Activists amplify their campaign with powerful slogans targeting both the Shah and clerical tyranny as nationwide anger intensifies.
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) Resistance Units in Zahedan marked November 28 with a new wave of bold activities, using powerful slogans to confront the clerical regime, denounce economic injustice, and reject the authoritarian legacy of both Shah and the mullahs.
Their messages reflected the growing fury of a society exhausted by rising prices, systemic repression, and decades of tyranny. They warned that the recent gasoline price hikes are spreading into every sector and inflicting unbearable pressure on workers and low-income families, revealing once again that the ruling system’s policies serve only to deepen misery and inequality.
In their statements, the activists declared that the regime “will never abandon executions, torture, and the suppression of women,” because these brutal practices remain its main tools for maintaining power.
They emphasized that “executions are the regime’s primary weapon of repression and survival” and insisted that Iranian society has risen against this policy. Their messages underscored that “no matter how many you execute, you cannot erase the Baluch people,” stressing that the country’s marginalized communities remain unbroken despite decades of violence. They proclaimed that they are fighting “for an Iran without executions and torture” and that “the answer to execution and intimidation is fire and uprising.”
The activists reaffirmed that the capital itself is ready for rebellion, declaring that “we long for the day Tehran is liberated, the most rebellious city in the world.” They added that “the triggers are pulled in all directions and the front of the people stands one step away from an uprising,” describing a society simmering at the edge of a democratic revolt. Their messages expressed full confidence that “Iran’s democratic revolution will prevail and the clerical regime will be swept from the country.”
The campaign also carried a strong historical dimension. The activists commemorated the assassination of the prominent constitutionalist Mohammad-Hassan Modarres, killed on December 1, 1937, after years of exile under orders from Reza Shah.
They recalled the regime-backed attempt on his life in November 1926, praising Modarres as “the sworn enemy of dictatorship and the monarchy” and a champion who stood firm against the reactionary forces that paved the way for today’s clerical oppression.
Additional slogans drew inspiration from national heroes such as Mirza Kuchak Khan and Mohammad Mossadegh. The activists declared that “we hold high the torch of Mirza Kuchak Khan and Mossadegh more firmly than ever,” honoring their legacy of resistance against tyranny and foreign domination.
They highlighted Mirza’s role in the Constitutional Revolution and his opposition to the partition of Gilan, describing him as a defender of Iran’s unity and people. They also condemned Reza Shah’s war against Baluch freedom fighters who protected Iran’s borders, portraying the current regime’s repression of Baluch citizens as a continuation of that same historical injustice.
The resistance units emphasized their rejection of all forms of autocracy, proclaiming, “Death to the oppressor, whether Shah or [supreme] leader,” and asserting, “Neither Mullah nor Shah — freedom and a democratic republic.”
They condemned the regime for raising gasoline prices incrementally in what they described as a calculated attempt to avoid provoking public fury, insisting that such tactics will not prevent protests or suppress the coming uprising. Their slogans captured the defiant spirit of the movement, including messages such as “We fight for a free Iran,” “Iran will rise again,” and “Dictatorship will fall, and the people will triumph.”
Through these actions and slogans, the PMOI Resistance Units demonstrated a deepening resolve to confront both historical and contemporary forms of tyranny, sending a clear signal that the push for a democratic Iran continues to accelerate despite the regime’s escalating repression.
