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The International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ) has issued a formal open letter to senior officials of the clerical dictatorship, demanding clarification and accountability on a wide range of alleged human rights violations, judicial abuses and acts of state-sponsored terrorism.
The letter, released on 8 December in Brussels, was addressed to Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Leader), President Masoud Pezeshkian and Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Eje’i. ISJ — backed by more than 4,000 cross-party legislators across Europe and North America — has given Tehran until 8 January 2026 to respond. Failure to do so, it warned, would be considered a refusal to cooperate and would trigger further legal and political initiatives.
The document outlines 12 categories of concerns. These include questions about a state-affiliated disinformation network, the mass in-absentia trial of 104 PMOI members, and alleged fabricated claims of Interpol Red Notices. ISJ also challenges judicial statements asserting that European governments are obligated to extradite Iranian dissidents and branding PMOI participants abroad as “Baghi.”
The letter further demands explanations regarding the role of Behzad Alishahi, an intelligence operative expelled from the Netherlands for espionage, and asks Tehran to provide evidence for its claims about PMOI support in Belgium.
ISJ Issues Formal Open Letter to #Iran’s Leadership Demanding Accountability https://t.co/BZJjWDRDC9 @drmaisato
— International Committee in Search of Justice (@isjcommittee) December 8, 2025
A major focus is the demolition of mass graves in Section 41 of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery. ISJ cites the 13 November statement of six UN Special Rapporteurs, who described the destruction as a violation of international law and a potential attempt to eliminate evidence of crimes against humanity.
ISJ also raises the 2023 assassination attempt against its president, Professor Alejo Vidal-Quadras. It references findings from Spain’s National Court, the Dutch intelligence service (AIVD) and a European Parliament resolution, all indicating the attack was highly likely ordered by Tehran. The letter asks when and by whom the operation was approved within the Supreme National Security Council.
The final demand concerns official statistics on executions and current prisoners, including PMOI members executed since 1981, their burial locations, those currently imprisoned and individuals facing death sentences.
Professor Vidal-Quadras, along with Struan Stevenson and Paulo Casaca, signed the letter, stating that Tehran’s response — or lack thereof — will shape ISJ’s next steps at the UN, in European institutions and before international judicial bodies.