San Francisco, California – October 11, 2025 — Iranian Americans, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), gathered in San Francisco to mark the World Day Against the Death Penalty. The demonstrators denounced the Iranian regime’s escalating wave of Iran executions and urged the U.S. administration and the international community to take decisive political action in support of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
Condemning Executions and Demanding International Action
Participants called for the abolition of the death penalty in Iran, the release of all political prisoners, and urgent measures to halt imminent executions. Protesters highlighted the cases of Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani and Ehsan Faridi, along with 15 other MEK supporters currently at risk of execution. They urged the United States government, the United Nations, and global human rights bodies to act swiftly to save their lives.
Speakers also recalled the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, stressing that the continuation of executions today underscores the regime’s entrenched culture of impunity. They called for the prosecution of regime leaders responsible for these crimes before an international tribunal.
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We raised our voices to #StopExecutionsInIran, knowing well that the only path for such goal is regime change, by and for the people of Iran. #WomenResistanceFreedom#NCRIAlternative pic.twitter.com/fvlyOH3l3E— Iranian-American Community of NorCal (@IACNorCal) October 12, 2025
Support for Maryam Rajavi’s “No to Executions” Campaign
The rally expressed strong backing for Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and her global “No to Executions” campaign. Demonstrators echoed her call to expand international solidarity with the Iranian people’s movement for justice and freedom.
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San Francisco with Iranian American Community of Northern California @IACNorCal @KTVU @KPIXtv @nbcbayarea @ABC7 @kron4news @SFGate @sfchronicle @SFHumanRights https://t.co/VQ5Wnf2V93 pic.twitter.com/QnsZs39vtA— SK (@ShanazRx) October 12, 2025
Call for Democratic Change in Iran
Participants reaffirmed the Iranian people’s demand for a democratic republic, rejecting both religious dictatorship and any return to monarchy. They emphasized that the true conflict lies between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people, and that the only lasting solution is to empower the people and their organized Resistance to bring about democratic change from within.
