Over 500 Global Leaders, Lawmakers and Activists Demand Immediate Halt to Executions in Iran

More than 520 political and public figures from around the world have called for an immediate end to executions in Iran, warning that the clerical dictatorship’s escalating wave of killings could amount to crimes against humanity.

The signatories—among them former world leaders, parliamentarians, former ministers, mayors, legal experts, and human rights advocates—stated that since the regime’s president Masoud Pezeshkian took office in August 2024, “over 1,800 executions have been carried out.”

They said the systematic execution of women—at least 37 since the beginning of 2025—is “unprecedented worldwide.”

The joint statement condemns decades of entrenched impunity that have allowed such crimes to persist. It cites the destruction of mass graves of victims from the 1988 massacre of political prisoners as part of an effort to erase evidence.

The appeal recalls that on July 8, 2025, the state-run Fars News Agency praised that massacre as a “successful historical experience”—a comment described by UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman as confirmation of ongoing crimes against humanity.

Amnesty International warned on 3 September 2025 of a possible repeat of the 1988 killings, while UN High Commissioner Volker Türk said on 28 July that at least 48 people were on death row, 12 at imminent risk of execution.

“Silence and inaction by the international community pave the way for another massacre in Iran,” the statement reads.

#Iran News Alert
Over 520 political figures, lawmakers, former ministers, mayors, jurists, and human rights advocates from around the world have issued a joint statement condemning the 1,800 executions in Iran since August 2024 under Pezeshkian’s presidency.
They called for the… pic.twitter.com/b7oOhmWE2d

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) October 19, 2025

No to executions. No to impunity for the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre.

International community’s silence and inaction paves the way for another massacre in Iran

We, the undersigned, call on the international community to urgently act against the accelerating wave of executions in Iran.

Since Pezeshkian, president of the religious dictatorship took office in August 2024, over 1,800 executions have been carried out. In September 2025 alone, 50 people were executed in just one week, that is, one execution every 3.5 hours. On one single day of that week, 22 people, including two women, were hanged. The systematic execution of women, with at least 37 cases since the beginning of 2025, is unprecedented worldwide.

Currently, more than 50 political prisoners, including 3 women, are on death row. In July 2025, the regime executed Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani on charges of membership in the MEK, and vague charges such as “Moharebeh” (waging war against God). 15 others face execution on the same charges.

Decades of entrenched impunity have paved the way for such crimes. On July 8, 2025, the state-run Fars News Agency, in an editorial, praised the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners as a “successful historical experience” and called for its repetition. Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, described this massacre in his last report in 2024 as a crime against humanity and genocide. Meanwhile, the regime’s destruction of mass graves of those executed is part of its effort to erase the traces of these crimes.

Amnesty International, on September 3, 2025, warned of a repeat of the 1988 massacre. Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also stated on July 28 that there are at least 48 people currently on death row – 12 of whom are believed to be at imminent risk of execution.”

We demand:
• Immediate halt to all executions in Iran, especially the executions of political prisoners facing imminent execution.
• Prosecution of those responsible for past and present crimes, including the 1988 massacre.

• Sanctions on those responsible for human rights abuses, including prison authorities, judges, and executioners.
• Urgent action by the UN Special Rapporteur and UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and all international human rights bodies to prevent another massacre in Iran.

For affiliation with the #PMOI /MEK main democratic opposition the Tehran regime placed 17 political prisoners on execution list. #FreeIran! pic.twitter.com/yVPQwv1Ptg

— Petras Austrevicius (@petras_petras) October 22, 2025

Partial List of Signatories:

Former Minister and Officials:

1. Maria Candida Almeida — Former Attorney General of Portugal and Former Deputy Attorney General, Portugal
2. Helen Goodman — Former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons; Former Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, United Kingdom
3. Patrick Hetzel — Member of Parliament; Former Minister, France
4. Audronius Ažubalis — Member of Parliament, Lithuania
5. Tom Brake — Former Member of Parliament and Minister, United Kingdom
6. David Jones — Former Member of Parliament and Minister, United Kingdom
7. Anna Fotyga — Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Poland
8. Stanislav Pavlovschi — Former Minister of Justice, Moldova
9. Anatol Șalaru — Former Minister of Transport and Defence, Moldova
10. Philip d.Jaffe — Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Sion, Switzerland
11. Amanda Dale — Member, UN Expert Group on Violence Against Women, Ottawa, Canada
12. Melissa Upreti — Human Rights Lawyer; Former UN Mandate Holder, Tenafly, USA
13. Parul Sharma — Human Rights Lawyer; President, UN Women Sweden, Sweden
14. Cathy Alexandr – Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in Cyprus
15. Rita Sussmuth – Tenth president of the Bundestag, Germany
16. Peter Altmaier – Former Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy and Minister of Finance, Germany
17. Ola Elvestuen – Former MP, Minister of Climate and the Environment from 2018 to 2020, Norway

A collective call from MEPs to #StopExecutionsInIran

Iran: 17 Political Prisoners Await Execution For Affiliation with the Main Democratic Opposition

Tehran Regime, World's Leading Per Capita Executioner

US, EU, UN, Must Take Action Before It's Too Late! pic.twitter.com/g7duiueNc7

— Friends of a Free Iran – EP (@FOFI_EP) October 23, 2025

Members of Parliament

18. Marco Bestetti — Member of Parliament, Italy
19. Emanuele Pozzolo — Member of Parliament, Italy
20. Giacomo Zamperini — Regional Parliament Member, Italy
21. Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
22. Tim Farron MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
23. Martin Vickers MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
24. Bob Blackman CBE MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
25. Jim Shannon MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
26. Sarah Olney MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
27. Greg Smith MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
28. Mr Tom Morrison MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
29. Manuela Perteghella MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
30. Ian Roome MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
31. Susan Murray MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
32. Brian Mathew MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
33. Mr Gideon Amos MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
34. Rachel Gilmour MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
35. David Chadwick MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
36. Mr Lee Dillon MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
37. Mr Paul Kohler MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
38. Will Forster MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
39. Helen Maguire MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
40. Ben Maguire MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
41. Cameron Thomas MP — Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
42. Alex Cole Hamilton — MSP & Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party, United Kingdom
43. The Lord Cryer — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
44. The Lord McCabe — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
45. The Rt Hon. the Lord Spellar — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
46. The Lord Alton of Liverpool — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
47. The Rt Hon. the Lord McNally — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
48. The Lord Wrigglesworth — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
49. The Rt Hon. the Baroness Featherstone — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
50. The Rt Hon. the Lord Newby OBE — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
51. The Lord Inglewood MRICS — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
52. The Rt Hon. the Lord Whitty — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
53. The Lord Bradshaw — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
54. The Lord Rennard MBE — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
55. The Baroness Harris of Richmond DL — Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
56. The Lord Turnberg, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
57. The Earl of Glasgow DL, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
58. The Rt Hon. the Lord Dholakia OBE DL, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
59. The Lord Razzall CBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
60. The Baroness Cox, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
61. The Lord Clarke of Hampstead CBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
62. The Lord Triesman, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
63. The Lord Roberts of Llandudno, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
64. The Baroness Thomas of Winchester MBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
65. The Baroness Verma, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
66. The Rt Rev. the Lord Harries of Pentregarth DD, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
67. The Baroness O’Loan DBE MRIA, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
68. The Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames KC, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
69. The Lord Palmer of Childs Hill OBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
70. The Lord Storey CBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
71. The Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
72. The Baroness Suttie, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
73. The Baroness Pinnock, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
74. The Baroness Redfern, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
75. The Lord McInnes of Kilwinning CBE, Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
76. Mark Sewards, MP, United Kingdom
77. Tony Vaughan KC, MP, United Kingdom
78. Bambos Charalambous, MP, United Kingdom
79. Sojan Joseph, MP, United Kingdom
80. Lizzi Collinge, MP, United Kingdom
81. Gareth Snell, MP, United Kingdom
82. Peter Lamb, MP, United Kingdom
83. Rt Hon John McDonnell MP, MP, United Kingdom
84. Dame Siobhain McDonagh MP, MP, United Kingdom
85. Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP, MP, United Kingdom
86. Andy McDonald MP, MP, United Kingdom
87. Navendu Mishra MP, MP, United Kingdom
88. Andrew Ranger MP, MP, United Kingdom
89. Gurinder Singh Josan CBE MP, MP, United Kingdom
90. Richard Quigley MP, MP, United Kingdom
91. Josh Dean MP, MP, United Kingdom
92. Dr Scott Arthur MP, MP, United Kingdom
93. Steve Witherden MP, MP, United Kingdom
94. Michelle Welsh MP, MP, United Kingdom
95. Jas Athwal MP, MP, United Kingdom
96. Lee Barron MP, MP, United Kingdom
97. Sarah Russell MP, MP, United Kingdom
98. Anna Gelderd MP, MP, United Kingdom
99. Jurgis Razma, MP, Lithuania
100. Marko Mihkelson, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonia
101. Katya De Giovanni, Member of Parliament, Malta
102. Paul Foster MP, Member of House of Commons, United Kingdom
103. Peter Prinsley MP, Member of House of Commons, United Kingdom
104. Adam Jogee MP, Member of House of Commons, United Kingdom
105. Warinder Juss MP, Member of House of Commons, United Kingdom
106. Sean Woodcock MP, Member of House of Commons, United Kingdom
107. Iulia Dascalu, Member of Parliament, Moldova
108. Maria Pancu, Member of Parliament, Moldova
109. Valentina Ghetu, Member of Parliament, Moldova
110. Philippe Gosselin, Député, France
111. Eugenia Cojocaru, Member of Parliament, Moldova
112. Juku-Kalle Raid, Member of Parliament, Estonia
113. Züleyxa Izmailova, Member of Parliament, Estonia
114. Eerik-Niiles Kross, Member of Parliament, Estonia
115. Katrin Kuusemäe, Member of Parliament, Estonia
116. Urmas Reinsalu, Member of Parliament, Estonia
117. Tarmo Tamm, Member of Parliament, Estonia
118. Kristo Enn Vaga, Member of Parliament, Estonia
119. Pipi-Liis Siemann, Member of Parliament, Estonia
120. Hanah Lahe, Member of Parliament, Estonia
121. Leo Kunnas, Member of Parliament, Estonia
122. Marko Mikelson, Member of Parliament, Estonia
123. Adronious Azubalis, Member of Parliament, Lithuania
124. Jurgis Razma, Member of Parliament, Lithuania
125. Arunas Valinskas, Member of Parliament, Lithuania
126. Angela Munteanu-Pojoga, Member of Parliament, Moldova
127. Laura Pompeo, Parliamentarian, Italy
128. Petras Auštrevičius, Member of the European Parliament, Lithuania
129. Milan Zver, Member of the European Parliament, Slovenia
130. Francisco Assis, Member of the European Parliament, Portugal
131. Villy Søvndal, Member of the European Parliament, Denmark
132. Carlo Ciccioli, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
133. Jussi Saramo – Member of the European Parliament, Finland
134. Hannes Heide – Member of the European Parliament, Austria
135. Rasa Juknevičienė – Member of the European Parliament, Lithuania
136. Kosma Złotowski – Member of the European Parliament, Poland
137. Andrey Kovatchev – Member of the European Parliament, Bulgaria
138. Pekka Toveri – Member of the European Parliament, Finland
139. Zala Tomašič – Member of the European Parliament, Slovenia
140. Liudas Mažylis – Member of the European Parliament, Lithuania
141. Wouter Beke – Member of the European Parliament, Belgium
142. Jaak Madison – Member of the European Parliament, Estonia
143. Kris Van Dijck – Member of the European Parliament, Belgium
144. Seán Kelly – Member of the European Parliament, Ireland
145. Sirpa Pietikäinen – Member of the European Parliament, Finland
146. Isabel Benjumea – Member of the European Parliament, Spain
147. Arkadiusz Mularczyk – Member of the European Parliament, Poland
148. Bogdan Rzońca – Member of the European Parliament, Poland
149. Nicolás Pascual de la Parte – Member of the European Parliament, Spain
150. Łukasz Kohut – Member of the European Parliament, Poland
151. Andrey Novakov – Member of the European Parliament, Bulgaria
152. Reinis Pozņaks – Member of the European Parliament, Latvia
153. Matej Tonin – Member of the European Parliament, Slovenia
154. Javier Zarzalejos – Member of the European Parliament, Spain
155. Nikos Pappas – Member of the European Parliament, Greece
156. Loránt Vincze – Member of the European Parliament, Romania
157. Andrzej Buła – Member of the European Parliament, Poland
158. Janice Chetcuti, Member of Parliament, Malta
159. Ivan Bartolo, Member of Parliament, Malta
160. Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne MP, United Kingdom
161. Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, United Kingdom
162. Rt Hon Sir David Davis MP, United Kingdom
163. Andrew Rosindell MP, United Kingdom
164. Matt Vickers MP, United Kingdom
165. Charlie Dewhirst MP, United Kingdom
166. Bradley Thomas MP, United Kingdom
167. Katie Lam MP, United Kingdom
168. Gregory Stafford MP, United Kingdom
169. The Rt Hon. the Lord Pickles, United Kingdom
170. The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts, United Kingdom
171. The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hughes of Stretford, United Kingdom
172. The Lord Norton of Louth, United Kingdom
173. The Baroness Lister of Burtersett CBE, United Kingdom
174. The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL, United Kingdom
175. The Lord Davies of Gower, United Kingdom
176. The Lord Porter of Spalding CBE, United Kingdom
177. The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG, United Kingdom
178. Samuel Kurtz, MP, United Kingdom
179. Rt Hon Robert Halfon, MP, United Kingdom
180. Sam Rowlands, MP, United Kingdom
181. Douglas Lumsden, MP, United Kingdom
182. Gregory Stafford MP, United Kingdom
183. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, United Kingdom
184. Gareth Bacon MP, United Kingdom
185. Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP, United Kingdom
186. Sarah Bool MP, United Kingdom
187. The Rt Hon. the Lord Maude of Horsham, United Kingdom
188. The Lord Horam, United Kingdom
189. The Lord Ranger of Northwood, United Kingdom
190. Stephen Kerr, MP, United Kingdom
191. The Rt Hon. the Baroness Blackstone, United Kingdom
192. The Lord Lexden OBE, United Kingdom
193. Sylvain Thévoz, Député, Canton et République de Genève, Switzerland
194. Lord Roberts of Belgravia, House of Lords, UK
195. Lord Mohammed of Tinsley MBE, House of Lords, UK
196. Christian Calderone – Member of the Niedersachsen parliament, Germany
197. Terje Hhaleland Domizil – Member of Parliament, Norway
198. Hermann Josef Scharf – Member of Saarlan Parliament, Germany
199. Dimier Patrick – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
200. Mme Trottet Louise – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
201. Jeanneret Cédric – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
202. Saenger Frédéric – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
203. Florey Stéphane – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
204. Mme Marti Caroline – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
205. Peterschmitt Léo – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
206. Mme Chaker Mangeat Alia – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
207. M. Esteban Diego – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
208. M. de Matteis Yves – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
209. M. Bruchez Thomas – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
210. M. Falquet Marc – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
211. M. Lussi Patrick – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
212. Mme Bartolomucci Céline (Ve) – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
213. Mme Fernandez Emilie (Ve) – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
214. M. Jahija Arber – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
215. M. Salihi Skender – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
216. Mme Conti Virna – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
217. M. Catelain Gilbert – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
218. M. Ferati Leonard – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
219. M. Noël Daniel – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
220. M. Oppikofer Thierry – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
221. M. Martin David – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
222. Mme Carron Anne – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
223. Mme Bobillier Sophie – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
224. Mme Sonderegger Gabriela – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
225. M. Voumard Jean-Marie – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
226. M. Madani Amar – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
227. M. de Rougemont Philippe – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
228. Mme Magnin Danièle – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
229. Thomas Blazi – Member of Parliament, Switzerland
230. Ramani Nordli – Member of Parliament, Norway

Iran News Alert
This is the reality inside Iran's Ghezel Hesar Prison.
Prisoners are on strike. They are protesting mass executions. They are risking everything to get this footage out, pleading for help from the @UN and Secretary-General @antonioguterres.
Their message: "A… pic.twitter.com/vS7B84eJdP

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) October 15, 2025

Former Members of Parliament

231. Mr Richard Caborn – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
232. Sir Alan Meale – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
233. Marzia Casolati – Former Mayor, Italy
234. Giovanna Tealdi – Former Senator, Italy
235. Perosino – Former Senator, Italy
236. Anthea McIntyre – Former Member of the European Parliament, United Kingdom
237. Martin Horwood – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
238. Dinesh Dhamija – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
239. Adrian Sanders – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
240. John Leech – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
241. Nick Harvey – Former Member of Parliament and Minister, United Kingdom
242. Susan Gaddey – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
243. David Ross Howarth – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
244. Mark Williams – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
245. Mike Hancock – Former Member of Parliament, United Kingdom
246. William Powell – Former Member of the Senedd, United Kingdom
247. Roger Lyons – Former President of the Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom
248. Michel Terrot – Former Deputy, France
249. Frédéric Reiss – Former Deputy, France
250. Edit Bauer – Former Member of the European Parliament, Slovakia
251. Dr Meredith Burgmann – President, Legislative Council of New South Wales (1999–2007), Australia
252. Tunne Kelam – Former Member of the European Parliament, Estonia
253. Cristian Dan Popescu – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
254. Maria Eugenia Barna – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
255. Maria Grecea – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
256. Mihai Diaconu – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
257. Liviu Titus Pasca – Former Member of the Senate, Romania
258. Cătălin Țeniță – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
259. Virgil Marius Băb – Former Member of the Senate, Romania
260. Calin Bota – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
261. Stefan Burlacu – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
262. Vlad Doruș – Former Member of Parliament, Romania
263. Sergiu Ceauș – Former Member of Parliament, Moldova
264. Costel Vicol – Former Member of the Senate, Romania
265. Mariana Stilman – Lawyer, Former National Deputy (2019-2023), Argentina
266. Sara Zambaia – Vice President, Provincial Committee for Human Rights, Italy
267. Leo Dautzenberg: Member of the Federal Parliament (1988–2011), Germany
268. Martin Patzelt: Member of the Federal Parliament, Germany
269. Thomas Lütze: Member of the Federal Parliament (2009–2025), Germany
270. Bernd Riexinger: Member of the Federal Parliament (2017–2025), Germany
271. Norbert Geis: Member of the Federal Parliament (1987–2014), Germany
272. Andreas Schmidt: Member of the Federal Parliament (1990–2009), Germany
273. Professor Kees De Lange: Former Member of Parliament, Netherlands
274. Professor Henk de Haan: Former Member of Parliament, Netherlands
275. Ingjerd Schou: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
276. Svein Roald Hansen: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
277. Marit Nybakk: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
278. Michael Tetzschner: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
279. Rasmus Hansson: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
280. Geir Sigbjørn Toskedal: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
281. Henning Wold: Former Member of Parliament, Norway
282. Hanne Dyveke Søttar: Former Member of Parliament, Norway

More than 1,000 people have been executed in Iran so far this year – the highest since 1989.

UN member states must urgently speak up and demand that the Iranian authorities immediately halt all executions. pic.twitter.com/P6Nr50ztIA

— Amnesty International (@amnesty) October 17, 2025

Mayors, Deputy Mayors and City Councilors

Italy

283. Biagina Cartosio, Mayor
284. Ivanon Airaldi, Mayor
285. Matteo Ravera, Mayor
286. Alessandro Da Como, Mayor
287. Marco Turco, Mayor
288. Ernesta Zucco, Mayor
289. Lasagna Sergio, Mayor
290. Paolo Buongiovanni, Mayor
291. Iole Caramello, Mayor
292. Adriano Bertolino, Mayor
293. Guido Giordana, Mayor
294. Lorenzo Busciglio, Mayor
295. Dalmazzo Roberto, Mayor
296. Danilo Bernardi, Mayor
297. Filippo Costa, Mayor
298. Patrizia Manassero, Mayor
299. Robbione Roberta, Mayor
300. Michele Alberti, Mayor
301. Matteo Cavallo, Mayor
302. Andrea Gavazza, Mayor
303. Alesandro Errigo, Mayor
304. Matteo Cavallone, Mayor
305. Averino Di Croce, Mayor
306. Steven Giuseppe Palmieri, Mayor
307. Giuseppe Paoloni, Mayor of Besançon

United Kingdom

308. Martin Tod, Mayor of Hampshire

France

Globally, Iran comes only behind China as the world’s most ardent and prolific executioner – as of yesterday, the number of barbaric executions under President Masoud Pezeshkian surpassed 2,000 in just 14 and a half months. AFP has reported on a mass sit-in and hunger strike by… pic.twitter.com/2U0yx3TJaK

— Lord (David) Alton (@DavidAltonHL) October 16, 2025

309. Geofroy Boulard, Mayor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris
310. Jacky Duminy, Mayor of Ors
311. Jean-Claude Jegoudez, Honorary Mayor of Grisy-sur-Seine
312. Jean Yves Jacquetton, Mayor of Gissey
313. Norbert Perrot, Mayor of Forléans
314. Dominique Légrésy, Mayor of Corn (46)
315. Yvon Lassall, Mayor of Pailhès (09130)
316. Bernard Voegeli, Mayor of Leychert
317. Charles Brès, Mayor of Volvent
318. Gerard Chassoulier, Mayor of Montigné-les-Rairier
319. Jacques Ripoche, Mayor of Rouans
320. Gérard Dupaty, Mayor of Amilly
321. Francis Dietrich, Mayor of Champ-sur-Drac
322. Séverin Medori, Mayor of Linguizzetta
323. Jean Paul Labeyrie, Mayor of Laruscade
324. Hugues Bombled, Mayor of Rouessé-Vassé
325. Michel Ganet, Mayor of Pagney
326. Joseph Barba, Mayor of Laval-Pradel (30110)
327. Louis Biscarrat, Mayor of Jonquières
328. Pascal Carreau, Mayor of Corneillan (Gers)
329. Guy Geoffroy, Mayor of Combs-la-Ville
330. Gilles Gascon, Mayor of Saint-Priest
331. Jean-Marie Boé, Mayor of Granges-sur-Lot
332. José Schruoffeneger, Mayor of Moosch
333. Yann Bouffin, Mayor of Callen
334. Pierre Vallat, Mayor of Brebotte
335. Eric Castet, Mayor of Uzein
336. François Rouveyrol, Mayor of Barre-des-Cévennes
337. Christian Anselme, Mayor of Fillière
338. Pierre-Michel Bernard, Mayor of Anzin (59410)
339. Michèle Metral, Mayor of Sivignon (71220)
340. Danielle Pitavy, Mayor of Échevannes (Doubs)
341. Estelle Doutriaux, Mayor of Bourthes
342. Jean-Jacques Candelier, Mayor of Bruille-lez-Marchiennes
343. Lionnel Luca, Mayor of Villeneuve-Loubet
344. Josiane Vigroux, Mayor of Saint-Priest-la-Feuille
345. Christelle Chassé, Mayor of Herbignac
346. Pascal Legendre, Mayor of Réaup-Lisse (47170)
347. Christian Michaud, Mayor of Naintré
348. Catherine Enel, Mayor of Sarremezan
349. Marilyse Rivière, Mayor of Tournissan (Aude)
350. Claude Aufort, Mayor of Trignac
351. Benjamin Simons, Mayor of Gentioux-Pigerolles
352. Agnès Labarthe, Mayor of Arrodets-ez-Angles
353. Mireille Morlet, Mayor of Bourideys (33113)
354. Marie-Christine Thivant, Mayor of Sorbiers
355. Bernard Juchs, Mayor of Schlierbach
356. Gislaine Marie, Mayor of Pontécoulant
357. Danièle Fiétier, Mayor of Chateauvieux-les-Fosses
358. Bruno Lannes, Mayor of Susmiou (64190)
359. Pierre Migard, Mayor of Cordonnet
360. Jacqueline Lhomme Leoment, Mayor of Saint-Genest
361. Revel Valérie, Mayor of Lescar
362. Anne Vignot, Mayor of Besançon
363. Jean-Dominique Franck, Mayor of Vermenton
364. Gérard Gavel, Mayor of Saint-Lumier-la-Populeuse
365. Pierre Poillot, Mayor of Vianges
366. Thierry Frenot, Mayor of Dému
367. Marie-Charlotte Nouhaud, Mayor of Avon
368. Christine Guillemy, Mayor of Chaumont
369. Marc Jung, Mayor of Issenheim

              Italy

370. Nadia Martini – Deputy Mayor
371. Enrica Di Liesi – Deputy Mayor
372. Daio Lingua – Deputy Mayor
373. Fabrizio Nasi – Mayor
374. Noemi Mallone – Councillor
375. Maccagno Iosi – Advisor to the Mayor
376. Simone Braguzzi – City Council Member
377. Claudia Carli – City Council Member
378. Franco Graglia – Provincial Council Member
379. Michela Galvagno – Advisor to the Mayor
380. Matteo Cavallo – City Council Member
381. Nadia Tecco – Advisor to the Mayor
382. Elena Nena Ferrero – City Council Member

United Kingdom

383. Cllr Eldridge Culverwell – Councillor (London, Ward: Stroud Green)
384. Cllr Jamie Dalzell – Councillor
385. Cllr Gabriel Dudutad eff – Councillor
386. Cllr Antony Hook – Councillor
387. Cllr Zuffar Haq – Councillor
388. Cllr Andrée Frieze – Opposition Leader and Green Party Councillor, Richmond Council
389. Cllr Amir Moshenson – Councillor (London, Ward/Area: Canons, Harrow)
390. Cllr Anne Hutton – Councillor (London, Ward: Woodhouse)
391. Cllr Robert Ward – Councillor (London, Ward: Selsdon and Addington Village)
392. Cllr Gayle Gander – Councillor (London, Ward: Woodhouse)
393. Cllr Steven Plater – Councillor (Doncaster, Ward: Adwick and Carcroft)
394. Cllr Tony Belton – Labour Leader, Wandsworth Borough Council (Battersea, London)
395. Cllr Ted Fenton – Vice Chair of the Council (Bampton & Carterton South)
396. Cllr Marjie Millum – Councillor
397. Cllr Jo Rust – Councillor
398. Cllr Adrian Little – Councillor
399. Cllr Colin Rose – Councillor
400. Cllr Habiban Zaman – Councillor
401. Cllr Dr Amy McNeese-Mechan – Councillor
402. Cllr Mark Topping – Councillor
403. Cllr Judith Holt – Councillor
404. Cllr Patrick J Vaughan – Councillor
405. Cllr Andy Brown – Councillor
406. Cllr David Mayer – Councillor
407. Cllr Lorna Fielker – Councillor
408. Cllr Stephen Oades – Councillor
409. Cllr Steve Ringham – Councillor

France

410. Jean Dider Berthout – Conseiller de Paris

Estonia

411. Mari-Ann Kelam – Local Council Member

Jurists, academics, and human rights experts

412. Judith Armatta – Attorney, author, and human rights advocate, Portland, Oregon
413. Michele Voyer – Retired human rights lawyer, Basel, Switzerland
414. Luciana Minassian – Lawyer specializing in international humanitarian law; First Assistant, Department of Public Law II, Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires; President, Buenos Aires Chapter of Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief, Buenos Aires, Argentina
415. Paulo Saragoça da Matta – Lawyer, Lisbon, Portugal
416. Nuria Zurita Peralta – Jurist, Luxembourg
417. Ravi – International human rights lawyer and ESG & AI governance strategist; IBA Human Rights Award 2023, Singapore
418. Miriam Kashai – Lawyer, Italy
419. The Hon. Dr Jocelynne Annette Scutt – United Kingdom
420. Cristina Almeida – Lawyer, Portugal
421. Erwin Heller – Lawyer, Germany
422. Marina Boca – Communications Officer, International Commission of Jurists, Switzerland
423. Nick Leddy – International lawyer; former prosecutor (ICC, Manhattan DA), United States
424. Valeriu Ciucă – Jurist and university professor, Romania
425. Dominique Attias – Chair of the Board of Directors, European Lawyers Foundation; President, European Law Society Federation (as of March 2021); Former Vice-Batonniere of Paris (January 2016), France
426. Antonietta Raffaela Elia – Human rights expert, senior legal adviser, associate professor, Spain
427. Valentina Leskaj – Chairwoman of Advisory Board, Albania Center for Population and Development, Albania
428. Anda Abiculesi – President, Ashraf Association, Romania
429. Omar Mohsen – President, Free Syria Association, Romania
430. Elise Buckle – Co-chair, International Gender Champions Climate Impact Group, Switzerland
431. Elizabeth Wood – CEO, Capital Punishment Justice Project, Melbourne, Australia
432. Sibylle von Heydebrand – Executive Vice President, International Alliance of Women; human rights lawyer, Switzerland
433. Mohammad Safdar Mustafa – Chairperson, India
434. Carla Sapino – NGO head, Italy
435. Anna Mantini – Chair, Equality Commission, Italy
436. Marita Rosa – Head, NGO, Italy
437. Antonio Stango – President, Association, Italy
438. Elisabetta Zamprutti — President of the Association, Italy
439. Maarten Frederick – FreeThinkers International, Netherlands
440. Michael Zoosman – Cantor, Jews Against the Death Penalty, Canada
441. Peter Tatchell – CEO, Peter Tatchell Foundation, United Kingdom
442. Maria Dmytriyeva – Program director, Democracy Development Center, Ukraine
443. Ivanna Khodos – Founder, R.I.W.E., Bulgaria
444. Ene Viorel – President, Apadar Association, Romania
445. Jeanne Sarson – Co-founder, Persons Against Non-State Torture, Canada
446. Alice Benhamou Panetta – Founding National President, Vivent les Femmes; recipient, Legion of Honor, France
447. Roberto Rossini – President, Labor Union, Italy
448. Noanne Tenneson – General Director, A.A.D.H, France
449. Christian Roth – Honorary President, Union of European Lawyers, France
450. Kiran Nazish – Founding director, The Coalition For Women In Journalism, Canada
451. Rob McDowall – Chair, Welfare Scotland, United Kingdom
452. Rahib Saleh – Rafadain Center for Human Rights and Justice, Iraq
453. Sara Kowal – Director, Eleos Justice, Monash Law, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
454. Francisco Javier Zamora Cabot – Emeritus Professor of Law, Castellón, Spain
455. Professor Leslie Sklair – London School of Economics, United Kingdom
456. Professor Nicholas Oulton – London School of Economics, United Kingdom
457. Professor Henrik Jensen – Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
458. Olena Primierova – Head, Department of Finance, NaUKMA, Ukraine
459. Karyna Larshina – Researcher and clinician psychologist, Estonia
460. Anonio Ferreri – Writer, Italy
461. Timothy McCarthy – Faculty, Harvard University, United States
462. Donna Robinson Divine – Morningstar Family Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Government, Emerita, Smith College, United States
463. André Lapidus – Emeritus Professor, France
464. Rada Akbar – Artist and activist, France
465. Diana Çuli – Writer, Albania
466. Malika Boussouf – Journalist and author, Algeria
467. Francesco Rocca – Former mayor, Italy
468. Maurizio Paoletti – Former mayor, Italy
469. Giuseppe Ghisolfi – Advisor, Association of Italian Bankers, Italy
470. Flavio Martino – Party Secretary, Italy
471. Ughetta Biancotto – Former President, Association, Italy
472. Anna Bonetto – Member, Association of Partisans, Italy
473. Hanan Abdullatif – Iraqi human rights activist, Netherlands
474. Iryna Lystopad – Educational designer, France/Ukraine
475. Iryna Pleshyvtseva – AI engineer, Ukraine
476. Iryna Luchynina – Ukrainian translator and scout leader, Germany
477. Maria Requena – Member, Provincial Committee for Human Rights, Italy
478. Maha Ahmed – Human rights activist, Egypt
479. Drugan Catalina – psiholog, activist pentru drepturile omului, Romania
480. Mititelu Andreea – Lawyer, Romania
481. Luc Barthassat, Municipal Councillor, Geneva, Switzerland
482. Schomburg, Professor, Germany
483. Jean Pierre Muller, Former Mayor, France
484. Paolo Jilardi, Switzerland
485. Marion Böcker, Human Rights Activist, NGO Representative, Germany
486. Wolfgang Holzapfel, Human Rights Activist, Germany
487. Detlef Wagner, Human Rights Activist, Germany
488. Altbischof Wolfgang Huber, Former Bishop, Germany
489. Bischöfin Käßmann, Bishop, Germany
490. Katrin Bornmueler, Honorary President of IGFM, Germany
491. Daniel Neeser, Switzerland

Organizations

492. National Anti-Crime Human Rights Council Of India – New Delhi, India
493. Capital Punishment Justice Project – Melbourne, Australia
494. Anti Death Penalty Asia Network – Australia
495. Hands Off Cain – Italy
496. Renée Le Mignot – France
497. FIDU – Italy
498. Freethinker’s International – Netherlands
499. L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty – Canada
500. Peter Tatchell Foundation – United Kingdom
501. Democracy Development Center – Ukraine
502. Ashraf Association – Romania
503. VIVENT LES FEMMES – France
504. Enrica Giordano – Italy
505. Gianni Sartorio – Italy
506. Partito Radicale – Torino, Italy
507. Associazione Venezuela in Piemonte – Italy
508. Free Syria Association in Romania – Romania