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UPDATE: 10:30 PM CEST
The Next Iranian Massacre Is Unfolding in Plain Sight
As a former international prosecutor, I am compelled to speak out against a pattern of escalating human rights violations in Iran, a pattern that evokes the darkest chapters of that country’s history and demands a sustained international response. At stake is not only justice for the victims, but also the world’s credibility in preventing mass atrocities. The Islamic Republic of Iran has never hesitated to use lethal force against dissent. A stark example came in 2019 when hundreds of Iranians were gunned down for protesting fuel price hikes. Despite international outcry, that bloodshed was a prelude, not a climax.
Three years later, the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the “morality police” sparked a national uprising. This time, the regime responded with strategic brutality: more than 750 protesters killed and about 30,000 arrested. But executions — not gunfire — became the regime’s long-term weapon of repression. In 2023, more than 850 people were put to death. In 2024, the number approached 1,000. This year, a U.N. special rapporteur warned that Iran is set to surpass that figure again.
UPDATE: 3:00 PM CEST
Terror’s Two Faces: From Utøya to Evin
On July 22, 2011, Norway was struck by a tragedy that will never be forgotten. A far-right terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik, took the lives of 77 innocent people—most of them young participants at the AUF’s summer camp on Utøya Island. With bullets and hatred, he attacked the future, the hopes and engagement of youth, the very heart of democracy. Norway responded with openness, compassion, and the principles of the rule of law. Breivik received a fair trial, and the nation united in grief and resilience. “More openness, more democracy,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Terror was met with dignity.
But what if it’s not one man with a weapon—but an entire regime with judges, prisons, rifles, and gallows behind the terror? What if the killer doesn’t hide in the dark—but holds power?
Ricketts on the Senate Floor: Iran Doesn’t Need More Time – It Needs More Pressure. The E3 Should Snapback As Soon As Possible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) urged European allies to reject Iran’s threats and delaying tactics during upcoming talks on the Iranian nuclear program. The speech was given in support of a resolution, cosponsored by 19 other Senators, that calls for the E3 (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) to trigger the snapback of UN sanctions against Iran as soon as possible.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” said Ricketts. “This has been a red-line for decades, going back to President Clinton. And the reason is because the results would be catastrophic.”
UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST
The Shah’s Son as an Alternative to the Mullahs – A Misconception
Iran policy is once again coming into focus these days. On Friday, representatives from France, the United Kingdom, and Germany will meet with Iran in Istanbul to negotiate the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. Already on Thursday, an international conference of experts is taking place in Berlin to examine Iran’s responses to the U.S. military strike on its nuclear facilities. A third gathering holds a special status in this series: On Saturday, the Shah’s son Reza Pahlavi has invited participants to a “Conference for National Cooperation to Save Iran” in Munich.
The 64-year-old eldest son of the Shah has recently attracted increased international attention. With the apparent weakness of the Tehran regime, the prospect of regime change seems realistic. However, within Western diplomatic circles, there is growing concern that a potential fall of the mullahs could create a chaotic power vacuum in Iran. Some are at least exploring whether the Shah’s son could guarantee a stable transition. But can he?
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
Iran’s Summer of Discontent: Sabzevar Protests Reveal a Regime on The Brink
As Iran swelters under an unprecedented heatwave, the people’s patience with the clerical regime’s incompetence and corruption has reached a boiling point. In the city of Sabzevar, courageous citizens took to the streets for two consecutive nights on July 21 and 22, channeling their fury over crippling water and electricity outages into a powerful display of resistance against the ruling theocracy.
On the evening of Tuesday, July 22, protests erupted at the Governor’s Office square and spread through Abu Zar street, with demonstrators blocking Bahonar street. In a remarkable show of defiance, women were at the forefront of the demonstrations, leading chants that reverberated with a nation’s frustration: “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, we are all together,” “Water, electricity, life are our inalienable rights,” and “Incompetent official, we don’t want you.”
Spanish Court Confirms Tehran’s Terror Network Targets European Voices of Freedom
In a resounding confirmation of the Iranian regime’s global terrorism, Spain’s High Court has formally charged eight individuals with the attempted terrorist murder of Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a former Vice President of the European Parliament. The court’s official findings, released on July 9, 2025, explicitly link the brazen assassination attempt in Madrid on November 9, 2023, to Mr. Vidal-Quadras’s unwavering support for the Iranian Resistance.
This indictment is more than a legal proceeding against a criminal gang; it is a clear judicial validation of what the Iranian Resistance has warned about for decades. It exposes the Iranian regime’s systematic use of terror proxies on European soil to silence its most prominent international critics. This case serves as an urgent warning that policies of appeasement toward Tehran only embolden the world’s leading state sponsor of terror to bring its assassination campaigns to the streets of Europe.
Leila Saremi Arrested: Campaign Against Families of Political Prisoners
In a continued campaign of repression against the families of political prisoners and justice-seeking relatives, the clerical regime’s security forces violently raided the home of Leila Saremi in Borujerd on the morning of Monday, July 21, 2025, arresting her without presenting any legal warrant and transferring her to an undisclosed location. According to eyewitnesses, approximately 40 security agents stormed the residence, conducting a full-scale search and confiscating all electronic and communication devices, including laptops and mobile phones. During the raid, plainclothes agents reportedly assaulted Leila Saremi’s elderly parents and forcibly took them into custody as well.
July 8, 2025 – Gothenburg: Rally by MEK Supporters Amplifies ‘No to Executions’ Campaign
Gothenburg, Sweden – July 22, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) gathered in Gothenburg to show solidarity with the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign, marking the 42nd consecutive week of local participation in this global movement. The campaign responds to the Iranian regime’s ongoing wave of executions and widespread repression.
San Francisco Rally and Photo Exhibit Condemn Executions in Iran, Call for Release of Political Prisoners
San Francisco – July 20, 2025 – Members of the Iranian American community in San Francisco, supporters of the Iranian Resistance including the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a rally, bookstand, and photo exhibition to denounce the recent surge in death sentences and escalating repression against political prisoners by the Iranian regime. The event called for the immediate revocation of all death sentences and the unconditional release of political prisoners.
Rally in Vancouver Condemns Executions, Demands Release of Political Prisoners
Vancouver, Canada – July 19, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally to condemn the wave of death sentences and intensified repression targeting political prisoners by Iran’s regime. Organizers demanded the immediate cancellation of death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Rally in Toronto Condemns Executions, Demands Release of Political Prisoners
Toronto, Canada – July 19, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally to condemn the wave of death sentences and intensified repression targeting political prisoners by Iran’s regime. Organizers demanded the immediate cancellation of death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Rally in Ottawa Condemns Executions, Demands Release of Political Prisoners
Ottawa, Canada – July 19, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally to condemn the wave of death sentences and intensified repression targeting political prisoners by Iran’s regime. Organizers demanded the immediate cancellation of death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Rally in London Condemns Executions, Demands Release of Political Prisoners
London, England – July 19, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in a rainy weather in front of the British Prime Minister’s Office at 10 Downing Street to condemn the wave of death sentences and intensified repression targeting political prisoners by Iran’s regime. Organizers demanded the immediate cancellation of death sentences and the unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Three Political Prisoners Sentenced to Two Executions Each in Iran
Amid an unprecedented wave of repression against political dissent, on Saturday, July 20, 2025, the theocracy in Iran sentenced three political prisoners to two executions each – Farshad Etemadi-Far, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi – and one year of imprisonment . These brutal verdicts come at a time when dozens of political and ideological prisoners in Iran have recently been sentenced to death or executed. International observers consider this escalation a clear reflection of the theocracy’s growing fear of popular uprisings and its desperate attempt to prevent another nationwide revolt.
The case of these three prisoners; marked by torture, forced confessions, medical deprivation, and legal ambiguity; is part of the governement’s broader strategy to physically eliminate organized opposition. Human rights experts warn that the charges, especially the alleged affiliation with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), coupled with the nature of the sentences, strongly resemble the official rhetoric and judicial pattern that led to the 1988 massacre.
Continued Suppression of Academic Elites in Iran
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Seyed Ali Mazloumi, held a session to review new charges against Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, two elite students from Sharif University of Technology. Notably, Ali Younesi—one of the main defendants—was absent from the court session without any explanation, a concerning absence that has now lasted over a month.
According to reports from the Younesi family, Ali was forcibly and violently transferred from Ward 4 of Evin Prison to an unknown location on June 18, 2025. His only known communication since then was a brief phone call with his mother 21 days ago, and since that time, neither his family nor his lawyers have had any information about his condition, location, or well-being.
Is a Human Catastrophe Unfolding in Iran’s Prisons?
A chain of covert operations, systematic repression, silent abductions, and open threats by security and judicial officials indicates that more than isolated human rights violations are occurring. The recent rapid events — from the abduction and transfer of political prisoners to unknown locations to psychological torture and death threats reveal that the machinery of repression has launched a new phase of physical elimination.
Behind closed doors, beyond media scrutiny, under tight security surveillance, and within the walls of prisons like Evin, Qezel Hesar, Fashafouyeh, and Qarchak, the regime is laying the groundwork for another wave of mass elimination. The strategy echoes the horrors of the 1988 massacre; this time, under tighter media control and deeper silence.
Iran Confirms 2000 Arrests Linked to Espionage Warnings
On Tuesday evening, July 16, 2025, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, head of Iran’s judiciary, announced in a televised interview that approximately 2,000 individuals had been arrested in connection with what he referred to as the “12-day war between Iran and Israel.” He stated that arrests continued even after the end of hostilities and that, while many detainees were released following investigations, others remain under interrogation and “intelligence extraction.”
The Iranian regime has described the conflict as a critical moment of national security, prompting a series of domestic crackdowns. In an unusual move, the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued mass text message alerts warning citizens of an alleged surge in “hostile espionage activities” by foreign intelligence agencies.
Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran
Residents of Sabzevar, a city in eastern Iran, took to the streets for the second consecutive night. They gathered in front of the Sabzevar Governor’s Office, chanting slogans such as “Our rights are only earned in the streets” and “Water, electricity, life are our basic rights” in protest against frequent power outages in the region. Meanwhile, the regime declared Wednesday a public holiday. The crisis has paralyzed the country, and now people—more exasperated than ever—are faced with a government that is this time openly demonstrating its inability to govern. According to provincial authorities across the country, on Wednesday, July 23, schools and government offices in 23 provinces will either be closed or operate remotely.
Iranian Regime President Calls Claims of Nuclear Program’s End a ‘Delusion’
Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran’s regime, stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that the regime is prepared to “strike deep into Israel.” He added that the claim that Iran’s nuclear program has ended is a “delusion.” Following regime’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, Pezeshkian also reiterated Iran’s claimed right to enrich uranium. On Tuesday, July 22, in an interview with the Al Jazeera television news network, Pezeshkian reiterated Tehran’s stance on its claimed right to enrich uranium and declared that the idea Iran’s nuclear program had ended is a “delusion,” because, according to him, the program “exists in the minds of scientists,” not just in “nuclear facilities.”
Iran Regime’s Ongoing Denial: 1988 Massacre Haunts the Regime as It Blocks International Access to Prisons
As the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners approaches, global calls for justice are once again met with silence and obstruction from the Iranian regime. The Iranian regime continues to reject requests from international human rights bodies to inspect its prisons—especially those tied to the execution and torture of political dissidents—despite mounting evidence of ongoing abuses.
The 1988 massacre remains one of the most horrific crimes of the 20th century. Under a fatwa issued by the regime’s first Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, the regime executed an estimated 30,000 political prisoners—most of them members or supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Prisoners were denied legal representation, subjected to minutes-long sham trials, and hanged in groups. Many of the executions took place inside Evin Prison, one of Iran’s most notorious detention centers.