{"id":338251,"date":"2025-10-16T08:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=338251"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:52:44","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-october-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-october-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 October 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_338252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338252\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Cologne, Germany, held a rally and photo exhibition on October 11, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cologne-iranian-resistance-rally-11102025-1-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Cologne, Germany, held a rally and photo exhibition on October 11, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 2:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ex-US Embassy Guard in Norway Convicted of Spying for Russia, Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-316631 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/euractiv-logo-e1760619141616.png\" alt=\"euractiv logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Norwegian court has sentenced a former US embassy security guard to three years and seven months in prison for spying for Russia and Iran. The 28-year-old Norwegian man was convicted of providing floor plans, personal details of embassy staff and their families, and information about activities at the US embassy between March and November 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In exchange, he was paid \u20ac10,000 from Russian intelligence and 0.17 bitcoin from Iranian intelligence, the court ruled on Wednesday. In its judgment made public Thursday, the Oslo court said the information was \u201cof a nature that could be used for direct actions and physical attacks against the concerned individuals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe accused understood that disclosing this information could harm US security interests,\u201d the court noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/news\/ex-us-embassy-guard-in-norway-convicted-of-spying-for-russia-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian Regime Is on the Ropes. Canada Can Help Knock It Out<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-267300 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/national-post-logo-font-1-e1758374778669.jpg\" alt=\"national-post-logo-font-1-e1669818632504\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It would be hard to speak the opposite of the truth with more precision than the spokesman for Iran\u2019s foreign ministry.\u00a0As 20 leaders joined Donald Trump at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to discuss reshaping the Middle East, Esmail Baghaei looked like someone had stolen his last pack of Smarties. Iran was invited but decided not to attend. As a \u201cresponsible country\u201d Iran wants to end the bloodshed in Gaza, he said, but \u201cnormalization of ties has only been used by the Zionist regime to continue its crimes and justify the genocide it has committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The reality is that Iran has been humiliated and isolated. Trump\u2019s campaign of \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d is seeking to drive Iranian oil exports to zero. Last week,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/latest-us-sanctions-iranian-oil-deal-blow-chinas-sinopec-2025-10-10\/\">the U.S. imposed new sanctions<\/a>\u00a0on 90 individuals and entities for facilitating illicit trade in oil and gas, Iran\u2019s lifeline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/john-ivison-the-iranian-regime-is-on-the-ropes-canada-can-help-knock-it-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Iran\u2019s Rebellious Youth Mark \u2018No to Executions\u2019 Campaign by Targeting Regime Centers of Repression<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Protesters burn regime propaganda poster of Khomeini in Mashhad | Iran protests\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_3JdXi4aJlDQ\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3JdXi4aJlDQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JdXi4aJlDQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT10S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-14T06:29:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_3JdXi4aJlDQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3JdXi4aJlDQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Protesters burn regime propaganda poster of Khomeini in Mashhad | Iran protests<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3JdXi4aJlDQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3JdXi4aJlDQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters burn regime propaganda poster of Khomeini in Mashhad | Iran protests\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"*** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coinciding with past week\u2019s global \u201cNo to Executions\u201d campaign, Iran\u2019s rebellious youth delivered 15 fiery warnings to the regime\u2019s apparatus of repression and execution in multiple cities, including Isfahan, Mashhad, Bandar Abbas, Rasht, Urmia, Ahvaz, Sanandaj, Lahijan, Fuladshahr, Dezful, Harsin, and Kerman, confronting the executioner regime and illuminating the path to uprising and freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recalling the 1,654 executions carried out in one year under the orders of regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the rebellious youth set fire to images of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and struck at symbols and centers of repression, emphasizing that each and every executioner, judge, execution agent, and regime leader will be brought to justice for their crimes against the people of Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/irans-rebellious-youth-mark-no-to-executions-campaign-by-targeting-regime-centers-of-repression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shiva Esmaeli: Crippled in Evin Prison Due to Denial of Medical Care<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-332799 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NCRI-Women-Shiva-Esmaeli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NCRI-Women-Shiva-Esmaeli.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NCRI-Women-Shiva-Esmaeli-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The health condition of Shiva Esmaeli, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/08\/18\/shiva-esmaeli-political-prisoner-sentenced10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political prisoner<\/a>\u00a0held in the women\u2019s ward of Evin Prison, has reportedly reached a critical stage. Shiva Esmaeli, who was previously transferred from Evin to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/abysmal-conditions-of-inmates-in-qarchak-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qarchak Prison<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varamin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Varamin<\/a>, developed severe back pain and limited mobility due to the unsanitary conditions and lack of medical facilities in Qarchak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite her return to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2021\/12\/09\/the-conditions-of-women-iran-prisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evin Prison<\/a>, Shiva continues to be denied access to specialized medical treatment and hospital transfer. Officials from the Ministry of Intelligence and the Evin Prison administration are reportedly preventing her transfer to an external medical facility, despite her worsening condition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to informed sources, the intensity of her pain has rendered her unable to perform daily activities without assistance from fellow inmates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/15\/shiva-esmaeli-crippled-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Nahid Hemmati Executed in Nahavand Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-255109 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-executed-47-in-January\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Iran-executed-47-in-January.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Nahid Hemmati, a female inmate, was executed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nahavand_County\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nahavand<\/a> Prison, located in Hamedan Province, western Iran. She was charged with drug-related offenses.\u00a0This is the second woman executed this week in Iran. On October 13, another woman,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/13\/zeynab-khodabandeh-executed-in-isfahan\/\">Zeynab\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/13\/zeynab-khodabandeh-executed-in-isfahan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/13\/zeynab-khodabandeh-executed-in-isfahan\/\">hodabandeh<\/a>, was hanged in Dastgerd prison of Isfahan.\u00a0With the execution of Nahid Hemmati, the number of women executed in Iran since the beginning of 2025 has reached 41, setting an unprecedented record for female executions in the country. Last year, a total of 34 women were executed in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/15\/nahid-hemmati-executed-in-nahavand-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Kowkab Badaghi and Her Husband Brutalized in Front of Their Young Child<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338253 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Kowkab-Badaghi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Kowkab-Badaghi.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NCRI-Women-Kowkab-Badaghi-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, October 13, 2025, Kowkab Badaghi, a teachers\u2019 rights activist in the city of Izeh, was subjected to a violent raid by security forces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nine plainclothes agents affiliated with the IRGC Intelligence Organization of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khuzestan_province\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khuzestan Province<\/a>\u00a0climbed over the wall of her home and violently brutalized Kowkab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2023\/07\/18\/kowkab-badaghi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Badaghi<\/a>\u00a0and her husband in front of their young child.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports indicate that both are in poor physical condition. A photo circulated on social media shows visible signs of beating and injury on her husband\u2019s body. The agents searched the house and confiscated the family\u2019s electronic devices, including Kowkab Badaghi\u2019s personal belongings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/wncri.org\/2025\/10\/15\/kowkab-badaghi-brutalized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Iran\u2019s Widening Gender Gap: Women Forced Out of the Labor Market<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334320 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-womens-retirement-in-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-womens-retirement-in-Iran.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NCRI-Women-womens-retirement-in-Iran-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New labor market data from Iran\u2019s Statistics Center for the summer of 2025 paints a grim picture of gender inequality and economic exclusion. The female unemployment rate has risen to 15.2%, roughly 2.5 times higher than that of men, marking one of the sharpest gender gaps in years. Combined with the decline in women\u2019s labor force participation, these figures reveal not only widespread joblessness but also a growing pattern of women being\u00a0<em>pushed out<\/em>\u00a0of the workforce altogether.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the official report, while the male unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5.8%, women\u2019s unemployment rose by one percentage point compared to the same period last year. The numbers confirm that women remain far more vulnerable to Iran\u2019s persistent economic shocks\u2014a vulnerability rooted in decades of structural discrimination and lack of equal access to stable employment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/women\/irans-widening-gender-gap-women-forced-out-of-the-labor-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">The Inevitable Collapse of Iran\u2019s Clerical Regime: Admission from Within<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-338202 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Protest by retirees of different sectors in Kermanshah (October 14, 2025)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Protest-by-retirees-of-different-sectors-in-Kermanshah-October-14-2025.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inevitable collapse has surrounded Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy from every direction. This is neither coincidence nor surprise, but the direct outcome of forty-six years of tyranny, corruption, and discrimination. The system that once deceived people with false promises of \u201cjustice\u201d and \u201cspirituality\u201d now drowns in a swamp of dysfunction and public distrust.\u00a0Even within the regime, voices are rising\u2014not in pursuit of reform, but as reluctant witnesses to its downfall. What they call \u201creform\u201d is, in truth, confession: an acknowledgment that the clerical regime has nothing left to offer but repression, ruin, and repetition of failure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 11, the regime-affiliated\u00a0<em>Majles (Parliament) Telegram Channel<\/em> quoted Ruhollah Mousavi, a member of parliament from Lordegan, as saying:\u00a0\u201cThe late Dr. Hesabi once said that a country unable to provide comfort for its retirees has no bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/the-inevitable-collapse-of-irans-clerical-regime-admission-from-within\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Hunger Strike in Ghezel Hesar Prison Enters Third Day as Khamenei Escalates Executions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-338219 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hunger-Strike-at-Ghezel-Hesar-Amid-Execution-Transfers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hunger-Strike-at-Ghezel-Hesar-Amid-Execution-Transfers.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hunger-Strike-at-Ghezel-Hesar-Amid-Execution-Transfers-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"835\">As the Iranian regime intensifies its nationwide campaign of executions to suppress dissent and intimidate society, prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj have entered the third day of a hunger strike. The protest, which began in Unit 2 of the prison, is a direct response to the transfer of at least 11 inmates to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"1225\">According to reports from inside the prison, the atmosphere has become tense and heavily militarized. Security forces have imposed strict control over the wards, and judicial officials have attempted to end the strike by making vague promises to the inmates. Despite this, the hunger strike continues, with at least one prisoner\u2019s health reported to be in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1484\">The prisoners transferred to solitary confinement have been identified as: Ahmad Es\u1e25aq-Zehi (Mandi-Zehi), Ahmad Koushki, Ali Ahmad Zahedai, Mohammad Ne\u2019mati, Mehdi Yousefi, Ahmad Sadegh-Nia, Zarali, Meysam Jalinus, Hadi Naqdi, and Mehdi Ein-al-Elahei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/human-rights\/hunger-strike-in-ghezel-hesar-prison-enters-third-day-as-khamenei-escalates-executions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">2,574 Killed or Injured for a Loaf of Bread \u2013 The Toll of Iran\u2019s Border Porters in the Past 13 Years<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-254860 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kulbar-freight-carrier-kermanshah-iran-300x170.webp\" alt=\"kulbar-freight-carrier-kermanshah-iran\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kulbar-freight-carrier-kermanshah-iran-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kulbar-freight-carrier-kermanshah-iran-150x85.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kulbar-freight-carrier-kermanshah-iran.webp 690w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Carrying goods across the western borders of Iran \u2014 known as\u00a0<em>kolbari<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 is an old phenomenon, but in recent years, with rising unemployment and poverty in border regions, it has become the only means of survival for thousands. There are no official statistics on the number of porters (<em>kolbars<\/em>), but human rights organizations estimate that more than 70,000 people in the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan are engaged in this dangerous work. Many of them are young men who are either educated or have no other employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The paths taken by\u00a0<em>kolbars<\/em>\u00a0usually pass through mountains under harsh weather conditions. In winter, temperatures drop below -10\u00b0C, and porters carry heavy loads on their backs for hours. Falling from cliffs, avalanches, frostbite, and gunfire from border guards are among the main dangers they face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to data from the Kurdpa Human Rights Organization, between 2012 and October 2025, at least 2,574\u00a0<em>kolbars<\/em>\u00a0have been killed or injured in Iran\u2019s Kurdish border regions \u2014 656 killed and 1,918 injured. The data shows a general upward trend in casualties since the early 2010s, peaking between 2017 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/55705-2574-killed-or-injured-for-a-loaf-of-bread-the-toll-of-irans-border-porters-in-the-past-13-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">After Years of Concealment, Iranian Oil Tankers Have Reappeared on the Global Positioning System<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-259744 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers-300x150.webp\" alt=\"Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers-150x75.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers-696x348.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Why-Iran-seized-two-Greek-oil-tankers.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to an analysis by the\u00a0<em>TankerTrackers<\/em>\u00a0website, most oil tankers sailing under Iran\u2019s regime flag are, for the first time since 2018, transmitting their real signals through the Automatic Identification System (AIS) without falsifying their location. Iranian regime officials have not yet responded to this development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, October 14,\u00a0<em>TankerTrackers<\/em>\u00a0cited data from two global ship-tracking information providers, reporting that most Iranian tankers are now normally active on the global positioning system and, unlike previous years, no longer hide their real locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Samir Madani, co-founder of\u00a0<em>TankerTrackers<\/em>, told the\u00a0<em>Splash<\/em>\u00a0website that the timing of this development is quite interesting, as it comes after seven and a half years of widespread signal spoofing by the National Iranian Tanker Company\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/economy\/55713-after-years-of-concealment-iranian-oil-tankers-have-reappeared-on-the-global-positioning-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Iranian Regime Judiciary Sentences French Nationals to Decades in Prison<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-261964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-judiciary-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"iran-judiciary\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-judiciary-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-judiciary-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/iran-judiciary.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mizan News Agency, the state-run outlet affiliated with Iran\u2019s judiciary, reported that two French citizens accused of \u201cespionage\u201d in Iran have been sentenced to a total of more than 60 years in prison, without revealing their names.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Tuesday, October 14, Mizan wrote that one of the defendants was sentenced to six years in prison for \u201cspying on behalf of the French intelligence service,\u201d five years for \u201cassembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,\u201d and twenty years in exile for \u201cintelligence cooperation with Israel, considered as waging war against God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The other defendant was sentenced to ten years in prison for \u201cspying on behalf of the French intelligence service,\u201d five years for \u201cassembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,\u201d and seventeen years for \u201caiding intelligence cooperation with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/terrorism\/55710-iranian-regime-judiciary-sentences-french-nationals-to-decades-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Melbourne Rally and Photo Exhibition Condemn Iran\u2019s Executions on World Day Against Death Penalty<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Melbourne Rally and Photo Exhibition Condemn Iran&rsquo;s Executions on World Day Against Death Penalty&ndash;1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_akgAxBy2t_U\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FakgAxBy2t_U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/akgAxBy2t_U\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-15T05:46:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_akgAxBy2t_U\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FakgAxBy2t_U%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Melbourne Rally and Photo Exhibition Condemn Iran\u2019s Executions on World Day Against Death Penalty\u20131<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/akgAxBy2t_U\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FakgAxBy2t_U%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Melbourne Rally and Photo Exhibition Condemn Iran&rsquo;s Executions on World Day Against Death Penalty&ndash;1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Melbourne, Australia \u2013 October 10, 2025 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Melbourne to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The rally condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"664\"><strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"264\">Melbourne, Australia \u2013 October 10, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"460\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) gathered in Melbourne to mark the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/10\/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-and-irans-resistance-against-executions\/79277\/\" rel=\"\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/a>. The rally condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/10\/08\/executions-in-iran-a-deadly-record-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing executions<\/a>\u00a0and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/10\/melbourne-rally-and-photo-exhibition-condemn-irans-executions-on-world-day-against-death-penalty\/79636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Day Two of Iranian Resistance Supporters\u2019 Rally in Oslo \u2013 Continued Call to End Executions in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Day Two of Iranian Resistance Supporters&rsquo; Rally in Oslo &ndash; Continued Call to End Executions in Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_3vhk--gkBJQ\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3vhk--gkBJQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vhk--gkBJQ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M12S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-15T08:48:25Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_3vhk--gkBJQ\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3vhk--gkBJQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Day Two of Iranian Resistance Supporters\u2019 Rally in Oslo \u2013 Continued Call to End Executions in Iran<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3vhk--gkBJQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F3vhk--gkBJQ%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Day Two of Iranian Resistance Supporters&rsquo; Rally in Oslo &ndash; Continued Call to End Executions in Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Oslo, Norway \u2013 October 11, 2025 \u2014 On the second day of a two-day rally marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) once again gathered outside the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The demonstration and photo exhibition, which began on October 10, continued for a second day as freedom-loving Iranians renewed their call for justice, human rights, and an end to executions in Iran. The photo exhibition displayed images of martyrs of Iran\u2019s uprisings and political prisoners who have been executed or face imminent execution, drawing attention from passersby and human rights advocates. Participants condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s escalating wave of executions and demanded the abolition of the death penalty, the release of all prisoners on death row, and accountability for those responsible for crimes against humanity.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"766\"><strong>Oslo, Norway \u2013 October 11, 2025 \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0On the second day of a two-day rally marking the\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/10\/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-and-irans-resistance-against-executions\/79277\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/a>, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) once again gathered outside the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The\u00a0<strong>demonstration<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>photo exhibition<\/strong>, which began on October 10, continued for a second day as freedom-loving Iranians renewed their call for justice, human rights, and an end to executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/10\/day-two-of-iranian-resistance-supporters-rally-in-oslo-continued-call-to-end-executions-in-iran\/79685\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Rally in Vancouver Urges End to Iran\u2019s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Rally in Vancouver Urges End to Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners&ndash;Oct 11, 2025\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_kjlQZJVfm6Q\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkjlQZJVfm6Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kjlQZJVfm6Q\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M56S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-15T06:12:21Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_kjlQZJVfm6Q\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkjlQZJVfm6Q%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Rally in Vancouver Urges End to Iran\u2019s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners\u2013Oct 11, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kjlQZJVfm6Q\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FkjlQZJVfm6Q%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Rally in Vancouver Urges End to Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners&ndash;Oct 11, 2025\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Vancouver, Canada \u2013 October 11, 2025 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Vancouver to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"664\"><strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"264\">Vancouver, Canada \u2013 October 11, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"460\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) gathered in Vancouver to mark the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/10\/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-and-irans-resistance-against-executions\/79277\/\" rel=\"\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/a>. The demonstrators condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/2025\/10\/08\/executions-in-iran-a-deadly-record-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing executions<\/a>\u00a0and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\"><a style=\"color: #4db2ec; text-align: justify;\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-assemblies\/2025\/10\/rally-in-vancouver-urges-end-to-irans-executions-and-freedom-for-political-prisoners\/79673\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"811\">Rally in Toronto Urges End to Iran\u2019s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Rally in Toronto Urges End to Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners&ndash;Oct 11, 2025 &ndash;1\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_5w5er6W_BPU\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5w5er6W_BPU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5w5er6W_BPU\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-10-15T06:09:31Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_5w5er6W_BPU\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5w5er6W_BPU%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Rally in Toronto Urges End to Iran\u2019s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners\u2013Oct 11, 2025 \u20131<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5w5er6W_BPU\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F5w5er6W_BPU%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Rally in Toronto Urges End to Iran&rsquo;s Executions and Freedom for Political Prisoners&ndash;Oct 11, 2025 &ndash;1\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Toronto, Canada \u2013 October 11, 2025 \u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) gathered in Toronto to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s ongoing executions and called for the immediate abolition of the death penalty, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent international action to prevent imminent executions.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"664\"><strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"264\">Toronto, Canada \u2013 October 11, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"460\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) gathered in Toronto to mark the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/10\/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-and-irans-resistance-against-executions\/79277\/\" rel=\"\">World Day Against the Death Penalty<\/a>. 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