Berlin, Germany — October 20, 2026: On the 235th consecutive day of their protest sit-in outside the Iranian regime’s embassy in Berlin, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) condemned the regime’s escalating executions and demanded an immediate end to the death penalty. The demonstrators particularly denounced the execution of political prisoners and the wave of death sentences imposed on protesters arrested during uprisings across Iran.

Support for UN Rapporteur

The participants also expressed strong appreciation and support for Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, who joined the political prisoners’ hunger strike on Tuesday, October 20. His action coincided with the 143rd week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, in which prisoners in 66 prisons across Iran are protesting executions and defending the right to life.

Maldonado announced a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with Iran’s political prisoners and called for an immediate halt to executions, the commutation of death sentences, and a review of cases that failed to meet fair-trial standards.

Calls for Embassy Closure and Accountability

The protesters called for the closure of the Iranian regime’s embassy in Berlin as a center of espionage and terrorism operating on German soil. They also demanded accountability for the regime’s systematic repression, human rights violations, and continued executions in Iran.

Against Dictatorship, for a Democratic Republic

The sit-in reflects the participants’ opposition to both the clerical dictatorship and a return to the former monarchical system. Their position is expressed in the slogan, “Down with the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Supreme Leader.” The protesters say Iran’s future should be based on a free and democratic republic rather than another form of dictatorship.

They support the establishment of a democratic republic based on Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan and call for international recognition of the provisional government proposed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) as part of the transition toward a democratic Iran.

Support for the MEK Resistance Units

A central demand of the protest was international support for the MEK Resistance Units inside Iran as an organized force confronting the clerical regime and working to end its system of repression.

The demonstrators also urged stronger action against the Iranian regime’s intelligence and security networks in Europe and called for the expulsion of its agents and operatives from European soil.