Cologne, Germany – July 19, 2025 – Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally and exhibition to protest the Iranian regime’s ongoing human rights abuses, particularly its use of systematic torture and the death penalty against political prisoners. The rally focused on the urgent situation of prisoners of conscience who face imminent execution for supporting the PMOI.
Participants denounced the regime’s recent threats to transfer Saeed Masouri—one of Iran’s longest-imprisoned political prisoners—to the notorious Zahedan Prison. They described this threat as a clear signal of danger to his life and part of the regime’s strategy of intimidation and isolation.
Protesters also condemned the wider policy of forcibly displacing political prisoners, warning that such actions are often a precursor to mass executions and enforced disappearances. Drawing parallels to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran, they declared: “A crime is in progress.”
The demonstrators called for the immediate release of all political prisoners and urged the international community to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its crimes. They appealed for the prosecution of regime leaders in international courts for crimes against humanity.
The rally organizers also highlighted the PMOI’s vision of a free, democratic, and secular Iran, firmly rejecting both the current theocratic regime and any return to monarchy.
