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100,000 to Rally in Paris for Democratic Republic in Iran Amid Surge in Political Executions
The Iranian diaspora is preparing for a massive mobilization in Paris on 20 June, which will mark the 45th anniversary of the start of the nationwide resistance against the clerical regime and is recognized as the Day of Martyrs and Political Prisoners in Iran. The rally, in which more than 100,000 will participate, serves as a call for urgent international action in response to a recent surge in political executions and as a demand for the establishment of a democratic republic. A diverse assembly of lawmakers, former senior officials, and policy experts from across the Atlantic will take part in the major protest.
The clerical regime has initiated a wave of executions against political prisoners at a rate not witnessed in the past three decades. This crackdown is specifically focused on members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), the primary Iranian resistance movement. In just the past few weeks, two dozen dissidents have been executed, including eight PMOI members. With eleven other PMOI members currently on death row and more death sentences expected, international human rights organizations and UN officials have expressed concern regarding the regime’s conduct.
One of Iran’s Most Powerful Families Founded Its Largest Crypto Exchange. It’s Used by the IRGC to Move Millions
Economic Fury Targets Iranian Shadow Banking Networks Moving Billions in Foreign Currency
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury’s ongoing efforts to disrupt the Iranian regime’s financial lifelines that sustain its war effort. Collectively, Iranian exchange houses facilitate billions of dollars in foreign currency transactions each year. Because Iran primarily settles its oil sales in Chinese yuan, these exchange houses play a critical role in converting oil revenues into currencies that are more readily useable by the Iranian military and its partners and proxies.
“Iran is the head of the snake for global terrorism, and under President Trump’s leadership, Treasury is moving aggressively, through Economic Fury, to sever the Iranian military’s financial lifelines,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “We will relentlessly target the regime’s ability to generate, move, and repatriate funds, and pursue anyone enabling Tehran’s attempts to evade sanctions.”
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PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan Mark Workers’ Day by Defying Executions and Economic Tyranny
On May 1, marking International Workers’ Day, PMOI Resistance Units in Zahedan launched a public campaign to express their support for Iran’s workers and toilers. The activists displayed placards across the southeastern city, reiterating their commitment to the overthrow of the clerical regime, which they described as the “scourge of workers in Iran.” The Resistance Units emphasized that laborers will only attain their rights through the regime’s downfall and the establishment of a democratic republic.
A central theme of the campaign was a fierce condemnation of the regime’s surge in capital punishment. The clerical regime is actively using wartime conditions as a pretext for nonstop executions to crush and preempt uprisings. Fearing the spread of unrest, the ruling religious fascism sends a youth to the slaughterhouse every day as its only answer to delay its inevitable downfall.
East Kurdistan Women’s Platform Brings Together Five Organizations
Five Kurdish women’s organizations have established the “East Kurdistan Women’s Platform – Jina” as a civil-national umbrella platform advocating for dignity, freedom, equality, and women’s rights.
The organizations that have united for cooperation are:
- Kurdistan Women’s Freedom Organization (Nina)
- Kurdistan Women’s Horizon – Komala Women’s Organization
- Khabat Women’s Organization of Iranian Kurdistan
- Kurdistan Democratic Women’s Union
- Free Women’s Society of East Kurdistan – KJAR
In a joint statement published on April 30, 2026, they announced that the main goals of the Jina Platform are to unite the national will of women, strengthen women’s position in society, confront occupiers and systematic oppression against women, and enrich the civil-political struggle of women.
IRGC-Linked Propaganda Network Operating Freely in the UK Raises National Security Concerns
A recent investigation by The Telegraph has revealed that a propaganda network linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is operating openly within the United Kingdom, raising serious concerns among British officials about national security and regulatory oversight.
According to the report, UK government ministers have been warned that the Iranian regime-backed media operation poses a tangible threat to national security and should be urgently addressed. The network, identified as the “Islamic Radio and Television Union” (IRTVU), consists of a collection of media organizations that disseminate content closely aligned with the messaging of the Iranian regime and its regional proxies.
The report highlights that IRTVU promotes narratives consistent with groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis—organizations widely designated as terrorist entities by Western governments. The United States sanctioned the network in 2020, stating that it is either owned or controlled by the IRGC and functions as a propaganda arm of the force.
Iran’s Regime Escalates Repression: Death Sentences, Executions, and Torture Mark New Phase of Crackdown
In a sharp escalation of repression following the January 2026 protests, Iranian regime authorities have issued multiple death sentences, carried out executions, and stand accused of torture and extrajudicial killings—underscoring a systematic effort to silence dissent through fear and force.
At the center of these developments is a ruling by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz, where Judge Mahmoud Sadati sentenced four protesters from Marvdasht—Hamidreza Sabet-Raei, Hamidreza Fathi, Abdolreza Fathi, and Saeed Zarei Kordshouli—to death on charges of “enmity against God” (efsad-e fel-arz).
The charges stem from alleged involvement in the killing of a Basij member and the destruction of public property during the January 2026 protests.
Reports from human rights monitors indicate that the convictions were secured under severe coercion. The defendants were reportedly subjected to prolonged physical and psychological torture to extract forced confessions.
The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families
The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is where the story of single-child families diverges from that of large families; when demands multiply with the number of family members, inflation bends the family’s back even further.” Reports indicate that prices have surged sharply, and the share of food expenses in household budgets, especially among lower-income deciles, has reached dangerous levels.
Large families are struggling with the challenge of rising food prices, and the scale of the problem is growing daily. As the economic crisis in Iran deepens each day, reports published by state-run media outlets unintentionally reveal the depth of this crisis. The issue of rising food costs and food shortages has become one of the main challenges facing families.
Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation
A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year reached 115% compared to the same period last year, a figure reflecting the continuation of the severe inflation crisis and the unprecedented decline in people’s purchasing power, especially among workers and low-income groups. According to the report, point-to-point inflation for all goods and services was also announced at 73.5%, meaning Iranian households must pay on average more than 70% extra to purchase the same basket of goods and services as last year.
The Statistical Center also estimated annual inflation for March and April at 53.7%, while the Central Bank of the Iranian regime had recently announced the figure as 50.6%. The discrepancy between official statistics has once again increased uncertainty regarding the true scale of the economic crisis.
Urmia Prison Executions Raise Fresh Questions Over Forced Confessions
Two men executed in Iran after disputed espionage convictions, with reports of torture, denial of legal access, and coerced confessions fueling renewed concern.
Two prisoners were executed in Urmia at dawn, closing cases that had long been shadowed by allegations of forced confessions and opaque trials. The executions of Nasser Bakerzadeh and Yaghoub Karimpour are now drawing renewed scrutiny over how such convictions are secured. Rights groups say the details emerging from both cases deepen concerns about due process in Iran.
The executions took place in Urmia Central Prison on May 2, 2026. Both men had been convicted on national security charges tied to alleged cooperation with Israeli intelligence—claims that, according to reports, were never independently verified in open court.
Iranian Resistance Supporters Mark International Workers’ Day with “Workers Reject Shah and Mullahs” Slogan
On May 1, 2026, Iranian freedom-loving individuals and supporters of the Iranian Resistance took part in International Workers’ Day demonstrations across numerous European cities, chanting: “Workers are awake and fed up with both the Shah and the mullahs.”
Rallies were held in Paris, Stockholm, Cologne, Amsterdam, Milan, Copenhagen, Oslo, Vienna, Hamburg, Berlin, Bern, St. Gallen, Lugano, Munich, and Heidelberg. Participants carried photos of fallen members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), executed political prisoners—including protesters from the January 2026 uprising—and other martyrs of Iran’s democratic revolution, amplifying their voices on the international stage.