Recent reports reveal a disturbing escalation in the number of executions, with at least 120 individuals executed in November alone, averaging one execution every six hours. Currently, over 5,000 people are on death row in Iran’s prisons.
The government, led by the mullahs, amidst an escalating regional war of its own initiation, has ramped up both secret and public executions. Since the onset of the conflict on October 7, 225 individuals, including political prisoners and those arrested in recent uprisings, have been executed.
Notable among these executions were Milad Zohrevand, a participant in the 2022 uprising, and Ali Saber Motlaq, a supporter of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Political prisoners Hani Albushahbazi and Ayub Karimi, as well as Kamran Rezaei, who was involved in the November 2019 uprising, were also among those executed.
Women in Iran suffer the most under this regime, facing institutionalized suppression, discrimination, enforced hijab laws, and even execution for non-compliance, as seen in the cases of Zhina Amini and Armita Geravand. Amnesty International’s recent report highlights the harrowing torture and sexual violence against protesters during last year’s uprising, including assaults on 12 women, seven children, and 26 men by the regime’s forces.
An international movement, comprising 124 former world leaders, is now calling for the Iranian regime’s leaders to be held accountable for crimes against humanity. This includes the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners. Yet, the regime remains undeterred, partly due to the perceived inaction of Western governments.
Millions of Iranians have been forced into exile due to the regime’s actions, which include a four-decade-long history of crimes against humanity.
Ironically, President Raisi is expected to participate in the World Refugee Forum in Geneva, highlighting a significant contradiction in the UN’s stance on human rights and refugee rights.
In response, the Iranian resistance proposes four measures: Blacklisting the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity, reinstating sanctions through Security Council Resolution 2231, placing Tehran’s government under Chapter Seven of the United Nations Charter, and recognizing the Iranian people’s struggle against the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
While Western governments have often appeased such brutality, the Iranian resistance is actively striving to restore human rights in Iran. This includes legal action against those responsible for the 1988 massacre, as part of a broader effort to overthrow the mullahs’ regime. The situation in Iran is not just a national crisis but a test of the international community’s commitment to human rights and justice.
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