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Iran: Execution Surge Signals Escalating Human Rights Emergency

Iran’s Execution Crisis Escalates

Iran is experiencing a sharp and alarming surge in executions, particularly targeting political prisoners and individuals linked to the 2026 uprising. Executions in Iran are often carried out following charges such as “enmity against God” (moharebeh) or “corruption on earth,” which are broadly defined and frequently used against political dissidents and protesters.

Recent reporting from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) confirms that at least 10 political prisoners were executed between March 19 and April 4, including members of the PMOI/MEK and protest detainees. These cases often involve trials that fall short of international legal standards, with limited access to legal representation and reliance on confessions reportedly obtained under duress.

In parallel, Iran Freedom reports a renewed wave of executions, warning that thousands arrested during the January uprising remain at risk, many subjected to torture and forced confessions. Human rights organizations have long documented patterns of incommunicado detention, coerced confessions broadcast on state media, and expedited judicial proceedings in politically sensitive cases.

This pattern signals a systematic campaign of repression aimed at preventing another nationwide uprising, using capital punishment as a tool to deter dissent and maintain control over a restive population.

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Recent developments illustrate the scale and brutality of the crackdown:

A Systematic Strategy of Fear

Supporters of the Iranian Resistance held coordinated demonstrations in major cities across the United States, Canada, and Europe from March 30 to April 5, 2026, condemning the recent executions of six political prisoners affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as human‑rights violations and urging international governments to adopt firmer policies toward the Iranian regime and support the Iranian people’s pursuit of freedom and democracy.

Maryam Rajavi welcomes the ceasefire as a timely step to end the war and protect civilians, while emphasizing that lasting peace and freedom in Iran require the overthrow of the ruling clerical regime and the establishment of a democratic republic.

The article reports that the Iranian regime executed two additional political prisoners affiliated with the PMOI/MEK in Ghezel Hesar Prison, and Maryam Rajavi, on behalf of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), strongly condemned the hangings, calling for a special United Nations session to halt further executions and denounce the regime’s repression.

In this interview, Maryam Rajavi outlines a post-regime roadmap centered on overthrow by the Iranian people and resistance, followed by a short transitional government that organizes free elections within six months to establish a democratic republic rejecting both theocracy and monarchy.

 

 

 

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