Sheffield, UK – March 18, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, which supports 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 event shed light on the urgent plight of detainees, particularly Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani, who face imminent execution. Participants called for the immediate release of all political prisoners held by Iran’s ruling regime.
The exhibition also highlighted Iran’s worsening human rights crisis, with an increasing number of political prisoners facing execution. Attendees expressed solidarity with the Iranian Revolution and its calls for change.
Participants urged the UK government to officially designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC ) as a terrorist organization and to shut down Iran’s embassy, which they described as a center for espionage and terrorism. Members of Sheffield’s Iranian community also called for the international prosecution of Iran’s leaders for crimes against humanity.
The Academics in Exile Association shared on X: “in Sheffield, where residents gathered to sign a petition urging the UK government to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization and expel its operatives from the country. The petition also called for an end to the torture and execution of Iranian prisoners. 18/03/2025“
in #Sheffield, where residents gathered to sign a petition urging the UK government to designate the #IRGC as a terrorist organization and expel its operatives from the country. The petition also called for an end to the torture and execution of #Iranian prisoners. 18/03/2025 pic.twitter.com/KOd66kRrE7
— Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) March 18, 2025
The exhibition received a positive response from a diverse audience, with many attendees signing a petition advocating for regime change, democracy, and an end to executions and torture. The academics also called for stricter sanctions against the regime, justice for victims, and recognition of the Iranian people’s right to self-defense.
