{"id":69884,"date":"2025-01-31T09:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=69884"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T08:13:15","slug":"fofis-urgent-appeal-to-the-eu-save-iranian-political-prisoners-from-imminent-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/fofis-urgent-appeal-to-the-eu-save-iranian-political-prisoners-from-imminent-execution\/69884\/","title":{"rendered":"FoFI&#8217;s Urgent Appeal to the EU: Save Iranian Political Prisoners from Imminent Execution"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_69893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69893\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69893\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FoFIs-Urgent-Appeal-to-the-EU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FoFIs-Urgent-Appeal-to-the-EU.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FoFIs-Urgent-Appeal-to-the-EU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FoFIs-Urgent-Appeal-to-the-EU-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FoFI\u2019s Urgent Appeal to the EU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>January 27, 2025: Friends of a Free Iran \u2013 EP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On behalf of Friends of a Free Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOFI_EP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FoFI<\/a>), a group in the European Parliament, we have sent the following letter to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, urging immediate action to prevent the executions of two Iranian political prisoners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Urgent letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kajakallas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kajakallas<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EP_President?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EP_President<\/a> by undersigned MEPs, urgently calling for swift  intervention on to save <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Behrouz_Ehsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Behrouz_Ehsani<\/a>, 69 (father of 2), &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mehdi_Hassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mehdi_Hassani<\/a>, 48 (father of 3), Iranian political prisoners at imminent risk of execution.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tp49bGNng3\">pic.twitter.com\/tp49bGNng3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friends of a Free Iran \u2013 EP (@FOFI_EP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOFI_EP\/status\/1884243658880475260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div><em>The full text of the letter from Members of the European Parliament to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs is as follows:<\/em><\/div>\n<p>Brussels, 27\/01\/2025<br>\nRue de la Loi\/Wetstraat 175<br>\nB-1048 Bruxelles\/Brussel<br>\nBelgique\/Belgi\u00eb<\/p>\n<p>To the attention of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUBJECT:<\/strong><br>\n<strong>URGENT ACTION REQUIRED TO SAVE THE LIVES OF IRANIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear High Representative and Vice-President Kaja Kallas,<\/p>\n<p>We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, are writing to urgently call for your swift intervention to save <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">Behrouz Ehsani, 69 <\/a>(father of two)<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\">,<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/01\/iranian-political-prisoners-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-face-imminent-execution-global-attention-urgently-needed\/69687\/\" rel=\"\"> Mehdi Hassani, 48 <\/a>(father of three), Iranian political prisoners who are at imminent risk of execution. Their death sentences were upheld by Iran\u2019s Supreme Court on January 7, 2025, following an unjust trial based on charges related to their political activism. Amnesty International issued an urgent action for them on January 16, 2025: Amnesty International Urgent Action.<\/p>\n<p>On January 26, 2025, both were forcibly transferred from Evin Prison to Ghezel Hessar Prison, a facility known for carrying out executions. This transfer, along with the disruption of their communication, strongly suggests that the authorities are preparing for a secret execution, triggering protests from other prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>On January 23, 2025, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the \u201csystematic repression of human rights in Iran.\u201d The resolution called for the release of political prisoners, particularly those sentenced to death, and demanded the abolition of the death penalty. It also urged the European Council \u201cto expand EU sanctions to all those responsible for human rights violations, including Supreme Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" rel=\"\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/who-is-masoud-pezeshkian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masoud Pezeshkian<\/a>, Judiciary Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/ebrahim-raisi\/who-is-gholamhossein-mohseni-ejei-irans-new-judiciary-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje\u2019i<\/a>,\u201d and others involved in these violations.<\/p>\n<p>Both Mr. Ehsani and Mr. Hassani have been actively involved in the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays\u201d campaign, which has spread to 34 prisons across Iran, underscoring their strong commitment to opposing the death penalty, despite being targets of this inhuman form of punishment themselves.<\/p>\n<p>These sentences followed credible reports of severe physical and psychological torture during their detention in Evin\u2019s Ward 209 after their arrests in late 2022. They were denied a fair trial, and their appeals were swiftly rejected, violating Iran\u2019s international human rights obligations. Alarmingly, Iran executed around 1,000 prisoners last year, using mass executions to instill fear and suppress dissent.<\/p>\n<p>We therefore urge you to use your office, leadership, and moral authority, in your capacities as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, to take the following actions:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Condemn the imminent execution of Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani and call for the Iranian authorities to halt these death sentences immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Mobilize EU mechanisms to exert pressure on Iran to comply with its international human rights obligations and cease the use of the death penalty as a tool of political oppression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We cannot remain silent in the face of such brazen violations of human rights. We urge you to act decisively and swiftly to prevent these executions.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Francisco Assis, MEP<br>\nAndr\u00e9 Franqueira Rodrigues, MEP<br>\nIsilda Gomes, MEP<br>\nCarla Tavares, MEP<br>\nEstelle Ceulemans, MEP<br>\nIsabel Benjumea Benjumea, MEP<br>\nKira Marie Peter-Hansen, MEP<br>\nRasmus Nordqvist, MEP<br>\nVilly S\u00f8vndal, MEP<br>\nAntonio L\u00f3pez Ist\u00fariz, MEP<br>\nHannes Heide, MEP<br>\nCatarina Vieira, MEP<br>\nPetras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius, MEP<br>\nTineke Strik, MEP<br>\nJavier Zarzalejos, MEP<br>\nLucia Yar, MEP<br>\nDirk Gotink, MEP<br>\nAna Catarina Mendes, MEP<br>\nCatarina Martins, MEP<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>About Friends of a Free Iran (FoFI):<\/strong><br>\nFoFI is a group in the European Parliament, formed in 2003, and enjoys active support from many MEPs across all political groups. Proudly sanctioned by the Iranian regime, the group advocates for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFOFIran%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02cPZUyfBaJJFKPnaWzr57k2EQBSkc3qB6Vm3wA28mRmeGuUw2sxfBvn5JttaJBsgnl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"665\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, at Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) in the European Parliament, during exchange of views with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/volker_turk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@volker_turk<\/a> , UNHigh Commissioner for Human Rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catarinacv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@catarinacv<\/a> asks abt the cases of Behrouz Ehsani &amp;Mehdi Hassani.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMehdiHassani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3atcUPveTj\">pic.twitter.com\/3atcUPveTj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friends of a Free Iran \u2013 EP (@FOFI_EP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOFI_EP\/status\/1883980686295720385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anna Strolenberg MEP from Netherlands urges to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMehdiHassani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8UDoPISxSf\">pic.twitter.com\/8UDoPISxSf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friends of a Free Iran \u2013 EP (@FOFI_EP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOFI_EP\/status\/1884936105302032401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Right now at the European Parliament : MEPs call to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveBehrouzEhsani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMehdiHassani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMehdiHassani<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ahDGQdRq8m\">pic.twitter.com\/ahDGQdRq8m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friends of a Free Iran \u2013 EP (@FOFI_EP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOFI_EP\/status\/1884568345598398889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of Friends of a Free Iran (FoFI), a group in the European Parliament, we have sent the following letter to Kaja Kallas, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, urging 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