{"id":338113,"date":"2025-10-11T20:18:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T19:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338113"},"modified":"2025-10-14T20:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:08:43","slug":"leaders-and-lawmakers-unite-at-westminster-to-condemn-irans-execution-surge-and-support-resistance-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/leaders-and-lawmakers-unite-at-westminster-to-condemn-irans-execution-surge-and-support-resistance-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders and Lawmakers Unite at Westminster to Condemn Iran\u2019s Execution Surge and Support Resistance Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338117\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-338117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025.jpg\" alt=\"International conference held by the NCRI in London to honor World Day Against the Death Penalty\u2014 October 11, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025-749x420.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/london-ncri-conference-11102025-696x390.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International conference held by the NCRI in London to honor World Day Against the Death Penalty\u2014 October 11, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"1196\">LONDON, October 11, 2025 \u2014 Lawmakers, human rights advocates, and international dignitaries from across Europe and beyond gathered at Church House Westminster on Saturday for a major conference, marking the <em data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"932\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/em>. The event united voices calling for an immediate halt to Iran\u2019s record number of executions, accountability for past atrocities, and recognition of the NCRI and its President-elect Maryam Rajavi as the viable democratic alternative to the ruling theocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1666\">Speakers from the United Kingdom, Europe, and Latin America described Iran\u2019s clerical regime as a \u201cmonster of death\u201d and \u201ccapital punishment capital of the world,\u201d denouncing its campaign of political killings and repression of PMOI (People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) members. A recurring call \u2014 \u201cNo to the Shah, no to the mullahs\u201d \u2014 echoed through the hall, as participants emphasized the NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan for a free, democratic, and secular republic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As for the international community, the political executions and death sentences in Iran are a test for them. The central pillars of its rule are repression and the violation of human rights on the one hand, and export of terrorism and warmongering on the other. <br \/>It will only\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCyxauVInJ\">pic.twitter.com\/aCyxauVInJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1976997313068380363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"875\">In her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/a-call-to-the-international-community-to-confront-the-wave-of-executions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keynote address<\/a>, <strong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"289\">Maryam Rajavi<\/strong>, the NCRI\u2019s President-elect, described Iran\u2019s clerical regime as \u201ca monster of death\u201d whose rule \u201crests upon the pillars of executions and repression.\u201d Mrs. Rajavi warned that more than 1,200 people have been executed in the first nine months of 2025 \u2014 \u201cthe highest number in 36 years\u201d \u2014 and that this surge reflects the regime\u2019s desperation in the face of growing dissent. \u201cEvery drop of blood shed by the regime,\u201d she said, \u201cis a testament to its fear of a nation that has decided to rise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"1395\">She denounced the executions of PMOI supporters, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2025\/07\/iran-horrifying-secret-executions-amid-mounting-political-repression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>, and the deliberate medical neglect that killed political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi, calling these acts \u201cmurders committed under the guise of law.\u201d Mrs. Rajavi warned that the same mindset that led to the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners now governs the state\u2019s policies. \u201cThe same criminals who ordered that genocide,\u201d she said, \u201care today in charge of the judiciary, the intelligence apparatus, and the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1891\">She rejected both theocracy and monarchy alike, declaring, \u201cNo to the Shah, no to the mullahs \u2014 no to all forms of dictatorship.\u201d The only solution, she stressed, is \u201cthe democratic alternative embodied in the organized resistance movement.\u201d Presenting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavis-ten-point-plan-for-future-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a roadmap for Iran\u2019s future, she called for the establishment of a secular republic founded on the separation of religion and state, gender equality, an independent judiciary, and the abolition of the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"2211\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cFreedom and democracy will not be granted by tyrants,\u201d the NCRI President-elect concluded. \u201cThey will be earned by the courage of our people, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran, and the unity of the international community that stands with them. Together, we can build an Iran without executions, without torture, and without tyranny.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Baroness O\u2019Loan highlights the demands of over 500 dignitaries in their statement: <br \/>No to executions. No to impunity for the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre.<br \/>She calls for urgent action to save lives, asking: Why are these executions happening? Why now? And what must be done?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g1wyYAKOLC\">pic.twitter.com\/g1wyYAKOLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1977039204577071272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"3186\"><strong data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2504\">Baroness O\u2019Loan, <\/strong>member of the UK House of Lords,\u00a0announced a declaration signed by over 500 global dignitaries and human rights advocates, demanding an end to executions and impunity. \u201cEvery three and a half hours, a person is executed in Iran,\u201d she said, condemning the regime\u2019s state media for glorifying the 1988 massacre as a \u201csuccessful historical experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"3186\">She urged the United Kingdom and United Nations to refer the regime\u2019s atrocities to the International Criminal Court and impose sanctions on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior judiciary officials. Praising the NCRI\u2019s democratic vision, she said, \u201cYou are not alone \u2014 your courage lights the path to an Iran without executions, without tyranny, without fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"760\"><strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"341\">Ingrid Betancourt<\/strong>, the former Colombian senator and long-time supporter of the Iranian Resistance, delivered one of the most impassioned speeches of the day, describing the conference as \u201ca hall of conscience\u201d where the world must decide whether to remain silent or act. Addressing Maryam Rajavi as \u201cmy sister,\u201d she said she was \u201cenraged and infuriated\u201d that Mrs. Rajavi was not yet leading Iran, but declared that \u201cthe day will come.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a>: Conference at Church House, London, marking the World Day against the Death Penalty, urging action to save the lives of 17 political prisoners in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> sentenced to death for affiliation with the Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI\/MEK)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanhannity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seanhannity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebGorka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SebGorka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2yf86wbUA\">pic.twitter.com\/L2yf86wbUA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsafavi\/status\/1977024483711238586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1195\">Betancourt described the executions in Iran as \u201can instrument of barbarism\u201d and \u201ca weapon to instill fear,\u201d contrasting the regime\u2019s cruelty with the moral power of those it seeks to destroy. \u201cTheir crime,\u201d she said of the 17 prisoners on death row, \u201cis to think, to claim justice, dignity, and freedom. Their only crime is to support the MEK \u2014 the movement that has carried the torch of liberty through six decades of oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1617\">She told the story of<a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/maryam-akbari-monfared\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Maryam Akbari Monfared<\/a>, who has spent 16 years in prison for demanding justice for her siblings executed in 1988. Quoting Akbari Monfared\u2019s letters from prison \u2014 \u201cJustice stands stronger than love\u201d \u2014 Betancourt called her \u201cthe conscience of Iran.\u201d She praised prisoners who join the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d hunger strikes, turning their hunger into \u201ca weapon to accuse their executioners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1978\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Condemning the regime\u2019s use of the death penalty as \u201ca political weapon, not a judicial act,\u201d Betancourt urged the international community to abandon appeasement and stand with the NCRI and the PMOI. \u201cThe MEK is not just a political movement,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is a moral force, and the democratic coalition under Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership is the only way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every day is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoToExecutionTuesdays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoToExecutionTuesdays<\/a> campaign.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IBetancourtCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IBetancourtCol<\/a>: Iran\u2019s prisoners turn hunger into a weapon, pointing to and accusing their executioners. They transform a day of horror into a moment of resistance, dignity, solidarity, and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3NAlMiqPJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/3NAlMiqPJ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1977018009572065637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"4604\"><strong data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3851\">John Bercow<\/strong>, the former Speaker of the UK Parliament, denounced Iran\u2019s government as a \u201cfascist state,\u201d responsible for nearly two-thirds of all executions worldwide. He detailed the killings of PMOI supporters Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, and the death of political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi after being denied medical care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"4604\">\u201cThat is culpable homicide,\u201d he said. Calling the regime\u2019s celebration of the 1988 massacre \u201cbigotry on an industrial scale,\u201d Bercow rejected both monarchy and theocracy: \u201cNo to the Shah, no to the mullahs \u2014 yes to democracy, rule of law, and gender equality.\u201d He urged the UK government to make Iran\u2019s human rights abuses a daily foreign policy priority, asserting, \u201cYou can dim the flame of freedom, but you cannot extinguish it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8992\" data-end=\"9748\">Italian Senator <strong data-start=\"9009\" data-end=\"9025\">Giulio Terzi<\/strong>, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, reminded attendees that two-thirds of the world\u2019s nations support a moratorium on executions, while Iran \u201cremains the heinous champion in hanging its people.\u201d He condemned Tehran\u2019s impunity for the 1988 massacre and the ongoing execution of PMOI members, including boxer <a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/10\/06\/mohammad-javad-vafaei-sani-death-sentence-upheld-for-the-third-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8992\" data-end=\"9748\">\u201cThe regime\u2019s cruelty increases as it weakens,\u201d he said, denouncing its IRGC as \u201cthe head of the snake.\u201d Terzi called for the IRGC\u2019s immediate designation as a terrorist organization and rebuked former crown prince Reza Pahlavi for suggesting cooperation with it. \u201cNeither with the mullahs nor with the Shah,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThere is a third option \u2014 the NCRI and its Ten-Point Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/5 Mio intervento alla straordinaria Conferenza  organizzata a Londra dal Consiglio Nazionale della Resistenza in Iran, in occasione della Giornata Mondiale contro la Pena di Morte.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBM56enL0J\">https:\/\/t.co\/kBM56enL0J<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giulio Terzi (@GiulioTerzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiulioTerzi\/status\/1977059460557254819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"9750\" data-end=\"10418\">At the conference, former UN Special Rapporteur <strong data-start=\"9803\" data-end=\"9820\">Javaid Rehman<\/strong> warned that executions in Iran have reached \u201cshocking and unprecedented proportions,\u201d exceeding 1,000 already this year. He called the death penalty \u201ca weapon of repression and fear\u201d aimed at eliminating PMOI supporters and political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"9750\" data-end=\"10418\">Prof. Rehman urged the establishment of an international accountability mechanism and the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute perpetrators of <a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the 1988 massacre<\/a> and ongoing crimes. \u201cUnless the world acts,\u201d he said, \u201cthe regime\u2019s intention is to repeat those atrocity crimes. The international community failed to act in 1988. It must not fail again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"5312\"><strong data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4631\">Dame Theresa Villiers<\/strong>, former British MP and Cabinet minister, said \u201cevery right-thinking person should be repulsed\u201d by Tehran\u2019s use of executions and assassinations as tools of state power. Citing findings from the UK Parliament\u2019s Intelligence and Security Committee, she noted that at least 15 assassination attempts had been made against dissidents in Britain since 2022.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"5312\">She called for Iran\u2019s human rights record to be referred to the UN Security Council, sanctions to be reimposed, and the IRGC proscribed as a terrorist organization. \u201cThe NCRI\u2019s Ten-Point Plan offers the blueprint for a democratic, secular republic,\u201d she said. \u201cSomeday this cruel tyranny will finally lose its grip on power.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3 UN Special Rapporteur on Iran:<\/p>\n<p>The UNGA annual resolution on Iran should reference the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a>. Unless prevented by the international community, the regime intends to repeat the atrocity crimes of 1988.<\/p>\n<p>CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobRae48?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BobRae48<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BWoodward_UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BWoodward_UN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaelgwaltz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustraliaUN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AustraliaUN<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ADxUDZtvTK\">https:\/\/t.co\/ADxUDZtvTK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RwqIJUZYst\">pic.twitter.com\/RwqIJUZYst<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HanifJazayeri\/status\/1977042392214573546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"5314\" data-end=\"5896\">Irish Senator <strong data-start=\"5328\" data-end=\"5349\">Gerard Craughwell<\/strong> declared that \u201cexecutions in Iran are not justice \u2014 they are murders.\u201d He cited 1,850 deaths over the past 14 months and 61 women executed, describing the victims as \u201cpoets, dreamers, brothers, sisters.\u201d Drawing parallels with Ireland\u2019s own struggle for independence, he said, \u201cJust as Ireland became a Republic, so will Iran.\u201d He endorsed Rajavi\u2019s platform and urged global action: \u201cFlood embassies and parliaments with messages to stop the executions. No to the mullahs, no to the Shah. The people of Iran must rise to reclaim their country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5898\" data-end=\"6493\"><strong data-start=\"5898\" data-end=\"5917\">Dowlat Nowrouzi<\/strong>, NCRI Representative in the UK, condemned the regime\u2019s \u201cbrutal judiciary\u201d and its campaign of arbitrary arrests and torture. She revealed that PMOI <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> carried out 39,000 anti-regime activities in 135 cities last year, including more than 3,000 operations targeting the IRGC\u2019s repressive centers. \u201cThe world must recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to overthrow this regime,\u201d she said, calling for justice for Khamenei and judiciary chief Mohseni-Eje\u2019i. \u201cOur option is the third option \u2014 Madam Rajavi\u2019s plan for democratic change led by the Resistance Units.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today in Church House Westminster, to mark <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty<\/a> a conference is urging the world to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iran_policy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPoA6H2c8E\">https:\/\/t.co\/OPoA6H2c8E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BsLYjLzjUq\">pic.twitter.com\/BsLYjLzjUq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Joseph (@James_JosephTDL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/James_JosephTDL\/status\/1976986563486925153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"6495\" data-end=\"7069\"><strong data-start=\"6495\" data-end=\"6513\">Massoud Zabeti<\/strong>, representing the Iranian community, said the time for appeasement had ended. Quoting a statement signed by 35 transatlantic dignitaries, including former U.S. officials Tom Ridge and Michael Mukasey, he said, \u201cThey know what the regime fears most \u2014 the PMOI\u2019s strength and the support it commands inside Iran.\u201d Zabeti warned that Tehran exports the same \u201cdeath and terror\u201d to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and even Europe. \u201cYour time is up,\u201d he said, addressing the regime. \u201cIran will face a new dawn, and those responsible for these crimes will face justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"7071\" data-end=\"7370\"><strong data-start=\"7071\" data-end=\"7085\">Rosa Zarei<\/strong>, a young Iranian-British academic, opened the session by honoring her father, a former political prisoner, and her aunt, executed in 1988. \u201cWe are here to keep their voices alive,\u201d she said, reminding attendees that \u201cIran has the highest rate of executions per capita in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"7372\" data-end=\"7765\"><strong data-start=\"7372\" data-end=\"7391\">Azadeh Hosseini<\/strong>, a teacher from London, recalled how her uncles and aunt were executed under both the Shah\u2019s and the current regime. \u201cThey were imprisoned and tortured first by the Shah, then executed by the mullahs,\u201d she said. \u201cNo to Shah, no to Mullahs \u2014 yes to freedom.\u201d Praising Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a>, she said it envisions \u201can Iran without executions, torture, or discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taking place today, at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty<\/a> conference addressing executions in Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IBetancourtCol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IBetancourtCol<\/a> raises a powerful question about our duty to demand justice for political prisoners standing on the threshold of life and death. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsinIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsinIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiLiA_charity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FiLiA_charity<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTselkPNUf\">pic.twitter.com\/fTselkPNUf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranHrm\/status\/1977011508283388178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 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;\" data-start=\"7767\" data-end=\"8156\">Law student <strong data-start=\"7779\" data-end=\"7794\">Neda Zabeti<\/strong>, 20, recounted that five of her relatives were executed. \u201cHaving five family members murdered should shock you,\u201d she said, \u201cbut for Iranians, this has become normal \u2014 and it should never be.\u201d She condemned Iran\u2019s politicized trials and called on Western governments to \u201cend their silence.\u201d \u201cLet us say no to dictatorship \u2014 no Shah, no Mullahs,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8158\" data-end=\"8619\"><strong data-start=\"8158\" data-end=\"8175\">Omid Ebrahimi<\/strong>, a young doctor whose family members were killed in the 1988 massacre, praised <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran\u2019s Resistance Units<\/a> as \u201cthe rebellious youth who dare to say no to dictatorship and yes to freedom.\u201d He warned that both the regime and \u201cits fake alternative \u2014 the so-called return of monarchy\u201d \u2014 are panicking at the Resistance\u2019s growth. \u201cSupporting the youth and their right to resist,\u201d he said, \u201cis not only a moral duty; it is key to peace and democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"8621\" data-end=\"8990\"><strong data-start=\"8621\" data-end=\"8640\">Rana Rahmanfard<\/strong>, a linguistics graduate, remembered her uncle Nader, executed for supporting the PMOI, and called for concrete international action. \u201cAlmost 2,000 executions have taken place this year alone,\u201d she said. \u201cWords and sanctions against individuals are not enough. 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