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A coalition of 301 international experts has issued an urgent warning<\/a> to the United Nations and its member states, demanding immediate action to stop a growing wave of executions in Iran that they say bears disturbing resemblance to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners.<\/p>\n In a joint statement released on July 23, 2025, the signatories emphasized that \u201cthe risk of another mass atrocity, reminiscent of the 1988 massacre, is alarmingly real.\u201d They criticized the inaction of the global community and urged key UN bodies to intervene before the situation escalates further.<\/p>\n The alarm follows a chilling editorial published on July 7 by Fars News Agency<\/em>, which is affiliated with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Titled \u201cWhy the 1988 Executions Should Be Repeated\u201d<\/em>, the editorial praised<\/a> the mass execution of over 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 as a \u201csuccessful historical experience.\u201d The statement denounced this editorial as \u201ca dangerous effort to normalize state-sponsored killings\u201d and a blatant call for the repetition of past atrocities.<\/p>\n The situation on the ground appears to reflect the regime\u2019s renewed appetite for repression. On July 12, three political activists\u2014Farshad Etemadi-Far, Masoud Jamei, and Alireza Mardasi\u2014were sentenced to death<\/a> by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court after enduring two years of torture. They were convicted of moharebeh<\/em> (waging war on God), a charge routinely used against regime opponents, over their alleged support for the People Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n In addition, the Supreme Court recently rejected a final appeal for two more political prisoners, Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, putting them at imminent risk of execution. The experts noted that \u201cthere are currently dozens of political prisoners on death row on similar charges,\u201d reinforcing the sense that an orchestrated campaign is underway.<\/p>\n Joint statement by international experts, Nobel laureates and political leaders urging immediate UN action to save the lives of Iranian political prisoners & to prevent a repeat of Iran's #1988Massacre<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/t.co\/Xt8WCEq7Zw<\/a><\/p>\n CC: @drmaisato<\/a> @volker_turk<\/a> #StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1jfSFQpPiX<\/a><\/p>\n — Justice for the Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (@jvmifoundation) July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n