due to the escalating activities of Resistance Units affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) within the country. These units consist of numerous self-sufficient groups, mainly composed of young men and women.

• Embedded within the social fabric, these Resistance Units are difficult for the regime to eliminate. They are deeply integrated within the general population and the society at large.

• The Resistance Units are expanding their presence throughout Iran. Known for their efficiency and bravery, they actively challenge the regime’s strongholds of oppression and terror.

• Their primary goal is to dismantle the atmosphere of fear and repression, highlighting the regime’s vulnerabilities and opening the way for the people’s uprising. Despite Tehran’s relentless attempts to suppress dissent, the Resistance Units continue their mission, significantly influencing the Iranian landscape.

• The regime has been unable to stop the units’ growth and expansion, as evidenced by their resilience during the 2022 uprising, where 3,626 members were forcibly disappeared. These units have grown in size, maturity, and operational capability, playing a crucial role in organizing protests and leading uprisings.

• The Resistance Units carried out 20,000 different acts of resistance across virtually all of Iran’s 31 provinces, including against the IRGC and paramilitary Basij bases. These acts have included torching regime symbols, hanging large banners with pictures of the Resistance’s leadership on overpasses in major thoroughfares, and writing graffiti on walls, all leading up to the Free Iran World Summit 2024, scheduled to begin on June 30, 2024.

• In the face of continuous suppression of women, their actions frequently echo the elevated slogan of Iranian women: “Women, Resistance, Freedom;” and the Iranian public’s chant in the 2022 uprising: “Down with the Oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader (Khamenei).” The also express support for National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) President-elect Maryam Rajavi and her Ten-Point Plan throughout these activities, highlighting the desire of the Iranian people for a free, democratic, and non-nuclear republic in Iran.