NCRI     |      by Shahriar Kia     |     29th January 2026 On 29 January 2026, the European Union officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, following a unanimous decision by all 27 EU member states at the Foreign Affairs Council. The designation places the IRGC on the EU’s terrorist list alongside entities […]

Nationwide strikes shut down major commercial hubs, including Grand Bazaar as unrest spreads to Mashhad Fox News     |     By Greg Wehner     |     December 29, 2025 Protests escalated across Iran on Monday as demonstrators confronted security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with authorities deploying tear gas amid strikes and street clashes, according to reports. An Iranian opposition group, […]

29 September 2025 GENEVA – Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights law. “The sheer scale of executions in Iran is staggering and represents a grave violation of the right to life,” the […]

Speech at the European Parliament, Strasbourg     |     June 18, 2025 Honorable Members of the European Parliament, Dear friends, I am honored to once again stand before you — the elected representatives of the people of Europe — who have stood firmly with the people of Iran and the Iranian Resistance in their struggle for freedom […]

The Washington Times May 21, 2025 For a Democratic, Non-nuclear, Secular Republic of Iran that rejects monarchy and theocracy, 11 Committee and 46 Subcommittee Chairs, 6 Ranking Members, and 5 Caucus Chairs Are Among the Cosponsors. 119th CONGRESS H.RES. 166 Whereas the Iranian people have been deprived of their fundamental freedoms, for which reason they […]

May 8, 2025 NCRI Reveals Secret Iranian Nuclear Weapons Facility under Petrochemical Cover New Intelligence Uncovers Tehran’s Advanced Warhead Development with a potential for Hydrogen Bomb capability Washington, DC – May 8, 2025 – At a press conference, the U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI-US) unveiled critical new intelligence about […]

Almost half of executions took place in last quarter, with 12 prisoners hanged on New Year’s Day Fox News    |     By Beth Bailey     |     January 3, 2025 The Islamic Republic of Iran executed over 1,000 prisoners in 86 prisons across the country in 2024, according to a report by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The […]

Iran News Update     |      Mahmoud Hakam     |     25th November 2024 Tribute to a Courageous Political Prisoner A collective of intellectuals, human rights defenders, and political figures, including Elisabeth Badinter, Ingrid Betancourt, and Laurence Tubiana, have condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran’s treatment of Maryam Akbari Monfared. Imprisoned since 2009, Maryam is one of Iran’s longest-serving […]

by OIAC      |     October 5, 2024 On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, thousands of Iranian Americans and their supporters from across 40 U.S. states held a large rally outside the U.N. headquarters in New York City to call on the international community to stand with the Iranian people and recognize their right to overthrow the clerical regime. The large-scale […]

United Nations     |     September 13, 2024 The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent investigators warned in an update released on Friday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran relies on a system, both in law and in practice, that […]