Manchester, UK – April 10, 2025: Members of the Academics in Exile Association, who support the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), organized a bookstall and photo exhibition in Manchester to protest the death sentences imposed on political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI. The event was held in solidarity with political prisoners and in response to the alarming rise in torture and systematic executions in Iran, which have intensified over the past week.
The organizers condemned the Iranian regime’s ongoing human rights violations and used the event as a direct appeal to UK leaders to take urgent action to save those facing execution and to support global campaigns against the regime’s brutal practices.
The exhibition shed light on the grave human rights crisis in Iran, particularly the plight of political prisoners at risk of execution. It also called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners held by the ruling regime, and expressed strong solidarity with the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom, led by the MEK.
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 Manchester’s Iranian community demanded the international prosecution of Iran’s leaders for crimes against humanity.
The Academics in Exile Association stated on X platform: “Bookstall by the Academics Association in Manchester 10, April. In solidarity with political prisoners and in protest against the ongoing use of torture and systematic executions in Iran, which have seen a troubling rise this week.”
Bookstall by the Academics Association in Manchester 10, April
— Academics In Exile Association (@iranianacademic) April 10, 2025
In solidarity with political prisoners and in protest against the ongoing use of torture and systematic executions in #Iran, which have seen a troubling rise this week.#StopExecutionslnlran pic.twitter.com/cc9xccUJ2r
The exhibition was well-received by the citizens of Manchester, and they signed a petition condemning the human rights violations committed by the mullah regime in Iran.
