{"id":328121,"date":"2025-01-30T13:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328121"},"modified":"2025-01-30T21:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:45:11","slug":"uk-government-urged-to-act-as-bcfif-condemns-imminent-executions-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/no-to-execution-campaign\/uk-government-urged-to-act-as-bcfif-condemns-imminent-executions-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Urged to Act as BCFIF Condemns Imminent Executions in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-314256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament.jpg\" alt=\"uk westminster abbey parliament\" width=\"1000\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/uk-westminster-abbey-parliament-696x409.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/631-press-release-bcfif-urges-uk-to-act-to-save-political-prisoners-on-death-row-and-sanction-iran%E2%80%99s-executioners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Committee for Iran Freedom<\/a> (BCFIF) has condemned the imminent execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani, 70, and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, 48, political prisoners in Iran. Both, accused of ties to the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), were transferred to Qezelhessar Prison, known for executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/8975\/2025\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a> has called their trial <em>&#8220;grossly unfair.&#8221;<\/em> BCFIF urges the UK Government to intervene and impose sanctions on Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Khamenei. The committee calls on UN bodies to take immediate action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The statement follows below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-header\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/631-press-release-bcfif-urges-uk-to-act-to-save-political-prisoners-on-death-row-and-sanction-iran%E2%80%99s-executioners\">Press Release: BCFIF urges UK to act to save political prisoners on death row and sanction Iran\u2019s executioners<\/a><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info muted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<dl class=\"article-info\">\n<dd class=\"published\">\u00a0<time datetime=\"2025-01-27T12:05:16+00:00\">Published: 27 January 2025<\/time><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css_buttons0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"css_fb_share\">\n<div class=\"fb-share-button fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/631-press-release-bcfif-urges-uk-to-act-to-save-political-prisoners-on-death-row-and-sanction-iran\u2019s-executioners\" data-type=\"button_count\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css_google\">\n<div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/631-press-release-bcfif-urges-uk-to-act-to-save-political-prisoners-on-death-row-and-sanction-iran\u2019s-executioners\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) is alarmed by the imminent execution of two political prisoners in Iran, Behrouz Ehsani, 70, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, both charged with membership in the democratic opposition group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were transferred from Evin Prison to Qezelhessar Prison, notorious for executions, on Sunday, reportedly met with protests and anti-regime slogans by inmates. Their death sentences were upheld by Iran\u2019s Supreme Court three weeks ago, based on fabricated charges such as &#8220;rebellion&#8221; and &#8220;waging war against God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amnesty International has condemned their trial as grossly unfair, with evidence obtained under torture. Amnesty has launched two urgent appeals this month, calling on Iranian authorities to halt the executions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under torture &amp; sentenced to death,Behrouz Ehsani declared:&quot;I will not bargain over my life. I am ready to sacrifice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s liberation.&quot; His courage shames the silence of the world. Demand action now to save Ehsani+Hassani! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AgnesCallamard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AgnesCallamard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volker_turk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@volker_turk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cB2yN2aURW\">pic.twitter.com\/cB2yN2aURW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hossein Abedini (@HoAbedini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoAbedini\/status\/1876781422184177881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These two planned executions follow death sentences against six other political prisoners on charges of membership in the PMOI,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/628-press-release-bcfif-demands-immediate-action-to-save-the-lives-of-six-political-prisoners-in-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted by the BCFIF last December<\/a>. They further illustrate the regime\u2019s use of the judiciary and executions to stifle popular dissent and resistance, as it loses the battle for Iran\u2019s future to the resilient protest movement and the organised resistance movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) calls on the UK Government to urgently intervene, in coordination with international allies, to save these prisoners and secure the release of detained activists and human rights defenders. We also urge UN bodies and relevant thematic mandate holders to take immediate action to prevent the executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UK Government should impose sanctions on those responsible for these death sentences and for the record number of executions in Iran, including Supreme Leader Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We stress that the deteriorating human rights crisis requires a long-term, sustainable solution. In this regard, we endorse the Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for Iran\u2019s future, which calls for the abolition of the death penalty and safeguarding human rights. This democratic platform was endorsed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-freedom.org\/index.php\/630-press-release-over-250-cross-party-mps-and-peers-join-the-global-call-to-end-executions-in-iran-urging-the-uk-government-to-prioritise-accountability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">over 250 cross-party MPs and Peers last year<\/a>, alongside campaigns by Maryam Rajavi and political prisoners to end executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>British Committee for Iran Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>27 January 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-1\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen wppdf-emb-iframe-1\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?pdfemb-data=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm5jci1pcmFuLm9yZ1wvZW5cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAxXC9CQ0ZJRi1tZW1iZXJzLnBkZiIsImluZGV4IjoxLCJwZGZJRCI6MzI4MTM0fQ\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-id=\"328134\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:900px;\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-2\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen wppdf-emb-iframe-2\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?pdfemb-data=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lm5jci1pcmFuLm9yZ1wvZW5cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAxXC9CQ0ZJRi1zdGF0ZW1lbnQtVUstc2hvdWxkLWFjdC10by1zYXZlLXBvbGl0aWNhbC1wcmlzb25lcnMtb24tZGVhdGgtcm93LWEucGRmIiwidGl0bGUiOiJCQ0ZJRi1zdGF0ZW1lbnQtVUstc2hvdWxkLWFjdC10by1zYXZlLXBvbGl0aWNhbC1wcmlzb25lcnMtb24tZGVhdGgtcm93LWEuLi4iLCJpbmRleCI6MiwicGRmSUQiOjMyODEzNX0\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"BCFIF-statement-UK-should-act-to-save-political-prisoners-on-death-row-a...\"\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-id=\"328135\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:900px;\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) has condemned the imminent execution of Behrouz Ehsani, 70, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, political prisoners in Iran. 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