The Express has published an article about the shocking mass execution of Sunni prisoners in an Iranian prison which came just a week after the Foreign Office said the country’s human rights abuses are getting worse.Ahmad Ebrahimi, a human rights campaigner who was born in Iran but now lives in London with his son, explained that he has lost many close friends and family members at the hand of the “tyrannical” Iranian regime.
Gérard Deprez MEP, Chair of Friends of a Free Iran, wrote an article condemning the execution of dozens of Sunni prisoners in Gohardasht Prison in the city of Karaj in Iran earlier this week. The families of the victims arrived to say a final goodbye to their loved ones, but were instead told they were too late. “Instead of saying goodbye, the families were told to go to the morgue to collect the bodies.”
Katrina Jorgensen, a contributor for Opportunity Lives, wrote an article that dealt with Camp Liberty and the efforts made for its residents.
She firstly highlighted that the majority of Americans, including journalists, had no idea that on 4th July this year Camp Liberty was attacked by rockets leaving 50 people injured. Despite the media not paying any attention to it, several politicians responded.
David Amess, a contributor to US News, wrote an article about the situation of Iran. He said that a year after the Iran nuclear agreement was signed a new wave of criticism has highlighted that the deal was “a giveaway to a brutal regime with a notorious record of human rights abuses and sponsoring terrorism”.
An article by Brian Brinker draws attention to the mass execution of between 10 to 36 Sunni Kurds at the notorious Rajai Shahr Prison, west of Tehran. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) believe that the number is 21 based on information they have received from the families of those executed.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has reported that several Sunni political prisoners on death row who have been transferred on Monday 1st August from Ward 10 of Section 4 of Gohardasht prison to solitary confinement of the IRGC section of this prison have started a protest by shouting slogans. This protest is against the execution of several of their cellmates.
Katie Mansfield wrote in The Express about the cruel circumstances surrounding the execution of at least 20 Sunni prisoners in Gohardasht Prison in Iran. The families of those due to be executed were invited to visit their loved ones one last time, but by the time they arrived at the prison, the victims had already been killed.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have published an article with the reaction of Mrs Maryam Rajavi following the cruel circumstances surrounding the execution of a large number of Sunni prisoners in Gohardasht Prison. She called it “an appalling crime against humanity” and sent her sincere condolences to the families of the victims, their families and the people of Iran.
The theoretician of the Iranian regime’s torture and execution in the judicial system, Mohammad Javad Larijani, has supported the death penalty and stated: “The Western’s view towards execution is baseless. They say the death penalty is unwarranted and inappropriate. However, we believe that the heavy punishment of execution must be carried out for serious crimes.”
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have reported that Fatah’s Information and Culture Commission has slammed the remarks by the advisor to the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister as “a reflection of the policy of his destructive system”. This is following the meeting between Iranian Resistance President-elect Maryam Rajavi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday in Paris.
