Örebro, Sweden — May 10, 2025 — A public rally in Örebro brought renewed international attention to Iran’s escalating human rights crisis, focusing on the urgent plight of political prisoners facing execution.
Organized by supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the demonstration spotlighted the cases of Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani—two Iranian political activists whose lives are in immediate danger following the rejection of their retrial appeals.
Speakers at the event called for increased global solidarity with Iran’s political prisoners and urged the international community to intensify pressure on the Iranian regime to halt its systematic violations of human rights.
Demonstrators also expressed support for the ongoing Iranian uprising and called on the Swedish government to shut down the Iranian regime’s embassy and officially designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Organizers reaffirmed their commitment to a free, democratic Iran—opposing all forms of authoritarian rule, including both the current clerical regime and any potential return to monarchical rule. They emphasized the need for international recognition of the Iranian people’s resistance movement, including the MEK Resistance Units, and their right to defend themselves in their struggle for freedom and justice.
Participants expressed solidarity with the victims of the recent explosion in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Holding signs and chanting slogans, participants mourned the loss of innocent lives and extended their heartfelt condolences to the families affected by the tragedy. The demonstrators strongly condemned Iran’s ruling clerical regime and the IRGC, holding them directly responsible for the disaster.