{"id":336085,"date":"2025-08-27T19:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336085"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:47:53","slug":"irans-escalating-crisis-ngos-warn-of-impending-mass-atrocity-echoing-1988-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/irans-escalating-crisis-ngos-warn-of-impending-mass-atrocity-echoing-1988-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Escalating Crisis: NGOs Warn of Impending Mass Atrocity Echoing 1988 Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"
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United Nations Human Rights Council urged to act decisively amidst alarming executions and state-sponsored incitement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has submitted a joint written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council, urging immediate and decisive action to address the grave human rights situation in the Iranian regime. The NGOs call on Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council to “urgently confront the escalating wave of political executions and entrenched impunity in the Islamic Republic of Iran”. They warn that “The risk of another mass atrocity, reminiscent of the 1988 massacre, is alarmingly real”.<\/p>\n

Alarming State-Sponsored Rhetoric<\/h2>\n

A significant concern highlighted in the statement is the dangerous rhetoric emanating from state-linked media. “On 7 July 2025, Fars News\u2014linked to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)\u2014published an editorial praising the 1988 executions of over 30,000 political prisoners as a \u2018successful historical experience\u2019”. The editorial, provocatively titled “\u2018Why the 1988 Executions Should Be Repeated\u2019”, explicitly “openly advocated for similar measures against current detainees, framing political dissent as a threat to national security”. This “rhetoric reflects a dangerous effort to normalize state-sponsored killings”.<\/p>\n

Escalation of Executions and Gross Violations of Due Process<\/h2>\n

The statement details several recent executions and ongoing threats to political prisoners. “On 27 July 2025, political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani (70) and Mehdi Hassani (48)<\/a> were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison without prior notice to them or their families, who were also denied a final visit”. They had been arrested in late 2022, subjected to torture to extract forced confessions, and tried in “grossly unfair proceedings” before the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Their convictions and death sentences for charges including “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), “waging war on God” (moharebeh), and “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz) were upheld by the Supreme Court, related to their membership in the political opposition group PMOI (MEK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Execution of Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Marks a Turning Point in Iran\u2019s Struggle for Freedomhttps:\/\/t.co\/plx012xVgA<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n