At a major conference held on International Human Rights Day at the European Parliament, lawmakers, legal experts, former ministers, and human-rights leaders condemned Iran’s escalating campaign of executions and transnational repression, repeatedly highlighting the growing international support of the NCRI, the expanding network of Resistance Units, and Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for a democratic, secular republic. Speakers warned that Tehran’s intensified violence—now at historic levels—reflects the regime’s weakening position and the advance of an organized opposition capable of challenging its authority.
In her address, NCRI President-elect Maryam Rajavi warned that Iran’s human-rights crisis has reached an unprecedented level, noting that in November alone “335 executions” were carried out, and that the regime now “hangs human rights every single day.” She cited 18 political prisoners sentenced to death solely for supporting the PMOI and emphasized that the scale of repression reflects the regime’s growing fear: “Never before have the mullahs been so much in need of intensifying repression because never before have they felt so close to being overthrown.”
Mrs. Rajavi stressed that the Resistance Units are expanding across Iran, demonstrating a nationwide will to end the religious dictatorship and replace it with a democratic republic that rejects both the Shah’s and the mullahs’ autocracies. She reiterated that the Iranian people seek a system based on free elections, separation of religion and state, gender equality, abolition of the death penalty, and adherence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The second conference in the European Parliament on International #HumanRightsDay
We have risen for human rights, for freedom, and for democracy. For the sovereignty of the people in a republic based on free and pluralistic elections. A republic with freedom of expression,… pic.twitter.com/luO6fOJpwh— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) December 10, 2025
She condemned the regime’s transnational repression, pointing to the attempted assassination of former EP Vice-President Alejo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid, threats to Iranian dissidents across Europe, and Tehran’s effort to use show trials to criminalize participation in NCRI/PMOI events abroad. Mrs. Rajavi underscored that the destruction of mass-grave sites from the 1980s and the attempt to erase evidence of the 1988 massacre constitute violations of international law.
Mrs. Rajavi outlined four urgent actions for the European Union:
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End the silence of EU institutions regarding human-rights atrocities, particularly the cases of political prisoners sentenced to death for supporting the PMOI.
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Condition all relations with Tehran on an immediate halt to executions.
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Close Iranian embassies and front organizations used for extraterritorial intimidation.
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Designate the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence as terrorist entities.
She concluded that Iran faces “only one path—a democratic uprising leading to the overthrow of religious tyranny,” and affirmed that the NCRI’s Ten-Point Plan remains the only viable framework for a free, secular, and democratic Iran.
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Former MEP Struan Stevenson, moderating the event, opened with a stark assessment: airstrikes against the regime’s military and nuclear infrastructure “cannot uproot the epicenter of instability—the clerical dictatorship in Tehran.” He underscored that Resistance Units linked to the MEK are now the only organized force inside Iran capable of confronting state repression, and praised the NCRI as the most coherent political coalition offering a viable plan for transition. Stevenson urged the EU to “end appeasement,” shut down Iranian embassies, expel intelligence networks, and finally designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization.
Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Stephen Rapp stressed that Iran’s execution surge—nearly 2,000 so far this year—constitutes crimes against humanity, echoing the pattern that culminated in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, most of them MEK members. Drawing parallels with accountability efforts in Syria, he argued that justice is possible even without an international tribunal, provided that Europe strengthens documentation and universal-jurisdiction prosecutions. Rapp warned that past Western policies—particularly the mislabeling of the PMOI as terrorists—should “never again” undermine the Iranian opposition.
Former MEP Dorien Rookmaker declared the Iranian regime “100 percent pure evil,” urging EU citizens to amplify cases of political prisoners on death row—including 17 supporters of the democratic opposition. She advocated a Ten-Point Plan for the EU, calling for universal-jurisdiction prosecutions, a UN-mandated tribunal for Iran, conditioning relations on halting executions, and formal endorsement of Mrs. Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan as the democratic roadmap for Iran’s future.
Mark Ellis. Executive Director of the International Bar Association speaking
European Parliament Conference Brussels with Maryam Rajavi #HumanRightsDay pic.twitter.com/frWDq2RXVZ— Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) December 10, 2025
Human-rights leader and former Secretary-General of Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo urged the EU to adopt a six-point action plan, including an immediate moratorium on executions, creation of investigative mechanisms for the 1988 massacre, and explicit protection of Iranian dissidents in Europe. Naidoo condemned the regime’s fear-driven repression—highlighted by the death sentence against 67-year-old engineer Zahra Tabari for holding a banner reading “Woman, Resistance, Freedom.” He praised Iranian women and Resistance Units as “the heartbeat of the nationwide struggle,” insisting that fear and repression reveal the regime’s political weakness.
Former Spanish Minister of Justice and leading MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar stressed that Iran’s mass executions and gender apartheid present a direct challenge to the EU’s core legal and diplomatic commitments. While refraining from endorsing a specific political current, he reiterated that European diplomacy must prioritize ending the death penalty and systemic repression, noting that the sheer scale of executions is incompatible with any form of engagement.
MEP Antonio López-Istúriz White, Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Mexico, emphasized that the Iranian regime’s repression extends across Europe, referencing the assassination attempt against former EP Vice-President Alejo Vidal-Quadras. López-Istúriz insisted that no normalization of EU-Iran relations is acceptable without measurable improvements in human rights, and urged the Council and Commission to match Parliament’s stronger stance. He warned that Tehran’s proxy networks—especially Hezbollah—pose a growing security threat beyond the Middle East, ultimately targeting Europe itself.
The Second Conference in the European Parliament on International #HumanRightsDay
In Iran, the mullahs hang human rights every single day. Their record of horrific crimes does not need an annual review. This tragic dossier is open every day of the year, every hour of the day.
In… pic.twitter.com/ISXYNCsPpH— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) December 10, 2025
Mark Ellis, Executive Director of the International Bar Association, presented findings from a new IBA report documenting the systematic dismantling of Iran’s legal profession and the total collapse of judicial independence. He warned that the current execution wave replicates the logic of 1988, and that Iran’s rulers are engaged in a campaign to “bury evidence, silence victims, and entrench impunity.” Ellis urged coordinated universal-jurisdiction cases across Europe and insisted that perpetrators must not believe “time is on their side.”
Dominique Attias, Chair of the European Lawyers Foundation, described Iran’s executions—including 335 in November alone—as a deliberate strategy of terror. She condemned Tehran’s destruction of mass-grave sites, calling the desecration of 9,500 graves “an ultimate profanation” requiring international prosecution. Attias warned that 18 political prisoners, including women, face imminent execution solely for alleged PMOI affiliation, and urged the EU to blacklist Khamenei and judicial officials such as Iman Afshari for crimes amounting to genocide and crimes against humanity.
Iranian-Swedish physician Dr. Sina Dashti delivered personal testimony from the generation that resisted both the Shah’s autocracy and the clerical dictatorship. He emphasized that Iranian society rejects both monarchy and theocracy, noting that the Shah’s suppression of democratic forces—including the MEK’s founders—paved the way for today’s religious tyranny. Dashti highlighted the growing appeal of Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan among younger Iranians and insisted that supporting the NCRI is synonymous with supporting the Iranian people’s only viable path to freedom.
At European Parliament, listening to Maryam Rajavi on the day of internationhumanrights pic.twitter.com/rthxv1JsSq
— sina Dashti (@sinadashti) December 10, 2025
International human-rights lawyer Azadeh Zabeti, speaking for JVMI, detailed the mounting danger facing 18 political prisoners sentenced to death for supporting the PMOI, warning that their executions would be deliberate political killings by the state. She read a global statement signed by over 300 prominent women, including former heads of state, demanding the release of Zahra Tabari and calling on governments to support Iranian women leading the struggle for democracy.
At the conclusion of the event, speakers converged on a unified message:
The Iranian regime intensifies executions because it fears the organized resistance inside Iran.
The NCRI’s political platform, the MEK’s Resistance Units, and the nationwide rejection of both the Shah and the mullahs are reshaping the political landscape.
Most urgently, participants demanded:
• EU action to halt executions;
• IRGC and MOIS terrorist designation;
• Closure of Iranian diplomatic facilities used for repression;
• Universal-jurisdiction prosecutions for the 1988 massacre and current crimes;
• Recognition of the Iranian people’s right to overthrow the dictatorship and choose a democratic republic.