December 2023
December 4 – At a session held in the Canadian Parliament, Canadian politicians, an American scholar, and other human rights activists discussed the human rights violations in Iran as well as the regime’s influence operation in the Americas.
December 7 – On the anniversary of Student Day, Resistance Units, the network of PMOI supporters inside Iran, held activities across the country. They reiterated their commitment to continue the path of the students who have laid down their lives for freedom and the martyrs of Iran’s uprisings for overthrowing the mullahs’ rule.
December 9 – Honoring Human Rights Day and the introduction of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the NCRI held a conference in the Hague in the Netherlands, where Dutch and international politicians and human rights activists addressed the situation in Iran, the regime’s malign influence in the Middle East and the need to support the Iranian Resistance.
December 10-17 – In a show of defiance against the legal theatrics initiated by the clerical regime to try and condemn 104 members of the Iranian Resistance in absentia, in more than a hundred activities conducted across Iran, Resistance Units demonstrated their unwavering commitment to the PMOI and its leadership. In Tehran, they marched through the streets, denouncing the regime’s crimes, and calling for regime leaders to face international courts for human rights violations. In Kermanshah, they declared themselves the real advocates for the PMOI, while in Mashhad, they emphasized the people’s court in their struggle against those compromising national sovereignty.
December 12 – At Capitol Hill, representatives from both political parties in the United States House of Representatives joined forces to voice their solidarity with the ongoing endeavors of the Iranian Resistance that strives to establish a free, democratic, and non-nuclear republic in Iran.
December 12 – In defiance of the regime’s efforts to intimidate the Iranian populace through a sham trial involving 104 members of the Iranian Resistance, Resistance Units affiliated with the PMOI orchestrated a nationwide campaign to express their support for the organization.
December 12 – At a conference in the House of Lords, members from both Houses of the UK Parliament, jurists, and human rights activists discussed the grave human rights situation in Iran and how supporting the Iranian Resistance can lead to change.
December 13 – Under the pressure of a significant international campaign led by the Iranian Resistance and due to the looming threat of arrest, Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the Iranian regime, decided to abandon his planned visit to Geneva. The cancellation was prompted not only by an official complaint filed by former Iranian political prisoners currently living in Switzerland, submitted to the Geneva police but also by a joint statement signed by 450 former world leaders, judges, Nobel laureates, former UN officials, human rights and legal experts, and various NGOs.
December 13 – Despite the regime’s attempts to intimidate the Iranian populace with a fabricated trial of 104 members of the Iranian Resistance, Resistance Units conducted a nationwide campaign to affirm their support for the organization.
December 14 – Members of the Bundestag as well as state parliaments of Germany, political figures, human rights advocates, and Iranian diaspora members convened at a conference in Berlin to address pressing issues concerning Iran.
December 19 – A former Iranian official was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Swedish judiciary. Welcoming the Swedish Court of Appeals verdict against the former Iranian regime’s prisoner guard Hamid Noury, the NCRI called for the persecution of Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi, and other perpetrators of the 1988 massacre.
Mid-December – A bipartisan “Congressional ASHRAF Protection and Rights Advocacy Caucus” was created to address the challenges faced by Iranian dissidents residing in Ashraf-3, Albania.
December 20 – In broad daylight, MEK-affiliated Resistance Units across Iran carried out a campaign, clearly demonstrating their unwavering commitment to persisting in the fight. Their goal was to effectively spread the message of the Resistance among the population.
December 21 – Following the visit of the regime’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, to Golestan Province, Resistance Units across the region initiated a campaign urging the people to protest and demonstrate defiance against this perpetrator of crimes against humanity.
Mid-December – The UK Parliament’s website published a submission from the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s Foreign Affairs Committee, addressing the growing threats posed by the Iranian regime to regional stability.
Late December – The German Committee for Solidarity with a Free Iran (DSFI) announced that 180 members of the Bundestag and 350 members of state parliament have jointly expressed support for the Iranian people’s uprising for regime change and backed NCRI’s Ten-Point Plan for a free Iran.
Late December – Resistance Units in 18 cities, including Tehran, Rasht, Karaj, Urmia, Behbohan, Neyshabour, Varamin, Parand, Kashan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Neyriz, Zahedan, Semnan, Sari, Shiraz, Hamedan, Babol, and Tabriz, stood against the regime’s suppression. They unequivocally expressed their support for the Ten-Point Plan put forth by NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi.
December 27 – During the night, Resistance Units across cities such as Tehran, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, and Tabas utilized video projectors to display images of Iran’s resistance leaders on city buildings. This action aimed to communicate the message of Iran’s Resistance, calling for the overthrow of the clerical dictatorship, and reaching out to the awareness of the Iranian people.
