{"id":70121,"date":"2025-02-05T08:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=70121"},"modified":"2025-02-05T08:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:05:08","slug":"stop-executions-in-iran-european-criminal-bar-association-joins-global-appeal-to-save-political-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/02\/stop-executions-in-iran-european-criminal-bar-association-joins-global-appeal-to-save-political-prisoners\/70121\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Executions in Iran: European Criminal Bar Association Joins Global Appeal to Save Political Prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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European Criminal Bar Association Joins Global Call to Stop Executions in Iran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) has added its support to an open letter<\/a> urging the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to intervene in the impending executions of Iranian political prisoners Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alexis Anagnostakis, ECBA\u2019s Human Rights Officer, along with 302 international figures, has endorsed this urgent call to save the lives of these two activists.<\/p>\n

Both Ehsani and Hassani are known for their peaceful advocacy against the death penalty, particularly through their involvement in the \u201cNo to Execution Tuesdays<\/a>\u201d campaign. However, following a deeply criticized legal process, they are now facing imminent execution. Despite their legal representatives filing an emergency motion for a retrial, the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary, known for its lack of transparency and fairness, makes it uncertain whether due process will be honored.<\/p>\n

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European Criminal Bar Association signs open letter to UN High Commissioner @Volker_Turk<\/a> against death penalty in Iran for Behrouz Ehsani & Mehdi Hassani<\/p>\n

\u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/W31f1z3PoP<\/a><\/p>\n

CC: @drmaisato<\/a> @DavidLammy<\/a> @kajakallas<\/a> #SaveMehdiHassani<\/a> #SaveBehrouzEhsani<\/a> #StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0Yn6GPSKBm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n