{"id":346634,"date":"2026-07-16T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=346634"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:01:17","slug":"italian-senates-human-rights-commission-hosts-maryam-rajavi-in-official-hearing-to-address-irans-execution-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/italian-senates-human-rights-commission-hosts-maryam-rajavi-in-official-hearing-to-address-irans-execution-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Senate\u2019s Human Rights Commission Hosts Maryam Rajavi in Official Hearing to Address Iran\u2019s Execution Crisis\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NCRI President-elect Mrs. Maryam Rajavi participated in a session of the Human Rights Commission of the Italian Senate on July 16, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On July 16, 2026, the\u00a0<\/span>Human Rights\u00a0Commission of the Italian Senate<\/span>\u00a0convened\u00a0an\u00a0official hearing with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the\u00a0President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).\u00a0The\u00a0session was\u00a0conducted with\u00a0a formal, official invitation extended by the Senate Commission and was broadcast live and officially on the Italian Senate’s dedicated WebTV platform (webtv.senato.it).\u00a0Opened by the Commission\u2019s President, Senator Stefania Pucciarelli, the hearing served as a major European platform to expose the clerical regime’s escalating domestic atrocities and to lay out a decisive, human rights-driven foreign policy roadmap for Italy and the wider European Union.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing the distinguished panel of Italian senators,\u00a0<\/span>Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/b>\u00a0expounded on the critical human rights crisis unfolding across Iran. She highlighted<\/a> a catastrophic surge in arbitrary executions and mass arrests, noting that the ruling mullahs have weaponized the death penalty to terrorize the public and preempt popular uprisings.\u00a0Mrs.\u00a0Rajavi reminded the committee of Italy\u2019s historical legacy as a global pioneer in the movement to abolish the death penalty, urging Rome to lead the European Union in\u00a0establishing\u00a0firm accountability for Tehran\u2019s systematic abuses. During her address, Mrs. Rajavi remarked:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>“The Iranian people and their Resistance look to Italy\u2014historically a global pioneer in the movement to abolish the death penalty\u2014to lead the way within the European Union in spearheading decisive measures against the ongoing executions and massacres in Iran.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing the execution of political prisoners as well as ten members of the MEK Resistance Units in the last months, Mrs. Rajavi warned, “The issuance of death sentences continues unabated. The most recent and egregious case involves Arghavan Fallahi<\/a>, a 25-year-old woman who has endured months of solitary confinement and severe torture, and whose father also remains unjustly imprisoned.”<\/p>\n

“For the\u00a0free Iran of tomorrow, we advocate for a complete\u00a0ban on torture and the total abolition of the death penalty,” she stated. “For over four decades, standing in direct opposition to Khomeini, we have declared the mullahs\u2019 Sharia laws and their retributive penal code (Qesas) to be profoundly inhumane and entirely incompatible with the true teachings of Islam.”<\/p>\n

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In Commissione #DirittiUmani<\/a>, incontro con @Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> @iran_policy<\/a>. Diretta \u2192 https:\/\/t.co\/aoJ2dxiixH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WIArtphSdK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Senato Repubblica (@SenatoStampa) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n