Sheffield, UK – February 4, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, supporting the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a book and photo exhibition to protest the death sentences imposed on political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI. The organizers denounced the Iranian regime’s continued human rights violations and expressed solidarity with the Iranian Revolution.
The exhibition highlighted Iran’s worsening human rights crisis, particularly the plight of political prisoners facing execution. It also called for the immediate release of all political detainees held by the mullahs’ regime.
The exhibition urged the UK government to officially designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and to shut down the Iranian regime’s embassy, which is considered a hub for espionage and terror. Members of Sheffield’s Iranian community demanded the international prosecution of Iran’s leaders for crimes against humanity.
The Academics In Exile Association stated on X platform:
“On 04/02/2025, in #Sheffield, we stand in solidarity with Iran’s oppressed: Over 1,000 executions in 2024 and more than 800 under the new Iranian president alone.
Six political prisoners face execution. Let’s demand #HumanRights and #StopExecutionsInIran.“
On 04/02/2025, in #Sheffield, we stand in solidarity with Iran's oppressed: Over 1,000 executions in 2024 and more than 800 under the new Iranian president alone.
— Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) February 5, 2025
Six political prisoners face execution. Let’s demand #HumanRights and #StopExecutionsInIran#FreeIran2025 pic.twitter.com/BNuMifXyhU
Additionally, the academics advocated for justice, stricter sanctions against the regime, and recognition of the Iranian people’s right to self-defense. The exhibition received a positive response from a diverse audience in Sheffield.
