Symbolic endurance runs in nine cities and solidarity actions across 21 cities called for an end to executions in Iran and supported prisoners protesting the death penalty.
On Saturday, October 10, 2026, World Day Against the Death Penalty, supporters of the Iranian Resistance and human rights advocates held events in cities across Europe, Australia and North America. The program included symbolic endurance runs in nine cities and other solidarity actions, all drawing attention to executions in Iran and expressing support for prisoners facing death sentences.
Symbolic Runs for Freedom
The endurance runs took place in Paris, London, Cologne, Rome, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Oslo, Sydney and Luxembourg. Participants described the runs as a symbol of the long and difficult path of the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom.
1-#Paris, Oct 10, 2026 🇫🇷: At Parc Montsouris, Iranian Resistance supporters run to denounce executions in Iran. At least 45 political prisoners, including 9 PMOI supporters, have been executed since early 2026.#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty #StopExecutionsInIran pic.twitter.com/zT2bIsLqmp
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) October 10, 2026
Through these sporting and political actions, they sought to draw international attention to the growing use of executions in Iran and show solidarity with political prisoners and protesters.
4-On Oct. 10, 2026, Iranian Resistance supporters joined the #Oslo Marathon, demanding an end to executions in Iran, an end to impunity for regime leaders, and a democratic republic rejecting both shah and mullah dictatorships.#StopExecutionsInIran #NoDeathPenalty pic.twitter.com/INNrPbZx5Z
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) October 11, 2026
The campaign opposed the execution of political prisoners and protesters arrested during recent nationwide uprisings, as well as the death penalty in all its forms. Participants called for executions to stop immediately.
3-Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Oct 10, 2026 🏃♀️🏃♂️ On #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, a marathon was held to condemn executions in Iran and launch a global call to abolish all death sentences in Iran.#StopExecutionsInIran #NoDeathPenalty pic.twitter.com/O51CARHQtG
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) October 10, 2026
Support for Prisoners’ Campaign
Participants also voiced support for the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, then in its 141st consecutive week and active in 66 prisons across Iran. They called on the international community, human rights organizations and Western governments to take urgent action to stop executions and abolish death sentences against political prisoners and protesters.
Other events were held in Gothenburg, Vienna, Washington, Aarhus, Atlanta, Berlin, Malmö, Vancouver, Copenhagen, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston and Los Angeles, bringing the total number of cities named in the campaign to 21.
At today’s #StopExecutionsInIran rally in San Francisco’s Union Square, we highlight the alarming rise in executions in Iran.
According to figures presented by @Maryam_Rajavi, 2,657 executions were documented in Iranian year 1404—a 130% increase over the previous year.
Behind… pic.twitter.com/wufcXTc0MF— Iranian-American Community of NorCal (@IACNorCal) October 11, 2026
Call for a Democratic Iran
The events also highlighted support for the Ten-Point Plan of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. The plan envisions a free, democratic and secular Iran, with the abolition of the death penalty, guarantees of individual freedoms, separation of religion and state, gender equality and an independent judiciary.
Participants said their actions affirmed the right to life and rejected the use of executions to suppress dissent. The coordinated events aimed to amplify the voices of political prisoners and the Iranian people calling for an end to the death penalty.
