In an article from the National Council for Resistance of Iran on August 5 reports that their supporters in the Anglo-Iranian community in the United Kingdom plan to stage a sit-in protest on the anniversary of the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran in 1988.
In an article on August 5, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein condemned the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offenses.
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.
