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'You are not alone,' ex-regime insider Perez-Shakdam tells Iranians

Dec 30, 2025, 11:11 GMT+0

Catherine Perez-Shakdam, a French-born Jewish commentator who has said she spent years gaining access to senior figures in Iran’s ruling establishment, posted a message of solidarity with protesters on Tuesday, telling Iranians “you are not alone” as demonstrations continued.

In a lengthy post on X addressed to “the people of Iran,” Perez-Shakdam praised protesters for confronting what she described as decades of repression.

“You continue to stand, to speak, and to insist on the simplest right of all: to live as free citizens rather than as subjects,” she wrote.

“You deserve a country governed by law, not by terror; by accountability, not by corruption; by consent, not by coercion,” she wrote, ending her message with “solidarity and respect.”

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Catherine Perez-Shakdam (right) during a meeting with former president Ebrahim Raisi
Catherine Perez-Shakdam (right) during a meeting with former president Ebrahim Raisi

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