UK, December 10, 2024: On the occasion of Human Rights Day (Dec 10), freedom-loving Iranians and academics in Southampton supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) organized a book and photo exhibition to protest the death sentences handed to six political prisoners linked to the PMOI.
The organizers also condemned the Iranian regime’s ongoing crimes against the Iranian people and expressed solidarity with the ongoing Iranian Revolution.
The event highlighted the dire human rights situation in Iran, particularly focusing on political prisoners facing death sentences, and called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held by the mullahs’ regime.
The exhibition also called on the UK government to formally designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and to close the Iranian regime’s embassy, which is viewed as a center of espionage and terror. Members of Sheffield’s Iranian community called for the international prosecution of Iran’s leaders for crimes against humanity.
The Academics In Exile Association stated on the X platform: “Urgent: A book table to save six political prisoners in Iran from imminent execution. Let’s stand in solidarity and support those facing execution. Be the voice of the voiceless.”
"Urgent: A book table to save six political prisoners in #Iran from imminent execution. Let's stand in solidarity and support those facing #execution. Be the voice of the voiceless. #SaveIranianPrisoners #StopExecutionsInIran #FreeIran2024 pic.twitter.com/z3KWqdisNK
— Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) December 10, 2024
Additionally, the academics called for justice, tougher sanctions on the regime, and recognition of the Iranian people’s right to self-defense.
The exhibition was well-received by a diverse audience in Southampton.
