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Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking at a conference in Paris, France at the NCRI base, on January 9, praised the Iranian Resistance as a powerful force capable of shaping the future of a free Iran. In his remarks, Pompeo described the regime’s current state as dire and its leadership as incapable of meeting the needs of the Iranian people. “The Ayatollah has no prayer, no hope, no dream even of delivering prosperity to the Iranian people. He is no longer even capable of defending those who are willing to risk their lives for him and for his autocratic regime,” the former US Secretary of States said. Reflecting on the Iranian economy and political climate, Pompeo added, “The Iranian economy came to a virtual shutdown, a standstill. It couldn’t provide enough fuel, gasoline, heat, simple things for the people, ordinary people’s lives.” He attributed the regime’s failures to its focus on sustaining proxy forces and radical theology rather than addressing the needs of its citizens. Pompeo also underscored the resilience of the Iranian Resistance, noting, “Iran will be free, but only by those who have sacrificed for decades, who have paid the highest price, who have withstood massacres and imprisonments. It can only be freed by you.” https://tinyurl.com/mcub3ffx

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The Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran-NCRI in an annoucment strongly condemned the confirmation of the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish political prisoner, by the Iranian regime’s Supreme Court. It urgeed the United Nations, its relevant bodies, especially the Human Rights Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, and all organizations defending human and women’s rights to take immediate action to save Pakshan’s life and secure her immediate release. Women's committee of the NCRI added: The misogynistic regime holds the world record for the execution of women, having executed 34 women in the past year alone. https://tinyurl.com/4vypfjct

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Political prisoner Sakineh Parvaneh has been deprived of her right to phone calls with her family for more than four months since September 2024. This restriction was enforced following an official directive issued and implemented by a judge. This punitive measure was imposed after Sakineh Parvaneh, in May 2024, staged a hunger strike in protest of the dire conditions and in solidarity with families who lost their children during the 2022 protests. Her deprivation of phone calls began on September 14, 2024, and remains in effect to this day. https://tinyurl.com/5n8b9e4n

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On Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Ghazaaleh Hodoodi, a 27-year-old mother of an 11-year-old daughter, was doused with gasoline and set on fire by a man whose proposal of marriage she had declined. Despite efforts to save her, she died two days later in the hospital, having suffered burns over 60% of her body. Ghazaaleh was originally from a village in Qorveh County in Iran's Kurdistan province. Two years ago, she divorced her X, secured custody of her daughter, and started a tailoring business in Sanandaj to support her small family. Her attacker, Sirvan Sa’adpanah, was a neighbor near her shop. He had harassed her repeatedly, pressuring her to marry him despite her firm rejections. Unmoved by her refusal, he sought to coerce her through social and family connections. Further investigation revealed that Sirvan Sa’adpanah’s father was a member of the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Sirvan himself is also affiliated with the IRGC. https://tinyurl.com/d8dxt5ym

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Maryam Jalal Hosseini, a political prisoner held in Fardis Prison (aka Kachouii) in Karaj- Iran, is suffering from severe gastrointestinal and dental problems. Despite repeated requests for medical attention over the past year, prison authorities have consistently denied her treatment. A source close to her family has revealed that prison doctors merely prescribe syrup for her gastrointestinal issues, which is insufficient given her condition. Her requests for dental care have also been repeatedly ignored. https://tinyurl.com/y8b2d2h5

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Farzaneh Mohammadi Parsa, a dentist originally from Abadan and residing in Tehran-Iran, was violently arrested by Iranian security forces on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at her home. Without presenting any judicial warrant, the agents forcibly detained her, subjecting her to physical assault before transferring her to an undisclosed location. https://tinyurl.com/msdhsmr3

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Ghazal Marzban 41, a Christian convert imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison, has been sentenced by the Iranian regime's judiciary to six months in prison and 74 lashes for “failure to observe mandatory hijab.” She is from Lasht-e Nesha, Gilan Province, Northern Iran and was convicted by Branch 26 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. Her charges include “propaganda against the state” and “appearing in public without observing the hijab.” https://tinyurl.com/2mh9uhvn

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Ghazal Marzban, 41 years old, a Christian convert and legal professional, has been detained for over 40 days in Evin Prison in Tehran-Iran without being formally charged. She was reportedly taken into custody by the Iranian security forces after loudly protesting the regime’s oppression and economic injustices. Witnesses stated that she addressed Pope Francis during her protest, pleading for his support for the Iranian people and condemning the regime’s actions. https://tinyurl.com/yu9rdmmf

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Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish political prisoner serving a life sentence in the central Iranian city of Yazd, continues to face severe medical neglect despite her deteriorating health. Suffering from vision impairment, kidney disease, and gastrointestinal issues, she remains deprived of adequate medical care and has been barred from family visits for over three months, a restriction reportedly ordered by the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence. https://tinyurl.com/yeys5f72

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In the early hours of Sunday, December 15, a woman, along with six other prisoners, was hanged at Yazd Central Prison. The identity of the woman, has not been confirmed. She is the fifth woman to be executed in Iran this December. In addition to the seven executed in Yazd Central Prison, four others were executed at the Central Prison in Zahedan on Sunday, December 16. During the first week of December alone, four more women were executed in Iran. The execution rate for women has significantly increased under the clerical regime’s new president, Massoud Pezeshkian. https://tinyurl.com/4rh7rs59

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Siran Khosravi, a 37-year-old women’s rights activist from Sanandaj, has been in detention for nearly a month with no information about her current situation or whereabouts. She was arrested on November 19, 2024, when Iranian intelligence agents raided her home without a warrant. https://tinyurl.com/bdcnpw4k

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Leila Salimi, a prominent teacher and union activist from Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan Province, has had her dismissal from the Ministry of Education reduced to a two-month suspension. The appeals board issued the revised ruling for administrative violations. https://tinyurl.com/yj37at7f

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Following the overthrow of Syria’s dictator and the significant blow to Ali Khamenei and the regime of Velayat-e Faqih, an extraordinary session of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) was held on Monday, December 9. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, and she, on behalf of the NCRI, congratulated the people of Syria, the revolutionaries, political prisoners, and the families of hundreds of thousands of martyrs of the Syrian revolution on the overthrow of the Assad family’s 54-year dictatorship. She expressed hope that this victory would mark the beginning of freedom, prosperity, and progress for the Syrian people. She emphasized that the collapse of the Iranian regime’s closest ally signifies the prelude to the complete failure of its aggressive and warmongering policies throughout the region. The religious dictatorship’s “strategic depth” in Iran has crumbled, and the regime will soon be driven out of all regional countries. Mrs. Rajavi underscored that Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow was achieved through the sacrifices of rebellious youth who represented the wrath and outrage of the people. These are the same people who, in recent years, suffered the loss of more than 500,000 lives at the hands of Assad’s regime. Additionally, the death of Ebrahim Raisi, the boycott of the regime’s sham elections for the Assembly of Experts and the presidency in Iran, repeated defeats of Velayat-e Faqih policies in the region, and the disintegration of its forces, proxies, and mercenaries rendered the regime powerless in supporting Assad. The backbone of Assad’s regime—Khamenei’s forces—had fallen apart.

Mrs. Rajavi added that the NCRI is proud to have stood alongside the people and revolutionaries of Syria during the darkest times, championing their defense and consistently emphasizing the necessity of eradicating the regime’s influence from all countries in the region. The Iranian Resistance has, for years, persistently exposed numerous activities and conspiracies of the regime in Syria.

Mrs. Rajavi also stressed that despite successive defeats, the clerical regime will neither cease its internal repression nor its external warmongering and terrorism until its downfall. However, the Iranian people’s struggle to overthrow the regime of Velayat-e Faqih is drawing ever closer to victory. A free and democratic Iran is the key to peace, stability, and freedom for the region and the world.

NCRI members highlighted that Assad’s fall reveals another undeniable truth to the world: regimes like his, contrary to their propaganda, are highly vulnerable and fragile. When faced with the fire of the people’s anger, they collapse rapidly. The members also discussed the necessary actions at this stage, emphasizing that recent developments in Syria and the region qualitatively weaken the ruling religious fascism in Iran, intensify its internal crises, and accelerate its overthrow through uprisings and the freedom army.

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On Wednesday, December 11, the regime of Ali Khamenei in Iran, hanged at least 13 prisoners in different prisons. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), stated: “The 13 recorded executions on Wednesday, December 11, and 592 executions since July, including 21 women, are part of the ‘legacy’ of this presidency for the people of Iran! Each day, the line of grieving families and orphaned children grows longer. She added: “Silence and inaction in the face of the godfather of executions and terror constitute a betrayal of universal human rights principles and fuel terrorism and warmongering. This regime must be expelled from the international community, and its leaders must face justice for 45 years of crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes.”

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The Iranian regime hanged Farkhodeh Allah Moradi on Dec. 1 in Isfahan Central prison (Dastgerd). She was 50 years old. Another woman named Farideh Jafarzadeh and Alieh Kavery zadeh- 60 years of age, were hanged in Ilam Central prison on Dec. 2. Fariba Maleki- 36- was also hanged on Nov. 24 in Central prison of Khorramabad. Since the begining of 2024, 31 women have been executed in Iran.

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On Monday, December 2, the Iranian regime's judiciary and parliament convened a joint session where the Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, and the Parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stressed the implementation of the “Hijab and Chastity Law.”  (IRNA) Ejei remarked in the session, “All branches and organizations are responsible for addressing the current situation visible on our streets. We must act.” He further noted, “The state of chastity and hijab in our streets today is neither logical nor acceptable. A law has been established, and it must be enforced. If amendments or clarifications are needed, it is the responsibility of parliament to act accordingly.” Ghalibaf reinforced this stance, asserting, “Hijab is undoubtedly a religious and legal obligation. Various branches and organizations must prioritize this issue.” He had previously announced on November 27, 2024, that the law would be formally implemented on December 13. This law also targest girls from the age of 9 to be fined and forced to "educational measures" if they violate it. According to this law, the presence of opponents of compulsory hijab in both real and virtual spaces will result in penalties, including for owners of online and offline businesses, administrators of groups, tours, camps, and platforms for audio or visual content in the virtual space. According to Article 66 of this law, if a 13-year-old child mocks the regime’s compulsory hijab two or more times while using social media, they will be sentenced to imprisonment for 3 months to 1 year in a ‘correctional and training center,’ a fine ranging from approximately $471 to $714, or other preventive and corrective measures. https://tinyurl.com/phk7v6sf