{"id":331144,"date":"2025-05-03T08:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T07:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331144"},"modified":"2025-05-03T08:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T07:26:10","slug":"over-300-global-figures-urge-un-to-halt-irans-execution-spree-of-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/over-300-global-figures-urge-un-to-halt-irans-execution-spree-of-political-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 Global Figures Urge UN to Halt Iran\u2019s Execution Spree of Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_331147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331147\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-331147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally to demand justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iranian-resistance-supporters-protest-against-execution-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Sweden rally to demand justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"574\">A coalition of more than 300 leading international figures, including UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors, judges, and human rights advocates, has issued an urgent appeal calling on the United Nations to intervene to stop the execution of political prisoners in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"1185\">In a statement published Thursday by the<a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/appeal-to-save-iran-political-prisoners-from-execution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Justice for the Victims<\/a> of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI), the signatories condemned what they described as Tehran\u2019s \u201cescalating campaign of politically motivated executions.\u201d The appeal highlighted the cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/mde13\/9081\/2025\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, 48, whose death sentences were recently upheld by the Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Court following charges of \u201cenmity against God\u201d and \u201ccorruption on earth.\u201d Both men were convicted after a five-minute trial and reportedly denied legal counsel for nearly two years while enduring torture and prolonged solitary confinement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1376\">\u201cWe demand an immediate halt to their execution. The international community must not remain silent,\u201d the statement declared, warning of a broader execution campaign targeting dissidents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A coalition of +300 UN experts &amp; NGOs appeal for UN intervention to halt the imminent execution of political prisoners in Iran, including Behrouz Ehsani &amp; Mehdi Hassani<\/p>\n<p>CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmaisato?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drmaisato<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volker_turk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@volker_turk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMehdiHassani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u2u0WLStY7\">https:\/\/t.co\/u2u0WLStY7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justice for the Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (@jvmifoundation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jvmifoundation\/status\/1918355754983030951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1861\">According to the appeal, dozens of other political prisoners face imminent execution following what the signatories call \u201cgrossly unfair trials.\u201d Some have been transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison, described as a notorious execution site. The statement claims that since the regime&#8217;s president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian,<\/a> took office in August 2024, the regime has carried out over 1,000 executions, many targeting political prisoners, women, ethnic and religious minorities, and even juvenile offenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2233\">The appeal links the current wave of executions to what it calls \u201ca culture of impunity\u201d stemming from a failure to hold Iranian officials accountable for historical atrocities, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners, which the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Prof. Javaid Rehman, classified as crimes against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2024\/07\/iran-atrocity-crimes-must-be-investigated-and-perpetrators-prosecuted-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">humanity and genocide<\/a> in a 2024 report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2235\" data-end=\"2463\">The coalition welcomed the European Parliament\u2019s April 2025 resolution condemning the death sentences and cited support from the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran\u2019s February warning to Tehran over the prisoners\u2019 rights violations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Global Appeal to Stop the Execution of Behrouz Ehsani &amp; Mehdi Hassani in Iran:<\/p>\n<p>+300 UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors &amp; judges urge UN High Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volker_turk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@volker_turk<\/a> to urgently intervene to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMehdiHassani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drmaisato?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drmaisato<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zg6QsTGQfu\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zg6QsTGQfu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SrWlpePItx\">pic.twitter.com\/SrWlpePItx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HanifJazayeri\/status\/1918367339248046312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2743\">Among the prominent signatories are former ICC President Sang-Hyun Song, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Jody Williams and Oleksandra Matviichuk, and dozens of former international judges and legal experts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"3029\">The statement calls on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, and democratic governments to act urgently to halt the executions, impose sanctions on Iranian officials implicated in human rights violations, and press for the release of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3170\">It also urges making the Iranian regime\u2019s compliance with international human rights standards a condition for any improvement in diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3352\">The full list of signatories and organizations supporting the appeal is available at <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/appeal-to-save-iran-political-prisoners-from-execution\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3349\">iran1988.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A coalition of more than 300 leading international figures, including UN experts, Nobel laureates, former ambassadors, judges, and human rights advocates, has issued an urgent appeal calling on the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":331147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,15,5471],"tags":[141,197,240],"class_list":{"0":"post-331144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stop-executions-in-iran","8":"category-human-rights","9":"category-no-to-execution-campaign","10":"tag-human-rights","11":"tag-mek-iran","12":"tag-iran-execution"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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